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  1. 🧵 1/3: This latest @standupmaths video about tunnel height limit signs in the 🇬🇧 #UnitedKingdom is in the best kind of geekery / nerdery there is. Who knew that metric and imperial measurements do not have to be 1:1 convertible to the other? 🤷

    youtu.be/kH_bSvf7EVA

    #StandUpMaths #MattParker #math #maths #mathematics #bridges #tunnels #transportation #roads #highways

  2. I only mention #standupmaths because of the "terrible python code" reference. Python is 1,000 times slower than C to start with, so really, please, don't worry about the inefficiency. It's fine. It really is.

  3. This is a visualization from that video, and it should be the Thumbnail because LOOK AT IT

    #xkcd #numberphile #standupmaths

  4. Matt Parker dives into the equation that is used to calculate the current US import tariffs. Interesting to see that the calculation makes some sense at first glance, but is also way oversimplified, a bit weird and mostly totally inconsistent with all the rest of the messaging around the tariffs. Recommended watch!

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=j04IAbWC

  5. Matt Parker walks part of the perimeter of the District of Columbia

    youtube.com/watch?v=h6ws1znxvF4

    Bonus points for Coloradogon. Minus points for shaky-cam.

    #math #maths #StandUpMaths #maps

  6. Fun to see some old #Perl #Regex lore on the #StandupMaths youtube channel!

    youtube.com/watch?v=5vbk0Twkok

    I _think_ this trick hails to something Abigail (iykyk) published back in 1998. History repeats! 😄

    #RegularExpressions #JAPH