A needlessly complicated but awesome bridge. @standupmaths
A needlessly complicated but awesome bridge.  @standupmaths
Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Thanks to Jane Street for supporting this video.
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Stan Wagon has written an article about all of the maths involved in the bridge: community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/2917199

Designed by Thomas Randall-Page. thomasrandallpage.com

Engineering by Alfred Jacquemot (then of Price & Myers). pricemyers.com/about-us/people/alfred-jacquemot

You can ride the MoMath square-wheel bike in NYC or Stan Wagons's at Macalester College in Minneapolis.
momath.org/16-square-wheeled-trike-3
https://www.macalester.edu/mscs/multimedia/squarewheeledbike/squarewheelbike/

Visit Cody Dock in East London. codydock.org.uk

Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They keep my bridges rolling. patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS
- None yet, let me know if you spot anything!

Filming by Alex Genn-Bash and Christopher Brooks
Editing by Christopher Brooks
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Produced and drone flying by Nicole Jacobus
Scene stealing by that cat
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com
US book: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610964/humble-pi-by-matt-parker
UK book: mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/humble-pi-signed-paperback
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