Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Check out A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail!
festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast

I put a version of "Steamed Primes" on my second channel which has the original faintly in the background. It's a bit easier to see what is happening! youtube.com/watch?v=kwJ0LJOlUj4

This is Zach's Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic in question.
smbc-comics.com/comic/convert

Graham Sutherland's tweet to Zach.
twitter.com/gsuberland/status/1508697913177915393

Nick Matteo's amazing cheat to find Wally.
kundor.github.io/Finding-Waldo

Here is the Numberphile video from 2017 about picture primes.
youtube.com/watch?v=fQQ8IiTWHhg

Here is Jesse Mitchell's "pictoprime' code on GitHub. Also can be installed via npm.
github.com/TotalTechGeek/pictoprime
npmjs.com/package/pictoprime

Cheers to my Patreons for helping me double check there is nothing too sus in r/place. patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS
- Nothing yet. Let me know if you spot any mistakes!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Additional filming by Matt Parker
Studio space to hang a black cloth provided by Matt's Dad's Study
Working in the living room instead by Matt's Dad
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
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