Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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You can buy my book now!

UPDATE: We are out of beam books!

Behind the scenes video is here:
youtu.be/L_pWPM8T-kc

Get it from Maths Gear and be guaranteed a signed first edition hard back.
mathsgear.co.uk/products/humble-pi

But it is also available on Amazon.
amazon.co.uk/Humble-Pi-Comedy-Maths-Errors/dp/0241360234/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&tag=stanupmath-21

For teachers (or anyone who would like some extra maths to do!) we have made an activity sheet about infinite series which give pi.
think-maths.co.uk/pi-sums

Celebrate Pi Day this 14 March (the date is written 3.14 in some countries; good enough for me!).

Check out the fantastic chalkdust magazine: chalkdustmagazine.com

CORRECTIONS
- I’m not worrying about the bending of the beam bringing the forces slightly closer to the turning point. Just getting in before anyone brings it up.
- People are upset I said torque instead of moment. I’m sorry.
- People are upset I said “one over a fourth” instead of “one over four”. Technically I was wrong. But am TOTALLY NOT SORRY.
- Let me know if you spot anything!

Thanks to my Patreon supports who do support these videos and make them possible. Here is a random subset:

David Wagner
Bruce Patterson
Andrew Jarvis
Loren Thomas
Thijs Raymakers

Support my channel and I can make more maths videos:
patreon.com/standupmaths

The t-shirt I'm wearing is "Woven" by Ugmonk. The discount code STANDUPMATHS should get you 10% off.
shop.ugmonk.com/products/woven

Music by Howard Carter
Filming and editing by Penguin
Design by Simon Wright

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com
Maths book: wwwh.umble-pi.com
Nerdy maths toys: mathsgear.co.uk