We calculated pi with colliding blocks @standupmaths
We calculated pi with colliding blocks  @standupmaths
Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Happy Pi Day 2025 everyone!

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Massive thanks to Hugh Hunt and everyone in the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, particularly the legends in the workshop. eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/hemh1

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CORRECTIONS
- At 22:27 I say the Bonn ratio was 1-to-97 but they double checked for me and it was actually 1-to-93, which makes the same point.
- Let me know if you spot anything else!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Extra material by Grant Sanderson
Extra something from Steve Mould
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

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