Matthew Weathers
Zoom Bomber interrupts math class during live video conference. The "Sideways Cap Guy" shows up in the middle of class to wish Math Professor a Happy Birthday. This is a follow-up Part 2 for the April Fools video earlier this month.
updated 4 years ago
#shorts #titan #oceangate
Video sources:
March 2020: Dr. Anthony Fauci talks with Dr Jon LaPook about Covid-19
youtube.com/watch?v=PRa6t_e7dgI
In interview, Fauci says he supports California reinstating statewide mask mandate (KTLA 5)
youtube.com/watch?v=gIXrh0XyaV0
President Trump and First Lady share Christmas message (2020)
youtube.com/watch?v=tvtO9f_bcQM
A Holiday Message from the Bidens (2020)
youtube.com/watch?v=eS5CaAkgkys
We can look at the beginning of the Internet in the 1990's as an analogy for what may be happening with cryptocurrencies now.
See Part 1 at: youtu.be/LzhJjSRad5A
Sections of the video:
0:00 Intro
1:03 What gives Bitcoin value?
2:19 Categories of Cryptocurrencies
4:28 Analogy of 1998
9:22 Example of sending money
10:08 How to Invest
11:04 Advantages of Nano
12:53 Conclusion
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Congratulations to Roger Cruz from Brazil, who won the contest to be the first person to watch all the way to the end and "sweep" the Nano wallet, worth 3.8 Nano (Currently worth $15.31 or 78.36 Brazilian real). The contest lasted 106 minutes from the time I posted the video at 5:40pm to the time that Roger received the prize, at 7:26pm (Pacific).
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I mentioned Nano. For more info, see some videos collected on nanobythebay's YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCZPMq8bb4-4mYiJiCpIfYEg
Sections of the video:
0:00 Intro
0:36 History of Writing & Single-Entry
1:40 Double-Entry
2:50 Triple-Entry
5:33 Basic Idea: Public Ledger
6:28 Public Key Cryptography
8:19 Bitcoin Mining
Link to Part 2: youtu.be/dgfSzb3rG_U ("The Future of Bitcoin")
Resources
Ian Grigg's 2005 paper "Triple Entry Accounting"
iang.org/papers/triple_entry.html
Original Satoshi announcement of Bitcoin archived at:
metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-October/014810.html
Original Bitcoin white paper:
bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
Example Bitcoin address ("Alice"):
blockchain.coinmarketcap.com/address/bitcoin/1BDbsWi3Mrcjp1wdop3PWFNCNZtu4R7Hjy
Cryptocurrency prices:
coinmarketcap.com
Interview with Trace Mayer:
youtu.be/UhV_yfj1558?t=1573
Podcast clip of Michael Saylor:
podclips.com/ct/ohOR1C
Interview with Warren Buffet:
youtu.be/d6yqrwOZVjY?t=36
My Original Video: youtu.be/voLSUuP6L2E
YouTuber "mitch fromAustralia" made a response video to my original video, which you can watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=RemiBk2XMfM
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Bad Teacher
1:53 Dr John D. Response
5:52 Definition of "believe"
7:17 "Black Swan" Failure
I've tried to present their ideas as clearly and accurately as possible, and I've included a number of clips to let you hear their claims in their own words.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:31 Three Points
4:58 Globe Response - Curvature
5:57 Globe Response - Rotation
6:32 Globe Response - Pressure
8:19 Form of FE Arguments
8:48 Definitions of Words
11:58 Argument from Incredulity
12:50 Evidence for the Globe
14:31 Conclusion
I made a video on a similar topic a few months ago, asking "Does the Moon Debunk Flat Earth?" It's at youtu.be/JYY3bIKJFg8
I've tried to present Flat Earth ideas accurately. Thanks to the members of the "24/7 Flat Earth Discord" community, which is where I learned most of their ideas. See discord.com/invite/flatearth if you want to join the discussion, or listen to the live stream on the YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/247FlatEarthDiscordLIVE
This topic usually generates a lot of discussion. Please be civil in the comments section below. If there are clarifications or updates, I will eventually post them in a pinned comment.
If anyone creates a video response, let me know, and I will link to it in the pinned comment.
Some Flat Earth Resources:
Nathan Thompson's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCcihgylkVc0n4Ha8nYH-62Q
Quantum Eraser's website: globeterminator.com
Quantum Eraser's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCEBXm-WGXMca39E9kSmbZmg
Austin Witsit's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UClnGoLXOtPoSfz_V8Ht2zIA
mitchell fromAustralia's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/mitchellfromAustralia/videos
Some anti-Flat Earth Resources:
https://FlatEarth.ws/
mctoon.net
WheresWally YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCMpeoRgG5jX8ZPNd7FRPa1w
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Created by Matthew Weathers, Math Professor
Filmed at Biola University in La Mirada, California
Special thanks to my math class, for agreeing to appear in the video.
In this video, I explain both ideas and show that if the Moon is an actual, physical object, then it's more rational to believe that the Earth is not flat.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:39 Two Explanations
0:54 Explanation 1: Earth is Flat
1:29 Explanation 2: Surface is tilted
1:45 More Questions - Gravity
2:08 More Questions - Atmospheric Lensing
3:21 Conclusion - How to Decide
I've tried to present Flat Earth ideas accurately. Thanks to the members of the "24/7 Flat Earth Discord" community. See discord.com/invite/flatearth if you want to join the discussion, or listen to the live stream on the YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCEpI3ZQoVaxwoB4d5o9l3Tg
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Clips taken from the first presidential debate on September 29, 2020 at Case Western Reserve University, moderated by Chris Wallace, and from the two "Town Hall" events done separately with Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and from the October 7, 2020 Vice Presidential Debate between Michael Pence and Kamala Harris at the University of Utah.
I made this for my mathematics class at Biola University in La Mirada, California. I teach the class in an empty classroom ("Lim 247"), with all of the students attending via Zoom. The County of Los Angeles is still not allowing in-person instruction at universities. The name of the class is a one-unit class called MATH 122 - Quantitative Reasoning for the Behavioral Sciences, and a main topic in the class is statistics.
Yes, I got permission from all of the students who appear.
I made similar videos 8 years ago (Obama/Romney) and 5 years ago (Clinton/Trump, before they were nominated).
Here are the basic steps:
o Start a Zoom meeting with no one else in it
o Change the Video Settings to not be mirrored
o Go to Full Screen mode
o Take a screenshot without yourself in it
o Save the screenshot
o In Zoom, set that image as your Virtual Background
o Click "I have a green screen"
o Wear a green shirt
If you don't have a green shirt, you can use other solid-color shirts - Zoom lets you pick the color for the green screen.
Try not to move the camera or anything in the background, so that everything stays aligned. So this would not work if you're using Zoom on a hand-help camera that's moving. (That would require professional-level special effects - see Zach King's channel at youtube.com/channel/UCq8DICunczvLuJJq414110A)
If any of you try this out, let me know how it worked for you in the comments.
This video references several others I've made. Here are the links:
(0:08) April Fools 2020: youtu.be/h1oSr1A_1jQ
(0:15) April Fools 2017: youtu.be/Z9NQatne0xg
(6:08) Zoombomb in Math Class: youtu.be/pvGKP29_xCY
(9:05) Hand Sanitizer Challenge: youtu.be/4ynaDWbzEzI?t=131
If any of you try this out, let me know in the comments. I'd love to see what you make.
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Created by Matthew Weathers
Filmed at Biola University in La Mirada, California
Guest appearance by Dr. Barry Corey
President, Biola University
Special Thanks to my math class, for agreeing to appear in the video - I miss seeing you in person!
After a few days, I'll link to the first five here, plus any others who do something interesting.
Yes, this is the second time I'm uploading this video, see 2:09 for my explanation. (I can't believe what I did!)
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Donate to Medical Teams International here: HandSanitizerChallenge.com
#HSChallenge
Medical Teams International YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCyhpbdFjr6oVzeIRHdqPClg
medicalteams.org
See their response to COVID-19/Coronavirus Outbreak:
medicalteams.org/how-we-heal/natural-disasters/covid-19-response
In this video, I show an astounding magic trick performed by my friend Shiloh Ahlstrand, who is a professional magician, that has to do with shuffling cards. Then, I show you how to calculate the probability that every time you shuffle cards, the ordering is unique in all of human history.
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Thanks to Shiloh Ahlstrand for performing the magic trick and suggesting to me this video.
See my personal vlog channel called "Matthew's Adventures" at youtube.com/channel/UC_7XYBvogM0V8HusrE2aKlw (Behind-the-scenes, travel, pictures, random ideas, etc.)
This video is a quick introduction about this service with a few points about how to get to this LAX-it lot. You can walk from Terminal 1 (and even Terminal 2, 7, and 8 aren't that far), or you can take one of the brand-new bright green LAX-it shuttle buses that arrive every five minutes.
In addition, the airport has changed the inside lower lane next to baggage claim to be a buses-only lane, for these shuttles.
This video is intentionally very short and formatted for mobile phones for people who need quick information about where to find their taxi, Uber, or Lyft.
See VLOG-001 "Trip to Jordan" - youtu.be/SNMXzJXE5E4 - my vlog video with more pictures from our trip to Jordan on my personal YouTube channel "Matthew's Adventures"
I've had this channel for a long time, but I've never really talked about myself here much. This is a quick introduction - see my personal channel for more of this kind of content and vlog entries.
Take a look at some of my other videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL625C69DF58409759
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Image Attributions & License:
Clock face: https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/info/license
Stick Figures: pixabay.com/images/search/stickman
Lyft Car: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CH-Zusatztafel-Leichte_Motorwagen.svg (public domain)
Ticket Counter: videoblocks.com/portfolio/monkeybusiness "Business Couple Checking In"
Music: YouTube Audio Library - "If I had a Chicken"
He's the only person not included in the frame of this picture!
Imagine what it would have been like if they had social media back then. He probably would have taken a selfie, so he wouldn't be the only one left out of the picture. And he would have posted it on Twitter and Instagram.
Translation of Instagram post in video:
"Finna dock with #Eagle after their extra 1st landing (which was tots on fleek, natch" means "I am fixing to (preparing to) dock with the Eagle Lunar Lander after their extraordinary first landing on the Moon. (Which was totally flawlessly executed, naturally.)"
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NASA Photo ID: AS11-44-6642
From: moon.nasa.gov/resources/56/eagles-return
(**** UPDATE 2021: After two years, I've finally posted a follow-up video, an introduction to Bitcoin. You can find it here: youtu.be/LzhJjSRad5A )
Bitcoin and other "crypto-currencies" rely on one-way hash functions like the SHA-256 algorithm to secure the blockchain where all the transactions are kept.
In this video, I explain some of the big-picture ideas behind this one function. Other cryptocurrencies use similar ideas.
Comments, suggestions, or errors? Let me know in the comments, and I'll fix them in an upcoming follow-up video.
Take a look at some of my other videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL625C69DF58409759
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Wikipedia about SHA-256:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2
Current Bitcoin difficulty:
coinwarz.com/difficulty-charts/bitcoin-difficulty-chart
Big number calculator:
defuse.ca/big-number-calculator.htm
---- Credits ----
BitCoin & Money Photo:
Copy Link to Credit: (CC-BY 4.0) Cryprocurrency360.com
flickr.com/photos/bitcoin-crypto/41063960960
Bitcoin mining farm:
(CC-BY 2.0) Marko Ahtisaari - flickr.com/photos/moia
Fourier Transform Graph:
(CC-BY 4.0) Jake
http://pgfplots.net/tikz/examples/author/jake
Wikipedia Hash Function Algorithm illustrations:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2
(CC-BY-SA)
Want to see more? Here's a compilation of some of my past April Fools pranks: youtube.com/watch?v=7keh5Nt94ko
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Created by Matthew Weathers
Filmed at Biola University in La Mirada, California
Special Thanks to:
Dr. Barry Corey (Cameo)
President, Biola University
Zach King (Cameo)
Former student in my class
Check out his YouTube channel:
youtube.com/user/ZachKingVine
Joseph Rubio (Cameo)
Color and Sound Editing
John Schmidt (Cameo)
Film Professor at Biola
Ransom Kleist
Inferno Artist
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References:
Fermat's Last Theorem
"Googling it with Bing" - youtube.com/watch?v=tYVCk10AzS0
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License: (CC BY 4.0) - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
You are free to share and adapt for any purpose, even commercially, as long as you provide an attribution back to my YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/MDWeathers in a pinned comment or post at the top. Thanks!
Merry Christmas!
Thanks to Michael Butterfield.
Speed is just distance divided by time, and there are two techniques for finding that speed, depending on whether the camera is on the plane or on the ground. Leave comments below if you have any questions or suggested improvements. However, please be civil - I know that discussions like this can end up in a shouting match, and I may remove comment with excessive name-calling and bad language.
This video reference many others. Here are links and references:
===Videos of Planes Landing===
Video #1: youtu.be/cjYFY15bfGs?t=8m31s "Flight from Chicago to San Diego" by Chris Matinet
Video #2: youtu.be/LrRpHGgGMr0?t=17s "Southwest Airlines 737 Shadow Bomb" by bkmdan
In-N-Out Picture: Gunnar-Kullenberg (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) flickr.com/photos/gunnarkullenberg/8381576595
Video #3 youtu.be/oM0eMdKqG6g?t=5m53s "Lufthansa Airbus A380 landing at Los Angeles LAX - Shadow view and ground speed. Camera LG G3 phone" by Ketabedanesh
Video #4 youtu.be/5WUPcBOWI3s?t=1h38m11s Flying by Lake Tahoe (Google Map of Tahoe: google.com/maps/@39.314525,-120.2329229,27448a,35y,144.22h,60.25t/data=!3m1!1e3 )
Video #5: instagram.com/p/BOrV4pYDlRN/?taken-by=istanbul_spotter 777 landing by bus
Video #6: youtu.be/2fF7Ic1_dGA?t=1m3s Enslaved by No Media "What's up with the Airbus A-380 and Yabba Dabba doo works pretty well too" (A380 Landing)
Video #7: youtu.be/2fF7Ic1_dGA?t=9m1s Enslaved by No Media "What's up with the Airbus A-380 and Yabba Dabba doo works pretty well too" (A380 At Cruise Altitude)
Video #8: youtu.be/SoWr15HATzg?t=1m24s Enslaved by No Media "Convex Earth is a Psyop, 20 Definitive proofs of our local circle of sight is all we have" (A380 Emirates at Cruise Altitude)
===Other Videos and Images===
Rob Skiba's "Potential FE Map" youtu.be/6b05jkrWS3I?t=28m56s
Planet Plane's thumbnail for youtube.com/watch?v=-Ax_YpQsy88 (200 proofs)
Satellites are fake thumbnail from youtube.com/watch?v=IFd-ttWUmJ4 (jeranism) "Satellites Are Fake - Just Another NASA Hoax"
Snake NASA Logo found on theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=66525.0
Clip: FrankieBflat - "sun does not set" youtu.be/zMqBeMI8npk?t=2m30s
Clip: T Stew "rainbow isn't curved" youtu.be/lmWxRu-38AI?t=12m47s
Clip: Nicole Cote "Debate is over... earth is flat" youtu.be/v-mZjYbneGw
Clip: aplanetruth.info "Google time zones... flat maps": youtu.be/sC11CCx7rFc?t=17s
Clip: Eric Dubay - "earth is level" youtu.be/WBanMajhjN0?t=1s
Clip: D. Marble - "Flat Earth PROOF: Spirit Level Flight Experiment" youtu.be/6nNUEU8gnf4?t=2m5s
Image: thumbnail of p-brane "TIMELAPSE OF THE SUN PROVES FLAT EARTH - HD perspective matrix" youtu.be/GDaiw-G1VGE?t=5m46s
Image: thumbnail of Dorje Daka "Flat Earth Perspective is the Imaginary Curve by Phuket Word" youtu.be/NbEcAwJjHMk?t=10m37s
Animation: Rob Skiba "Night and Day in the Flat Earth model" - youtube.com/watch?v=hiOhsKAR6OY
Clip: Nicole Cote - called an airplane, not an airball youtu.be/fEBmbC7gfQ8?t=5m40s (Extra, not used in video)
Clip: LAHWF - Chatting with a Flat Earther youtu.be/WZUo5v1P5Gk?t=13m46s - Mars is Canada (Extra, not used in video)
Flat Horizon images I took myself on my phone.
Clip: A380 Emirates flying: youtu.be/8LlfES5meCU?t=1m20s
Clip: 747 takeoff at LAX: youtu.be/cacdvPUs1JY?t=9m42s
Clip: Leaving SFO youtu.be/5WUPcBOWI3s?t=1h16m30s
Image: Quantas Frieght: from freight.qantas.com/freight-planning/route-map.html
CLip: Great Cirlce: youtu.be/Mpul91Svq9w?t=1m2s
Clip: A380 from side: youtu.be/41eVQbVcLxM?t=52s high altitude flyby
SlowPlanes Compilation:
clip 1 youtu.be/D-S-C0ZzwL8?t=2m42s Enslaved by No Media
clip 2 youtu.be/4_QRxlowZ9g?t=1m29s Jason Maggard
clip 3 youtu.be/mVFyFwQMW4E?t=3m14s Jason Maggard
clip 4 youtu.be/mVFyFwQMW4E?t=6m7s Jason Maggard
clip 5 youtu.be/Sls3SYsTlE4?t=5m58s "really slow, guys... going really slow" - "Airbus Passenger Airplanes are using advanced technology, l have some interesting evidence"
clip 6 youtu.be/SoWr15HATzg?t=10m26s Enslaved by No Media "To my eyes... 50-60mph"
Rachel and Calen asked me to be in a short little promotional video about their film. Here it is.
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Matthew Weathers as myself
Rachel Lin as herself
Calen Coates as himself
Director of Photography: Kyle Venberg
Sound Engineer: Yana Li
Editor: Alec DeRieux
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If you are interested in learning more about the project, here are some links:
facebook.com/wrappedthefilm
twitter.com/WrappedTheFilm
instagram.com/wrappedthefilm
wrappedthefilm.com
Here's a description from their web page:
"Wrapped is a feature-length film to be shot this summer about overcoming insecurity. The film follows a wallflower of a girl, Abby, as she learns to stand up for herself by stealing back a birthday present from the drug dealer who robbed her. By the end of the story, Abby gains a positive self-esteem, and the drug dealer, Donny, leaves behind his poor life choices by learning to stop placing his self-worth in his friends’ opinions of him.
This project is written and (to be) directed by Calen Coates, a senior at Biola University. He has studied filmmaking for almost 10 years, but this will be his first feature film. Rachel Lin, a sophomore at Biola, is producing the project. The rest of the crew is to be made up of Biola Students, and the film will be shot for approximately $10,000. Though this may sound like a lot of money to some, it's actually a miniscule amount in comparison to most Hollywood films. Wrapped is built upon a DIY methodology, allowing it to be shot for far less than most films by using resources the student-team has within easy reach.
Everyone struggles with insecurities, and this film seeks to prove that anyone can conquer their demons. For our protagonist, Abby, this means learning to love herself. For the film crew, this means doing something many have tried and failed. We believe the same can be true for you too."
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Created by Matthew Weathers
Filmed at Biola University in California
Thanks to:
Emilio Mazariegos - Camera - vimeo.com/215733373 - Emilio.J.Mazariegos@biola.edu
Ransom Kleist - "Inferno Artist"
Rebecca Baliko - Help with coloring - vimeo.com/rebeccabaliko
John Schmidt & Ethan Alloway - advice
(A Halloween prank on my math class)
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Created by Matthew Weathers
Filmed at Biola University in California
Here's the story of the 1250 x 1400 miles picture drawn in the sky.
Link to the drawing on FlightAware's site: flightaware.com/live/flight_track_bigmap.rvt?ident=BOE4-1501708830-8-1-6
Article on FlightRadar24's site:
flightradar24.com/blog/boeing-uses-a-787-to-draw-a-787-dreamliner-during-etops-test
Picasso's Light Drawings:
http://time.com/3746330/behind-the-picture-picasso-draws-with-light
Wendover Productions - video about ETOPS:
youtube.com/watch?v=HSxSgbNQi-g
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Welcome to my channel, where you'll find my Math Class Pranks, "behind the scenes" videos, and some of my ideas about technology, mathematics, society, culture, history, education, and philosophy, and how all of those fit together.
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Created by Matthew Weathers
Filmed at Biola University in California
Dale Hollinger
Ransom Kleist
Marty Olson
Joseph Rubio
Jakie Sarmiento
John Schmidt
Credits:
Cat Photo: "Chat 064" flickr photo by André Chivinski
flickr.com/photos/chivinskia/33122391732
Shared into the public domain using (CC0)
The video thumbnails shown highlight some of my favorite YouTube Channels, namely:
CGP Grey
youtube.com/watch?v=KIbkoop4AYE
Channel: youtube.com/user/CGPGrey
Veritasium
youtube.com/watch?v=42QuXLucH3Q
Channel: youtube.com/user/1veritasium
Numberphile
youtube.com/watch?v=NgbK43jB4rQ
Channel: youtube.com/user/numberphile
CrashCourse
youtube.com/watch?v=VYxYuaDvdM0
Channel: youtube.com/user/crashcourse
Every Frame a Painting
youtube.com/watch?v=8q4X2vDRfRk
Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCjFqcJQXGZ6T6sxyFB-5i6A
License: (CC BY 4.0) - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
You are free to share & adapt for any purpose, even commercially, as long as you provide an attribution back to my YouTube channel, YouTube.com/MDWeathers - Thanks!
In this video, I talk about two books and two TV shows.
The books: "Skyfaring" by Mark Vanhoenaker and "Working" by Study Terkel, plus TV shows "Dirty Jobs" and "Undercover Boss."
In this one, I keep getting "Internet Connection" errors.
I posted a different version of this already, but I decided to make a slightly shorter version, plus I included a link on the video in case this shows up on Facebook or other places.
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Created by Matthew Weathers
Filmed at Biola University in California
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Dr. Barry H. Corey
President, Biola University
biola.edu/president
@PresidentCorey - Twitter
Ryan Dayhoff (Camera)
Ryan.M.Dayhoff@biola.edu
@notdayhoff - Instagram
facebook.com/Ryan.Dayhoff101
Micah Malinics (Camera, Editing)
micahmalinics@gmail.com
@micahmalinics - Instagram
facebook.com/micah.malinics
micahmalinics.com
and Adam Wolven (Production Assistance)
In this one, I keep getting "Internet Connection" errors.
Yes, it's true that I don't like the idea of the lottery (haven't bought a ticket in more than a decade before this), and I stand by my statement in the video and think people shouldn't play...
But I teach math and since the lottery was in the news, I bought a $4 ticket and I was thinking about doing a video about the mathematical expected value of a ticket (which would have been higher than the price of the ticket... but only if no one else bought a ticket and you didn't have to potentially share the $1.5 billion jackpot).
However, when it was announced that a winning ticket was purchased in Southern California (not far from where I purchased this, I think), and I had some similar numbers on my ticket (five out of 12 numbers), I decided I would make a statement about the lottery.
(Although a few numbers match, none of the main numbers appear in the same order drawn, and as for the Powerball number, if you have two draws, there's a 2/26 (7.6923%) chance that one will match, not that unlikely.
The Jan 13, 2016 drawing was 08, 27, 34, 04, 19 - out of a possible 69. Excluding the Powerball, the chances of guessing those five numbers in order is 69*68*67*66*65. However... mine were in a different order, and there are 5*4*3*2*1 (120) possible orderings for any given set of five numbers.)
Still... my message is the same: don't play the lottery. Instead, save your money, use it to pay down debts, then when you're debt-free start saving money (probably in low cost index mutual funds.)
Secretary Clinton and Donald Trump appeared in my math class this week. I asked them questions about money and advice for my students.
This was a video I made for my Nature of Math class at Biola University on April Fools day. This is sort of making fun of Amazon Prime Air (delivery by drones). Thanks to Zach King and his Amazon Rocket Delivery parody for inspiration.
This was a video I made for my Nature of Math class at Biola University. My Halloween costume was a debate moderator. (Apologies to Candy Crowley, who moderated the second 2012 presidential debate.)
It's summer at Biola, and most of the students are gone. Here are a couple of things happening around campus during the summer (2012). Construction projects, I.T. in Stewart Lobby, empty parking lots.
Some books I'm planning to read this summer. Also, some videos I'm working on and things I might post. So: not much here, more just a list of aspirations.
What's the shortest joke in the world? This video explains my answer. Warning: this video just explains the joke, it's not funny.
I'm free from teaching for the year, looking forward to summer! Finished grading final exams, my students did fairly well.
This is the first of a new series of videos I'm going to publish during the summer. The series is called "Matthew Weathers Teaching" (yes, that's a pun on my last name). I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of this new series.
If you're mainly interested in just seeing those trick videos I do for my classes, you can find them in a playlist.
This year, instead of playing a trick on my class, I posted a series of "FrameBreak" videos for them to download. These are videos which have the appearance of breaking out of the normal frame of the video.
In this video, I show three in class. This video has links to the full-screen versions. Click on the link, then view full-screen.
Thanks to Cornell Herg and Wesley Campbell who helped me edit the videos.
This is a #FrameBreak video, which pretends to be a full Windows 7 desktop. Watch the video in full-screen mode.
Standing by the train tracks when a train comes by too close, blowing away the umbrella.
Thanks to Cornell Herg who edited this video.