File:145 and the Melancoil - Numberphile

Description
Matt talks us through "Happification" and resulting structures it creates. Includes his fascinating Melancoil!?

Our earlier Happy Numbers video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6YObu61_w and the Narcissistic Numbers video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aMtJ-V26Z4

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Videos by Brady Haran

Matt Parker's website: http://standupmaths.com/

A pic of the "melancoil" as drawn in this video is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/numberphile/6477394967

Filmed at the Champagne Bar at St Pancras railway station... thanks to them for having us!