The Spool Paradox

Steve Mould June 16, 2023
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The first 100 people to use code SCIENCE at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/science Spools can behave in counter intuitive ways. The puzzle get's even weirder in the limit as the spool gets full, and then goes beyond full! Check out the Physics Girl video here: https://youtu.be/DkkqhzatasI You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord: https://www.patreon.com/stevemould just like these amazing people: Tj Steyn Pavel Dubov Lizzy and Jack Jeremy Cole Brendan Williams Alan Wilderland Frank Hereford Lukas Biewald Damien Szerszinski Heather Liu Grant Hay John Zelinka Paul Warelis Matthew Cocke Nathan Blubaugh Twitter: http://twitter.com/moulds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemouldscience/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevemouldscience/ Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk

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