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Matematikrevyen 2011: Banach-Tarski

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HN people post it as a fun musical companion in threads on the Banach-Tarski theorem.

A Danish university math revue music video that parodies Barbra Streisand to explain the Banach-Tarski paradox, with oranges multiplying on stage.

“i feel obliged to point everyone at this Banach-Tarski related video” (HN, 2012)

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@madmaze Dec 2012 Recommends

on HN thread Banach-Tarski paradox

On the topic of Banach-Tarski, i feel obliged to point everyone at this Banach-Tarski related video: [this video]

Music video about the Banach-Tarski paradox.

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@sshine Jan 2023 Cites it

on HN thread The Point of the Banach Tarski Theorem

Th student revue at University of Copenhagen made a music video ten years ago: [this video] Instead of saying "Barbara Streisand", they say "Banach-Tarski" and a number of oranges double:

Student revue parody turning Barbara Streisand into Banach-Tarski.

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@nayuki Jun 2024 Cites it

on HN thread The Point of the Banach Tarski Theorem (2015)

Vsauce: The Banach–Tarski Paradox (24m13s) [2015-08-01]: [link] (explainer video) Matematikrevyen: Matematikrevyen 2011: Banach-Tarski (3m42s) [2011-12-30]: [this video] (music video)

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