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The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile

Numberphile · Jun 22, 2015 · 6m 49s

What this video covers

Numberphile visits Cliff Stoll, the man behind ACME Klein Bottles, and sees how he stores a thousand glass Klein bottles in a crawlspace under his house. A remote-controlled forklift fetches them.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN commenters love Cliff Stoll's earnest, playful personality and point to this as a delightful look at his unusual warehouse.

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Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“He is such an enjoyment to watch.”

“Cliff is an amazing person. Just a joy!”

“but it's a must see”

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