EDIT: Here's a blog post that explains the difference between "proof" and "reasonable belief" better than I have:
http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/04/11/what-i-believe-but-cannot-prove/
In this video, I appear to be talking primarily with my hands.
It makes no sense to talk about "proving a theory." Here's why.
I realize that I went way over the top in making my one point, but, um, I really like this stuff. Also, I propose a theory that whenever one is making a video about anything sciencey, one tends to look more dorky and unkempt than one usually does. I present as evidence Exhibit A, to your left.
Btw, I'd like to make more mathy/sciencey videos in the future, so I'd appreciate your feedback. Was this too obvious? Too obscure? Interesting? Did I repeat myself too often? Do you wish I'd stop waving 'em like I just don't care?
Oh, and you know what's frustrating? When you don't notice that your video, which takes an hour to render, will take up *101 MB*. ANGRY FACE.
Nitpicky edit: In the ball-and-ramp comment, when I say that your theory predicts 4 seconds exactly, I don't mean that. I mean that your theory predicts 4.00000 seconds, or however many sig figs the other one had.
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