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@jemmywuk

Great video. So weird at the end for them to try and sell a razor. You can buy a safety razor handle and a bunch of blades for very little, and I guarantee the result will be nearly, if not exactly, the same as using an overpriced handle.

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@thetiredwatcher5182

"Perhaps one reason why it's so hard to prove true is because maybe it's not. Maybe it's false. But if it is false, then there's a very easy way to show that, by finding a counter example." Why did I suddenly hear 3x+1 in that moment?

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@discursion

[Literally all Chinese names entirely mispronounced.]

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@ToniosPlaylist

crazy, but awesome! <3

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@worxbydre

I do find this topic interesting, but in the back of my head, i ask myself.... Who cares? I mean literally who cares.... having a definitive answer to this problem solves nothing. It Just answering some dudes question on whether it is true or not. It doesnt end war, cure anything, fix anything... nothing... lol.

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@PsyJoeTV

I just wanna say, the Henson Razor is brilliant! Best shaving any person could want!

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@SeronimdesYers

Came for the thumbnail, stayed for the vibes

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@NakmolKumarNansbd

The editing is top-tier. Seriously impressive

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@RiaanKamepall

If i ever want to whath a documentry i don't go to Netflix or prime, I go to Fern and Veritasum

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@G973_

That circle section was SO smart. And i felt smart for understanding it. Great explanation

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@ajbXYZcool

Hang on, interesting idea. If this is true and all even numbers can be calculated with the sum of 2 primes, then that means that, with the exception of even numbers that are the some of 2 of the same prime, each pair of primes are equidistant from half of that even number. Wonder if that could help us find more primes if so....

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@ismailnurmaghribi1702

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1351">22:31</a> second S(a,11) is wrong :) it should have been 2(pi)pa

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@SaifulbbOajavsvzg

The editing is top-tier. Seriously impressive

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@dennisestenson7820

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1395">23:15</a> reminds me of quantum electrodynamics.

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@tahmidsaad5765

"8 = ? + ? Could have an infinite number of answers." -My half sleepy brain.

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@iagosenin1639

If any even number is meant to be made by 2 primes wouldnt that mean que could just know any new prime by looking for the very next even we could make? for example, if we know 5 was the highest prime known and 10 its 5+5 wouldnt we just know 7 is the very next prime since 7+5 is 12??

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@TonyStarkie_27

These problems are like riddles from the universe — they seem innocent until they consume your life

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@kventinho

I own a Henson razor. Love it! Been using it for 2 years now!

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@garfieldlulu5035

啊竟然讲陈景润的故事了

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@StrykerEXE

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1726">28:46</a> ofc i guessed 42 😂

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@LukeBeecher-y9d

I may be wrong but surely the only way an even number couldn't be expressed as 2 primes is if the gap between one prime and the next became to large. If you express the size of the gap between primes as (p2-p1)/p1 then the trend is downward. Thus any even number you can pic is guaranteed to have two prime numbers sufficiently large to add together to make it. In other words an even number that can't be made by adding two primes can't exist

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@steveking7719

Go to math stack exchange to see ... "Center Binomial can "Self-Factor" RSA semiprimes."

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@JammyPajammies

SCP-033

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@aqaisback9517

? = 4

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@Mikezege-g9b

Why waste bandwidth on that sm elly hindu?? His fake g od spit the the equation on his tongue? Is this OF?

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@throwawayjtp

I already disproved the Riemann Hypothesis. It was even simpler.

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@inkkles

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1425">23:45</a> its a polyrhythm!

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@ShohelnThakav

I didn t expect to love this as much as I do

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@ewie1515

TIL that it's a taboo for Hindus to cross the sea.

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@tbraghavendran

Why have you started collaborating with other youtubers 🤔

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@Lebenspiel

As someone who was always dumb in math, these mathematics vids are a bit...unpleasant, because most of the time I don't get them.

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@rookandpawn

Around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=635">10:35</a> Derek says lawn n ... Is that right?

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@G4-dy4gm

I clicked on this video only to say 4+4=8

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@theboss9600

Peru es clave

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@BladeRabbit

Of course its Euler

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@anthermarg55

Do a video of how we choose what to remember and why forget it's almost as natural as blink

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@littledoggy888

Clickbait. Not a simple problem. Shame.

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@splashkid8410

4+4 Didn’t take me long..🤔🤓

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@alvarofue

I think that @3blue1brown should also take a look at this.

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@Ruffian_Xion

I'm probably going to get r/whooshed here, but why does the Goldbach conjecture need a proof? Every prime (except 2) is an odd number i.e. an even number +1. Add 2 primes and you get two odd numbers +2 i.e. two odd numbers + 1 for each odd, making two even numbers. Two even numbers added together makes another even number. I get the, 'Yeah but what if the 2 primes are 10 ^57,654,210,346' plus or minus 1, how do you know if they're still even +/-1?', but honestly, what difference does it make when it's physically impossible to count that far? I love numbers and maths, I have loved them since I was a schoolchild (I still JUST ABOUT remember those days), it's a big part of why I subscribe to channels like this. But sometimes I can't help thinking that these incredibly gifted thinkers could have done amazing things for this world if they'd just known when to stop and say, 'Yeah, I think we've gone far enough with this, let's check this cancer thing out' - or something similar.

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@ReyLaFleur

Quantum bits for future computing

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@pkwyo

Wait, wouldn't a counter example require the hubristic model to divide by zero? Therefore it must be true. But that's just my intuition, I'm no mathematician.

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@brown_note4710

I like that 2 can only be used once because it’s the only even prime

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@josesolano5728

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=864">14:24</a> Hardy rated Rumanajun 100! or 100?

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@v.prestorpnrcrtlcrt2096

8=5+3

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@chrisc5991

I forgot whic math it was but it's result was almost the same....there a period of chaotic results then every once in a while the relative order was established. I don't know math for I'm not a genius but it's still fun though

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@josephstalin8684

As Highschool student who's so far only taken Pre-Calculus, the only thing I can say is "True, for sure, Mhhh, and Naturally," while watching these mathematical videos, but at the very least I can truly say its damn interesting.

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@SunBurst2022

The one thing which is faster than the speed of light is the spread of Emotion. When I saw Stevan Strogatz at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=842">14:02</a> At this state of this world, just spread Love and nothing else.

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@brockobama257

Dereck’s beard looks the hardest it ever has, this guy is maxxing out

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@kimp9023

lol, every Chinese know Goldbach because of Chen jingrun, who's literally the most famous Chinese mathematician ever lived

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@jemmywuk

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@thetiredwatcher5182

&quot;Perhaps one reason why it&#39;s so hard to prove true is because maybe it&#39;s not. Maybe it&#39;s false. But if it is false, then there&#39;s a very easy way to show that, by finding a counter example.&quot;<br><br>Why did I suddenly hear 3x+1 in that moment?

@discursion

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crazy, but awesome! &lt;3

@worxbydre

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The editing is top-tier. Seriously impressive

@RiaanKamepall

If i ever want to whath a documentry i don&#39;t go to Netflix or prime, I go to Fern and Veritasum

@G973_

That circle section was SO smart. And i felt smart for understanding it. Great explanation

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@ismailnurmaghribi1702

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&amp;t=1351">22:31</a> second S(a,11) is wrong :) it should have been 2(pi)pa

@SaifulbbOajavsvzg

The editing is top-tier. Seriously impressive

@dennisestenson7820

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&amp;t=1395">23:15</a> reminds me of quantum electrodynamics.

@tahmidsaad5765

&quot;8 = ? + ? Could have an infinite number of answers.&quot; -My half sleepy brain.

@iagosenin1639

If any even number is meant to be made by 2 primes wouldnt that mean que could just know any new prime by looking for the very next even we could make? for example, if we know 5 was the highest prime known and 10 its 5+5 wouldnt we just know 7 is the very next prime since 7+5 is 12??

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@garfieldlulu5035

啊 竟然讲陈景润的故事了

@StrykerEXE

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&amp;t=1726">28:46</a> ofc i guessed 42 😂

@LukeBeecher-y9d

@steveking7719

Go to math stack exchange to see ... &quot;Center Binomial can &quot;Self-Factor&quot; RSA semiprimes.&quot;

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SCP-033

@aqaisback9517

? = 4

@Mikezege-g9b

Why waste bandwidth on that sm elly hindu?? His fake g od spit the the equation on his tongue? Is this OF?

@throwawayjtp

I already disproved the Riemann Hypothesis. It was even simpler.

@inkkles

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&amp;t=1425">23:45</a><br>its a polyrhythm!

@ShohelnThakav

I didn t expect to love this as much as I do

@ewie1515

TIL that it&#39;s a taboo for Hindus to cross the sea.

@tbraghavendran

Why have you started collaborating with other youtubers 🤔

@Lebenspiel

As someone who was always dumb in math, these mathematics vids are a bit...unpleasant, because most of the time I don&#39;t get them.

@rookandpawn

Around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&amp;t=635">10:35</a> Derek says lawn n ... Is that right?

@G4-dy4gm

I clicked on this video only to say 4+4=8

@theboss9600

Peru es clave

@BladeRabbit

Of course its Euler

@anthermarg55

Do a video of how we choose what to remember and why forget it&#39;s almost as natural as blink

@littledoggy888

Clickbait. Not a simple problem. Shame.

@splashkid8410

4+4 Didn’t take me long..🤔🤓

"Perhaps one reason why it's so hard to prove true is because maybe it's not. Maybe it's false. But if it is false, then there's a very easy way to show that, by finding a counter example."<br><br>Why did I suddenly hear 3x+1 in that moment?

crazy, but awesome! <3

If i ever want to whath a documentry i don't go to Netflix or prime, I go to Fern and Veritasum

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1351">22:31</a> second S(a,11) is wrong :) it should have been 2(pi)pa

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1395">23:15</a> reminds me of quantum electrodynamics.

"8 = ? + ? Could have an infinite number of answers." -My half sleepy brain.

啊竟然讲陈景润的故事了

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1726">28:46</a> ofc i guessed 42 😂

Go to math stack exchange to see ... "Center Binomial can "Self-Factor" RSA semiprimes."

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=1425">23:45</a><br>its a polyrhythm!

TIL that it's a taboo for Hindus to cross the sea.

As someone who was always dumb in math, these mathematics vids are a bit...unpleasant, because most of the time I don't get them.

Around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=635">10:35</a> Derek says lawn n ... Is that right?

Do a video of how we choose what to remember and why forget it's almost as natural as blink

Wait, wouldn't a counter example require the hubristic model to divide by zero? Therefore it must be true. But that's just my intuition, I'm no mathematician.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=864">14:24</a> Hardy rated Rumanajun 100! or 100?

I forgot whic math it was but it's result was almost the same....there a period of chaotic results then every once in a while the relative order was established. I don't know math for I'm not a genius but it's still fun though

As Highschool student who's so far only taken Pre-Calculus, the only thing I can say is "True, for sure, Mhhh, and Naturally," while watching these mathematical videos, but at the very least I can truly say its damn interesting.

The one thing which is faster than the speed of light is the spread of Emotion. When I saw Stevan Strogatz at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32Zq-XvID4&t=842">14:02</a> <br>At this state of this world, just spread Love and nothing else.

lol, every Chinese know Goldbach because of Chen jingrun, who's literally the most famous Chinese mathematician ever lived