The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]
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HN comment orderI went to Cliff's house a few years back to buy one of his bottles as a gift for my dad. He was just as effusive, welcoming, and excited for one visitor he'd never met as he was in the video. I thought I was just swinging by to pick up the bottle and pay the check, but I ended up staying for about 45 minutes (because he just kept going!), chatting about the crawlspace, the robot, and life in…
I bought a Klein Bottle from Cliff Stoll's website after seeing this video. Not only did he immediately pack it up and send it (very carefully packaged!), he sent along photos of the process, some glamor shots of the Klein bottle in his garden, and a (funny) personal note thanking me for the order. His nerdy passion for the Klein bottles is really inspiring. https://www.kleinbottle.com/
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
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| 2015-06-23 | The man with 1,000 klein bottles under his house [video]First breakout · Best thread | cevn | 386 | 122 |
| 2019-12-19 | The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles under his house | Reedx | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-06-17 | A man with 1000 Klein bottles under his house (Cliff Stoll) | _sbrk | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-06-30 | The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles under his house (2015) [video]Latest 20+ point return | eMGm4D0zgUAVXc7 | 141 | 17 |
| 2024-02-04 | The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile [video]Hall induction | thunderbong | 2 | 0 |