Matthew O'Brien

Learn how math comes up all around you and can sometime produce non-intuitive or unexpected results. I try to explain various math topics using elementary ideas and examples.

How I Broke My Olympic Weight Lifting Bar
How I Broke My Olympic Weight Lifting Bar
How to Scam the Scammers
How to Scam the Scammers
Min/Max is a Meaningless Load Balance Efficiency Metric
Min/Max is a Meaningless Load Balance Efficiency Metric
Tyson’s Run Math Problem
Tyson’s Run Math Problem
How Much Do You Waste By Peeling Potatoes?
How Much Do You Waste By Peeling Potatoes?
Chat GPT Gets Math Problems Wrong!
Chat GPT Gets Math Problems Wrong!
S&P 500: Historically, how long do you have to wait to be guaranteed to make money?
S&P 500: Historically, how long do you have to wait to be guaranteed to make money?
Doomsday Algorithm (Make sure to watch the very end)
Doomsday Algorithm (Make sure to watch the very end)
9^9^9^9 vs 9!!! Largest Number with only 4 characters
9^9^9^9 vs 9!!! Largest Number with only 4 characters
Safe Monte Carlo Lawn Darts
Safe Monte Carlo Lawn Darts
Pi is Rational - Reactions
Pi is Rational - Reactions
Pi is RATIONAL on a Computer
Pi is RATIONAL on a Computer
How To Win at Rock Paper Scissors
How To Win at Rock Paper Scissors
Please do me a quick favor and comment with a list of random numbers
Please do me a quick favor and comment with a list of random numbers
4K Dahlia Garden Gold Gate Park San Francisco
4K Dahlia Garden Gold Gate Park San Francisco
Exponential Growth is Faster Than You Think
Exponential Growth is Faster Than You Think
529 Optimal Withdrawal Strategy
529 Optimal Withdrawal Strategy
Binary Search Hustle
Binary Search Hustle
Double Your Protein For $7
Double Your Protein For $7
How Many Possible Pictures Are There?
How Many Possible Pictures Are There?
Googol to the Googolplex Power vs Googolplex to the Google Power
Googol to the Googolplex Power vs Googolplex to the Google Power
Archimedes Trisection of an Angle
Archimedes Trisection of an Angle
How Thick is Aluminum Foil?
How Thick is Aluminum Foil?
Best Math and Science YouTube Channels
Best Math and Science YouTube Channels
Super Bowl LV Statistical Prediction
Super Bowl LV Statistical Prediction
Biggest Possible Water Balloon
Biggest Possible Water Balloon
Derivation of Quadratic Formula in 60 Seconds
Derivation of Quadratic Formula in 60 Seconds
The Truth About Infinity BLOCKED From YouTube
The Truth About Infinity BLOCKED From YouTube
What is the Probability of a Tie in Georgia?
What is the Probability of a Tie in Georgia?
Bell Numbers
Bell Numbers