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Published on Aug 6, 2012

We like the Olympic Rings - but we prefer Borromean Rings. See Brady's chemistry rings video at periodicvideos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2tkfb...

This video features Professor John Hunton from the University of Leicester discussing higher linkages.

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  • TheGreyfoo

    TheGreyfoo 9 months ago

    Numberphile, Periodicvideos, Deep Sky, Sixty Symbols... it's like chocolate for the brain. Yes, I'll watch another, please Mr Haran.

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  • numberphile

    numberphile 9 months ago

    glad you're enjoying them! :)

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  • Paul Montero

    Paul Montero 9 months ago

    This was very clever and topical. Thank you.

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  • numberphile

    numberphile 9 months ago

    you're welcome

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  • FutureMrsDawson54

    FutureMrsDawson54 9 months ago

    Poor Henry ...

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  • numberphile

    numberphile 9 months ago

    he's fine... he'd kick my butt in a REAL fight! :)

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  • NictraSavios

    NictraSavios 9 months ago

    1) Better hands? These people aren't models... they're professors.

    2) Less Brady? He makes the damn things... Its his channel.

    3) Meh. I'll give you this one.

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  • kunai92

    kunai92 9 months ago

    "Fuck, drawing, my only weakness."

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  • Whippersnapper310

    Whippersnapper310 9 months ago

    Poor Borimir from LOTR. He only wanted to use Frodo's ring as part of his hobby for making Borromean rings - they are named after him after all. However it all came across the wrong way and it ended up looking like he was trying to steal the ring and then gets himself killed before he has a chance to properly explain himself... :(

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  • breaneainn

    breaneainn 9 months ago

    Borromean went with Frodo to Mordor didn't he?

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  • ninjaspion

    ninjaspion 9 months ago

    In the end, the three rings become One ring to rule them all!

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  • supermarc45

    supermarc45 9 months ago

    "And if you're in London, you can't go anywhere without seeing these" *pans to the roof*

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  • CastFire001

    CastFire001 9 months ago

    i think this is really cool, but are there any real world uses of a borromean ring?

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  • TheBoss0110101001

    TheBoss0110101001 9 months ago

    You guys are cool.

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