How to lie using visual proofs

Three false proofs, and what lessons they teach. New notebooks: Help fund future projects: An equally valuable form of support is to simply share the videos. Here’s a nice short video on the false pi = 4 proof Time stamps: 0:00 - Fake sphere proof 1:39 - Fake pi = 4 proof 5:16 - Fake proof that all triangles are isosceles 9:54 - Sphere “proof“ explanation 15:09 - pi = 4 “proof“ explanation 16:57 - Triangle “proof“ explanation and conclusion ------------------ These animations are largely made using a custom python library, manim. See the FAQ comments here: #manim You can find code for specific videos and projects here: Music by Vincent Rubinetti. Download the music on Bandcamp: Stream the music on Spotify: ------------------ 3blue1brown is a channel about animating math, in all senses of the word animate. And you know the drill with YouTube, if you want to stay posted on new videos, subscribe: Various social media stuffs: Website: Twitter: Reddit: Instagram: Patreon: Facebook:
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