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How many different Youtube videos are possible?

2016-07-27

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Download the podcast of my BBC Radio4 show, Domestic Science (Ep1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9x6/episodes/downloads

In this video I start with how many 256×256 greyscale images are possible and work my way up to the maximum number of possible YouTube videos.

Original question on twitter:

https://twitter.com/dedwarmo/status/755799688759037953

Here is our radio show on the BBC radio player. Let me know if it does not work for you.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07lxqq8/episodes/player

Our Festival of the Spoken Nerd DVD and download:

https://shop.festivalofthespokennerd.com/

Galaxy M81 image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA

Music by Howard Carter

Design by Simon Wright

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician

Website: http://standupmaths.com/

Maths book: http://makeanddo4D.com/

Nerdy maths toys: http://mathsgear.co.uk/


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