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Cited on HN 3 times, 2021–2025, never outright recommended score 0
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Linked as a classic visualization when sphere eversion or counterintuitive mathematics comes up.

A 21-minute animation showing how a sphere can be turned inside out without creases or tears, known as sphere eversion.

“Here are two classic youtube videos on the topic of sphere eversion” (HN, 2022)

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3 Hacker News comments

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@st_goliath Oct 2021 Cites it
on HN thread Conterintuitive facts in mathematics, CS, and physics
> 19. Given a solid ball in 3‑dimensional space, there exists a decomposition of the ball into a finite number of disjoint subsets, which can then be put back together in a different way to yield two identical copies of the original ball. While you're at it, you can completely turn that sphere inside out without creating any holes or creases[1]. [1] [this video]
Sphere eversion without creases
@ykonstant Apr 2022 Cites it
on HN thread Life’s preference for symmetry is like ‘a new law of nature’
Here are two classic youtube videos on the topic of sphere eversion; they mostly overlap, but I am posting both for double the hilarity in the comment sections :) (the full 21 minute one) [this video] (the first 10 minutes) [link] If I remember correctly, I think the 10 minute one has the more hilarious comment section.
Classic sphere eversion video

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