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The Best School Video Ever?

June 2nd, 2010

…A bold claim from The Daily Telegraph.
So have a look and (in a Geordie voice) you decide.

But as it’s all in a good cause – raising money for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – I suggest you watch, enjoy, and check out the charity’s good work.

The video was made at Surrey’s Amesbury School, with the help of students, teachers, and parents.
Good show!

Totally Unrelated to Maths – Lego Space Shuttle!

May 10th, 2010

The God of Whizz doesn’t care about maths this morning, he just wants a Lego Space Shuttle.

Lego Space Shuttle

5...4...3...2...1.. Lift off!

Check out a gallery of this geektastic device (click the picture above), or watch one of the design team explain how the Lego Space Shuttle is put together, below.

[via Gizmodo]

Maths – the best use for golf balls

May 5th, 2010

Reluctant golfer that he is, the God of Whizz has finally stumbled across the best use for all those silly little balls – maths. Fractals, in fact.

Rather than serve only to be hooked, sliced, or shanked into the near distance, chased by a volley of insults, hundreds of red and blue golf balls have been put towards a magnificent three-dimensional Sierpinski Triangle (or tetrahedron, in this instance).

A use for golf balls - maths fractal pyramid

A use for golf balls - maths fractal pyramid

To those otherwise unversed in Sierpinski’s Triangle (also known as a ‘gasket’), it’s a beautifully elegant fractal.

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How much is that Robodog in the window?

February 25th, 2010

…woof woof!

Robo-Dog available in the Maths-Whizz Shop!

Robo-Dog available in the Maths-Whizz Shop!

Feed him, play with him, watch him transform, and watch him sleep – it’s RoboDog!

RoboDog is the latest pet in the Maths-Whizz Bedroom. Get busy with our maths tutor and save up your hard-earned credits to add our shiny mechanical canine to your personal maths tutoring space.

Don’t forget to stock up on nuts and bolts – he’s on a stainless steel-only diet…


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