Sam's Home-made Disco Calculator

Ойын-сауық

This is a Disco Calculator designed and made by Sam Headleand to pass all of my 'calculator unboxing' tests.
Watch me unbox calculators:
• Calculator Unboxing #3...
I interviewed Sam at the MathsJam Weekend 2015:
mathsjam.com/
Sam is hugely appreciative of the facilities at Fab Lab Manchester:
manchesterfablab.manufacturing...
You can buy a normal Disco Calculator at Maths Gear.
mathsgear.co.uk/products/disco...
Divide and conga.
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com/
Maths book: makeanddo4D.com/
Nerdy maths toys: mathsgear.co.uk/
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright

Пікірлер: 472

  • @anders_x3
    @anders_x38 жыл бұрын

    getting rickrolled by a calculator

  • @standupmaths

    @standupmaths

    8 жыл бұрын

    I cannot decide if that is a high-point or low-point of technology.

  • @Kram1032

    @Kram1032

    8 жыл бұрын

    +standupmaths if you go for an absolute value it's super high a point. The sign is questionable. It might even be a complex phase.

  • @azurediamond2323

    @azurediamond2323

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Trax2oooK1ng LOOOL

  • @youssefmousa2830

    @youssefmousa2830

    8 жыл бұрын

    *facepalm*

  • @ThePeadar2211
    @ThePeadar22118 жыл бұрын

    I can just imagine somebody taking that calculator into an exam with them.

  • @thewhitefalcon8539

    @thewhitefalcon8539

    3 жыл бұрын

    it's not an approved calculator, so

  • @SchwachsinnProduzent

    @SchwachsinnProduzent

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thewhitefalcon8539 depends heavily on the rules of your university. Some have ridiculous rules, some don't. When I did my bachelor, we rarely were allowed to use one anyways, but when we had to, we either got one given to us for the time to keep it fair or were allowed to use any calculator that fit a few simple requirements like not being graphical.

  • @littlemikey46
    @littlemikey468 жыл бұрын

    I love how proud of herself Sam looks when you find a troll feature. I'm looking forward to seeing her next disco calculator!

  • @myleskornfeld8582
    @myleskornfeld85828 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what would have happened if you took the square root of -1, or (-1)^(0.5). Would John lennon's "imagine" have played? That would be great

  • @actualFix

    @actualFix

    8 жыл бұрын

    you're a genious

  • @Fematika

    @Fematika

    8 жыл бұрын

    Or a negative number rooted.

  • @stumbling

    @stumbling

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Myles Kornfeld Just My Imagination - The Temptations

  • @MegaScytheman

    @MegaScytheman

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Fematika has to be an even root (2), (4) etc. cube roots work and all other odd ones work as well

  • @Fematika

    @Fematika

    8 жыл бұрын

    I meant square rooted, sorry.

  • @jakoblindgren6604
    @jakoblindgren66048 жыл бұрын

    This calculator seem funk-tional, the code running it is rock solid and, the bright colours really pop out. Adding a metal frame would be really nice. All in all, a classic calculator for the tau-lented people.

  • @U014B

    @U014B

    8 жыл бұрын

    Never have I hated and loved a person at the same time, let alone so fervently.

  • @Fematika

    @Fematika

    8 жыл бұрын

    NOT TAU!!!

  • @JellyMyst

    @JellyMyst

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Fematika Tau 4 pife!

  • @Krong

    @Krong

    7 жыл бұрын

    2pi-lented people

  • @tealcorehedgehog2425

    @tealcorehedgehog2425

    3 жыл бұрын

    Guess you could say it’s… easy as PI? :D

  • @tncorgi92
    @tncorgi928 жыл бұрын

    If your result is 2001 have it say 'I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't let you do that.'

  • @Robert_McGarry_Poems

    @Robert_McGarry_Poems

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or if you type 42, it says: You've done it!

  • @half_pixel
    @half_pixel8 жыл бұрын

    This is incredible, haha. I love the concept of a calculator with musical easter eggs for certain numbers.

  • @standupmaths

    @standupmaths

    8 жыл бұрын

    I can confirm that the novelty does not wear-off.

  • @Pacvalham

    @Pacvalham

    7 жыл бұрын

    Check out my Scratch project: scratch.mit.edu/projects/131840160/#player (I am not finished with it right now)

  • @want-diversecontent3887

    @want-diversecontent3887

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@standupmaths Can you confirm that you confirm

  • @MarkGamed
    @MarkGamed8 жыл бұрын

    "Well you know I'm gonna divide by 0" 1 / 0 "IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!" "Well done."

  • @sammyboyth453

    @sammyboyth453

    8 жыл бұрын

    I don't get it, can you explain it?

  • @MarkGamed

    @MarkGamed

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's what you hear at 1:17

  • @andyli1890

    @andyli1890

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mark Metcalfe we know it's the part at 1:17, he's saying he doesn't understand the joke

  • @tylerian4648

    @tylerian4648

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@andyli1890 Ditto, what does a countdown have to do with dividing by zero.

  • @thomas0302
    @thomas03028 жыл бұрын

    THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !

  • @standupmaths

    @standupmaths

    8 жыл бұрын

    I AGREE WITH YOU!

  • @enjoythelife1

    @enjoythelife1

    7 жыл бұрын

    You got in there a pun-culator

  • @oldaccountthatidontuseanymore
    @oldaccountthatidontuseanymore8 жыл бұрын

    For 300 it should say: "THIS IS SPARTA"

  • @hecko-yes

    @hecko-yes

    8 жыл бұрын

    ?

  • @oldaccountthatidontuseanymore

    @oldaccountthatidontuseanymore

    8 жыл бұрын

    There is a movie named 300, in that movie there is a popular moment where a guy shouts THIS IS SPART!

  • @DomenBremecXCVI

    @DomenBremecXCVI

    8 жыл бұрын

    +clank Not music. Maybe a remix of that line.

  • @DanDart

    @DanDart

    8 жыл бұрын

    The remix of sparta everyone puts stuff behind?

  • @vxcvbzn
    @vxcvbzn8 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY A CALCULATOR THAT I CAN USE IN A BIN!

  • @margaretmadole

    @margaretmadole

    8 жыл бұрын

    This comment killed me.

  • @tennicktenstyl
    @tennicktenstyl7 жыл бұрын

    why not raspberry tau?

  • @realGBx64

    @realGBx64

    3 жыл бұрын

    ooof to the max :)

  • @kjono4611
    @kjono46117 жыл бұрын

    Does typing 0.07 = play the James Bond theme?

  • @frankharr9466
    @frankharr94668 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure she's not taking any suggestions, but it just hit me that the music for 500 and 1,000 should be I'm Gon'a Be (500 Miles). Because miles are awesome, even a thousand of them.

  • @lostincyberspaceIII
    @lostincyberspaceIII8 жыл бұрын

    we need 8675309!

  • @ffggddss

    @ffggddss

    7 жыл бұрын

    And 9250624 (9 to 5 or 6 to 4) BTW, your factorial is too large for any ordinary calculator (≈8.598502915·10⁵⁶⁴²⁴¹³⁰ ;-)

  • @bengtbengt3850
    @bengtbengt38508 жыл бұрын

    Presses the tau button makes Rick roll music start. "That is the best use of the tau button that i have seen" savage matt

  • @strengthman600
    @strengthman6008 жыл бұрын

    Some random numbers that *should* work 500 (500 miles) 1234567810 (789, unlikely but would be fun) 300 (This is Sparta soundbyte, not a song but you know, fun) Please, PLEASE add more

  • @911gpd
    @911gpd8 жыл бұрын

    This would be brilliant during exams :D

  • @youssefmousa2830

    @youssefmousa2830

    8 жыл бұрын

    but then, NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP!

  • @thsscapi

    @thsscapi

    7 жыл бұрын

    You'd know your answer is correct when everyone's calculator plays the same song.

  • @Snaxi

    @Snaxi

    7 жыл бұрын

    And when the examinator calls out at the five minute mark, someone accidentally slams in one divided by zero on the calculator.

  • @JellyMyst

    @JellyMyst

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Gustav Axelsson I'm pretty sure there would be more than one 'accident' in that classroom.

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela Жыл бұрын

    That is awesome! I also really like that there's a Maths Jam event. Great calculator phone case too.

  • @cosmicjenny4508
    @cosmicjenny45087 жыл бұрын

    Couple of easter eggs I'd like to see: 9001 - It's over NINE THOUSAND 0118 999 881 999 119 7253 - "The IT Crowd" theme (If you halved Tau) - Perhaps some sort of celebration 82997 - Terminator II theme 420 - Snoop Dog, The Next Episode 42 - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy theme 88 - Back to the Future theme

  • @93hickey
    @93hickey8 жыл бұрын

    I get so excited when there is a new video :D. love this channel! keep it up Matt

  • @standupmaths

    @standupmaths

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm trying! Hopefully I can keep this run of videos going.

  • @a2rhombus2
    @a2rhombus28 жыл бұрын

    Would you be more ok with a 2pi button in place of the tau button?

  • @bme0282

    @bme0282

    8 жыл бұрын

    or just pi

  • @tylerian4648

    @tylerian4648

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@bme0282 Heretic.

  • @want-diversecontent3887

    @want-diversecontent3887

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bme0282 I'm fine with that, but not with 2pi

  • @tonyjohnson3752
    @tonyjohnson37527 жыл бұрын

    just discovered this...i was nearly in tears. brilliant!

  • @Cheeky_Chelsea
    @Cheeky_Chelsea8 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic creation! Well done Sam!

  • @JustOneAsbesto
    @JustOneAsbesto8 жыл бұрын

    But does it pass the drop test?

  • @Cyndaquazy

    @Cyndaquazy

    8 жыл бұрын

    +JustOneAsbesto Just add some dubstep.

  • @georgelionon9050

    @georgelionon9050

    8 жыл бұрын

    +JustOneAsbesto Does it blend?

  • @duophile7692

    @duophile7692

    8 жыл бұрын

    +JustOneAsbesto dropstep*

  • @mathewphil1323

    @mathewphil1323

    8 жыл бұрын

    +JustOneAsbesto 2

  • @ColeslawProd
    @ColeslawProd8 жыл бұрын

    8675309 I was going to type a formula with its factors, but I just learned it's a PRIME NUMBER.

  • @ali161102

    @ali161102

    8 жыл бұрын

    REALLY? Wow.

  • @ffggddss

    @ffggddss

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that's true. Not so, however, with 9250624. But when you remove all 6 factors of 2, what's left is prime (144541).

  • @tetsi0815
    @tetsi08158 жыл бұрын

    It always makes me happy when I see young people playing around with technology and creating something just because they can :-D

  • @lawrencecalablaster568
    @lawrencecalablaster5688 жыл бұрын

    Matt, this calculator is absolutely wonderful!

  • @robyndyson5533
    @robyndyson55338 жыл бұрын

    Very Proud of you Sam! It's awesome👍

  • @8ytan
    @8ytan8 жыл бұрын

    I hope if you put 9001 in you get a DBZ reference?

  • @StuziCamis

    @StuziCamis

    8 жыл бұрын

    +John Reynolds can you imagine it saying, "there's no way that could be right!" Best function EVAR!!!

  • @DanDart

    @DanDart

    8 жыл бұрын

    I think people wouldn't get the joke if it didn't directly say that it was over 9000.

  • @ffggddss

    @ffggddss

    7 жыл бұрын

    And of course, if you enter "2001" you get "Also Sprach Zarathustra."

  • @TheAkashicTraveller

    @TheAkashicTraveller

    6 жыл бұрын

    *8000 + 1

  • @WAMTAT
    @WAMTAT2 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see a calculator unboxing video of this

  • @MathieuLaflamme
    @MathieuLaflamme8 жыл бұрын

    We want more calculator unboxing!!

  • @glmathgrant
    @glmathgrant8 жыл бұрын

    If this calculator doesn't play Rush when the result of a calculation is 2112, then I'm not buying it.

  • @djhalling

    @djhalling

    5 жыл бұрын

    It should also play Rush when the result is 1001001.

  • @zappawench6048

    @zappawench6048

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@djhalling Hello fellow Rush fans! Let's all poor out a drink for Neil Peart 😢

  • @AureliusR

    @AureliusR

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@djhalling 49?

  • @youssefmousa2830
    @youssefmousa28308 жыл бұрын

    changing the music to rick roll and pressing Tau is honestly the best use I could think of

  • @BeastOfTraal
    @BeastOfTraal8 жыл бұрын

    Does it do anything for 42?

  • @im.empimp

    @im.empimp

    6 жыл бұрын

    Would hope that it also does "Party likes its 1999!" for 1999.

  • @BillySugger1965
    @BillySugger19658 жыл бұрын

    Great work there, and extra marks for trolling you with the correct circle constant! 😝

  • @rileyquest
    @rileyquest8 жыл бұрын

    this is the best calculator of all time. I want one so much now!!

  • @PeterMNew
    @PeterMNew8 жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic, I wish I'd had this in school. Especially for exams.

  • @kamoroso94
    @kamoroso948 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I had to write assembly code in MIPS using MARS for a calculator, then make a CPU in Logisim at the end of the semester that could run the code XD. That was fun!

  • @NotHungarian
    @NotHungarian2 жыл бұрын

    love how the person in the background dances to final countdown

  • @minemaarten772
    @minemaarten7728 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else waiting for the the "One Metre Drop" test?

  • @pretendingpro

    @pretendingpro

    8 жыл бұрын

    Its a mineMaarten

  • @cocoa1996
    @cocoa19968 жыл бұрын

    I'm not jealous at all.. (good job on the tau. I was wondering about from the start!)

  • @Vares65
    @Vares654 жыл бұрын

    SAM - that was awesome! I know I'm a few years late, but great job!

  • @evanharriman5352
    @evanharriman53527 жыл бұрын

    Great job, Sam!

  • @justinlewtp
    @justinlewtp8 жыл бұрын

    The dividing by 0 should play a Justin bieber song so people won't press that again xD

  • @jeffreybernath6627
    @jeffreybernath66278 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Love it! I wish I lived near a maths jam.

  • @standupmaths

    @standupmaths

    8 жыл бұрын

    They are in cities all around the world. If you don't have any nearby: let me know if you'd like to start your own local one! www.mathsjam.com

  • @lawrencecalablaster568
    @lawrencecalablaster5688 жыл бұрын

    There should be a special mode that allows you to divide by zero with aleph-null & whatnot. Also, playing something like "Pure Imagination" when you radicalise negative numbers.

  • @scienceandmusicmix
    @scienceandmusicmix8 жыл бұрын

    I'm so excited this exists!

  • @KasabianFan44
    @KasabianFan447 жыл бұрын

    Does it cornercut?

  • @TrimutiusToo
    @TrimutiusToo8 жыл бұрын

    where is (1/9)*9 test? It was my favorite one from your unwrapping...

  • @ZLemur2
    @ZLemur28 жыл бұрын

    Sam is awesome! Love the Tau button and Rick Rollery!

  • @jasonh8353
    @jasonh83537 жыл бұрын

    I totally want this calculator! please say there is a way I can get one, even in kit form.

  • @markinnes4264
    @markinnes42647 жыл бұрын

    Clever idea! well done.

  • @TheMaplestrip
    @TheMaplestrip8 жыл бұрын

    You cannot have any better commentary when reviewing calculators > u "Whoever this James Grime character - I never heard of him" XD

  • @JamesResend
    @JamesResend8 жыл бұрын

    I made a calculator during my college degree with a microcontroller. It was really challenging to find a way to solve all the crazy input the user tries to calculate, for example: 2xx4 instead of 2x4.

  • @gioiahelms9735
    @gioiahelms97358 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome!

  • @AndrewTSq
    @AndrewTSq8 жыл бұрын

    Haha, awesome Sam!. Loved the divided by zero :-)

  • @MalAlumno
    @MalAlumno7 жыл бұрын

    WE ALL LOVE YOU, SAM!! Now send me one of those

  • @mariusloubeeka5810
    @mariusloubeeka58107 жыл бұрын

    2:44 Just plugged a monitor and a keyboard into a calculator - how nerdy is that!

  • @ibonitog
    @ibonitog8 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could like this video a second time! :) She's lovely and the video is great :)

  • @w0ttheh3ll
    @w0ttheh3ll7 жыл бұрын

    this is incredibly nice, wish I was that creative

  • @tzovgo
    @tzovgo7 жыл бұрын

    "Who is this James Grime character? Never heard of him."

  • @ThomasGiles
    @ThomasGiles8 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome!

  • @muppetpaster
    @muppetpaster4 жыл бұрын

    Lovin' it!

  • @arsenelupin123
    @arsenelupin1238 жыл бұрын

    I love these guys!

  • @martind2520
    @martind25208 жыл бұрын

    I desperately need to own this calculator! When is the Kickstarter campaign coming?

  • @frankharr9466
    @frankharr94667 жыл бұрын

    Still awesome.

  • @Dracolith1
    @Dracolith18 жыл бұрын

    How about adding a shift Function button and have the button be labelled as τ and 2τ

  • @AdamCradamParkes
    @AdamCradamParkes7 жыл бұрын

    would that be 1 rick tau (ged it? because roll is a circle?) :P

  • @JPrince-rl2bf
    @JPrince-rl2bf8 жыл бұрын

    I want to have one. It's will be cool to use it at school

  • @CraftQueenJr
    @CraftQueenJr6 жыл бұрын

    Where can I buy a kit for one? Or a complete one?

  • @arghlcasey
    @arghlcasey8 жыл бұрын

    This is ace! I hope that whenever someone puts in '64' the numberpad becomes a mini dancefloor.

  • @SamVekemans
    @SamVekemans7 жыл бұрын

    I love the cellphone cover

  • @montano0222
    @montano02228 жыл бұрын

    what is the song that comes out at the end of his videos called?

  • @iseslc
    @iseslc8 жыл бұрын

    This was so awesome!!!!!!!

  • @Torquem4da
    @Torquem4da8 жыл бұрын

    This is the best thing.

  • @jarethking1
    @jarethking17 жыл бұрын

    74 75 by the Connells, 19 by Paul Hardcastle, Sweet 16 by Green Day, Acceptable In The 80's by Calvin Harris, 99 Balloons by Nena, Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams

  • @henrikwannheden7114
    @henrikwannheden71148 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!

  • @Anodoin
    @Anodoin8 жыл бұрын

    Matt! I was just watching your old Dominoes computer on Numberphile and saw that you got an erroneous 30 in your output as well. Coincidence?

  • @IceMetalPunk
    @IceMetalPunk8 жыл бұрын

    Oh, boy, Matt, you and ViHart would get into quite a heated debate about Tau-Pi. Or is it Pi-Tau?

  • @tomcollingburn6905
    @tomcollingburn69058 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work Sam, very impressive for a Yorkshire lass.

  • @TheAngelHavoc
    @TheAngelHavoc8 жыл бұрын

    I'd just like to recommend "Counting the Beat - The Swingers" for 2, 345 and 6,789.

  • @DaveScottAggie
    @DaveScottAggie8 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I wasn't drinking a beverage when you said "Cred 925" :)

  • @nightmare9566
    @nightmare95668 жыл бұрын

    It's been long since I've laughed this much!

  • @thrango2379
    @thrango23798 жыл бұрын

    I really want to make on of these.

  • @jasonblewis
    @jasonblewis8 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Love it

  • @eigenvector7035
    @eigenvector70358 жыл бұрын

    Where can i get the intro music?

  • @11alekon
    @11alekon8 жыл бұрын

    What is the music called ?

  • 6 жыл бұрын

    Canzandridas Joe It's the Standupmaths theme. Just search for "Standupmaths theme" on KZread, and you ought to be good.

  • @alwinpriven2400
    @alwinpriven24007 жыл бұрын

    why does 25*37 play something different?

  • @martijnsmolders291
    @martijnsmolders2917 жыл бұрын

    If you get the answer 2012, it should play end of the world as we know it

  • @christostsaprounis4205
    @christostsaprounis42058 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @conor_obrien
    @conor_obrien6 жыл бұрын

    you need to do more calculator unboxings lol

  • @samclay950
    @samclay9507 жыл бұрын

    Can I buy one?

  • @ihrbekommtmeinenrichtigennamen
    @ihrbekommtmeinenrichtigennamen8 жыл бұрын

    Genius! I love it.

  • @niwasox3
    @niwasox38 жыл бұрын

    This has been incredibly entertaining. More please! #suddenuptownfunk

  • @MrDaviddavo
    @MrDaviddavo8 жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the main song?

  • @notreal77
    @notreal777 жыл бұрын

    that shirt is amazing

  • @HiddenChin
    @HiddenChin5 жыл бұрын

    Professional tripod mount!

  • @MountainHawkPYL
    @MountainHawkPYL5 жыл бұрын

    110237 should play the Press Your Luck theme. (Referencing the money won by Michael Larson, who memorized the so-called "random" patterns)

  • @sven179
    @sven1798 жыл бұрын

    What's the song for 42?

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