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Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateinfi Using the harmonic series we can build an infinitely long bridge. It takes a very long time though. A faster method was discovered in 2009. Tweet at us! @pbsinfinite Facebook: facebook.com/pbsinfinite series Email us! pbsinfiniteseries [at] gmail [dot] com Previous Episode Hacking at Quantum Speed with Shor’s Algorithm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUwZZaI5u0c Additional Resources: Overhang article:: http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/images/upload_library/22/Robbins/Patterson1.pdf Maximum overhang article:: http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/upload_library/22/Robbins/Patterson2.pdf Physical limitations:: https://www.quantamagazine.org/20161117-overhang-insights-puzzle/ http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BookStackingProblem.html There’s actually more than one way to build an infinitely long bridge. The traditional method is shown in many calculus classes but a super-fast method of building this bridge was demonstrated by two mathematicians in 2009. Written and Hosted by Kelsey Houston-Edwards Produced by Rusty Ward Graphics by Ray Lux Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Comments answered by Kelsey: MultiMurmaider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUwZZaI5u0c&lc=z12sergyhwjzv5zhx04cfj5akpqbhnjargc Marhsall Webb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUwZZaI5u0c&lc=z13cwnehjmjgfdpfx23dzjwbczayvh41v 10TinsThought https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUwZZaI5u0c&lc=z13cwnehjmjgfdpfx23dzjwbczayvh41v