Episode Synopsis "Wobbly Tables and Windmills"

I describe a mathematician's solution to a wobbly cafe table with a splash about 3 bladed windmills. Additional Readings and sources: Intermediate Value Theorem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_value_theorem History of Wobbly table theorem: https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/devlin_02_07.html Harvard's explanation of WTT: http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/teaching/math1a_2011/exhibits/wobblytable/ Wobbly Table Mathologer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCj3qfQ68m0&t Wobbly Table Numberphile Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuF-WB7mD6k Catastrophic windmill due to speed increase: https://youtu.be/wfzgIxMEo8g?t=27 Windmills explained in video great explanation by a great channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPIRfxUTQ4

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