The mad hatter pi was adorable with the 22/7 card! This entire thing is amazing and I feel like there should be a kids book along with it; just amazing!
Aw Toby this was magical. I watched with my kids and loved every second. So many little Easter eggs and it all rhymes! Beautiful and almost brought a tear to my eye, wouldn’t be the first time algebra has made me cry. You should feel extremely proud of this.
@@tibees wow indeed!! I didn’t notice half asleep Chris in the comments - he is a stop motion extremist perhaps however perceived who would greatly appreciate it I certainly think! I’ll tweet him etc wait that might not be his actual Twitter well anyway-wow the gladiator scene in particular amazingly time consuming perhaps - I didn’t notice anything others haven’t commented upon specifically mathematically wow Z is definitely definitely part of future sequel origin storyline material obviously or would be if I was studio executive hahaha-sadly due to probably genetics and lots of environmental stuff from childhood and even adulthood I have arthritis like stuff that isn’t arthritis an arthritis doctor believes and so I’d likely struggle particularly day two and beyond to be a stop motion assistant-I get dreams sometimes where I wake up even with clenched fists if I do too much I think involved stuff however defined with my body whoa-I had childhood pneumonia hospitalization and exposure to big city poor quality air in Asia in my childhood that doctors can see in my lungs definitely that causes I guess whole body inflammation to some degree at least in addition to other factors whoa who knows-bla bla bla yeah dreams causing difficulties anyway I’m glad you realized this dream of a short stop motion math film and the difficulties were very very worth it I hope from your perspective indeed! Please everyone do a sequel for us in the audience however defined and I won’t be particularly upset if Z doesn’t get in the first sequel but I’m hopeful!!♾♾♾♾♾❌🇾💤⭐️🌈🗽☮️💟☯️😍😘🥰😻🌈🤖🗽🤯🎬🎬🎬…
I fell in love with this animation. Fortunately there are still people who actually appreciate math and show everyone else the magic within numbers and variables. Congratulations!!!
Although I am not very good at studies(especially maths,physics)but I appreciate the people who do understand and love the subjects. Good job on spreading the knowledge you are doing a good work👍👍
Wow...I'm in awe. Math has been my weakest of weak spots my entire life, and honestly...when I clicked on this video, I was expecting some kind of an animated equation I wouldn't understand, and was ready to tune it all out and just enjoy the visuals. But the amount of creativity, heart, and tenderness that went into making a full story--one that resonates with the heart just as much as the brain--touched me deeply. 🥰 At the end, when Y spoke about variables being more about relationships than value, it clicked something into place, and I now have a desire to try studying math again. Thank you to all who worked on this video! It's a true inspiration!
Tibees, maybe this is your calling:. to help many people to appreciate math. You make it 😊 fun and endurable. I, too, struggled with math. I found that making up little stories helped me. You are brilliant with calmly telling a story, as well as getting the concept across. You have been gifted with a heavenly 🎁 grace. Many people, especially children, will benefit.
I have never been brought to tears by a math video before. I tell you, you've never seen true talent until you've seen someone tasked with making a >10 minute video about "finding the value of x" make a video like this one. I am stunned.
If this had been mandatory viewing when I was around 10 years old - I wouldn't have dreaded mathematics existentially, fearing continuous failure and wrong solutions ... Thank you so very much for this beautiful new narrative what mathematics is actually about: creative exploring of all the patterns and relations we can think of!🌈🖖
The effort put into this looks to be tremendous. Deserves so much more attention, keep it up and I appreciate the creativity. Edit: it has so much rewatch-ability too for attention to details with the animation outside of the puns even that you may miss.
I don't know anything beyond basic math, has never been my thing so I'm not able to spot math references but I can spot a good and well-written story very well as a writer myself. The stop-motion looks very good and the colors you used are not much like any other I've seen in a stop-motion film, they are very vibrant. The ryhmes give the story a fairytale vibe, I think this short film is going to be a classic in 10 years. We will come back to this beauty to appreciate it's nostalgic wonders in the future and yearn for the past where everything felt more simple and innocent. Well done!
This video deserves billion views at least. All my students love it and some ask to watch it again and again. (I still not sure why x's parents are 40 and 42 though.) Fantastic piece of art, thank you!
I think about the age of my parents when I see that. I was searching for my value after high school, and my dad, being 22 years older, was 42 when I was 20.
The part where X and Y start creating all shapes together literally makes me cry. This is not just a video about maths. This is something philosophical. This is something very comforting, something lovely to watch and hear. Great one.
The line "Since without a value, how can one be valuable?" struck me like a bullet train. Awesome job, this film is really, really fantastic! ❤️ It creatively evinces the fact as complicated as it may be, maths can be artistic, poetic, and transcending, too!
I love how everything plays doubly as a lesson about math and as a lesson about life... and as poetry... and as animation. Also, the roman numerals thinking x=10 was really clever and funny. Amazing work. Also also, I like the sin(x)/x = sin at 9:28 - that is true mathematics.
Is it true mathematics? Then I don't get it🤕... Or is it more like being undefined (just like the expression "sin" without variable)? ...It doesn't make any sense for me - seems just like a proper calculation mistake😅🙈
This is pure gold! Not only the fact that this short film is a very good way to increase the interest in mathematics to those who are just starting to learn, like children, but it also has a really great message about the value that someone can give to himself. And it's great to see a lot of math easter eggs, the animation is amazing too... Congratulations Toby!!
This is a creative and wonderful story which is masterfully executed. I grew up in the US and as a child enjoyed the “Schoolhouse Rock” series, your production on Finding X rises to the high bar that I have in my mind! Please keep up this worthwhile effort, children and young adults everywhere can benefit from shorts like this that have many layers of life lessons and appreciation for the value we must have in ourselves and others. You are gifted and you share that well.
This is great! I especially like the L'Hospital building; when I was learning and got a case where it applied I would think to myself "this one is sick, it need to go to Le Hôspital"
Stunning short, a brilliant allegory to a sense of belonging. Finding value is a hard endeavour, it's scary to feel lost but it's a grandiose joy to be found. Can't wait for the sequel: "X in the World of Z - A new Dimension" 😊
This is such an underrated video I cannot even begin to describe it! I need a full length movie theatre version now!!!!! Great work Toby keep it up! 😁😁
Hello Toby! I don’t believe I’ve ever commented on one of your videos, but this time I’ve decided I’m going to. This mathematical short film was AMAZING. I haven’t always been a “math person.” I’ve always only scratched the surface of mathematics, but after subscribing to your channel, I discovered the wonders math and science, as well the beauty of their simplicity. My whole life, I’ve always felt like I haven’t found my purpose in life, and without one I “had no value.” This is why I connected to x so much. It’s unknown, but when you think about it, x can be anything and do so much. Your video reminded me that it’s okay not knowing my value or purpose. After watching this, I connected to math on a personal level, and I love it even more. Thank you so much! I love your content and keep it up! 😁😁👍😊
Hey Toby! I wanted to comment on this video, as I haven't commented on any video for the past few months and that this video deserves it the most. Simply put, this is one of the most beautiful and inspirational short films I've ever seen. Math is still my Achilles' Heel, but watching this film made me even more determined to find X whenever I solve equations or functions of any kind. You always keep inspiring youngsters like me into becoming interested in mathematics and appreciating the beauty of it. Thank you so much for this video and much love from Seattle!
Omg this is so good, not only do you have an obvious talent for math, but storytelling and representation as well! I hope you’ll make more like these!!
I'm truly amazed! Not only the story itself was really good, but the animation is outstanding! I like it how universal the meaning is, and that you can think of math as about our lives. That everyone is different and sometimes it's hard to find ourselves. Maybe we just need to understand that it doesn't matter who we are, because we are always important and crucial. There cannot be mathematics without x, and so there cannot be world without you.
Never ever crossed my mind that I would be inspired by any story related to math at any point in my life. Boy was I glad to be wrong! What a beautifully put story and presentation.
This literally made me cry. So good, so beautiful. Amazing work Tibees and all other contributors. The future of math is inspiring! A possible sequel: “Finding Z”, because why should we stick to a 2d plane, when a 3D one is far more insane!
My god, there is meaning with layers of meaning on top of layers of meaning, under so many more layers of meaning. It's like a classic story with cutting-edge topics, completely brilliant.
It was so lovely with all the hard work, I got literal chills around the end. Impressed by all the smartness in your work, I decide to share it with all my friends. I really loved all the math references like the fibonacci numbers as the pages of the ancient book. You gained all my respect with this piece of master art and it ain't going around anywhere from my heart. I can now understand how difficult it was to make all lines rhyming.
I think this is the most amazing mathematically based story I've seen since discovering Flatland. I will be recommending this to a lot of people for a lot of different reasons.
This is so cool i wished we had something like this when i was in school learning about finding x, it would've definitely made it so much cooler and interesting to learn, kids today are so lucky to have so many cool resources for learning! this was so well done and written, congrats to all the animators and writers, such a beautiful piece of art and education!
If There's no structure to this resource gathering then one can easily find depression and hopelessness at the end of it, not to mention dissociation from themselfs. So yes, while we have so many great resources, we are also being thrown so much more bullshit at our faces that overshadows most of the good and meaningfull Information that are instead replaced by the fruitless endeavour of the internet addiction and its quirks . Learn to use your weapons as they say, cuz they can either help you or destroy you, especially at an young age.
Wow, this story, all this work, is incredible! I can't remember a better and more beautiful way of expressing, what math is really all about. Hope you'll consider to make some sequel. Greetings from the other side of the globe (Poland:).
This was so amazing, Toby! I study in grade 7 which is why I wasn't able to grasp every reference to maths in the video, but IT WAS SO GREAT! Also, sorry for being here so late. I wasn't watching RU-vid for a long time :)
I am sorry. I am so sorry that I can give only one like to this video. You've done such a terrific job! This is what must win artistic awards! all little details are so lovely!
This piece of art is beyond amazing. Can't even fathom the effort this must have taken. You have created a masterpieces worth all the time that went into this. Simply brilliant loved every second of it . XoXo
I had to stop at 6:56, I feel like you’re whispering at my soul. I never thought I’d hear someone else talk about it so beautifully and elegant like you did. Your references of the hidden one and atum-ra are very special ❤️
Dang! There were so many math puns and references scattered through this video, the creativity you used to put it all fittingly together into the story… Genius! Brought back the memories of when I took calculus in HS (my favorite topic). Awesome work Tibes 👏
This was so wonderful, it felt like math flowing as a poem. The creativity and hard work went behind this knows no bounds. Thank you for making this, Tibees! The creative teacher and storyteller in you truly shines through this project. Lots of good wishes and luck on your future projects as well! ☺️
An animated poem so witty and unique, I thought to myself, that this is très chic. Very well done, and a great story too, although there were no clothes, not even a shoe. I watched to the end through the tears and all, with one last praise for you, magnifique!
This is a masterpiece! I’ll be coming back to watch many times. Congratulations to you and your entire team! Okay - I admit I felt a little silly for crying - but after reading the comments, I know I’ve found my people 😁
Thank you for creating this special video - Found your channel recently, and I find it really meaningful and refreshing. Thank you for inspiring and reminding of whats important in this whirlwind of a world
I could feel the effort of Tibees and the team in every second of the animation , the story is phenomenal, this could be a series or even an entire movie that would be amazing for children. I want to show this so badly to my math teacher, for her to find the references hiding in every corner of the short film uwu You are amazing Tibees, and congratulations to you and the team 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I'll be listing all the references I find here. If there are any more or any that are wrong, please let me know! I'm only 11 so I'm bound to make some mistakes. 0:20 ; • Cartesian Court is a reference to the Cartesian Plane • L'hospital is a reference to L'hospitals rule 0:30 ; • The twins are labeled as 1^2 • 2 is the successor of 1 ( 1 + 1 ) • 3 is the successor of 2 ( 2 + 1 ) • The background has the Towers of Hanoi when it comes to x. ( There's also a figure on the window that I forgot. ) 1:10 ; • 1729 is known as the taxicab number, also known as the smallest number that can be expressed as the sum of 2 different cubes, in 2 different ways • δ ( Delta ) is used to denote a change in calculus. • π ( Pi ) is the ratio between a circle's circumference and diameter. • The rollercoaster actually shows integration or finding the area under the curve. ( took me a moment to realize...) 1:30 ; • The painting has a parabola. • The flowers are addition and multiplication symbols instead, but I'm assuming multiplication because, 'times table.' • The Klein bottle. 1:53 ; • The painting has a cubic. • The bowl has knots and crosses. 2:15 ; • The painting has either a parabola or a cosh x function. • The game of life papers on the desk ( I think ) 2:20 ; • The sin/cos wave on the sign... ( this is the holy grail of all math dad jokes. ) 2:40 ; • A problem from the JEE advanced on the right paper. • 42 studying the unit circle on the complex plane. 2:45 ; • 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + .... infinity = [cut off the paper] (x is an integration, so 42 is doing summation, is my interpretation) • sin x / x = sin 3:30 ; • X landed on the island of the Roman Numerals. 3:40 ; • The volcano has a pinball-looking machine ( I forgot the term- ) 3:50 ; • M is the main statue as it is the highest value in roman numerals. 4:05 ; • X is 10 in Roman Numerals, so it got assigned number 10. 4:30; • The shield on the left has Pi, the one on the left has Σ ( Sigma ) denoting the summation of a pattern. 4:45 ; • X > V ( 10 is greater than 5, therefore in the hierarchy, X has a higher role than V. ) 5:10 ; • X doesn't know its value yet, so it can change into any value, correct or wrong 5:50 ; • Each number for each subset of math is assigned a value from the Fibonacci numbers, 1597 is the 17th number of the sequence. 6:25 ; • The unit circle on the abacus door. 6:50 ; • The giant infinity in the background. • Many prominent figures in math can be seen, such as the natural log, the nullity, the golden ratio, and 0. 7:20 ; • Tried doing a google search for acutius and obtusius, but got nothing, so it must be a reference to Acute and Obtuse. 7:50 ; • Another set of prominent math figures, such as pi ( again again ), Euler's number, i, and k. 8:15 ; • Reference to the fact that any ellipse, circle, or line on the cartesian plane can be shown by equations using x and y. And those are all I could find!
omg your comment is stunning. You found so many things that we didn't think people would notice! I can't believe you are only 11, I barely knew any of these concepts at your age. Well done and all the best
This is amazing. I love math and I’m curious to solve all of these easter eggs. I enjoyed the part in which x took on the identity of i to escape and the part in which x and y form a line, circle and eclipse. Well done Tibees!
Damn this was so awesome! You are one of my favorite creators of RU-vid. X finding it's place with all other irrational numbers was a great idea and all the references you sprinkled shows how much effort you put in. Kudos to you and the team.
This was so amazing and had me hooked on at every point, not just the references but all of finding x. Now on each question I battle to find x I always have this on my head. I could feel your dedication through this, this is truly a masterpiece!! There were funny moments here too like when x was being seen as roman 10, and also that time when 42 wrote sin(x)/x = sin, that got me off guard. It is really amazing how you can put all those reference into this beautiful and wholesome short film. I really loved your work!!!
This is the cutest mathematics video i’ve ever seen. :) I really enjoyed it so much and i appriciate everyone involved in this video.Please make more short films,it would be awesome to watch one about physics.Thanks a bunch for everything! My favorite reference was Acutius Obtutius by the way. 😊
What an incredible achievement. A kid friendly, educational, well written and well animated film that encapsulates theories of linear and imaginary math and it’s relationship with linear and metaphysical existence. This video effortlessly utilized math theories to explain emotional and familial turmoil and growth, and arrival at a sense of self, all while being accessible and still rhyming - well, at that. Blown away. Such profound truth in simplicity. The way the best kid friendly cinema (and make no mistake, this is cinema) consistently delivers. This moved me beyond what I imagined would be possible for an animated short. How outstanding!
Hold ON. This was genuinely a good watch!! The storytelling shows how deep and sincere your understanding of mathematical philosophy is and the superb writing shows you also have literary intelligence, I am truly awestruck!!
Tibees, this was so adorable! Even as a layman, I did get several math references, and of course I recognized numerous math terms, even though I didn't quite remember what they all meant. Thank you so much for all your hard work on this! I loved it!
The animation is so mesmerizing and your narration so soothing that it almost hides the light that it's a poem under a bushel. And so many references. If I'd be a maths teacher, I'd show this first lesson of each year to give an outlook into what awaits and a reminder of what was already learned.
Dear Toby. This is THE BEST!!!!! Thanks. You are SO AWESOME!!! Glad to see Film Australia's support !! More please of these for the education of Big Kids (like me) as well as Small Kids - about mathematics and mathematical concepts which have always been beyond my mere mortal - non-mathematician grasp!!! ❤❤❤
I'm so much impressed by this film! Everything is so wonderfully put together! Great work of art, Toby and the team! Thank you so much for spending your valuable time to bring X to life. I will definitely want to watch it from time to time and I will definitely recommend it to others. I was not expecting that it will be a poetic story, which added even more value to it. When I watched I had a strange feeling that I read something similar before. It took me another twenty minutes to realize that Lewis Carroll's books "Phantasmagoria and Other Poems" and then "Alice...", which fascinated me some years ago, when I first read them in English.
Beautiful, just beautiful. Congratualitions for Tiibes and all involved for making this masterpiece that mix entertainment with math in one of the greatest ways possible. If Feynman was here, he would definetely enjoy this animation!!
this is so charming. I was an animation major, though working in an entirely different field. very impressed with your work. the poems were great. just amazing all around. nice work.
It's genuinely the nicest and most wholesome short-film I think I've ever seen. Great job, and I love the incorporation of different things, especially different subtleties. Really awesome, and I thank you so much for it ❤
