I walked the length of a state (ish)

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Sorry everyone: STEMcon was just cancelled by the organisers. I’m gutted, and sorry we can’t hang out on the ocean. Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia https://boundarystones.org/ Rectangular States and Kinky Borders https://mathtourist.blogspot.com/2007/08/rectangular-states-and-kinky-borders.html?m=1 "Chart showing the original boundary milestones of the District of Columbia." Fred E. Woodward, 1906. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2017/05/modest-monuments-the-district-of-columbia-boundary-stones/ Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. They be there and be square. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths CORRECTIONS - Thanks to everyone who spotted I say 100 square metres when I definitely mean 100 square miles. Filming by Truman Hanks Editing by Gus Melton Written and performed by Matt Parker Additional material by Truman Hanks and Nicole Jacobus Produced by Nicole Jacobus Music by Howard Carter Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson Additional technical support by Adam Fineberg and David Benji Weiner MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician Website: http://standupmaths.com/ PS The Smithsonian video is about a calculator prototype they have in their archives. It's very exciting.