We tested Babish's 15,000% claim!

Thanks to Private Internet Access for sponsoring this video! You can use my personalised link for your discount here: https://PIAVPN.com/StandupMaths Here’s the reddit thread where this all started: https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/1rl8ltg/solving_surface_area_of_spiralized_hot_dog/ Here’s Babish’s Youtube video with the big surface area ‘claim’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZftFVTkiAU Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. You are the crispy onions who complete my helical hot dog adventures. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths Particular thanks to Patreon supporter Mark Reed who spotted a clarification in the video on an early-access release. Join Patreon if you too want to correct Matt's maths! And big thanks to Ben Sparks for making the helicoid GeoGebra plots! Check him out here: https://www.bensparks.co.uk CORRECTIONS 3.01 - the correct form of the area of a circle is of course pi x R^2, not 2 x pi x R^2. If only integration were more straightforward. (Thanks simonlitvinskii1898 for spotting it!) Written and performed by Matt Parker Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash Produced by Nicole Jacobus Research by Rhys Jones Music by Howard Carter Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician Website: https://standupmaths.com/