Our friend Liz Suenaga brought to our attention the scientist 時枝 正 (Tadashi Tokieda - one of the cooler - and most appropriate - names I’ve ever encountered: it could be translated as “true sprig of time”). Currently involved in mathematics at Stanford University, he is fluent in Japanese, French, and English and knows ancient Greek, Latin, classical Chinese, Finnish, Spanish, and Russian. Here, he shows how a two-dimensional object can enlarge itself by forcing it into a three-dimensional space with a simple trick that you can replicate in your classroom to prove to your students that, yes, you are god. He describes it as “escaping into the ambient third dimension,” a phrase you might want to remember the next time you’re in California and are smoking pot. (Practice a few times at home first - the method, not the pot.)
Really,this is useful to demonstrate how a Japanese-born person can become completely fluent in English and having a lot of fun doing so. - William
