Our friend Byron send us a thoughtful piece today which is based on palindromes. 1HW, being a true mathematics person, has always enjoyed those. However, this one is somewhat different.
As you probably know, a palindrome reads the same backward as forward (as, ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBA). This video reads the exact opposite backward as forward as a palindrome, but not only does it read the opposite, but the meaning is also the exact opposite. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video, and it is brilliant. Make sure you read as well as listen...forward and backward.
The video was submitted in a contest by a 20-year-old. The contest was entitled "u @50" by AARP. This video won second place (I need to see who won first). When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. It is so simple and yet so complex. Take a minute to watch it! Let me know what you think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA
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