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This is a transcript of a video that explains how to turn a sphere inside out without making holes or creases, using mathematical concepts such as turning numbers, corrugations and eversions. The video uses animations, diagrams and examples to illustrate the process and the differences between curves and surfaces. The video also shows some historical and humorous aspects of the topic.
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1. Mathematicians can turn a sphere inside out without making a hole or a crease.
2. The turning number is a property of curves that measures the net amount of turning after one complete circuit.
3. The turning number remains the same when a curve changes according to certain rules, and a curve can only turn into another curve with the same turning number.
4. The Whitney-Graustein theorem states that any two curves with the same turning number can be transformed into each other without sharp bends.
5. A sphere can be divided into guide strips and wavy strips that allow it to twist and turn without pinching or creasing.
6. The eversion of the sphere consists of four phases: corrugation, twisting, pushing and uncorrugation.
7. The eversion was first proved in theory by Stephen Smale in 1957 and later demonstrated by various methods by different mathematicians.