Ugh. First, the title of this article is wrong because in the article itself the author says it IS -1/12, just not the way the video proved it.
And, yes, I know in math that HOW you get the answer is somehow seen as being more important than the answer itself, but really? You consider this attention damaging? This is like the people who complain about Mythbusters because it's not "real science".
Look, anything that gets people more interested in math is great, especially when it's a video as harmless as this one (it's not as if this video could actually impact someone's life or well-being).
So drop this "I was the cool form of uncool before uncool became a thing" attitude and just be happy that people are interested in math for a change.
And, yes, I know in math that HOW you get the answer is somehow seen as being more important than the answer itself, but really? You consider this attention damaging? This is like the people who complain about Mythbusters because it's not "real science".
Look, anything that gets people more interested in math is great, especially when it's a video as harmless as this one (it's not as if this video could actually impact someone's life or well-being).
So drop this "I was the cool form of uncool before uncool became a thing" attitude and just be happy that people are interested in math for a change.