# 3Blue1Brown — The Hairy Ball Theorem (social cut)

A 76-second vertical teaser for a maths video. A furry blue ball is combed, a puzzle is posed, a pi-creature quip leads to a short proof preview, and the film ends on a link to the full video.

- Code: SO-0016
- Kind: Social cut
- Format: Vertical social cut
- Brand: 3Blue1Brown
- Length: 76.0s · 11 beats · 8.7 beats/min · 3 hard cuts
- Industry: Education, Media
- Style: Minimal, Photoreal, Data viz, Characters, Captions, Morph transitions, Music-led, No voiceover
- Original: https://x.com/3blue1brown/status/2017622374258991276
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/3blue1brown-the-hairy-ball-theorem-social-cut

## The breakdown

The full breakdown has eleven sheets: Snapshot, Opening, Structure, Timeline, Rhythm, Look, Movement, Sound & words, Why it works, Production, Build brief. It is available to Cutmap Pro members at https://cutmap.co/v/3blue1brown-the-hairy-ball-theorem-social-cut.