Using the abacus

[thegreatshankarma]

FREEKOOO



[Swordarcher]

its fun and cool to use and I go for lessons too, but I've never seen such quick calculation before!

[lihnlihn]

Can someone PLEASE tell me what to do if like there is 9 beads (the bead at the top and the rest at the bottom) and you have to add like 9 do you move to the next column after you get to 9 again (in that one column)??

[pifibbi]

@lihnlihn I'm not sure what you're asking but here's what i do:

For 99+9 --> 99 + 10 - 1 --> 109 - 1 --> 108

[lihnlihn]

@pifibbi Oh thank you now i get it :D

[Cds56]

Try working that fast with a calculator :D

[tongyeok]

hey i can do that too...with no outcome..

[MsNintendogs]

wtf?

[Penthaligon]

How do you get negative answers on an abacus?

[00Maximilian]

But I wonder if they can do roots and powers. Or irrational numbers?

[D0g63rt]

@00Maximilian

Yes, I have root (3667) under 20pi bags of rice, how will this damn contraption help me sell my goods!

[carlosletal]

sound like a pentium I

[wtfyouagain]

@carlosletal Now that is a Funny comment. LIKE IT.

[GWOZ0Z0]

how many years of training on this?

[zaharabd]

no way not fast e nufff

[Archmasterdoomsday]

It's faster on gigantic numbers it just takes practice

[TheRudeCow]

hes pro..

[Chilledtea]

It's almost magical...

[buskerbuoy]

The abacus is good for addition and subtraction but not as good for multiplication and division.

[cgelj]

wow

vry fast

[HaKiNgHeLpEr]

This is truely amazing! way faster then calculator...

[thaboinger]

That is cool and it sounds really nice

[OhMymy]

this is 100x much faster than calculator

[ConquerOnlineLegend]

who writes those numbers down? its beautiful handwriting lol

[elnezio]

a su puta madre que cabrones

[lukebbb]

la tuya

[bpamap]

I am teaching mental arithmwetic program using abacus in Chennai, India. I have two 4 year old girls completed 5 levels. They can do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Both of them are studying in UKG and are taught only single digit numbers not even addition in the school. It is also interesting to note that the program is not just for mastering mathemtics, but for the overall perfomance. In fact, the children are doing exceptionally well in all the subjects.

[friedcrispy]

well i guess for arithmetic the abacus rules, but im doing calc II and shit

[heyheyhey0220]

Then get a slide rule, duh.

[adlsp]

you'll need toilet tissue also (for the shit)...

[ink942]

they are awesome i have one

[madsli]

man, i want to learn how to use an abacus, looks so much more efficient than using a calculator

[aacckkmmee]

Probably fun as well.

[AscottW]

Agreed. Although, after a while I would think the learning process would get irritating at a few spots.

[floundericiousWA]

The benefit of learning something like the abacus is in teaching your mind to more efficiently structure numbers for calculation... see the other youtube videos for speed-math abacus competitors in Japan... they don't even use the physical abacus, it's all imaginary and mental. If I practiced using a calculator hours on end, I'd get pretty damned fast at it, myself!

[lovyboy]

it is cause ive used for bfore it fun lol

[Vyggy]

That guy uses the abacus faster than i can press the digits into my mobile.. I like the way how the abacus is reset.

[roflcopter414]

wow i wanna learn how to use one :(

[newfiebassplayer]

I played with one as a child in doctor's office waiting rooms. Wish I knew how to use it. I wonder if it's possible that learning these skills as an adult would still be beneficial.

[floundericiousWA]

hell yes, it would be...

The problem with a calculator is it provides the "easy short cut" to the answer. It's not necessarily faster, but it's easier to do... an abacus can be faster than a calculator...heck, for that matter a pencil and paper can be faster than a calculator!!

It's more about practicing the basic math for hours and hours until your brain knows how to structure and process the information!

:-)

[guitarsolointhewind]

I had my first day at Soroban school 2 days ago. The little 6 year olds totally showed me up.

[NASIMNASIM]

good for the brain

[superlamp]

Be neat to know how to use an abacus, too bad I was never even shown one in school.

[blind25]

prep!