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Uploaded by on Nov 10, 2006

Adding/subtracting 4 - 6 digit numbers using the abacus

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  • Probably fun as well.

  • 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!

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  • FREEKOOO

    

  • @pifibbi Oh thank you now i get it :D

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

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

  • @00Maximilian

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

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

  • 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)??

  • Try working that fast with a calculator :D

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

  • wtf?

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

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