Benjamin Franklin's Magic Square

Patterns of 8 numbers adding to 260. This is incomplete, with more patterns available for the viewer to identify.

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[Thales148]

I think you have the first two rows switched. I thought the row starting with 52 is suppose to be first

[malcfifty]

@Thales148 You're right, Thales. I had it right on the initial slide, and can't explain why I transposed the first two rows in subsequent slides. My apologies to you (and to Benjamin Franklin). It doesn't change the overall intent of searching for patterns, so I won't rush to fix things - it'll go on my "to do" list, when time allows.

[lbjorneberg]

BORING!

[malcfifty]

@lbjorneberg What do you suggest to "jazz it up" please? Constructive criticism is most welcome.

[lbjorneberg]

@malcfifty Sorry - my eight-year-old wrote that. Not sure eight-year-olds were your intended audience anyway. She would like "more music" LOL

[malcfifty]

@lbjorneberg I've done an audio swap on this clip. Hope this is better than before.

[SDREPINS7]

cool!! but bad song choice

[Rightsofway1]

Bright Lad Young Ben

[Amechryst]

Kudos... and to those being critical.... what do you expect... he didin't promise naked ladies dancing! It's math!

[lbjorneberg]

@malcfifty sorry my 8-year-old wrote that. Not sure 8-year olds were your intended audience anyway. She would like "more music" LOL

[JokucFromBFME]

Macarony :P

[OriginalCandyHorse]

Benjamin Franklin actually cheated on his wife! I'm not lying! look it up!

[saammysonn]

omg i did this in school like 1 month ago and we had to figure it out but we were given like a quater of the numbers

[TheBatchGuy]

Wow.

[malcfifty]

In the words of Henry Steele Commager, "In Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat." To Walter Isaacson, this makes Franklin, "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become." (Wikipedia)

[golastfm]

omfg!