Arthur Benjamin: Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic"
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Jan 9, 2008
http://www.ted.com In a lively show, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares, solves another massive mental equation and guesses a few birthdays. How does he do it? He'll tell you.
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It looks impressive and it is. But the methods he uses are not that difficult. If you are interested in this kind of stuff you should get his book: Secrets of Mental Math. I've been studying that book and I can do all the calculations that he does... he does them 10 times faster than I do tho :p
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I was happy with an 100% in my Calculus III class!
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DAYUM.
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He's like a computer! Thinks like a computer; has lots of algorithms stored in his memory lol.
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I'm not a magician, I'm a MATHemagician!
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Dang it takes me at least 2-3 min to calculate a problem >.> wish i was him pure math pawnage :D
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@BoostedDubstep Thats probably because you listen to Dubstep, it just fecks up brains :/
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@RobRealestate how do you explain him going to a very good school (John Hopkins university) and he being a professor in math at Harvey Mudd???????????
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He's the next einstien
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Dont you have a calculator in your cellphone? =)
Sizzlik 3 months ago 22
i can't even plus 8+6 without thinking for a minute
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