Arthur Benjamin: Lightning calculation and other “Mathemagic”
In this video Arthur Benjamin calculates squares of 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers faster than you can do it on a calculator. I know. I tried to keep up while watching the video. Audience members give him their birthdate and he tells them what day of the week they were born. Wait until you see what he does for his grand finale.
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Absolutely amazing. Where does the magic come in? Any ideas, or is it all in his brain? What do we call this fellow?
I’m not sure where the magic fits in, but he is what is called a “mental calculator”. Wikipedia has an article about mental calculators. Evidently they hold competitions once in a while and these guys race each other doing difficult calculatons in their heads
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_calculator
I think it is a skill you can learn. But takes lots of practice.