tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-279438122024-03-13T03:22:41.200-07:00Grey Matters: VideosTrain and Strain Your Brain To Entertain!Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-27678869419581136392011-02-15T15:30:00.000-08:002011-02-20T22:24:18.931-08:00Memorizing Pi to 100 Digits<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="530" height="428" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ChCFJ3iSr3o?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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This is a quick tutorial on how to memorize hundreds of digits of Pi, as originally taught in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Mental-Math-Mathemagicians-Calculation/dp/0307338401?ie=UTF8&tag=greymatt-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Arthur Benjamin's book, <span style="font-style:italic;">Secrets of Mental Math</span></a>.<br />
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Before beginning, you should be familiar with <a href="http://gmmentalgym.blogspot.com/2010/10/memory-basics.html">both the Link System and Major/Peg System</a>, as this video kind of glosses over them.<br />
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Here are the sentences used to remember the first 100 digits of Pi:<br />
<ul><li>My turtle Pancho will, my love, pick up my new mover Ginger.</li>
<li>My movie monkey plays in a favorite bucket.</li>
<li>Ship my <strike>monkey</strike><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">puppy</span> Michael to Sullivan's backrubber.</li>
<li>A really open music video cheers Jenny F. Jones.</li>
<li>Have a baby fish knife so Marvin will marinate the goose chick.</li>
</ul>To take these systems even farther, and to learn them in AND out of order, <a href="http://gmmentalgym.blogspot.com/2010/10/400-digits-of-pi.html">check out my 400 Digits of Pi tutorial</a> in the Mental Gym.<br />
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In the <a href="http://revision3.com/scamschool/scamschool-131">September 15th episdoe of Scam School</a>, as shown above, Brian Brushwood <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMsa-qBlPIE#t=13m40s">gives a link to this site as part of the credits</a>!<br />
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Thank you for the special mention, Brian! It's especially generous considering that so many other people sent it in.<br />
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I talk about this episode in more detail in <a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/2010/09/scam-school-meets-grey-mattersagain.html">my post, <i>Scam School Meets Grey Matters...Again!</i></a>.<br />
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Video Format: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-43991189074536377042008-12-21T12:50:00.000-08:002010-01-29T09:13:49.766-08:00Grey Matters Internet TV!(Mirrored from the <a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/2008/12/grey-matters-internet-tv.html">Grey Matters Blog</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.getmiro.com/"><img src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/testingfark/greymatters/miro.png" width="120" height="102" border="0" align="left" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="Get Miro" /></a><a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/">Grey Matters</a> now has an internet TV channel available on <a href="http://www.getmiro.com/">Miro</a>!<br /><br /><span id="fullpost">Miro, if you're not familiar with it, is a freeware program that acts as a sort of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video_recorder">DVR</a> for internet videos, and that can handle almost any video format you throw at it. Besides using it to watch videos you already have saved to your hard drive, you can search several video sources at once, and download those to watch at your leisure. Yes, Miro even makes it easy to download YouTube videos to your hard drive!<br /><br />In a similar manner to a DVR, the videos will ordinarily be deleted from your hard drive after a specified amount of time. The default is 6 days, but you can specify storage times from 3 hours to 1 month. Of course, if you find a favorite, you can easily tell Miro to keep it on your hard drive permanently. Miro will both manage your hard drive space (you can tell it to keep a certain amount of hard drive space free) and organize your video collection.<br /><br />Another way to discover videos about your interests is <a href="https://miroguide.com/">Miro channels</a>. These are akin to TV channels, but can be created by anyone on just about any topic! Using Miro to organize these channel can be a great way to keep your favorite podcasts manageable. A Miro channel is basically a specialized type of <a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/2005/11/grey-matters-site-feeds.html">RSS feed</a>, and they're available for free.<br /><br />Now, I've tried to keep <a href="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/">Grey Matters Videos</a> going, but a blog is proving to be the wrong medium to keep the videos organized. Creating the <a href="https://miroguide.com/channels/user/32500">Grey Matters Miro Channel</a> is a far better medium for what I want to do with Grey Matters Videos.<br /><br />To take advantage of this new video channel, first <a href="http://www.getmiro.com/download/">download, install and run Miro</a>. If you're just getting it up and running for the first time, you may want to watch the pre-installed <span style="font-style:italic;">Using Miro</span> channel to become familiar with it. To add the Grey Matters Miro Channel, copy the following address:<br /><br />http://members.cox.net/econalc/files/gmvideosmiro.rss<br /><br />Next, go to Miro, and from the <span style="font-style:italic;">Channels</span> menu, select <span style="font-style:italic;">Add Channel...</span>, then paste the above address into the box and click OK. As it's brand new, there are only 9 videos from around the web at the moment, including the <a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/2008/12/martin-gardner-documentary.html">Martin Gardner documentary I discussed in my previous post</a>. Note that even though it isn't hosted at a site such as YouTube, Miro can still find it, download it and organize it with no additional trouble.<br /><br />Since it's easier to add a video to a Miro channel than to create a blog entry around it, this video collection will grow over time. I won't be adding all of the videos from <a href="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/">Grey Matters Videos</a>, but I will leave that blog up so you can find any past favorites. The purpose of the <a href="http://members.cox.net/econalc/files/gmvideosmiro.rss">Grey Matters Miro Channel</a>, however, will be the resource for all the future videos I add.</span>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-55238080787709874942008-07-07T18:30:00.000-07:002008-07-07T18:30:00.686-07:00Charles Gauci<center><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/8F3399DA272668D6"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/8F3399DA272668D6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Yes, <a href="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/2008/06/charles-gauci.html">Charles Gauci is already back</a> on Grey Matters Videos! This time, he's performing a memorization feat of a shuffled deck of cards. Not only is the memorization of the first part of the deck impressive, but so is the finish!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-81589643689818797812008-06-28T22:15:00.000-07:002008-06-28T22:15:01.891-07:00Jonathan Levit<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pfwUxyENQRo&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pfwUxyENQRo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Back in December 2007, Jonathan Levit performed at Hollywood's famed <a href="http://www.magiccastle.com/">Magic Castle</a>. One of the highlights of his performance was this incredible recall of a current magazine he'd memorized! Not only is the ability to recall the details of the magazine incredible, but the engaging and entertaining performance really makes this a piece to behold.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-77872452898408444872008-06-22T12:15:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:15:00.774-07:00Charles Gauci<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nxlg7sE06bA&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nxlg7sE06bA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Australian performer Charles Gauci here performs a magic square routine he calls <span style="font-style:italic;">Super Sudoku</span>. First, he has people call out various 3-digit numbers, which are placed in a diagonal. These are then totaled, and Mr. Gauci then quickly fills out the remaining squares so as to give that same total in many different directions!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-51701241389104597692008-03-05T23:03:00.000-08:002008-03-05T23:03:25.241-08:00OneManSho<center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbkNxYaULBw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbkNxYaULBw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Here's an unusual and amazing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbkNxYaULBw">feat of memorization by <span style="font-style:italic;">OneManSho</span></a>! At first, it simply sounds like he's singing an opera in Latin or Italian. Even if you're not into opera, keep watching it! About the middle, you'll realize how familiar the song is, and how impressive a memorization feat this truly is!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">OneManSho</span> also performed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KmHFdp6cgs">this same feat with another song</a>, but there are stronger visual clues in this video as to which song he's singing.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-KmHFdp6cgs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-KmHFdp6cgs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br />This idea has been done before, such as in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfVw9xxoNY">Weird Al's <span style="font-style:italic;">Amish Paradise</span> video</a> (watch from 2:51 to 3:09), as well as the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVmIhd1gwpk">classic Swedish bookstore scene from <span style="font-style:italic;">Top Secret!</span></a> (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ovqxXN4o">here it is the original way</a>, if you're curious). However, <span style="font-style:italic;">OneManSho</span> is doing it while making sense and without lip-synching!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-12411625735375439552008-02-13T17:21:00.000-08:002008-02-13T17:21:44.203-08:00David Öttinger<center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qix0yOf8r3c&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qix0yOf8r3c&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br />In our running <a href="http://www.wetten-dass.com/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Wetten, dass ... ?</span></a> marathon, our next feature is 11-year-old <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qix0yOf8r3c">David Öttinger</a>. David is blindfolded, and when given the name of a country somewhere in the world, he can name every country that borders the named country!<br /><br />If you want to learn this feat yourself, try practicing with <a href="http://www.sporcle.com/games/">Sporcle's geography games</a>.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-87092332783086520112008-02-12T16:16:00.000-08:002008-02-13T17:59:28.274-08:00Florian Osmani<center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jA-WUCNW-jI&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jA-WUCNW-jI&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br />In our final <a href="http://www.wetten-dass.com/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Wetten, dass ... ?</span></a> clip for the day, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA-WUCNW-jI">Florian Osmani</a> performs the classic <a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar">Day of the Week For Any Date feat</a>. 8-year-old Florian bets that he can name the day of the week for any date from October 15, 1582 to December 31, 3499. If you've <a href="http://members.cox.net/beagenius/calendar.html">learned and practiced this feat</a>, see if you can get the dates without looking at the video!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-68491451000459456332008-02-12T16:05:00.000-08:002008-02-12T16:05:10.952-08:00Boris Konrad<center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aBTAC3Hm4mQ&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aBTAC3Hm4mQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Here's an interesting challenge from <a href="http://www.wetten-dass.com/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Wetten, dass ... ?</span></a>. Before going on the air, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTAC3Hm4mQ">Boris Konrad</a> memorized 5 <span style="font-style:italic;">unsolved</span> <a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/search/label/Sudoku">Sudoku puzzles</a>. In the clip itself, he is shown 100 <span style="font-style:italic;">solved</span> Sudoku puzzles, and has 4 minutes to identify at least 4 of the 5 puzzles he memorized! Can he do it?<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-86979793039354659882008-02-12T15:45:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:46:43.724-08:00Fabrice Becker<center><iframe src="http://www.youropenmedia.com/video.php?vId=MTEyNTA1" width="474" height="409" frameborder="0"></iframe></center><br /><br />Here's young <a href="http://www.youropenmedia.com/best_web_video/web_videos/watch_web_video.php?action=playVideo&vId=MTEyNTA1">Fabrice Becker</a>, performing on <a href="http://www.wetten-dass.com/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Wetten, dass ... ?</span></a>. Fabrice has memorized each of the pieces from twelve 600-piece puzzles, and bets that, shown any piece from anyone of the puzzles, he can identify that puzzle by its number!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx">Windows Media</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-31814864787603157142008-02-12T15:31:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:40:14.879-08:00Xaver Neuhäusler<center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q4fCmIge26w&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q4fCmIge26w&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br />When searching for information about the <a href="http://headinside.blogspot.com/search/label/Knight's%20Tour">Knight's Tour</a> last year, I ran across <a href="http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=163">this ChessBase column</a> and learned about young <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4fCmIge26w">Xaver Neuhäusler</a> and his appearance on a German TV show called <a href="http://www.wetten-dass.com/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Wetten, dass ... ?</span></a> (German for <span style="font-style:italic;">Betting, that ... ?</span>), where he performed a blindfolded Knight's Tour!<br /><br />Back in may of last year, I actually linked to numerous videos from the show <span style="font-style:italic;">Wetten, dass ... ?</span>, which have since been removed. Fortunately, many of these have been posted on various video sites around the internet. This and the next few entries will be some of the lost files from this German TV show.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-17778058456053080672007-12-16T22:51:00.000-08:002007-12-17T08:52:43.844-08:00Arthur Benjamin on TED<center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="320" height="285" id="VE_Player" align="middle"><param name="movie" value="http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf"><PARAM NAME="FlashVars" VALUE="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/ARTHURBENJAMIN-2005_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&logo=&allowFullscreen=true"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="wmode" value="window"><embed src="http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf" FlashVars="bgColor=FFFFFF&file=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/movies/ARTHURBENJAMIN-2005_high.flv&autoPlay=false&fullscreenURL=http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html&forcePlay=false&logo=&allowFullscreen=true" quality="high" allowScriptAccess="always" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" scale="noscale" wmode="window" width="320" height="285" name="VE_Player" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></object></center><br /><br />Perennial Grey Matters favorite Arthur Benjamin is back! <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/199">This performance</a> is similar to what he does at his <a href="http://www.magiccastle.com/">Magic Castle</a> appearances, where <a href="http://www.magiccastle.com/schedule/index.cfm">you can see him from December 17 to 23</a>. Here, you'll see him square 2-digit, 3-digit and 4-digit numbers faster than a calculator, divines several missing digits, gives the day of the week for any given date, and finishes by squaring a 5-digit number <span style="font-style:italic;">and</span> letting you see the process!<br /><br />You can find other videos featuring Dr. Benjamin <a href="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/2006/05/arthur-benjamin.html">here</a>, <a href="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/2006/07/arthur-benjamin-mathemagics.html">here</a> and <a href="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/2007/02/arthur-benjamin.html">here</a>. If you would like to learn more about the art of mathemagic, the <a href="http://greymatters.zlio.com/">Grey Matters Store</a> has an entire <a href="http://greymatters.zlio.com/c2219911-mathemagic.html">mathemagic section</a>, and even features <a href="http://greymatters.zlio.com/math-p4282955-Secrets-of-Mental-Math-The-Mathemagician-s-Guide-to-Lightning-Calculation-and-Amazing-Math-Tricks.html">Dr. Benjamin's book, <span style="font-style:italic;">Secrets of Mental Math</span></a>.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.ted.com/">TED</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-69545242245557356762007-12-02T16:23:00.000-08:002007-12-02T16:24:18.257-08:00Susan Percy<center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="400" height="345" align="middle"><param name="movie" value="http://www.videojug.com/film/player?id=63c3ccf9-a3d4-f2de-891f-ff0008c9ece4" /><embed src="http://www.videojug.com/film/player?id=63c3ccf9-a3d4-f2de-891f-ff0008c9ece4" quality="high" width="400" height="345" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></center><br /><br />In <a href="http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-memorise-a-deck-of-cards">this video</a>, UK memory expert Susan Percy teaches you how to quickly memorize the order of a shuffled deck of cards. At the video link, you can also scroll down and go over the steps in more detail, as well.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.videojug.com/">VideoJug</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-50873839030514844012007-09-14T22:26:00.000-07:002007-09-14T22:26:09.546-07:00Bob Gray<center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HgMBrXI4M2Y"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HgMBrXI4M2Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center><br /><br />In <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgMBrXI4M2Y">this video</A>, memory lecturer <A HREF="http://memoryedge.com/">Bob Gray</A> performs some amazing feats. First, he writes forwards and backwards simultaneously, followed immediately by writing forward and backwards upside-down simultaneously! You can see more of his amazing work at the <A HREF="http://memoryedge.com/audio.html">audio and video section of his site</A>.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-77089603952780456562007-08-30T12:08:00.000-07:002007-08-30T12:08:37.726-07:00Garth Sundem<center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lIaiFk3jLpQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lIaiFk3jLpQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center><br /><br />After publishing <A HREF="http://headinside.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-geek-logik.html">Geek Logik</A>, author <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIaiFk3jLpQ">Garth Sundem appeared on <I>Good Morning America</I></A>, to promote it. They took several people who were dealing with major life questions, and applied Garth's equations to their lives. The insights are quite interesting.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-86566770380154594002007-08-24T18:30:00.000-07:002010-07-07T12:53:30.539-07:00The Phantom Tollbooth<object width="529" height="397"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4684504&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4684504&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="529" height="397"></embed></object><br />
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This is the complete classic 1970 movie, <a HREF="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EDDD8DAFE0862ABB"><i>The Phantom Tollbooth</I></A>, in 2 parts. As you might guess from the Grey Matters site, the <a HREF="http://greymatters.zlio.com/Kids-and-Family-p9338438-The-Phantom-Tollbooth.html">original book</A> and this movie were a big influence on me.<br />
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It's simultaneously fun and makes a number of excellent points. Watch the entire movie while it is still available.<br />
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<a HREF=""></A>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-70406018369576148542007-08-08T16:45:00.000-07:002007-08-08T16:45:57.533-07:00“Computerman”<center><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=6041843190525486517&hl=en" flashvars=""></embed></center><br /><br />This unknown gentleman from Ghana, identified only as “<A HREF="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6041843190525486517">Computerman</A>”, can recall the day of the week for any date given!<br /><br />This is a classic memory feat that can be learned with enough practice. Check out my <A HREF="http://headinside.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar">calendar blog posts</A>, as well as my <A HREF="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar">calendar videos</A> for more information on this feat.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://video.google.com/">Google Video</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-60108227992852097532007-07-12T16:50:00.000-07:002007-07-12T17:06:09.916-07:00LEGOs vs. Rubik's Cube<center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/htnL1KTpaY8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/htnL1KTpaY8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Here's a <A HREF="http://mindstorms.lego.com/">LEGO Mindstorms robot</A> that can scan and solve a randomly-scrambled Rubik's Cube! Check out the <A HREF="http://headinside.blogspot.com/2007/07/legos-vs-rubiks-cube.html">full story here</A>.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a><br /><br /><A HREF=""></A>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-6967888971938628272007-06-20T16:00:00.000-07:002007-06-20T16:00:36.974-07:00Will Smith<center><object width="425" height="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/7t2jzxg1eG7hNfL4i"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/7t2jzxg1eG7hNfL4i" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="335" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Check out <A HREF="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28i1a_will-smithcubo-di-rubik-in-55-secon">Will Smith</A> solving a Rubik's Cube in only 55 seconds! He learned how to do this for the movie <A HREF="http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/thepursuitofhappyness/"><I>The Pursuit of Happyness</I></A>. He was taught by Tyson Mao, who has been featured on this site <A HREF="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/2006/10/tyson-mao-rubiks-cube-behind-back.html">here</A> and <A HREF="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/2006/06/tyson-mao.html">here</A>.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/">dailymotion</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-67360775096678091932007-06-01T15:49:00.000-07:002010-03-14T00:01:48.919-08:00BBC: How To Improve Your Memory<center><object width="530" height="370"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/029C02A9173958C7"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/029C02A9173958C7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="530" height="370"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/">The BBC</a> recently produced an excellent documentary called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=029C02A9173958C7">How To Improve Your Memory</a>. It is shown above in 12 parts. Enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Update:</span> It's no longer available on YouTube, but can still be seen on clip.vn in 5 parts:<br /><a href="http://clip.vn/watch/Cach-cai-thien-tri-nho-BBC-Video-part-1-5,ukv"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Part 1</span></a><br /><a href="http://clip.vn/watch/Cach-cai-thien-tri-nho-BBC-Video-part-2-5,u-V"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Part 2</span></a><br /><a href="http://clip.vn/watch/Cach-cai-thien-tri-nho-BBC-Video-part-3-5,5_Z"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Part 3</span></a><br /><a href="http://clip.vn/watch/Cach-cai-thien-tri-nho-BBC-Video-part-4-5,5_8"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Part 4</span></a><br /><a href="http://clip.vn/watch/Cach-cai-thien-tri-nho-BBC-Video-part-5-5,5W2"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Part 5</span></a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-82999888159362080562007-05-10T16:18:00.001-07:002007-05-10T16:18:55.750-07:002006 USA World Memory Championships<center><object width="530" height="370"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/5DBE57A46C11E440"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/5DBE57A46C11E440" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="530" height="370"></embed></object></center><br /><br />The footage above is from the 2006 <A HREF="http://www.usamemorychampionship.com/">USA National Memory Championships</A>, covered by <A HREF="http://www.hd.net/">HDNet</A> (Originally in HD, which is why some titles are cut off). The above player shows <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5DBE57A46C11E440">all 6 parts of the coverage</A>, which covers the 6 finalists of the championship.<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-15786329717150983062007-05-10T16:08:00.001-07:002007-05-10T16:08:08.785-07:00Blindfolded 5-Cube Solving<center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_ge5os7ffnw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_ge5os7ffnw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center><br /><br />In all the <A HREF="http://gmvlog.blogspot.com/search/label/Rubik's%20Cube">Rubik's Cube videos</A> I've posted, I've never seen anything like this. In <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ge5os7ffnw">this video</A>, this amazing guy memorizes 5 scrambled cubes, and proceeds to solve all 5 blindfolded in under 6 minutes!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-49951476276969463102007-04-25T14:12:00.000-07:002007-08-08T17:10:22.138-07:00Alberto Dell'Isola<center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iY_Ywoame4Y"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iY_Ywoame4Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY_Ywoame4Y">Alberto Dell'Isola</A>, who was the first South American to compete in the <A HREF="http://www.worldmemorychampionships.com/">World Memory Championship</A>, appears on a Brazilian TV show called <A HREF="http://caldeiraodohuck.globo.com/">Caldeirão do Huck</A> (Huck's Cauldron) showing off his amazing memory.<br /><br />In this clip, he performs two classic feats of memory. First, he recalls an entire 128-page magazine, and concludes by performing the classic <A HREF="http://headinside.blogspot.com/2006/03/day-of-week-for-any-date.html">day of the week for any date feat</A>!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943812.post-89911960366515848762007-04-12T13:54:00.001-07:002007-04-12T13:54:24.887-07:00Abigail Cohen<center><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aE-iqW8N4Fs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aE-iqW8N4Fs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Check out <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE-iqW8N4Fs">5-year-old Abigail Cohen</A> playing <A HREF="http://members.cox.net/beagenius/simon.html">Simon</A> (<A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">Flash</A> required) like a master!<br /><br />Video Format:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>Pi Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760001560356969164noreply@blogger.com0