This has to be one of the most amazing memory feats ever featured on Grey Matters Videos! “Thrond”, in less than 60 seconds, recites all the books of the Bible (both the Old and New Testaments), all the books in the Book of Mormon, all 50 US States, the alphabet in reverse, and all 43 United States Presidents from memory!
Published on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in
memory,
pi
“littlegoot” is a rarity. Like the recently-featured “Claire”, she's one of the few female Pi memorizers I've ever run across. “Littlegoot” is able to recite an astounding 100 digits from memory!
No, the above presentation isn't technically a video. It's a presentation from SlideShare. What YouTube is to videos, SlideShare is to PowerPoint and OpenOffice presentations. Yes, Mac users can create presentations as well, using Keynote, or the Mac versions of the above packages.
This particular presentation teaches you how to square numbers ending in 5 in your head, and then how to use the same technique to mentally multiply numbers that are equidistant from the multiples of 5. To step through the presentation, simply use the two middle arrow keys to step back and forth through the presentation at your own pace.
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