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A pretty cool maths trick

_Whimsical_ · 2012-01-20 16:12:09

I know...not what you expect in these parts but I thought it was "cool" if not funny. It's vedic maths although it says in the description it's Japanese. I've had several tries at it and amazingly it works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5RGdjICo A few of these are cool too if you're ever looking to wow with…

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20-01-2012 5:12pm

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_Whimsical_

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I know...not what you expect in these parts but I thought it was "cool" if not funny. It's vedic maths although it says in the description it's Japanese. I've had several tries at it and amazingly it works!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5RGdjICo

A few of these are cool too if you're ever looking to wow with rainman-like mind ninja maths skills : http://www.vedicmathsindia.org/Tutorials

And yes, I have a loose definition of the word "cool".

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#2 20-01-2012 5:37pm
af_thefragile

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She explains this "maths trick" really well here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-e8fzqv3CE

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