A lame, but interesting math trick that I found yesterday: What you’ll need: U.S. phone number (area code optional) Calculator Steps Put in the 1st three digits of your number (NOT the area code) Multiply Step 1 by 80 Add 1 to Step 2 Multiply Step 3 by 250 Add the last 4 digits of your number and Step 4 …
Crazy, insane performance of the Galop-Marche by Albert Lavignac! Yes, it’s 4 pianists to one piano, and very limited space (each pianist gets only about 2 octaves). Because of the limited space, some of the playing and page-turning is absolutely, ridiculously creative. The first time I watched this, I laughed all the way through!
This post was reblogged from Futility Closet. It was originally written on 22 May, 2011 by Greg Ross. View the original article here. In 2001, USCD psychologist Vilayanur Ramachandran presented these shapes to American undergraduates and to Tamil speakers in India. He asked, “Which of these shapes is bouba and which is kiki?” Around 98% of the respondents assigned the name kiki to the spiky …
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Ever wonder what the secret to these magic little bottles are? Well it’s pretty simple. Five-hour energy gives you…well… five hours of energy. So where does that five hours come from? The end of your life. That’s right people. For every Five Hour Energy you drink, your lifespan decreases by five hours. It’s the law of conservation of energy! And …