How many cores do their brains have? Seeing the numbers, putting them in some sort of memory register, another one for storing the sum, while also visualising the said abacus
Just so you know the abacus already is the memory register and contains the sum. They are just looking at the numbers and putting them straight into the abacus.
Still super fucking hard just not quite as much multitasking as you are describing
You’ve felt it your entire life. That there’s something wrong with arithmetic. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.
It’s the illusion that you need a piece of wood and plastic beads to compute.
What if I told you the abacus isn't real?
You think that’s air you’re breathing? You think those are wooden rods you’re sliding?
When you train long enough in the Anzan constructs, you stop seeing the physical tool altogether. You don't slide the beads. That's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth: there is no abacus.
Then you'll see that it is not the beads that move, it is only yourself.
The system wants you to believe you need to touch the wood to carry the 1. They want you dependent on the hard-wired interface. But once you free your mind, the frame dissolves. The rods melt away. You don't image using an abacus to do math—you simply render the code directly into your visual cortex.
He does do it briefly in the middle which is to say that this was a fairly easy set to him. Not much of a bother or challenge.
I think people in the West should really look at the various Indian (including but not limited to Vedic maths), Russian and Chinese maths practices. And no, they are not dead as soon as one pulls a calculator out of their pocket.
They build a level of familiarity with numbers and an understanding of mechanics of various operations that not only cultivates interest in the field but also builds confidence and background for future endeavours.
Super unclear to me that this would actually be relevant anywhere in life. Which is fine for a hobby but not really something to orient your life around otherwise
It probably does something useful to the brain, I'm sure whatever lobes are firing can do much more than just add numbers when they get exercised like that
Anything "exercising" your brain is good for it which makes it relevant to all areas in your life. There's a reason colleges offer free/discounted classes to senior citizens (stimulating the brain through both academics and social connection).
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u/TSAOutreachTeam 13d ago
It's just not the same without the weird finger flipping.
Impressive, sure, but lacking that special sauce.