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Math Whiz Breaks Calculation Record

Posted by samzenpus on from the show-off dept.

keyshawn632 writes "The Associated Press reports that Gert Mittring, 38, needed only 11.8 seconds to calculate the 13th root of a 100-digit number in his head at a math museum in Giessen, a small town, located in western Germany. It's worth noting though that his feat will not be recognized by The Guinness Book Of World Records because of the difficulty of standardizing such mathematical challenges."

2 of 391 comments (clear)

  1. Hrmm by TheKidWho · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Probally had some special algorithm developed specifically for that purpose. And what is the practical purpose of this? Other then he wasted a good deal of time figuring out how to find the 13th root of a 100 digit number in his head?

  2. Re:High pi by Prune · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No personal offence intended, but that really was kind of lame. [Note to moderators: consider the parent post carefully before modding me down.]

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