Records Smashed at (Human) Memory Championship

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday March 13, 2006 @03:01AM from the I-forget-why-this-seemed-so-important dept.

Pika the Mad writes "Wired News has a neat story about the recent U.S.A. National Memory Championship.'The finalists competed in three brand-new recall events that forced them to remember and recite aloud random words, personality characteristics of guests at a fictional tea party and the order of cards in two decks of playing cards, parroting answers in front of a crowd of onlookers, photographers and video cameras.' The winner claims that in the world finals he'll be competing against people who can memorize an entire deck of cards in 30 seconds."

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A deck of cards? That's it? by brian0918 · 2006-03-13 03:13 · Score: 4, Funny

Sure, they can memorize a deck of cards, but can they learn the lyrics to It's the End of the World as We Know it?
Damn by r00k123 · 2006-03-13 04:37 · Score: 5, Funny

The championship was THIS weekend?
Damn. I meant to tape that.