Inspiration
Pretty grand title for a post. I guess I'm feeling pretty grand. speaking of thousands... I ran into Mathemagic yesterday on G+ (which still not enough of you are using) via Keentalks . It's an hour long, so most of you are not likely to have time to enjoy it right away, if ever. The first 20 minutes are a math "magic" act. The last 40 minutes is a Q&A session (and very limited sales pitch) about how he does his thing. I found it really inspiring. Spent the last half of my day being sighed at by my family as I ran through the house pointing at people and shouting "Give me a two digit number," and then wrinkled up my forehead, muttering to myself. This was followed with an answer and some kind and a disclaimer. "3364! I don't know if that's right, but I want applause... right now." If you want to learn how, here is a description of the easy way to square any 2 digit number starting at 25:46 in the video. Trust me. It's fun...