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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.05,0:00:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.97,0:00:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my name is Art Benjamin\Nand I am a "mathemagician".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.64,0:00:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What that means\Nis I combine my loves of math -
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.85,0:00:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or I should say maths -
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.76,0:00:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and magic to do what I call "mathemagics".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.68,0:00:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I get started,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.32,0:00:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got a quick question\Nfor the audience.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.34,0:00:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By any chance, did anyone\Nhere in the audience
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.73,0:00:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happen to bring with them\Nthis afternoon a calculator?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.87,0:00:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have one, perhaps\Non your phone, or somewhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.97,0:00:37.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're pretty comfortable\Nusing it, raise your hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.63,0:00:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll need a couple of people\Nto help me out here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.13,0:00:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see one... two...\Nand perhaps one more... three.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.72,0:00:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the three of you, bring out your\Ncalculators and join me up here on stage,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.55,0:00:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let's give these volunteers\Na nice round of applause.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.23,0:00:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come on up.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.28,0:00:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Great.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.31,0:00:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over on this side, please.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.23,0:01:01.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Awesome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.49,0:01:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since I have not had the chance\Nto work with these calculators,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.46,0:01:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need to make sure\Nthat they are all working properly.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.36,0:01:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would somebody get us started\Nby giving us a two-digit number, please?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.07,0:01:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about a two-digit number?\NJust yell one out.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.34,0:01:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 74.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.09,0:01:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arthur Benjamin: Oh, okay. That's fine! 74
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.15,0:01:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And another... how about\Nanother two-digit number?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.71,0:01:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about on this side?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.90,0:01:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 39.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.65,0:01:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 39. Multiply 74 times 39\Non the calculator.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.04,0:01:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make sure you get 2,886,\Nor the calculators are not working.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.23,0:01:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do each of you get 2,886?\NGive them a round of applause!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.21,0:01:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sighs)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.29,0:01:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.25,0:01:40.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I noticed that took some of us\Na little bit of time to get the answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.63,0:01:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's ok.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.59,0:01:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll give you a shortcut for multiplying\Neven faster on the calculator.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.93,0:01:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's something called\N"the square of a number"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.05,0:01:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which most of you know is taking a number
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.10,0:01:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and multiplying it by itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.44,0:01:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance 5 squared would be...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.84,0:01:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.57,0:01:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,6 squared would be...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.17,0:01:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,36.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.90,0:02:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,73 squared would be...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.14,0:02:01.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something else. Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.42,0:02:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.18,0:02:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On most of these calculators,\Nthey've little shortcut buttons
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.22,0:02:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allow you to square\Nnumbers even faster.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.42,0:02:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm going to try\Nand do is to square -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.56,0:02:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you might test it - make sure\Nyou could square 5 or 6 with it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.84,0:02:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what I'm going to try and do
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.44,0:02:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to square in my head,\Nthree two-digit numbers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.68,0:02:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,faster than they can do\Non their calculators,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.53,0:02:21.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even using the shortcut method.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.29,0:02:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'll ask these three people\Nin the third row - one, two, three.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.60,0:02:26.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each yell out a two-digit number,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.41,0:02:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you would square the first one,\Nthe second, and the third one,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.72,0:02:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will try and race you to the answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.07,0:02:33.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So quickly a two-digit number, please?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.100,0:02:34.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 24.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.91,0:02:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arthur Benjamin: 24, great, next...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.64,0:02:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What was that?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.98,0:02:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 98.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.75,0:02:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 98... and one more...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.30,0:02:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 26.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.85,0:02:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 26. Would you call out\Nyour answers, please?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.04,0:02:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First volunteer: 576.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.17,0:02:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 576.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.24,0:02:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second volunteer: 9,604.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.50,0:02:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 9,604.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.50,0:02:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third volunteer: 676.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.74,0:02:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 676.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.85,0:02:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Give them a round of applause!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.64,0:02:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.82,0:03:01.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me try to take this one step further.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.42,0:03:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to try to square\Nsome three-digit numbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.12,0:03:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This time, I won't even write these down.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.55,0:03:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll just call them out\Nas they're called out to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.06,0:03:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone at all call out\Na three-digit number,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.53,0:03:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anyone on our panel verify the answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.74,0:03:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I get the answer right,\Ngive me a big thumbs up.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.17,0:03:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I make a mistake,\Nlet me know, and I'll try and fix it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.13,0:03:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A three-digit number, anyone?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.69,0:03:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 576.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.16,0:03:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 576 is 331,776?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.29,0:03:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second volunteer: Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.34,0:03:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Yes? Good!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.07,0:03:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about another three-digit number,\Nsir! a three-digit number?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.80,0:03:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 103.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.63,0:03:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 103 is 10,609. Way too easy!\NAnother three-digit number, please?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.82,0:03:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 125.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.53,0:03:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 125 is 15,625, but that's 5\Nto the 6th power, so that was easy too.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.36,0:03:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How about another three-digit number, sir?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.91,0:03:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 985.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.69,0:03:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 985 is 970,225.\NYes, thumbs up, if it's right.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.10,0:03:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One more three-digit number, sir?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.26,0:03:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 926.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.70,0:04:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 926 is 857,476?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.68,0:04:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.08,0:04:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.49,0:04:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sighs)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.49,0:04:06.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.14,0:04:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me try to take this one step further.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.91,0:04:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am going to try to square\Na four-digit number this time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.63,0:04:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not going to beat you\Nto the answer on this one,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.25,0:04:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I will try to get the answer right.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.35,0:04:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To make this a little bit more random, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.20,0:04:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how about we use\Nthe fourth row, four people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.44,0:04:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of you calls out a single-digit\Nnumber between zero and nine,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.77,0:04:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will be a four-digit number\Nthat I will square.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.33,0:04:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One, Five, Seven, Seven.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.32,0:04:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1, 5, 7, 7, this will take me\Na little bit of time, so bear with me -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.66,0:04:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3 million -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.64,0:04:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sighs)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.13,0:04:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.13,0:04:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,486,929?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.66,0:04:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No? OK, don’t tell me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.21,0:05:02.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The number was 1, 5, 7, 7. Oh, wait!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.95,0:05:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3 million - so far so good?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.04,0:05:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, is that were I went wrong?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.26,0:05:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never make a mistake, wait.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.88,0:05:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh. 2 million, was everything else right?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.36,0:05:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Volunteer: Yes!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.10,0:05:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.32,0:05:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.52,0:05:19.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's one million off? That's all I ask.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.49,0:05:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.72,0:05:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I would attempt to square\Na five-digit number, and I can.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.13,0:05:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But unfortunately,\Nmost calculators cannot.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.92,0:05:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, since we have reached\Nthe limits of our calculators,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.38,0:05:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although some of yours may go higher,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.19,0:05:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to try to conclude\Nthe first part of my show,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.85,0:05:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by trying something even trickier.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.41,0:05:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's take the first number\Non the board here: 576.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.96,0:05:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would you each enter 576\Non your calculator?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.05,0:05:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And instead of squaring it this time,\NI'd like you to take that number
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.89,0:05:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and multiply it by any\Nfour-digit number that you want.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.29,0:05:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But don't make it too easy\Nlike 1,000 or 1234,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.50,0:06:00.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but just some random four-digit number.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.100,0:06:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you should have as an answer\N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.19,0:06:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either a six-digit or possibly\Na seven-digit number.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.06,0:06:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many digits are on your answer,\Nsix or seven digits?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.74,0:06:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seven.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.73,0:06:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seven.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.55,0:06:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Six.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.66,0:06:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there any possible way\Nthat I could know
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.21,0:06:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what six or seven-digit numbers\Nthey have? Say "No".
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.39,0:06:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: No.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.13,0:06:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Good.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.05,0:06:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I shall attempt the impossible,\Nor at least the improbable.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.94,0:06:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'd like each of you to do\Nis to call out for me
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.68,0:06:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any six of your seven digits,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.58,0:06:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or in your case five of your six digits
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.67,0:06:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in any order you do like.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.75,0:06:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One digit at a time, I shall try\Nand determine the digit you've left out.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.40,0:06:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So starting with your six-digit number,\Ncall out any five of them please.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.77,0:06:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First volunteer: 8, 0, 9, 3, 8.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.46,0:06:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 8, 0, 9, 3, 8,\Ndid you leave out the number 8?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.39,0:06:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, that is one.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.56,0:07:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have got seven-digit number.\NCall out any six of yours, loud and clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.64,0:07:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second volunteer: 4, 7, 2, 5, 8, 4.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.94,0:07:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Did you leave out the number six?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.44,0:07:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: That's two.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.52,0:07:12.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The odds of me getting all three\Nof these right by pure guessing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.81,0:07:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be one in 1,000:\N10 to the third power.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.37,0:07:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, any six of your digits.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.04,0:07:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really scramble them up this time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.88,0:07:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third volunteer: 9, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.25,0:07:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Did you also leave out the number six?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.34,0:07:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Volunteer: Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.08,0:07:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Great, and let's give all three\Nof these people a nice round of applause.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.77,0:07:31.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.11,0:07:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause).
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.38,0:07:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For my next number...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.36,0:07:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.99,0:07:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have another question for the audience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.15,0:07:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By any chance, does anyone\Nhere happen to know
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.16,0:07:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the day of the week\Nthat they were born on?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.86,0:07:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think you know your\Nactual birthday, raise your hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.47,0:08:01.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Starting with you. What year if I may?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.51,0:08:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 1992.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.89,0:08:04.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 1992, and what month?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.57,0:08:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: July.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.29,0:08:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: July what?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.32,0:08:08.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3rd. Was that a Friday?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.37,0:08:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.13,0:08:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Yes, excellent.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.11,0:08:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somebody else? Yes sir, green shirt.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.88,0:08:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What year?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.67,0:08:13.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 1992
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.43,0:08:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 1992, and the month?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.30,0:08:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: June.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.03,0:08:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: June what?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.85,0:08:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 30th.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.60,0:08:18.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: A Tuesday?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.75,0:08:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.52,0:08:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Excellent. Somebody else,\Nhow about you? What year?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.74,0:08:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 1995.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.03,0:08:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: I am sorry sir, what year was it?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.82,0:08:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 1995.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.89,0:08:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 1995 and what month?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.80,0:08:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: June.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.62,0:08:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: June what?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.84,0:08:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 26th.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.69,0:08:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 26th. Was that a Monday?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.15,0:08:33.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.99,0:08:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Excellent. I see a hand up\Nin the balcony, a young lady.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.18,0:08:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll try something different here.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.84,0:08:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are sure of your birthday,\Nwhat year was it?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.01,0:08:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What day of the week was it?\NTell me in advance the day of the week.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.32,0:08:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Thursday.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.47,0:08:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,\NAB: Thursday. Ok, and what year was it?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.74,0:08:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 2002.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.83,0:08:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 2002. Did it happen to be on May 2nd?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.51,0:08:58.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.22,0:09:01.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Yes, but that is my daughter,\NI knew that one.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.13,0:09:02.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.14,0:09:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was there for that, on that Thursday.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.32,0:09:12.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, I never tried that before.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.17,0:09:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we have anybody here who doesn't know\Nthe day of the week they were born on
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.96,0:09:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but would like to find out?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.28,0:09:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, now let's see. I'll see yours.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.70,0:09:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, of course, if you don't know\Nwhat it is, I could just make up an answer
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.36,0:09:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you will probably believe me.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.03,0:09:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I don't want you to have to do that,\Nso I come prepared for that situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.02,0:09:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is an app for everything these days.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.61,0:09:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I'll ask one of you here just\Nto take this and...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.24,0:09:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So give us your year and then\Ntype in the year in that blank box.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.74,0:09:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What year?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.02,0:09:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 1995.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.93,0:09:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 1995. So type in 1995. Great.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.23,0:09:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what month?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.18,0:09:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: September.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.30,0:09:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: September.\NPress the September button there.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.68,0:09:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that should give you the calendar.\NSeptember what?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.26,0:09:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 21st.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.22,0:09:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 21st. I believe, it was a Thursday.\NCan we get confirmation?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.25,0:09:59.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was Thursday. Good.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.05,0:10:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll tell you what, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.05,0:10:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know since you have the app with you,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.29,0:10:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's try something trickier.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.51,0:10:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The app actually goes as far into\Nthe future as 3000,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.97,0:10:12.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as far back into the past as 1600.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.95,0:10:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't go below 1600.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.77,0:10:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we get off the Gregorian calendar\Nand that messes me up a little.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.12,0:10:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.05,0:10:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what year would you like?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.90,0:10:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Choose a year between\N1600 and 3000. Go ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.10,0:10:27.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 2730.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.37,0:10:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 2730. So enter 2730 into that.\NAnd what month would you like?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.81,0:10:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: June.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.97,0:10:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: June what?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.39,0:10:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: 13th.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.88,0:10:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: 13, will that be a Friday?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.53,0:10:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.54,0:10:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Yes, and it'll be cloudy\Non that day too If I am not mistaken.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.70,0:10:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.78,0:10:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.91,0:10:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, anybody else who wants\Nto find out their birthday,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.69,0:11:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see me in the lobby, perhaps in the break,\NI'll be more than happy to tell you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.14,0:11:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, just a little bit of time left\Nso I'd like to do one last thing for you
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.78,0:11:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I alluded to earlier when we had\Nthe other calculators on stage.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.16,0:11:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am going to try to square\Na five-digit number,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.36,0:11:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,requiring if you have a ten-digit\Ncalculator or higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.87,0:11:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fell free to bring out your\Ncalculator at this point.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.35,0:11:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to make my job more interesting\Nfor you as well as for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.87,0:11:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I going to do this last problem\Nthinking out loud,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.07,0:11:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can actually honestly hear \N
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.35,0:11:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is going on in my mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.40,0:11:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while I do a calculation of this size.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.84,0:11:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's create a five-digit number.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.70,0:11:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why we just go up to this aisle,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.40,0:11:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first five people along the aisle,\Neach gives me a single-digit,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.95,0:11:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will be my five-digit number.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.52,0:11:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.51,0:11:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seven.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.56,0:11:55.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Six.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.09,0:11:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nine.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.09,0:11:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.34,0:12:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,37,691 squared. Yuck!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.76,0:12:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me explain to you how\NI'm going to attempt this problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.22,0:12:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to break the problem down\Ninto three parts.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.03,0:12:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll do 37,000 squared, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.84,0:12:20.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plus, 691 squared,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.11,0:12:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plus, 37,000 times 691 times 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.79,0:12:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Add all those numbers together\Nand with any luck arrive at the answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.55,0:12:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, let me explain one more thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.30,0:12:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I do this calculation you might hear\Ncertain words, as opposed to numbers,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.62,0:12:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creep into the calculation.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.41,0:12:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me explain what that is.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.10,0:12:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a phonetic code,\Na mnemonic device that I use,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.14,0:12:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allows me to convert\Nnumbers into words.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.12,0:12:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I store them as words, and later on\Nretrieve them as numbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.60,0:12:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know it sounds complicated, it's not.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.27,0:12:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just don't want you to think,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.82,0:13:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're seeing something\Nout of "Rain Man" here.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.04,0:13:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.81,0:13:04.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's definitely\Na method to my madness -
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.91,0:13:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely, definitely. Sorry.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.11,0:13:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.42,0:13:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One last instruction\Nfor my judges with calculators.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.90,0:13:14.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now who has got an answer\Nin front, raise your hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.87,0:13:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, enough of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.50,0:13:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a 50% chance that I will make\Na mistake on this problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.02,0:13:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I do, don't tell me\Nwhat the mistake is,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.28,0:13:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just say, "You're close or something,"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.52,0:13:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'll try and figure it out which\Ncould be pretty entertaining in itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.13,0:13:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If, however, I am right, whatever you do, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.23,0:13:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't keep it to yourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.47,0:13:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make sure everybody knows\Nthat I got the answer right,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.40,0:13:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this is my big finish, OK?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.41,0:13:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, without any more stalling,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.94,0:13:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here we go.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.94,0:13:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll start the problem in the middle,\Nwith 37 times 691.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.58,0:13:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, let's see - Oh my gosh -\Nso that is 700 minus 9
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.10,0:13:54.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will take advantage on that,\N700 times 37 is 25,900.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.03,0:13:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,37 times 9 is 333, subtract\Nthe two to get 25,567.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.74,0:14:05.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25,000 - do I believe that, yeah -\N25,567 double that to get 51,134.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.95,0:14:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- 51,134 OK - 51,000 becomes\Nlate tomorrow, late tomorrow is 51,134.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.82,0:14:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That seems right, I'll go on.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.23,0:14:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I do 37 squared which is 1,369,\Nso I can say 1 billion.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.56,0:14:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take the 369 add that to light.\NIs there going to be ???
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.79,0:14:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,369 add that to light to get 420 million.\NTomorrow, tomorrow, OK.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.73,0:14:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, we do 691 squared that 700 times\N682, plus 9 squared that is 477,481.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.68,0:14:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Raft, if I need it, raft, take the 477,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.92,0:14:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,add that to tomorrow to get 611,481?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.12,0:14:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yeah!\N(Applause).
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.45,0:14:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AB: Yes, good.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.92,0:14:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you all very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.03,0:14:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you enjoyed mathemagics.\NI am Arthur Benjamin. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.97,0:14:57.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)