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2004-11-27

 
The Associated Press reported on November 24 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. I'm not sure what amazes me more: calculating the 13th root of a 100-digit number in your head, or the fact that math museums exist. Apparently, they really do. Looks like fun!
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