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The Human Calculator

Clip: 5/20/2015 | 8m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

Scott Flansburg is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Fastest Human Calculator.

Scott Flansburg is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Fastest Human Calculator.” Flansburg correctly added a randomly selected two-digit number (38) to itself 36 times in 15 seconds without the use of a calculator. Flansburg shares his gift and love of math with children all around the world. He joins Chicago Tonight to put our own calculator to the test.

05/20/2015 | Rating NR

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