Japanese guy sets world record for number of digits of pi memorized

silverpig

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TOKYO -- A 59-year-old Japanese psychiatric counselor set a world record of sorts Sunday by reciting "pi," or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, to 83,431 digits.

"I thank you all for your support," Akira Haraguchi told reporters and onlookers when he finished the overnight 13-hour feat at a public hall in Kisarazu in Tokyo's southern suburbs at 1:26 a.m.

The ratio is about 3.14159.

According to the authoritative Guinness Book of World Records, the previous record for reciting pi from memory -- 42,195 digits -- was set by a then Japanese university student in 1995.

Haraguchi had already recited the ratio up to about 54,000 digits last September but was forced to end the attempt when his time ran out at the facility hosting the event.

There was no time limit set for the hall where he achieved the new record which he said would be submitted for recognition by the Guinness Book of World Records.
 

Jhill

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It says recited not memorized. But it does say recited from memory from the last record.
 

Phokus

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Originally posted by: dighn
i'm not sure how that's possible :confused:

he must be using some uber hax implants

He downloaded the knowledge Matrix style.
 

Vich

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Is there some sort of pattern in the digits of pi for him to be able to do that?
 

Juice Box

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Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: Vich
Is there some sort of pattern in the digits of pi for him to be able to do that?

none, pi is transcendental.

or so you think!! The dude is asian...they can find patterns in ANYTHING
 

Vich

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Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: Vich
Is there some sort of pattern in the digits of pi for him to be able to do that?

none, pi is transcendental.

so how the hell can someone do that? I can hardly memorize stuff for a pathophysiology test, forget 80,000 + digits, lol.
 

Vich

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Originally posted by: Juice Box
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: Vich
Is there some sort of pattern in the digits of pi for him to be able to do that?

none, pi is transcendental.

or so you think!! The dude is asian...they can find patterns in ANYTHING
:thumbsup:
hahahahahaha :D
 

Rapidskies

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Now you know what a psychiatric counselor is really doing when they are pretending to listen to a patient. :p