The fastest mentor in the world

Yesterday, the world's fastest " Human Machine " broke its own record by calculating 200-digit numbers with just the brain within 70 seconds. 27-year-old Alexis Lemaire, French, correctly calculated the 13th root of a random 200-digit number.

He gave the result 2,407,899,893.032,210 within 70.2 seconds, beating the previous record of 72.4 seconds, at the London Science Museum.

A computer randomly generated a 200-digit number before he sat down to calculate in his head."He sat down and counted very quietly, then suddenly he gave the answer," said museum director Jane Wess. "I believe this is the highest math calculated by the brain."

"He seems to have an extraordinary memory and turns it into his passion. It's amazing to see this. Only a small number of people have this special ability."

Lemaire, studying at the Reims School in France, began to show his strength when he found the 13th root of any 100-digit number in less than 4 seconds in 2004. Like an athlete, He trained his brain every day to perform more difficult tasks such as finding the 13th root of 200-digit numbers.

Alexis Lemaire (Photo: Theage.com.au)

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