Saskachewan (August 16, 2008 at 12:39 am)

Maybe you can apply mishrank notation then? It is using "negative digits" with minus sign over it and elliminates the digits above half the base. Maybe it would work...

Saskachewan (August 16, 2008 at 12:32 am)

You can write numerals in a grid instead of counting dots. Only replace grid by a matrix and write in there the multiplications of digits on the outside.

zurcuff (August 12, 2008 at 2:39 am)

I tried it but it takes forever to count! (i hate counting)

Fastambermedia (August 11, 2008 at 6:32 am)

That was cool. Got one for exponents?

Persoff (July 23, 2008 at 7:17 am)

This is just like regular multiplication except instead of writing down the the products (like 3x3) you cross lines to get dots and then count the dots. It's a good way to show what is really happening when you multiply the regular way.

greg5566 (July 21, 2008 at 6:56 pm)

One of the many problems with being a moron is the difficult the moron has with communicating. This comment is an example. He seems to have a point, but who knows what it is. The only thing I can figure out is he thinks "stupider" isn't a word? Well, that's between him and his dictionary. Although it might be stupid to think "stupider" isn't a word, and it is certainly stupid not to make sure before posting a message like this, I don't think it qualifies as the stupidEST thing ever said. Sorry.

antthalegend (July 21, 2008 at 6:15 pm)

"stupider""But of course someone will come along and take his title." Well that didn't take long.

illkakerot (July 20, 2008 at 9:43 pm)

I think, everyone in this comment space FAILS to see the opportunity here for amazing multiplication techniques. Too bad.

greg5566 (July 20, 2008 at 9:37 pm)

What exactly are you saying is bullshit? The fact that 8 times 7 is 56? Why don't you draw your little boxes, count them up, do it twice more to make sure you haven't made a mistake, then come back.This vedic math helps people who can't multiply single-digit numbers. To multiply 87 * 78, just do this--forget about counting: 4956 56 64This math is really not very useful.

greg5566 (July 20, 2008 at 9:34 pm)

I have come to the conclusion that the stupidity of the users of youtube is infinite. That is, youtube stupidity does not have an upper bound. No matter how stupid one person is, there is always ALWAYS someone stupider. I have seen some really really dumb things said on youtube. DomClaudeFrollo (could that name be dumber?) has beaten them all.Now I'm thinking, wow, DomClaudeFrollo has to be the dumbest person on youtube! But of course someone will come along and take his title.