I watched a documentary on a man named Daniel Tammet. Daniel has high functioning autism and savant syndrome. The special thing about Daniel is that not only is he really mathematically inclined, but he also has the verbal skills to explain to scientists what he's feeling, how he gets the numbers in his head, and etc. There has never been a savant that has been able to do this. In the documentary, The Boy With the Incredible Brain, Daniel is sent all over the world to meet with different scientists. I have seen many savants do crazy mathematical problems within seconds that would take a regular person weeks to do, but I have never seen a savant recite Pi.
Ask anyone you know what Pi is and they will say 3.14 or some might even go as far as to say 3.14159265. (Woah your friend is REALLY smart!) Daniel takes it up a few thousand levels.
Uh, that is insane.
Pi is really interesting because no one knows when it ends, or IF it ever ends. Is there anything you know of that never ends? Nooopee! That is why I think Pi is pretty special. And I'm not alone. Check out these musicians that let us hear Pi.
Also, let's talk about how dumb we are. This kid has us all pwned.
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