Watching these kids solve math problems using the Abacus method will blow your mind

Absolutely mindblowing.
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Yvette Tan
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Watching these kids solve math problems using the Abacus method will blow your mind
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Bet you've never seen math magic like this.

These kids in India are solving complex math problems on the abacus, a traditional counting apparatus invented in China.

Except they've skipped past needing to use the actual abacus, and are doing it entirely in their heads, with their fingers rapidly operating a virtual abacus.

They're using a method called Mastermind Abacus, and it's fascinating to watch them at work.

Who needs a calculator when you've got your hands?

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Yvette Tan

Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.


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