Arthur Benjamin: A performance of "Mathemagic"

Art Benjamin, a mathemagician, combines math and magic to perform impressive mental calculations. He engages the audience with tricks like squaring numbers faster than calculators and guessing missing digits in large multiplications. Art also calculates the day of the week for given birth dates, showcasing his mental math skills. The presentation concludes with Art squaring a five-digit number while explaining his thought process.

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