MATH: - An Interesting way to Multiply

Naveen Kumar's answer to Knowledge: What is the most interesting fact that you know and I don't, but I should? Interesting way of doing multiplication by Japanese: For example: * If we have t…

Top stories for Long   MATH: - An Interesting way to Multiply Harihar Karthikeyan, Research Analyst & Writer • Posted Feb 27, 2016 Naveen Kumar's answer to Knowledge: What is the most interesting fact that you know and I don't, but I should? Interesting way of doing multiplication by Japanese: For example: If we have to multiply... Read more » 119 14   Will I regret not having kids when I get older? Jean-Marie Valheur, as fascinated with humans as Steve Irwin was with crocodiles • Answered July 17 I once read a philosopher get asked whether he regretted his childlessness. “I do not regret not having had children when I was young,” he answered, “what I regret is not ha... Read more » 1K 151   Was C++ originally written in assembly code? OpenBlueprint • Answered July 27 To build C++ in 1979, Bjarne Stroustrup didn't write a single line of assembly code. Instead, he used a brilliant shortcut that let his language spread rapidly: he built it... Read more » 443 17   Why do the police ask, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Rick Bruno, Retired Police Commander • Answered August 5, 2014 I read all the above answers. I made lots of traffic stops in 33 years. I didn't need people to admit they were wrong. I witnessed it. It wasn't a trick question. I asked ... Read more » 1.6K 186   Is Katie Holmes' lifestyle declining because of Tom Cruise? Eilleen Regina, former Independent Consultant at Brain&Buzz Collective • Posted Jul 8 Tom Cruise only pays him $33,000 a month. Tom agreed to pay Katie $400,000 a year in child support for 12 years, or until Suri, his then 6-year-old daughter, turned 18. The agreement also put an end ... Read more » 905 220   My neighbor has very sheer curtains and you can see into her bedroom really well at night. Should I tell her? John Zaun, Minors, studied in college • Answered July 16 Across the street from the house I grew up in (and later rented an apartment in from my parents as an adult) was a really nice Indian family. Both of their upstairs bedroom... Read more » 1.3K 162   What household total net worth is considered wealthy in the USA? Andy Christian • Answered February 6, 2022 Well, “wealthy” is a subjective word. It depends on what you are comparing to. If you are comparing to Jeff Bozes, then maybe a billion dollars. If you are comparing to Alaba... Read more » 259 60   Why was my US visa denied when I've travelled 18 times back and forth to the US in the past 10 years on my first approved visa? I have kids and grandchildren I’m desperate to see. Mel B. ; Long Live The Republic, Avid follower of immigration issues and debate • Answered July 29 First off, “Desperation” as you put it, will not win you friends at the consulate. In your situation, the problem I could see is 18 trips in 10 years, means you were coming... Read more » 275 49   The ßrutal Execution of Female Guards at Stutthof Camp Beth Phillips • Posted Jul 25 The final days of World War II saw not just the release of the Nazi concentration camps but a settling of the scores of those who had enabled the atrocities within the camps. These included the wom... Read more » 597 101   Why doesn't a surgeon remove polyps during a procedure for a colonoscopy? Tlyna1952, Retired Registered Nurse • Answered June 23, 2024 I had bleeding from the rectum but no hemorrhoids found so a colonoscopy was done. A very large polyp was found near the end of my sigmoid colon. The doctor asked me if I w... Read more » 10.5K 529   Is there a mathematical function that converts two numbers into one so that the two numbers can always be extracted again? NovaPrism • Answered July 20 You can perfectly lock two numbers into one and extract them later. Georg Cantor used this trick to prove a truth about infinity so shocking he wrote: "I see it, but I don'... Read more » 308 23   Which of your relative's lifespans is most likely to predict how long you'll live? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Answered July 13 Most people look to their parents to guess how long they'll live. But your truest crystal balls are the relative who gave you your cellular clock, and those who shared your... Read more » 484 43 Read more in your feed

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