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Did anyone see that guy from Britain. Fucking incredible. To prove to the world his savant (sp?) abilities he studied the numbers that represent PI (which we normally refer to as 3.14). For maybe a week or so. Then went before a bunch of engineers and scientists at Oxford (I think) and sat down and recited the digits of PI.
To nearly 23,000 decimal places. It took nearly 6 hours and he did not miss one single number. Perfect score.
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They also challenged him to learn Icelandic. Which is (according to them) the hardest language to master. He studied it for 1 week and could speak it fluently.
What makes him so unique is that he isn't all fucked up like Rainman. He can talk normally and function normally. He has some idiosynchracies (sp?), but overall he's pretty normal.
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I'd run him if he posted here.
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Bill's an idiot
Edit: savant
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BIRD33 Wrote:You know who would be hilarious in a thread with this type of situation going on?Paddy.
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Paddy Wrote:Bill's an idiot
Edit: savant
he doesn't hang out here
I realise that I have a past to break with--an accumulation of inertia, wrong, foolishness, rot, junk. A great need of clarification, of mindfulness, or rather, of no mind. A need to return to genuine practice, right effort. Need to push on the great doubt. Need for the spirit. Hang on to the clear light.
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Did the piece say if this guy used his abilities for anything worthwhile or does he just go around memorizing phone books?
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it's srictly a freak show
the guy is a savant, not an avatar
I realise that I have a past to break with--an accumulation of inertia, wrong, foolishness, rot, junk. A great need of clarification, of mindfulness, or rather, of no mind. A need to return to genuine practice, right effort. Need to push on the great doubt. Need for the spirit. Hang on to the clear light.
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snarg Wrote:it's srictly a freak show
the guy is a savant, not an avatar
Really.
srictly a freak showthe guy is a savant not an avatar is?
Who said I had to make sense ?
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Time before Rainman troll 3..2..1
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It's raining here. Maybe I'll get the day off work.
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Definitely, definitely, definitely not.
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My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
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