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13049
An article by the BBC for all the crackheads: 'Repeated cocaine use damages, or even kills, the very brain cells that trigger the "high" users experience,...
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Jan 1, 2003
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13050
Just wandering if those of you out there with memory websites would be interested in having a link to your site on www.memorise.org in return for a link on...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13051
An article on improving your "luck" through positive attitude: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2622567.stm There's a hint of snake oil at the end of this...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13052
Hello, I wonder whether somebody has more information about the recent record claim by Uday Shankar. I quote from...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13053
Ralf, All very impressive but Andi Bell and the top world memory champions could destroy these records. ... ...
stevie hull
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Jan 3, 2003
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13054
... I do not think, that´s true! You can not use "normal" memorizing techniques in just three seconds, I think. Maybe Ralf can say somthing about, how he did...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13055
Hello, Is it right, that many of you are using people/characters for the master system and the loci method? (Dominic-System?) In the German books there are...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13056
Hi, I've been off the list for a while, but came across this site and wanted to flag it up in case others hadn't noticed it. Let's hope it will be updated more...
Graham Old <divrom@...>
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Jan 3, 2003
12:19 pm
13057
... Hi Boris, I use a mixture of both people and things (though few of my people are famous). I know that Tom Groves finds it easier (after a long time of...
Graham Old <divrom@...>
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Jan 3, 2003
12:25 pm
13058
Hi Ralf, I am Nishant from India. I am the Indian Memory Champion. I also happened to see this website yesterday. This took me also by surprise. This news is...
Nishant Kasibhatla
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Jan 3, 2003
1:09 pm
13059
NK> 1. Visit Limca Book Office on 4 th January and collect the book NK> directly from there and talk to the editor of the book personally NK> to get more...
Oleg Stepanov
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Jan 3, 2003
2:21 pm
13060
34 Binary Digits in 3 seconds is impressive but could easily be eclipsed by any of the stars, THINK 3 digits equals 1 base 10, are you trying to say that 12 ...
stevie hull
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Jan 3, 2003
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13061
sh> 34 Binary Digits in 3 seconds is impressive but could sh> easily be eclipsed by any of the stars, THINK 3 digits sh> equals 1 base 10, are you trying to...
Oleg Stepanov
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Jan 3, 2003
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13062
Chunking! Any experienced IT pro can automatically convert three or four binary digits to a decimal number without thinking. I just did an internal test on...
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Jan 3, 2003
4:30 pm
13063
... Yes, but you are not toally right ;) 4 digits can be a two-digits number. So the champions just convert 3 binary-digits at once. But they can make 6...
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13064
ebtod> It strikes me that the real difficulty would be in place-holding and the bit ebtod> at the end. Look at the following : ebtod>...
Oleg Stepanov
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Jan 3, 2003
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13065
... Hi, 36 Binary Digits need 6 places on a route. So it seems to be even easier. (That are 12 decimal numbers and 6 images with the master- system.) The...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13066
I can see why this (three B.D.) would be a faster procedure. (Salaam, salaam.) I would add, however, that a system such as the Major System is actually a base...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13067
... could a ... I use six digits to one image in binary numbers, and so do most people, I think. Although I'm hopeless at binaries, so I'm not really the one...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13068
I think you understand very well, Oleg. I explain (indeed, understand) poorly. What I was suggesting was that you'd have a bastard of a job scanning binary...
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Jan 3, 2003
5:26 pm
13069
... I've always used things for decimal numbers and cards. A few of the things are people, but mostly they're objects. I use famous people for binary numbers,...
Ben Pridmore <zoom_zo...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13070
... I don't think it's been updated since just after the WMC... ... has ... I agree that more variety would be fun (I like the idea of random letters - we...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13071
... think ... of ... go 'wow', ... I think u are partly right. However, we have probably all exprienced the 'nerd' factor as much as the 'wow.' For as may...
Graham Old <divrom@...>
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Jan 3, 2003
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13072
ebtod> I think you understand very well, Oleg. I explain (indeed, understand) ebtod> poorly. What I was suggesting was that you'd have a bastard of a job ...
Oleg Stepanov
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Jan 3, 2003
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13073
Hi, as I read in Steffen Buetows Newsletter (I hope it is not a problem for him, that I mention it here?!) there will be a new "Grips-Show" in the German TV on...
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Jan 3, 2003
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13074
Hi All, Just quoting Ben on his previous post: "Memorising a string of numbers in only three or four seconds obviously needs a different technique to 30 or...
Tansel Ali <tanselali...
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Jan 3, 2003
11:43 pm
13075
HI ! Nishant , I am an indian - staying in Mumbai. The 'event' of Uday Shankar has really stirred a lot movement in wwbc. A lot of them are trying to match the...
VINOD SEDANI
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Jan 4, 2003
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13076
Group, I think the events in the WMC are fine at the moment. They are not unfair as any person can train as much or as little for a certain event as they wish....
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Jan 4, 2003
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13077
Okay, I couldn't resist - here's an intelligence test for the new millenium: http://www.time.com/time/europe/gdml/peace2003.html?cnn=yes E the C...
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Jan 4, 2003
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