It all adds up for visit of human calculator Scott
By The Post | Friday, February 03, 2012, 05:00
MATHS whizz Scott Flansburg held students at Broadlands School in Keynsham spellbound with his remarkable numeracy skills.
Mr Flansburg is nicknamed the Human Calculator.
He holds the Guinness World Record for adding the same number to itself more times in 15 seconds than a person can do using a calculator.
He is the ambassador for the World Educational Games next month, which aimd to involve more than five million young people.
Mr Flansburg is on his first tour of the UK and dropped in at Broadlands for a session with students aged 12 to 14 in Years 8 and 9.
School spokeswoman Jan Hill said: "Scott was absolutely amazing. The students could not quite believe what they were seeing.
"He was really inspirational and showed them how much fun maths can be."
The human calculator and world record holder Scott Flansburg with year 8 and 9 pupils at Broadlands School in Keynsham Picture: Llloyd Ellington
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Maths is the only subject that counts.
By Kyngsmeadboy at 20:22 on 03/02/12
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