Canadian law requires citizens to answer a math question when entering sweepstakes. This is done to add some aspect of skill to the contest.
100 Mind-Blowing Math Facts
Beethoven never knew how to multiply or divide. The renowned pianist went to a Latin school called Tirocinium, where he was taught some math but never learned multiplication or division—only addition. Once, when he needed to multiply 62 by 50, he wrote 62 down a line 50 times and added it all up.
The name for the Pringles shape is a hyperbolic paraboloid. The saddle shape of a Pringles chip is known in math as a hyperbolic paraboloid. Pringles were made in this shape because it allows the chips to be stacked easily and kept in place during packageing.
Beethoven never studied multiplication or division. One of the greatest composers in history, Ludwig Van Beethoven demonstrated his excellence throughout his lifetime. However, he never learned math beyond addition and subtraction. Beethoven studied at Tirocinium where he learned some math, but never multiplication or division. At one point, when he had to multiply 62 by 50, he wrote 62 down a line 50 times and added it manually.
One strand of hair can hold up to 3 ounces of weight. The average person’s head contains about 100,000 strands of hair. If you do the math, your hair can support up to 12 tons worth of weight.
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10 billion math calculations.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. This sounds like a great idea for a math project.
Earth’s rotation is changing speed. The Earth is slowing down, which means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century. If you do the math, a day lasted just 21 hours if you lived on Earth 600 million years ago!
Beethoven may have been a musical genius, but he was bad at math—he never learned how to multiply or divide.