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The Magic Math Trick That Fools Everyone
The Rest Is Science·Dec 11, 2025
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Mathematical tricks that work consistently are preferable because they allow for educational explanation.
“And those are my favorite kind of tricks because they work all the time. There's no slight of hand and I don't feel bad telling people how it worked because then I'm teaching math.”
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