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Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 explores unique mental techniques for solving complex division problems without calculators.

An amusing parlor trick is performed as follows. Ask spectator A to jot down any three-digit number and then to repeat the digits in the same order to make a six-digit number (e.g., 394,394). With ...