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Re: Visualization and stuff
Posted By: Dave, on host 208.234.219.180
Date: Friday, August 17, 2001, at 16:55:20
In Reply To: Re: Visualization and stuff posted by Wes on Friday, August 17, 2001, at 15:11:19:

> And addition
> and subtraction don't require thought, as far
> as I can tell.

Ah, see, this is completely a foreign concept to me. Like spelling the word foregien.

I do addition and subtraction on my fingers. Always have. I don't know how to do it otherwise. Even if I try to do it visually in my head, like say for instance seeing 5 dots then seeing 3 dots, I STILL have to say, "Ok, 5 dots, and 3 dots. So 5, 6, 7, 8 dots!" I count them. I have to.

Certain types of addition I have memorized. I used to play cribbage a lot, so I know that 10 and 5, 9 and 6, and 8 and 7 all add up to 15. If you've ever played cribbage you know why I memorized those. But for most things, it's counting on my fingers time.

I don't get it. I never have. I still get laughed at when I have to do any simple math and someone catches me counting on my fingers. But I can't seem to do it any other way.

-- Dave

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