[Article déjà publié le 21 février 2025]
“I am proud to be officially incredible,” said Aaryan Shukla as a result of his competition.
6 world records broken in Dubai
On February 12, 2025, the Guinness World Record had fun testing the capacity in mathematics of Aaryan Shukla, a 14 -year -old prodigy from Maharashtra, India, by offering to make a series of very complicated mental calculations. Finally, Aaryan Shukla was able to break six records.
- The fastest time to mentally add 100 four -digit numbers – 30.9 s
- The fastest time to mentally add 200 four -digit numbers – 1 min 9.68 s
- The fastest time to mentally add 50 five -digit numbers – 18.71 s
- The quickest time to mentally divide a 20 -digit number by a ten -digit number (set of ten) – 5 min 42 s
- The fastest time to mentally multiply two five -digit numbers (set of ten) – 51.69 s
- The fastest time to mentally multiply two eight -digit numbers (set of ten) – 2 min 35.41 s
Train mathematics 5 or 6 hours a day
To reach this level of mental gymnastics, Aaryan Shukla is preparing with the same attendance as a high -level athlete. Asked about his routine, he explains preparing for several hours a day for competitions. “” “Daily practice is one of the important aspects to prepare for competitions, […] So I train about five or six hours a day”.
Asked about his speed, and on his mathematics techniques, Aaryan Shukla says that he could not precisely describe his reasoning, since everything is quite automatic and instinctive. “” “Many things in mental calculations are happening in a flash of seconds, so I cannot say what is going on in my head, […] I do it naturally ”.
“We are a normal family”
However, Aaryan remains a 14 -year -old boy (more or less) like the others, who tries to keep a balance by relaxing thanks to meditation. He also has other passions than mental calculation, including reading, travel, video games, cricket … However, it is indeed the mental calculation that propels him to the rank of world champion, and allows him to become one of the founding members of the board of directors of the Global Mental Calculators Association (GMCA).
The Guinness World Record team also had the opportunity to chat with the parents of Aaryan, very proud of their son. The father claims that despite the extraordinary capacities of Aaryan, their family remains a normal family. He is however aware of the responsibility that weighs on his son's shoulders, the latter already being a small celebrity.
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