Indian Maths Prodigy Sets World Record Yet Receives Hate From Ugly Netizens

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MATHS has always been an unlogical subject, at least to those people who fail it. But for one boy, we are certain that maths is easy peasy.
In a viral video on X by netizen @TheFigen_, an Indian maths prodigy could be seen adding up 100 four-digit numbers in an astounding 30.9 seconds.
Numbers flashed by quickly while his hands moved animatedly. The climax came when he punched in the answer, where the computer displayed a simple green tick showing that he had set a new world record.
A child prodigy from India has set a world record.
He mentally added up 100 four-digit numbers in 30.9 seconds.
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— The Figen (@TheFigen_) March 17, 2025

Despite his astounding feat, the online community was poised to rain on his parade as can be seen in the comment section.
It was a case of ugly racism and stereotypes, nothing new in the online world. What’s mind blowing was the fact that people could pour such hate on a young boy who showed the world the fascinating power of the human mind.
Netizen @jetneptune_ said the boy was counting poop, a reference to the habit of some people in rural India who defecated in the open. 

Towards this stereotypical comment, a netizen hit back with the reply, “He’s counting the genders your daughter identifies as.”
Turning up the heat is @rishavknath who also won the comment section by saying, “Nah bro he is counting your mom’s OnlyFans subscribers.

Then there was @CaseySandnas highlighting what she perceived as several key skills that the boy may be lacking. 

“Imagine putting in all this hard work and a robot AI is still faster,” commented @noswimzone, likely in an effort to discount his talent.
However, the boy’s talent also won him some fans such as netizen @DallasAptGP who said, “I knew ChatGPT was fake. They’re just holding this poor kid, and others like him, hostage and making him enter answers.”

Also, there were other rational netizens who wondered how the boy managed to perform such a feat.
Apparently it had something to do with his technique, as can be seen in his hand movements. Towards this question, netizen @FastFourier claimed he has found the answer: 

Visualization: As each four-digit number appears (e.g., 3527), he imagines its representation on a mental abacus. The abacus is typically divided into columns for units, tens, hundreds, and thousands, with beads assigned values (e.g. 1s and 5s).
Finger Movements: His hands “place” the digits into their respective columns. For 3527, he might flick a finger to add 7 units, then adjust for 2 tens, 5 hundreds, and 3 thousands, carrying over as needed.
Running Total: With each new number, he updates the mental abacus, using his fingers to add the new values to the running sum column by column.
The speed of the flashing numbers (about one every 0.309 seconds) aligns with his trained ability to process and “move beads” almost instantly.
Final Output: After the 100th number, he reads the final total from his mental abacus and inputs it.
This method does not rely solely on raw mental arithmetic but leverages spatial reasoning, muscle memory, and pattern recognition, all honed through years of practice.
Aaryan reportedly trains five to six hours daily, which has made the process intuitive, as he’s said, “A lot of things in mental calculations happen in a flash of a second, so I cannot say what happens inside my head, I just do it naturally.” — Focus Malaysia

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