A teenager has set multiple math world records by performing calculations in his head. Fourteen-year-old Aaryan Shukla from Maharashtra, India, recently took down no less than six mental math world records in a single day — proving he’s earned his nickname, “the Human Calculator.” His times were certified by Guinness World Records. Shulka’s feats include setting the fastest known time to mentally add 100 four-digit numbers (30.9 seconds), 200 four-digit numbers (1 minute, 9.68 seconds), and 50 five-digit numbers (18.71 seconds), as well as the fastest time to multiply two five-digit number sets of 10 (51.69 seconds) and two eight-digit number sets of 10 (2 minutes, 35.41 seconds), and the fastest time to divide a set of 10 20-digit numbers by a set of 10-digit numbers (5 minutes, 42 seconds). He crunched these numbers quicker than most people can punch the digits into a calculator. Shulka set these new records at an event hosted by Guinness in Dubai. Shulka’s successful record-setting attempt was captured on video, which is available to watch for free on the Guinness World Records website, and in the player below. A ‘one in a billion kind of person’ In addition to these six most recent records, Shulka already holds the record […]