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Finger Math - The (Brief) History of Chisanbop
Remember the kid in your class who looked like they were playing Mozart on the piano while doing long division? They weren’t. They were a Chisanbop master! This "finger-math" system, invented by Korean mathematician Hang Young Pai, promised to turn your hands into a human abacus. It was the sensation of the 70s, making its way onto national television programs like the 'Phil Donahue Show' and 'The Tonight Show,' where bewildered hosts watched in awe as kids did complex calculations with a series of frantic finger flicks.
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