Easy there. (This isn't actually a youtube comment thread!) This is just a visual metaphor for standard mutiplicaton process. They are fundamentally the same t

Easy there. (This isn't actually a youtube comment thread!) This is just a visual metaphor for standard mutiplicaton process. They are fundamentally the same thing. I personally think the way in the video has the potential to help children assimilate the process faster and/or better than otherwise.