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Keyword: Subitizing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subitizing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subitizing In Rain Man, Raymond sees three groups of 82 toothpick
by LeifCarrotson 9y ago
Keyword: Subitizing -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subitizing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subitizing
In Rain Man, Raymond sees three groups of 82 toothpicks instantly. The waitress recognizes instantly that there are 4 toothpicks remaining - that's a much easier number to see instantly.
I believe that the ordinary maximum that people subitize is 4. I can believe that the threshold may vary between a normal 3-5 up to something as high as 10. And when playing fast-paced card games with friends, I think that my range is much lower and theirs may be much higher! But 82 is just unbelievable.
- pluma 9y agoHe's portrayed as an autistic savant, so I don't find it entirely implausible. There are documented cases of autists showing extremely impressive performances in arithemetic and memorisation, so why not subitizing too?
- dorfsmay 9y ago"Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the autistic savant character Raymond Babbitt in the movie Rain Man." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek
- maxxxxx 9y agoI wonder if you can train yourself for higher numbers.
- Raphmedia 9y agoIt is pretty eerie to see a reference to Aleister Crowley in a Wikipedia article that is not related to the occult.