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The "sorcery" you're looking for is the correct genetic sequences that leads to an eidetic memory. No amount of compensation using mnemonic devices and memory p
by vunderba 2y ago
The "sorcery" you're looking for is the correct genetic sequences that leads to an eidetic memory. No amount of compensation using mnemonic devices and memory palaces will get you even close to what Nigel Richards is capable of.
- thrance 2y agoGenetic, or epigenetic!
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- tshaddox 2y agoEh, I bet he’s using some normal Latin vocabulary and orthography skills too. I suspect he wouldn’t do quite at well memorizing a truly random set of combinations of 26 symbols.
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoRight it’s not random that it was French, and not, say, Russian.
- dmurray 2y agoYou say that, but there are some world-class Scrabble players from Thailand who play Scrabble in English, a language with a completely different alphabet and orthography from their native tongue. They don't necessarily speak English well, either. One beat Nigel Richards for the World Championship in 2009 [0]. I think it would take Richards about 20 minutes to learn the Cyrillic alphabet and a few weeks to get familiar enough with the patterns of Russian to be a competitive player in that language. World champion is obviously a harder ask, but I wouldn't rule it out. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakorn_Nemitrmansuk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakorn_Nemitrmansuk
- borski 2y agoSounds like his next challenge.