i memorized 3,141 digits of pi to prove a point

Are you worried that you're forgetting something? In this video, Sabrina explores how our memory works, ways we can improve it, and accidentally memorized 3,141 digits of pi in the process.

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SOCIAL MEDIA
Sabrina
Melissa
Taha

CREDITS
Produced by Sabrina Cruz
Video Editing by Joseph Trickey
Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz
Sound Design by Joseph Trickey
Special Thanks to
Gabrielle A
Prof. Morgan Barense
Jade C
Nelson Dellis
Melissa Fernandes
Rhose G
Michael M

MUSIC

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 a relatable problem and unreasonable solution
00:27 thank you hostinger
01:20 an existential crisis handled poorly
02:25 the grandma line is out of pocket tbh
02:45 why i want to fix my memory
03:02 how memory doesn't work
03:27 how memory does work
04:12 how to improve memory
04:47 does memory palace technique work
05:20 i finally answered my emails
05:48 how to remember better
06:47 a very reasonable plan
07:10 how to memorize pi
10:01 the benefits of romanticizing your life
11:10 i really thought this was clickbait
12:01 thank you hostinger (reprise)
13:43 i spent 30 days memorizing 3,141 digits of pi
14:36 i solved my problem and got a new, weirder one in return
15:46 facing my biggest hater
16:51 an even more reasonable plan
17:46 it's merch but for a good reason
19:27 still merch though
19:43 the pi recital

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Why did the banana forget to take out the garbage? It slipped its mind.

Leave a comment with the word BANANA to let me know you were here ;-)

[answerinprogress]

Hope you liked that video! If you want to try a similar memory challenge, check out Nelson's video where he walks through the process in more detail :)

[NelsonDellis]

It was so much fun coaching you for this project!! Congrats on getting all 3141!

[bruceguy]

Doing this over the course of a month in its own right is fantastic. Complete with the subtle flexes of writing code, designing a poster, and story blocking this whole project with incredible cinematography

[markman]

Sabrina is that chaotic friend that will randomly disappear because she is doing some crazy project and then surfaces to tell you all about it.
And we love her for it.

[gabriel-pavao]

Honestly, if ALL my internet would load were Answer in Progress videos, I would still pay for it because it's 100% great content

[jennarhodes]

The idea of that audience being so supportive and gracious has me near tears

[hollo]

15:08 " A person who's burdened by competence".
Love that line, it's such a flex. And she can back it up by doing something very cool.

[namunaama]

as a linguist, i can tell you that the skill you were practicing would certainly be harder to map with verbal recitation, esp in front of a crowd. the interesting thing about working memory and language acquisition is that while we may remember both form and meaning, we store them differently/at different speeds (especially after a certain age). You knew the meaning of each digit of pi, but their form (spoken out loud) was not something you practiced. still, being able to remember pi is just as impressive to me as being able to *say* pi. awesome vid

[prernaish]

This is the content I pay my internet bills for. I have been waiting for this video since she put up the website and art work in her insta story. I just want to be as cool as Sabrina, that's it.

[FrostMonolith]

"It wasn't pointless" was the BEST followup I've seen from you so far, it's pretty memorable.

[CoryDAnimates]

I love the part that goes from skeptical optimism to full blown manic believer of the process.

[christopherdriesenga]

I love how supportive humanity can be and how we can all glory in someone else's victories. Well done.

[aayushyadav]

Literally giggling like a middle-schooler at you getting the last digits. Great job Sabrina!!!

[pokkiheart]

"a person who is burdened by competence"
You're developing massive Brian David Gilbert energy (along with your own brand of chaos) and I'm all for it

[LuizAngioletti-kbsc]

I can't point out why I'm so addicted to this channel. Wait, I can: Sabrina is awesome, the content is great, the pace is perfect and humor is spot on!

[PrettyTranslatorSarahMoon]

Using the littlest cues to remember the biggest things really works. My sweet kitty passed away suddenly a few months ago. I had *one* moment with her that morning where we were sitting at the window and I kissed the top of her head and she purred and mewed up at me. I remember exactly what that moment felt like, and whenever I think of that memory, I can remember all sorts of things about her. In the horrible first few days after I lost her, the thing that scared me the most was that my memories of her would dull, like the memories of my other lost kitties had dulled. Holding onto this key moment has helped me remember lots of other things about her, though.

[primaveral-ss]

i feel like aphantasia has a huge role on the "memory palace" approach. it's kind of really hard to "imagine" objects in a familiar place when you can't imagine that place at all :/

[MC-begg]

This lady is a freakin super hero. Like she’s said she didn’t feel like she could remember things well so she learned how to competitively remember things, wrote a code to encode the digits of pi, created a mind palace, created an app, and then did a legit photo shoot for her presentation.

[anotherrandomperson]

This might be the most iconic video of 2023. hell bells Sabrina.

[unknown-otter]

Oh, back in the 9th grade when I learned about mnemonics, I set a goal for myself to memorize the first 1000 digits of pi and I achieved it, actually!
I mentally walked around my neighborhood while reciting the digits. Unfortunately, I forgot it almost completely, and I'm starting to forget some details of my childhood neighborhood too... It's been only 8 years