Ben Pridmore
Ben Pridmore (born October 14, 1976 in Boston , England ) is an English memory athlete . He designed the so-called Ben system for his memory skills. Pridmore is also fifth in the World Cup in mental arithmetic become and British Othelloteam .
In 2007 he won the 1st UK Open and set a record: He was the first person ever to memorize the sequence of a shuffled deck of 52 cards in less than 30 seconds, which he clearly undercut with 26.28 seconds.
successes
- World memory champion 2004, 2008, 2009
- In 2012 ranked 4th in the world
Official world records
- 930 binary digits in five minutes (Speed Binary)
- 4140 binary digits in 30 minutes (Binary)
- Memorize 28 decks of cards (1456 playing cards ) in one hour
Web links
- Statistics page with his records
- Videos with him
- His English-language mailing list 'Memory Sports'
- His personal blog
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Rankings . worldmemorychampionships.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pridmore, Ben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English memory athlete and memory world champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , England |