"Dr A. N. Walker" wrote in message
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In article 03n0h.10597$gZ2.8423@trndny07,
Chess One wrote:
[...] I think there are world records for such
things - but I wonder if its true that 10,000 correctly sequenced
iterations
of pi can be remembered, rather than calculated?

"http://pi-world-ranking-list.com/lists/memo" records 13 people
who have recited pi from memory to at least 10000 places; and there is
a recent report that Akira Haraguchi set a world record of 100000 just
over three weeks ago. I wonder what the longest ever [in terms of
number of notes rather than mere time!]

remarkable! my wild guess might be something from Rachmaninoff

correct piano recital has been?
100000 notes would be at any rate several hours, even of quite complex
concertos or sonatas, unless you just played "Islamey" over and over.

although we should continue to note [!] that the pianist has more to do than
recite a linear sequence, since each and every note is of certain and
specific duration, weight, and speed, etc.

but not to finish on that note - it is extraordinary to me that 100k
sequenced datum, which are non-musical could be undertaken - I must suppose
that he calculated the next in sequence [rather than any feat of memory] and
wonder how long it took him to do this overall as well as the typical
interval from one digit to the next?

phil

--
Andy Walker, School of MathSci., Univ. of Nott'm, UK.