When Corona Virus strikes, I choose to learn abacus! Yeay 2020! :P

@hewhomakesnosound

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I'm teaching myself new words from the dictionary and just got to 🧮 and was like I vague remember playing with this in elementary school and never seeing it again.

@echungshitiri199

2 жыл бұрын

How's the progress go far?

@ifeellikeiwasborntoloveya6547

2 жыл бұрын

how are you doing

@ifeellikeiwasborntoloveya6547

2 жыл бұрын

@@echungshitiri199 same question-

@ifeellikeiwasborntoloveya6547

2 жыл бұрын

if op has quit, this is a sign they should go back in track

I thought these were Chinese percussion instruments. So much for my "instrument" collection.

I have just last week ordered an abacus like this. I can't wait to use it. It is a pity that I had never learned abacus in schools.

@mariemorganhenry9072

3 жыл бұрын

I bought three of them 25 years ago for decoration because I remembered having one as a kid. Now I know how to use them. I am going to teach my three and two year old grand children how to count.

@unidentifiable.individual

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say it's a pity. No one learns it because it's obsolete. There's no point.

@Jorindeify

2 жыл бұрын

@@unidentifiable.individual I wouldn't say that. Children in Singapore are able to do complicated additions etc. by heart because they practised it on the abacus. In Japan there are even competitions on abacus calculations.

@malagebide

5 ай бұрын

This is an invention from China, which is said to be from other countries. Why are these people keen on stealing other people's culture

@darnit1944

25 күн бұрын

​​@@unidentifiable.individual People who can calculate without calculator are quick thinkers. Plus abacus may be obsolete as a counting device, but calculators never taught you how to calculate.

Now this is the kind of video tutorials that the world need, simple, short, full intented information deliver 👍. Great vid.

I saw an abacus being used to count in a comic book and became curious has to how they work. This was very well explained, I would now be able to use an abacus myself! Thank you for making this! :D

@34Witchdoctor

5 жыл бұрын

I watched director ton use one in aggretsuko. I actually really like this system!

@Kyexoxo

Жыл бұрын

same

Kind of disappointed they never taught me this in school. I'm kinda young, but getting rather close to 30 I suppose. Even my early private education that was way ahead of the public education didn't mention a word about it. The Abacus almost reminds me of roman numerals in a weird way, that I can't quite put words to. I think everyone should learn it at some point because it's a different way of thinking, calculating, visualizing etc. I feel those parts of the brain are almost never activated in schools. It's another way we can show and prove an objective reality, through abstraction.

@jameswalker199

Жыл бұрын

Having looked at a few abacus videos just out of curiosity, I think the "4+1" style is exactly analogous to roman numerals. Starting at the rightmost column, each bottom bead is worth I (1) and the top bead is worth V (5), a column with three bottom beads and one top bead is worth VIII (8). Similarly for the next column, each bottom bead is worth X (10) and the top bead is worth L (50). The next column is C (100) and 500 (I can't recall the roman numeral for 500 off the top of my head, but by this point I'm sure you get the idea).

@NopeSecret

Жыл бұрын

This is a waste of time to learn how to use.... just saying lol

@wiwisjxkalnz

7 ай бұрын

​@@NopeSecretwhy?

@rizzwan-42069

3 ай бұрын

​@@NopeSecretnot a waste of time while calculators exist this can still be used for education purposes like teaching different bases like binary dozenal hexadecimal seximal etc

@iamhereblossom1588

3 ай бұрын

School will not teach you everything in the world. It is on the children to be curious to learn.

Finally today I learned what an abacus actually does!

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

8 жыл бұрын

+Bernie For The Future I´m happy for you. The abacus is magical ; )

@lindblalasskrivutvecklinga2601

8 жыл бұрын

+Bernie For The Future Happy to hear!

@dorineratemo9574

4 жыл бұрын

Me to i never knew

@gorkemoncul6565

3 жыл бұрын

@@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446 Actually, Math is magical. Hi from 5 years after :D

I've always wanted to learn about the Chinese style abacus.

Very simple but effective video. Thank you, just what I was looking for sir.

Thanks for the simple and elegant explanation, very well done. Came here because I want to build a robotic calculator using arduino + servos, you enter the numbers on a "normal" calculator pad and the servos move the abacus beads to give your answer. Completely frivolous device but it will be fun to build : )

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds really interesting. Could I have a try when you are ready?

@fatiimaa9322

3 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me the difference between abacus with 13 columns and abacus with 5 columns

@steveoommen6269

2 жыл бұрын

So how did it go?

after trying to understand this for the last 2 hours, your video helped me in 3 mins...thanks

Hot tip: DO NOT bump the abacus, lol.

@johanheyneke1936

7 жыл бұрын

I do it

When I was taught this as a little kid, we were given a table to learn it by heart... And I was told that for a male to succeed in business, one should be able to use the abacus with the left hand and write with the right hand...

@kitsilanocat

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Tran did you grow up in ancient Egypt or something?

@tr4nsg0th1ca

6 жыл бұрын

Since I write with my left hand, I work an abacus with my right. And I'm a mechanic, not a businessman... its surprising how well the abacus adapts to being used for engineering physics equations.

@eldoritos5893

4 жыл бұрын

Did you succeed in business?

@thatsroughbuddy1407

3 жыл бұрын

@@kitsilanocat No, 70s East Asia

Im happy that I finally able to understand how this thing works. Thank you, mister! That was a wonderful explanation.

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

5 жыл бұрын

Happy to have been able to help!

this way better than the any modern elctrictronic calculator, i wish i was taught that at school,

Thank you for this tutorial! I have been struggling to find a good tutorial for a Chinese abacus.

Thank you so much! Needed to read an abacus for a test and I had no idea! this helped me so much! Thanks again!

Found it really helpful and easy to understand. Thank you!

Amazing explanation right there, concise and precise!

I love the mental abacus app and would like to see a set of complementary videos for the modern abacus to explain different functions. A left handed option in the settings would be nice also.

@lindblalasskrivutvecklinga2601

8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Kelty Happy that you like the app. In the app there are films to show how you use the modern 1+4. Go to the book symbol in the upper right corner. It will open a menu. There you find the videos. In settings you can choose between classic and modern abacus

Thank you for sharing this, I just received my first abacus through the mail and am exited to try it

Excellent! Bought one in HK many years ago and you make it look really easy!

Thanks. I am familiar with the 1 by 4 soroban and didn't know how the the "extra" beads came into play.

Thanks for the explanation...Awesome!!!

On 2022 this tutorial still useful to me , Thanks so much.

I also use a calculator but the abacus is a good tool for teaching the foundations of math. I also develops your thinking. A calculator don't.

@fatiimaa9322

3 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me the difference between abacus with 13 columns and abacus with 5 columns

@ValleysOfRain

3 жыл бұрын

@@fatiimaa9322 the number of columns an abacus has simply denotes the maximum number it can achieve. A 5 column abacus maxes out at 99,999. A 13 column abacus stops 1 short of 10 trillion.

Hi! It's so simple yet I never learned this anywhere. Thank you for this video

Thank you for this short and clear explanation.

My cell phone has this cool feature it also lets me call your mom

First time watching a video on how it works and I already somewhat understand how it works!

Such a clearly explained video, thank you!

Thanks, nice video. I ' d like to know if you have a video showing how to do the multiplication and the division. Thanks again.

Thank you very much from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️🌹

Now i kmow how abacus uses. I have that one butvi dont know how to use. Thank you. 💕

This was brilliant. Great video.

wow, great instruction video. much appreciated..

thanks, it was very useful to hear you explain this

This was an awesome tutorial my friend. cheers.

A game called Untitled Door Game in Roblox asked me to search up on how to use an Abacus. Found this very useful thank you

THANK YOU SO MUUUCH! I am going to ask my mom to buy me an abacus. thanks for teaching us

@paolamunoz1833

3 жыл бұрын

I made my own with an old picture frame, hair beads and bamboo sticks 🍡

Thank you I have had my 'chinese' abacus for twenty years and been using it incorrectly. Now I get it.

@lindblalasskrivutvecklinga2601

8 жыл бұрын

+demise234 Nice!

This man has answered one of life's greatest mysteries...

Thank you. The mention of "complementary numbers" at 0:45 (on the other 4+1 type abacus) was, for me, so illuminating. How have I not seen that? And that error of perception was behind my struggles to perform subtraction on that abacus. So simple when you see it. 👍👍🙂

@rajafranklinakurathi3952

Жыл бұрын

Can you explain pls..

Thank you for a straightforward approach to understanding the abacus. The other youtube video from "HEV Project" was rambling and vague...the presenter didn't have a structured presentation style. A minute and a half into his video and you still didn't know what an abacus was or what it was used for. They disabled the comments over at that video for obvious reasons.

I want one so badly now... Nice video!

Thank´s for the kind comment ; ) Pelle

Thanks! I always wanted to learn how

Thank you!

Very clear , thanks !

I'm amazed that the binary system is so similar to an abacus... we live in a world where millions abacuses count themselves, and are just large enough to fit in our palms.

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

8 жыл бұрын

+Abdumalik Mustapha Yeah. The abacus is fascinating. I also use it to explain the binary system. Then I just take a pliers and split the beads so I i can take them away. I leave 2 beads on every rod. It works great!

@1337flite

3 жыл бұрын

All postional numbering systems are similar to the abacus. Postional numbering systems use colums to represent multiples of the base number. E.g. in the "normal" base 10 system the columns represent hundreds, tens and units etc and you change columns (carry) when you reach the base value, e.g. in base 10 (i..e. decimal or :"normal" numbers) you carry when a colum reachees ten. It could be adapted to binary (base 2) octal (base8) and ehxadecimal (base 16) numbers, although hex would make for a larger abacus. It's really sad that so many people don't understand the idea of positional numbers even for the everyday common decimal system. Understanding that makes arithmetic so much more intiutive and so much faster. I think ore people would actuaklly enjoy math if they understood the basic numbering system.

Where can I find the classical version of the abacus.

Thanks so much!

The double beads in the top row are used for base 16 calculations. 2 top beads plus 5 bottom beads adds to 15 and no beads for the zero, the 16 values in the base 16 system. Think old days before metric system and things like pounds and ounces.

thank you so

Good morning, I am searching for abacus turtorials on KZread and found this tutorial the clearest. The movements are clear and the English is clear. Where do I find further tutorials by Lindbla ?

Thanks a lot!

Thank you so much. There is Abacus calculation in one of ACCA unit module. I have been struggling for a day now. Thanks for the video 👍👍👍👍👍🤗

@monikanaholo1195

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am here because I am stuck on that question. What is the correct answer?

@BRasaq

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, sorry I can't remember the answer I did this last August. But I think is are 100 +. Try and listen to the video you will get the logic.

@monikanaholo1195

3 жыл бұрын

@@BRasaq thank you. I did manage to get the answer.

@BRasaq

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the answer

Well explained!

Happy you liked it!

I am 52 and remember using a smaller type in 1st grade.

Thanks for the explanation, Sir!

I have one question, should I practice with the old style abacus for the new style Abacus if I want to do mental calculations?

very nice . thank you sir.

informative, thank you

Mr Lindbla, which complementary books would you recommend for learning abacus ? thank you

so far the most explanatory for me- thank you!

Broo that’s cool very interesting…. I always wonder how tf do they use those things

AW... I'VE SEEN THIS THING WHEN I WAS IN KINDER AND DAYCARE. HENCE, THEY DON'T TEACH US TO USE THAT THING.. BUT WITH THE HELP OF THIS VIDEO, I KNOW NA HOW TO USE THAT THING. AND MAYBE IF MY MOM WILL BECOME A TEACHER AT DAYCARE, I'LL TEACH SOME STUDENT TO USE THIS AT THE EARLY STAGE. THANK YOU

Here I am. It’s 3:00 am right now and I’m suddenly wanting to learn how to use Abacus

Very easy to understand thank you very much!

In daily life,It is more useful and less expensive than an electronic calculator except for school students.

Wow that’s impressive

thank you.

Great video, very clear and easy to understand. Tak.

Analog computer. It works 24/7 and never needs an update. Win.

hi pelle! i live in stockholm and i have been looking for a good modern abacus for my sisters daughter who is 6 months old. do you know where i should look locally? or where to order one within sweden?

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

8 жыл бұрын

+aldore bryer Sorry for the late answer. You can visit my webshop on www.abakusen.se

THANK YOU OMG

I remember in my childhood using an abacus in the wrong way and pretending to control the world. Each time I move a ball, something in the world "changes" and I can "decide" what I want to change.

u explained this a lot better thank u so much

I am learning the Japanese and the Chinese abacus. I am doing subtraction and addition on both and have to agree that the Chinese abacus is easier. The Japanese has little friends and big friends and the boss, but once you start to learn it it get easier and they should teach this in school as it would help the children to learn. Nice video but too short.

Simple explain.. !!!!!!!!

Cool.

That is great, now how do you do math with this tool?

Fanx for the explanation 😀

Nice video

One of the hardest and most complicated things you could learn

I used to learn this like 6years ago that's was when I was 6 now I can't seem to remember how it work anymore.

I'm very confused as to why there are two beads on the top if they are just automatically being converted to one lower bead in the next column. It seems like a superfluous action that slows you down compared to the other method?

Idk if anyone else knows this, but this is how you become a human calculator, if you start at a young age you can learn to do any problem crazy fast.

Can you please tell me the difference between abacus with 13 columns and abacus with 5 columns

Why were the rods on the very left moved out of the line? This confused me a lot, but great starter video. ;)

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

10 жыл бұрын

Hi The rods where moved out in order to zoom in on the rods that where active when counting. Nice that you liked the film. I also have Mental Abacus app for Android (and soon for iPad/iPhone)

@jordanfebish8494

10 жыл бұрын

Pelle Lindblå THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

They used these back in the ancient and some present for high volume trade

I already know what an abacus does, but I don't know how to use it 😬. Now I do.

Growing up I saw my mom using this, but never tried it myself.

I learnt how to use abacus at last

This is a device someone can use without even having it just by imagining

What is the purpose of the two five beads? To make it look fancy? If you immediately exchange it for a ten then what is the point of having 2 Fives? I can count perfectly fine with one.

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! The 5+2 abacus is the old classical design. This model is good for beginners as the see the process with changing from 1 to 10 and so on. I use the modern 4+1 myself. If you look into the settings in the app you will find that you can switch beween 5+2 and 4+1 depending on which one you prefer.

normally i use the top bar of each section as counted so i can reset the abacus easily just but tilting.

Why are you use the Avenue across from the right to the left, instead of from the left to the right as I can remember the Chinese will use?

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

Жыл бұрын

Just do it this way when I´m showing the function of the abacus. When calculating I alwaysgo from left to right.

Holy crap!! Brilliant!!

@pellelindbla-lifeisbetteri4446

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!