Musical Multiplication Tables

I think any adult--or child!--would be driven insane by this record before they could achieve the memorization. You know how authorities use music of a supposedly annoying quality to drive out dictators or criminals who are barricaded inside a building? This would do the trick!

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 20, 2025
Category: Education | Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings | Mathematics and Statistics | 1950s

Comments

My mom made me listen to those every evening because I had a hard time memorizing the tables. I know them now, but don't think they're the reason.

While it was awful, I look back on it now as another example of her doing her best to give me any help she could. Thanks, Mom!

Posted by Dennis on 03/20/25 at 10:34 AM

Sounds like Lyle Waggoner from The Carol Burnett show.

Posted by Big Mike on 03/20/25 at 11:23 AM

The announcer sounds like Lyle Waggoner from The Carol Burnett Show.

Posted by Big Mike on 03/20/25 at 11:24 AM