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Secrets of Mental Math
362 becomes machine, 793 becomes kaboom, 32 becomes moon,
and 8261 becomes finished.
As the words were being created, I linked them together to
form a silly story to help me remember them. I pictured finding
a tiny book, which I placed inside a machine. This caused the
machine to go kaboom, and tossed me to the moon, where I was
finished. This story may sound bizarre, but the more ridiculous
the story, the easier it is to remember—and besides, it’s more fun.