A schoolboy named 280 digits of pi in a minute and got into the Guinness Book of Records

In the UK, 10-year-old schoolboy Alberto Davila Aragon set a record for the fastest reproduction of pi. In one minute, he was able to name 280 digits of pi after the decimal point.

According to the boy, he was motivated to learn pi after a school competition, which he won by reciting 150 digits. “In March 2024, my school organized an exciting pi-counting competition with an amazing prize - the opportunity to dip our headmaster's face in cake! Determined to win, I went home and committed myself to remembering as many digits of pi as possible,” the boy recalled.

After that, Alberto continued to practice, trying to remember even more digits after the decimal point, as well as improving the speed of their reproduction. The record holder explained that musical rhythms helped him pronounce the numbers more quickly.

Alberto chose the roof of the Clifton Observatory as the place where he would try to set the record. The schoolboy called this place iconic, as it offers a view of the suspension bridge that he uses to walk to school every day. His record was recorded by mathematicians from the University of Bristol.