Is HP42 smarter than a kid on TV?

[Zaphod]

Quote:In short, a lame theatrical act which doesn't require any mathematical skills whatsoever, let alone "genius", and a minimal amount of memory. As for the algorithm, it is anything but interesting: a few HP42S steps or about 2-3 lines of HP-71B code, at most. Execution time (one subtraction, one division, and 25 sums, all integer) is essentially 0.

you should out him in the youtube comments