All Tricks
A new mathematical trick every day — understand it, try it, and explore.
- Magic Square2026-11-07Kashi Magic Square
Fill a 3×3 grid so every line shares one magic sum.
- Number Patterns2026-11-06The 1729 Secret
The 'dull' taxi number Ramanujan saw was the smallest sum of two cubes two ways.
- Sequences2026-11-05Narayana's Cows
A 14th-century cattle puzzle hides a cousin of the Fibonacci sequence.
- Number Patterns2026-11-04Bhaskara's "Behold!"
Four triangles and a tilted square prove Pythagoras at a glance.
- Magic Square2026-11-03The Khajuraho Square
A 1,000-year-old temple carving where every line of four sums to 34.
- Hidden Number2026-11-02Pingala's Binary
Light and heavy syllables of Sanskrit poetry are a binary code — read off the number.
- Sequences2026-11-01Madhava's π
Centuries before Newton, Kerala's Madhava summed an infinite series to find π.
- Number Patterns2026-10-31The Vedic Square
The digital roots of the times-tables fold into a 9×9 grid of striking symmetry.
- Number Patterns2026-10-30The Circle Oracle
One angle at the centre quietly fixes the angle out at the rim.
- Prediction2026-10-29The Sine–Cosine Clock
Pick any angle, divide sin by cos of its complement — the answer is always one.
- Deduction2026-10-28The Locus Hunt
Find the buried chest from a single distance clue — geometry pins it exactly.
- Deduction2026-10-27The Vector Vanish
Hop a token by any vectors — its final colour is fixed before it moves.
- Number Patterns2026-10-26The π Illusion
A glass's rim is far longer around than the glass looks tall — π makes sure of it.
- Number Patterns2026-10-25The Vanishing Area
Cut a square, rebuild it as a rectangle — and one unit of area mysteriously vanishes.
- Number Patterns2026-10-24The Doubling Chessboard
One grain on square one, doubling each square — the count explodes past belief.
- Prediction2026-10-23The Number 37 Secret
Repeat any digit three times, divide by its triple — you always land on 37.
- Magic Square2026-10-22Kashi Magic Square
Fill a 3×3 grid so every line shares one magic sum.
- Number Patterns2026-10-21The 1729 Secret
The 'dull' taxi number Ramanujan saw was the smallest sum of two cubes two ways.
- Sequences2026-10-20Narayana's Cows
A 14th-century cattle puzzle hides a cousin of the Fibonacci sequence.
- Number Patterns2026-10-19Bhaskara's "Behold!"
Four triangles and a tilted square prove Pythagoras at a glance.
- Magic Square2026-10-18The Khajuraho Square
A 1,000-year-old temple carving where every line of four sums to 34.
- Hidden Number2026-10-17Pingala's Binary
Light and heavy syllables of Sanskrit poetry are a binary code — read off the number.
- Sequences2026-10-16Madhava's π
Centuries before Newton, Kerala's Madhava summed an infinite series to find π.
- Number Patterns2026-10-15The Vedic Square
The digital roots of the times-tables fold into a 9×9 grid of striking symmetry.