Name: Anonymous 2012-02-12 4:41
It can be an interesting hobby. I've heard that before writing and record keeping was common, people would memorize shitloads of things such as fireside legends. Even now you've got weirdos memorizing hundreds of digits of pi or religious texts.
But as a recreation, there some things worth memorizing. If nothing else, you can impress yourself that you were actually capable of remembering the stuff.
basic addition facts from 1+1 to 9+9
basic multiplication facts from 1*1 to 9*9 (any schoolboy should be able to do this, but you might attempt memorizing up to 16*16)
square numbers up to 20 squared
cubed numbers up to 20 cubed
powers of 2 up to 2 to the power of 10
But as a recreation, there some things worth memorizing. If nothing else, you can impress yourself that you were actually capable of remembering the stuff.
basic addition facts from 1+1 to 9+9
basic multiplication facts from 1*1 to 9*9 (any schoolboy should be able to do this, but you might attempt memorizing up to 16*16)
square numbers up to 20 squared
cubed numbers up to 20 cubed
powers of 2 up to 2 to the power of 10