Ben Franklin Blowing Bubbles at a Sword: The Journeys of a Mental Athlete
Ronnie White, a Navy veteran from the war in Afghanistan, can meet a conference room full of strangers and minutes later recall every person's name. Nelson Dellis, a software developer, can remember the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in just a minute. Brad Zupp, a clown, can juggle and memorize computer-generated numbers at the same time. These guys are three of the best mental athletes in America. 'Ben Franklin Blowing Bubbles at a Sword: The Journeys of a Mental Athlete' documents their strange and fascinating journeys as they train for and compete in the 2011 USA Memory Championship. But there's more to the competition than just memorization -- these guys want to stretch the limits of their minds. This is a film about love, awareness, strategy, and memory.
Ben Franklin Blowing Bubbles at a Sword: The Journeys of a Mental Athlete
Ronnie White, a Navy veteran from the war in Afghanistan, can meet a conference room full of strangers and minutes later recall every person's name. Nelson Dellis, a software developer, can remember the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in just a minute. Brad Zupp, a clown, can juggle and memorize computer-generated numbers at the same time. These guys are three of the best mental athletes in America. 'Ben Franklin Blowing Bubbles at a Sword: The Journeys of a Mental Athlete' documents their strange and fascinating journeys as they train for and compete in the 2011 USA Memory Championship. But there's more to the competition than just memorization -- these guys want to stretch the limits of their minds. This is a film about love, awareness, strategy, and memory.
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