It's an old vaudeville act, lots of folks have done it over the years. Somewhere on youtube is a version of two white guys in blackface doing it in a very racist way. It can be done with a few different numbers.
Its literally just taking the tens place and treating it as the ones place in three different ways, the concept is solely based around the idea that 1+3=4
@@robertscott2210. You want to pay the fire department out of pocket so they can put out the fire in your home. Geez. There is such a thing a commons. The only thing I hate is the taxes I pay is used for unnecessary war and paying for corporations that would otherwise go bankrupt. Everything else like education (it should be from K to PHD free for all), healthcare (I live in Canada), infrustruction, law enforcement (when they actually do their duty), and fire I am happy to pay taxes on. Even to help my fellow human being when they need financial aid or when they are unable to have employment through not real fault of their own. Life happens and in a compassionate and empathetic society people occasionally need help. This is the true nature of human beings.
somewhere, I have a list of all the possible combinations where this trick works. One of my favorite quotes from these guys is: Abbot: Did you go to school, stupid? Costello: Yes, sir, and I came out the same way.
@@ArchangelJuicy It works with anything where you can put a single digit number into a double digit number (legitamately) AND where the denominator does not go into the first digit of the double digit number but it does go into the second digit. Some examples: 16/4 (13*4=16) 49/7 (16*7=49) 12/2 (15*2=12) And my favorite.... 27/3 (27*3=27....yes, doing math their way, 27+27+27=27)
Seven will not go into two. No matter how much you push that big seven into that little two its not going to go in there!! Ain't he cute, that little two? LOL!!
Red Skelton said something similar when he received a comedy award in his old age. He said his greatest joy was making people laugh, but doing so without using 4-letter words or sexual innuendos.
My #1 son and friends discovered "Who's on First?" when they were in Middle School. Didn't need a chalkboard and it kept them entertained for weeks. They don't make them like that anymore!
I don't know why people hate Common Core math so much. It's not a "new way to do math", it's simply doing math on paper the same way you do it in your head. What is so goddamn evil about that?
MrSF49er75 the fact is that it’s excessive and time wasting. People get that the point of it is to help understand what your doing instead of just hoping you get the right answer, but people also complained about the “New Math” in the 1950s-1960s. It was the same idea, for students to actually understand what they were doing. The issue is you can’t tell if the student understands it without going through inane efforts of proof of concept. The people who complain are the people who understand it fully and could learn it in multiple ways, them having to prove themselves that they comprehend it over and over is the issue. The people who don’t complain are people who needed help with the concept originally and them reworking the idea over and over helps them understand it. This goes against your point, and thanks for listening to my TedTalk
I remember this as a child growing up. It was hilarious then and it's still hilarious today. This bit was genius. Abbott and Costello=comedy perfection.
Common Core is horrible. Thank god I avoided it while the rest of my classmates didn’t (I took Algebra I in 6th grade, 2 years before the officially changed it to Common Core Math I).
They do another one with numbers it is even funnier to me... EDIT.. oh it ends the same way, spoke to soon was watching while reading comments. The other one they are at the actual room for rent. The seven 13's added up kills me!
may she rest & peace, my mother & I could not stop laughing when we saw you 2 do this bit. except for "who's on first", 7x13=28 is the cleverest comedy bit of all time. not only did you prove it once but, you proved it 3 different ways. although you'll never get to read this, I hope you get to meet my mother up with the angels. god bless & sleep well.
Mar Vill no, he doesn’t care to be specific. he wants to feel better about himself by making a “haha youth bad” joke that fellow old people can beat their meat to
O_o....7 Divides into 28 either way, divided, multiplied, and even adds up-LOoooL just as funny as thier Whos On First timeless joke, the one that was way ahead of its own time
Never tell your high school math teachers this kids. They already have common core to worry about. Also it won't give you an "A"... a friend tried it for me already.
+RookieMachinimas Because my math teacher adores me and know I have major math skills (and I am not taking a math class this semester)I decided to do this. She just smiled and shook her head. I showed her the video and she was laughing a bit. Mission results: SUCCESS!
I love how every time they do this sketch, Abbott is super concentrated during the first and last methods but like half paying attention during the second method lol 😂
The worst part is, he is so convincing that i actually start to doubt my math skills
His acting is top notch. Comedians have to make you believe it. Dude’s a pro!
Ikr I forgot how to do division the right way after seeing this so many times 😂
The method works. It's not finished. 1+3=4. Try it with 7 and 49.
Me too! 🤣
@@johnhein2539 he Was when he was alive
Nearly 70 years old and this is still bloody hilarious.
Maybe if you're a child
nah its still good comedy.
so why aint ya laffin bub
@@JasonWilliams89 don't cut yourself on all that edge
@Enlightened Perry But the OP is a child, they said so themselves. They said they're 70 years old, but since 7+0=7, they're clearly 7 years old.
Whoever came up with this sketch is a mathematical genius.
It's an old vaudeville act, lots of folks have done it over the years. Somewhere on youtube is a version of two white guys in blackface doing it in a very racist way. It can be done with a few different numbers.
MrJackhammer6969 you got to remember those videos pal
Or just have a sense of humor and great knowledge
Its literally just taking the tens place and treating it as the ones place in three different ways, the concept is solely based around the idea that 1+3=4
@@ClosestToTheSun But that concept wasn't applied in the division.
This how the insurance company count when you make a claim from them.
Your so right my Brother 👍
They don't bother using math. Instead they use sewing. There's a loophole everywhere.
I think someone else said this already, but I'll say it anyway.
"Tax evasion 101"
"You say evasion; I say avoision." (Kent Brockman)
Taxation is theft.
@@robertscott2210 What's a better method?
@@robertscott2210. You want to pay the fire department out of pocket so they can put out the fire in your home. Geez. There is such a thing a commons.
The only thing I hate is the taxes I pay is used for unnecessary war and paying for corporations that would otherwise go bankrupt.
Everything else like education (it should be from K to PHD free for all), healthcare (I live in Canada), infrustruction, law enforcement (when they actually do their duty), and fire I am happy to pay taxes on. Even to help my fellow human being when they need financial aid or when they are unable to have employment through not real fault of their own. Life happens and in a compassionate and empathetic society people occasionally need help. This is the true nature of human beings.
I tried this on my landlord.
I'm posting this comment from the library.
plasticuproject 😂😂😂
plasticuproject ...me: from under a bypass bridge! 😶
How lucky you are to have a library in your house.
somewhere, I have a list of all the possible combinations where this trick works.
One of my favorite quotes from these guys is:
Abbot: Did you go to school, stupid?
Costello: Yes, sir, and I came out the same way.
That has never been more true than today.
I would love to see your list
@@ArchangelJuicy ł
@@ArchangelJuicy It works with anything where you can put a single digit number into a double digit number (legitamately) AND where the denominator does not go into the first digit of the double digit number but it does go into the second digit.
Some examples:
16/4 (13*4=16)
49/7 (16*7=49)
12/2 (15*2=12)
And my favorite....
27/3 (27*3=27....yes, doing math their way, 27+27+27=27)
@@ryancalhoun2910 Also 25 : 5 = 14
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Seven will not go into two. No matter how much you push that big seven into that little two its not going to go in there!! Ain't he cute, that little two? LOL!!
You watched the video too? Let's become best friends!
That's a cute little two, ain't it?
I'm so glad this was to a mature audience, so many tastles jokes to be madr
R.S. Lozano you're telling me, that joke is widely open to jokes not even thought of in their days
Its five times the size of that little two if you look at it.
He says it so convincingly....
Abbott and Costello are timeless! I never tire of their humour!
Thats what makes a legend/s
I tried doing this during my math class and my teacher, without a moment's hesitaion, told me to write "7" on the board 13 times and add it up.
Haha, your teacher has seen the clip!?
@Steve Pringle Huh?
write it then say, so there are 13 sevens, 3 x7 is 21 and 1 x7 is 7, so 21+7 is 28.
I was thinking the same thing, he'll get caught if they ask him to add 7, 13 times 😅😂
makes sense to me. my landlord owes me a great deal of money.
God bless Trump and lotto 🙏👊👊🙏🙏😇 🙌
@@johnmamo653 Dude. No one asked you
@@taringtondarington7725 put down the crack pipe and Colt 45! And fried chicken and ribs 😋😋! God bless Trump and lotto 🙏🙏 😇🙌🙏
im gonna carry the 7 bc its gettin heavy lol
+Jennie Joyz Just remember not to hurt that cute little 2.
ikr that logic
Shouldn't he have dropped that heavy old 7 instead of carrying it ?
@@Overlord0011 No matter how much you push this big 7 into that little 2, it's not going to go in there!!! 233333
Good clean enjoyment that you just have to laugh at. Miss you guys and the laughter you bought us all.
No profanity. No sexual connotations. No nudity. Great comedy. Great comedy duo.
Nudity would have made it way better
Red Skelton said something similar when he received a comedy award in his old age. He said his greatest joy was making people laugh, but doing so without using 4-letter words or sexual innuendos.
Well, but there is a lot of screaming and a kind of agression, or is it not?
theres nothing wrong with any of those 3 things, but you also dont need any of them to make good comedy
fuck you bich
I love how the slight broadcast/transfer desync gives the text on the chalkboard that lovely hard drop shadow...
I ran this bit on my prof. in a pharmaceutical calculations class I was taking. She said I had a screw loose.
lmao
Lol
She had a screw loose if she doesnt get the comedic value of it.
@@darklordojeda she was from Thailand and had never seen Abbot and Costello before.
@@albundy6008 I hope you showed to her after
Freakin classics are hilarious. Good ole fun.
My #1 son and friends discovered "Who's on First?" when they were in Middle School. Didn't need a chalkboard and it kept them entertained for weeks.
They don't make them like that anymore!
I saw this in my math class and just HAD to see it for myself!
same
Your teacher must be very cool
Yeah... i miss her, she was my 6th grade math teacher, i used to to get all A's. Now i have a $h!t teacher for algebra......
The amount of fun I coulda had back in school, had I known of this video...
With your peers, sure. Teachers, probably not, depending on your age
@@db9944 High school, and only certain teachers that would catch it being a joke.
They don’t and never will come up with comedy like this anymore! Just good clean fun and entertainment!! 🙏🙏🙏
Seroogy W A lot of people today would no doubt manage to find something ‘offensive’ about this hilarious sketch🙄🤦♀️
They don't do comedy like this anymore. A classic!
You got that right!
Too true!
Abbott and Costello were so funny and good classic c comedy it's nice to see stuff like that on the internet thanks
This skit made me forget how to multiply for a second
The title should be "How Common Core Math Was Born".
AMEN!
I don't know why people hate Common Core math so much. It's not a "new way to do math", it's simply doing math on paper the same way you do it in your head.
What is so goddamn evil about that?
Josette
MrSF49er75 the fact is that it’s excessive and time wasting. People get that the point of it is to help understand what your doing instead of just hoping you get the right answer, but people also complained about the “New Math” in the 1950s-1960s. It was the same idea, for students to actually understand what they were doing. The issue is you can’t tell if the student understands it without going through inane efforts of proof of concept. The people who complain are the people who understand it fully and could learn it in multiple ways, them having to prove themselves that they comprehend it over and over is the issue. The people who don’t complain are people who needed help with the concept originally and them reworking the idea over and over helps them understand it. This goes against your point, and thanks for listening to my TedTalk
Exactly there was nothing wrong with basic math...
BEFORE they had the 'new math' we had Abbott and Costello!
I remember this as a child growing up. It was hilarious then and it's still hilarious today. This bit was genius. Abbott and Costello=comedy perfection.
I love this skit. At times I even almost can't find the fault in costellos math
I love how he can calculate 21/7 just fine but can't do 28/7.
Well you cant put 7 into that cute little 2
Ikr, I was thinking the same thing
Well, if you were to look at the "13" as a "1" and a "3" , then 7x1 + 7x3 would indeed equal 28.
ZeXiOn26 Great job! That's the Numerology way to do math! 😃👏🏼
ZeXiOn26
Yes. That's the sleight of hand that all 3 of Lou's proofs use.
28 likes 7x13=28
😮
Wow! impressive!! Numerological speaking
Can't help but laugh. Have seen this bit and more from this genius team, and laugh just as hard even knowing the outcome.
I sure wouldn't want Costello teaching me math. LOL.
It's maths not math
@@davidjones4762 Really dude.................. lol
David Jones That depends which side of the Atlantic Ocean you live on...
Abbott and Costello were the best No matter how many times you watch them You still laugh.
This math system should help me immensely during tax time.
The IRS might feel differently - but give it a shot.
I really do love Abbott and Costello. I had their movies on dvd, lost them since, but they were the best things to watch at family gatherings.
I've always loved the chemistry between them and the way Abbott constantly berates Lou.
It is always fun to see intelligent people do math and multiplication! These guys were great! Thank you for uploading.
No wonder I was confused by math when growing up. I watched too much Abbott and Costello. I should call my bankruptcy lawyer.
I can't believe I have never seen this until today. Thank you!
He proved that his answer is right... sounds a little bit like Common Core.
Caleb Knight
problem (7*13)
Common core
(7(10) + 7(3))
(70 + 21)
(answer)
I fricken hate common core.
Common Core is horrible. Thank god I avoided it while the rest of my classmates didn’t (I took Algebra I in 6th grade, 2 years before the officially changed it to Common Core Math I).
Why? It's simply doing math on paper the same way you do it in your head. What's so bad about that?
AbuMaia01 - Its not simple, its harder cuz u do more steps to get the same answer. Less is more efficient.
Everything from these 2 is pure gold
This is really funny/clever comedy.
They do another one with numbers it is even funnier to me... EDIT.. oh it ends the same way, spoke to soon was watching while reading comments. The other one they are at the actual room for rent. The seven 13's added up kills me!
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Simple silly comedy just amazing!! I LOVE IT!!
may she rest & peace, my mother & I could not stop laughing when we saw you 2 do this bit. except for "who's on first", 7x13=28 is the cleverest comedy bit of all time. not only did you prove it once but, you proved it 3 different ways. although you'll never get to read this, I hope you get to meet my mother up with the angels. god bless & sleep well.
Brilliant. Started my day with a smile.
I did this to my teacher and she looked like she was about to have a heart attack by the way I was doing the math XD
I did the samething however my teacher did actually have a big brain dart and just passed out on the desk.
I did it, but my teacher was an older gent who knew what I was referencing.
I guarantee all three of you are lying.
Either you're a genius .. or this is some r/actuallyhappened.
I just had to share this video with my high school math teacher. Graduate from 1982!
the original 21
burnerpyro no it's 28
Raul C he means it is like 9+10=21,
With it being a math joke you can prove to be wrong or soemthting
OMG!!! Love these guys and have never seen this!!! 😂😂😂 thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of when I saw Ma and Pa Kettle do it. :3
"AIN'T IT CUTE THAT LIL TWO?" His face and tone slay me.
I may get cable TV again if they would show programming like this again.. miss the (clean) humor acts
Great comedy.....it simply made my day.....
It's sad whenever this sketch works out smarter sounding math solutions than most secondary school students.
Mar Vill
no, he doesn’t care to be specific. he wants to feel better about himself by making a “haha youth bad” joke that fellow old people can beat their meat to
This was great, I always enjoyed then in my younger days and still the make me laugh. Thanks
So THIS is what new math looks like...
I love this. No cussing, putting anyone down, no politics, and very funny
7 x 3 = 28, we can make a new symbol in math called the Multiplivision
multiplillusion.
Multification.
1:34 😂"Isn't it cute, the little two?!"🤣
O_o....7 Divides into 28 either way, divided, multiplied, and even adds up-LOoooL just as funny as thier Whos On First timeless joke, the one that was way ahead of its own time
Thanks for the lesson! Now I'm sure I'll pass the exam after Easter!
can't beat the classics. =3
Costello was the funniest of the two. I'd look forward to watching this sketch every time it came on.
This is me trying to do basic math. There's always a logic to it, but it's never the correct one.
Lol found this while doing homework
Just by reading all the comments it’s really cool to know that the legacy of Abbott and Costello still lives on to this day.
This was not long before their final breakup, and you can really see Lou's animosity toward Bud.
How do you figure?
@@George040270 28.
They were always like that. It was part of their “thing”
True masters of the art of comedy.
I sincerely wish Lou Costello was my landlord.
Lou Costello the father of common core mathematics
Never tell your high school math teachers this kids. They already have common core to worry about. Also it won't give you an "A"... a friend tried it for me already.
+RookieMachinimas I'm just glad they didn't have common core when I was in school. It wasn't even thought of then.
+RookieMachinimas Because my math teacher adores me and know I have major math skills (and I am not taking a math class this semester)I decided to do this. She just smiled and shook her head. I showed her the video and she was laughing a bit. Mission results: SUCCESS!
At first I thought this was a skit, but I realized it is a skit after all...lol
I'm so smart!
7x13 is 28 right
Thank you Tamur for showing me the ways of math
Nice
.......
DINGUS WINGUS 7 X 4 = 28 7 X 13 = 91
91
LOL an Old Classic there. Thanks for chairing.
I tried this on my mum. I'm writing this comment from children's orphanage.
Conor Maynard 👍🏾👍🏾
Still funny today. Wow. Just timeless.
Ah yes, The Costello Theorem.
This is the best version of this sketch. Video quality isn't the greatest, but the performance was the best Costello ever did.
They teach this now days in school, its called common core.
You don't understand common core?
Love it! Amazing video! Can't wait to see what else you guys come out with.
Have you all seen Abbot & Costello- Who's on first. So funny lol!
Sandra Cesare well who was on first?
@@brandino561 that is correct
One of the absolute greatest skits of all time
This is Common Core math at work
This skit was a pure classic.
Political math for Politicians' budget !
Rock on, this was great! Costanza from Seinfeld reminded of Costello at moments....could see how comedy overlapped into the future somehow. Thanks!
I should use this kind of math on my landlord....
After watching this clip several times I improved my Mathematical Skill..😂😂
....and just like that, Common Core Math was created
Lou was so far ahead of his time. He was doing "Gen-Z" math back then!
The scary thing is that with that new kinda "math" they teach in schools, Costello may be right by today's standards...
Showed this to my maths teacher.
Now I have a sore bum.
Hey, if the maths works out hahaha
the mind that came up with this sketch back in the day, savant..no other word comes close..maths god
Dear god in the now I wish there was a place with that kind of rent. I got the math down pat
jeremy hunt Ohhhh, me too!!!! 👍🏻
Still loving it after all these years!
LOL this is hilareuse
hilerrius*
TimmahDee hilarious**
Gaurab Gurung halereous***
TimmahDee Urkomisch****
Gaurab Gurung Nailed it!
I love how every time they do this sketch, Abbott is super concentrated during the first and last methods but like half paying attention during the second method lol 😂
That's some Kent Hovind math there, lol.