Dave Farrow

Dave Farrow is a Guinness World Records holder for memory who shares his memory techniques with audiences. He won a Guinness World Record by memorizing the order of playing cards in 59 shuffled decks (3,068 cards) in a single sighting and recalling it from memory with only one error. This record was performed at CTV studios under supervision of Cameras and multiple independent witnesses.[1]

Overview

Farrow is a two-time Guinness Record holder for Greatest Memory. In 1996 he memorized the order of 52 decks of playing cards, randomly shuffled together, and recalled them correctly under Guinness Record (a total of 2704 cards).[2] In 2007, Farrow reclaimed this record by memorizing 59 decks of playing cards,[3] making him the current record holder for Greatest Memory (a total of 3068 cards).[4] Farrow is featured in the 1997 and 2009 editions of the Guinness Book of World Records.

Farrow is also a speed reader, and in October 2008, he was hired by Sony Corporation to 'live' in the DataVision store window on 5th Avenue, New York City, for 30 days as part of a campaign to promote the then newest version of the Sony Reader. Sony promised that for each page Farrow read, Sony would give a set of 100 e-book classics to an education institution. Dave read a total of 44,097 pages, which translates to 102 books.[5]

Dave Farrow helped raise funds for charities like Alzheimer's Society and Make-A-Wish foundation.

In high school, Farrow was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia.

Farrow has used his own techniques and skills to teach himself in the field of nanotechnology, speaking at conferences across North America, the research division of Johnson and Johnson and to members of the White House Task Force on Nanotechnology as well as being featured in a nanotechnology trade magazine.[6] He is currently involved in a US patent filing for a medical testing device that he hopes will change the way HIV is tested in developing countries. He speaks nationwide to colleges and universities, providing students with tools and techniques that allegedly help students to reduce study time, remember more, and raise their grades.[3]

Farrow worked with Canadian composer and producer Vikas Kohli of Fatlabs studios on designing his music and audio branding, specifically "Millionaire Memory" and "Simply Success".[7][8]

Farrow’s corporate training clients include: Re/max, Coldwell Banker, Freedom 55 Financial, Investors Group, Century 21, Citigroup, Bank of Montreal, Bank of America, Bombardier, US ARMY, CFL Hall of Famer Terry Evanshen, and academy award winning Actor/Director Forest Whitaker.

Dave has been featured on multiple media interviews for his memory demonstrations. He has appeared on Dr. Oz, The Today Show, Regis and Kelly, The 700 Club, CNN, CBS, Fox News, The Discovery Channel, the CW, CBC, and Esquire Magazine.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/most-decks-of-playing-cards-memorized-single-sighting
  2. ↑ Guinness Book of World Records, 1997 edition
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/23636
  4. ↑ Guinness Book of World Records, 2009 edition
  5. ↑ http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10057549-1.html?tag=mncol;title
  6. ↑ Small times Magazine march 2006
  7. ↑ http://fatlabs.com/080~CORPORATE/?app.index=Audio%20Books%20%28Audio%20Branding%29%20-%20Simply%20Success%2FAudio%20Books%20%28Audio%20Branding%29%20-%20Simply%20Success.html
  8. ↑ http://fatlabs.com/080~CORPORATE/?app.index=Audio%20Books%20%28Voiceover%20%26%20Music%29%20-%20Millionaire%20Memory%2FAudio%20Books%20%28Voiceover%20%26%20Music%29%20-%20Millionaire%20Memory.html