Comment by lern_too_spel

The best one is:

John von Neumann Shot Lightning from His Arse (2025) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930838 (5 comments)

I know of several von Neumann like stories that people tell about me about things like instant memorization, fast calculation, and instant problem solving. There is almost always a trick that I didn't reveal to the person experiencing the miracle for the same reason a magician doesn't reveal their tricks: it's more fun for the person to figure it out on their own.