A palindrome is a word, phrase, or verse that reads the same way back and forth - from left to right and from right to left. BOB, ANNA and KAYAK are palindrome words. With Eric, you will discover that there are also numbers that are palindromes! It's not magic ... it's mathematical! Pedagogical side: This segment explains that it is possible to transform all numbers into palindrome by using an algorithm that inverts the numbers of the number and adds them together. When numbers are reversed and added up, a palindrome number can be created in six steps.