This is cool, I wonder how it works?

07-02-2006, 02:24 PM

Flash Player Magic

ska///235i · 07-02-2006, 04:01 PM

simple...the math will always = to multiples of 9 (notice all multi-9 symbols are the same)

comon now.....this is elementary school stuff

e90rocks · 07-03-2006, 12:38 PM

The algorithm is missing something. I ran it a few times and got the wrong symbol 3/4 times. Most of these "games" work on one of two principles. Either you do things to your original number that cancels itself out and you end up with the same thing, or you do things to your number which render your original choice insignificant, and so the answer is always the same.

Many of the algorithma use concepts like those in calculus that have to do with limits. Your original choice ends up being insignificant because of the magnitude of other manipulations. Others simply ignore lower order digits.

eg. Choose a one digit number, multiply it by 1000, add the age of your cat, now add your age when you could first talk. Now Multiply the whole thing by two. Add the number of gallons of gas currently in your e90's tank. (IMPORTANT--> Round down!) Take the first three digits of your new number, and divide it by 20. OMG you got your original number.

07-03-2006, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ska

simple...the math will always = to multiples of 9 (notice all multi-9 symbols are the same)

comon now.....this is elementary school stuff

Damn! I should have finished elementary school!

Nikki · 07-03-2006, 04:58 PM

Haha I like the cackling at the end.

icewatersoda · 07-03-2006, 05:04 PM

all the possible numbers have the same symbol.

but it is pretty cool.

BMW F22 · 07-03-2006, 07:58 PM

I showed this to my co-worker and she thought I was on crack. lol she was like "man ur crazy!! stop smoking that shit"

ska///235i · 07-03-2006, 08:08 PM

nah...maybe I'm just a Nerd on math

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Originally Posted by CMD

Damn! I should have finished elementary school!

CnoteMD · 07-03-2006, 09:12 PM

The whole time I was thinking... "This is stupid, I wonder why it DOESN'T work?"

After the third wrong response, I even tried putting my mouse pointer over the correct number (and symbol) and it still got it wrong!

BMW F22 · 07-03-2006, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CnoteMD

The whole time I was thinking... "This is stupid, I wonder why it DOESN'T work?"

After the third wrong response, I even tried putting my mouse pointer over the correct number (and symbol) and it still got it wrong!

u sure u got ur math rite?

CnoteMD · 07-03-2006, 10:51 PM

Aww man I'm stupid, I just re-read the instructions. I was taking the 2 digit number, subtracting the sum of the 2 digits, then subtracting 10 (I was combining the real instructions with the example instructions into one final set of WRONG instructions).

Yeah, the answer will always be a multiple of 9 and each of these will have the same symbol. Each time you do the trick, the symbol for the multiples of 9 will change to make it seem as if some sort of mind reading trick is happening.

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e90rocks Myrmidon 19 Rep 236 Posts Drives: Entwicklung 90 - 325 Xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325 xi [0.00]	The algorithm is missing something. I ran it a few times and got the wrong symbol 3/4 times. Most of these "games" work on one of two principles. Either you do things to your original number that cancels itself out and you end up with the same thing, or you do things to your number which render your original choice insignificant, and so the answer is always the same. Many of the algorithma use concepts like those in calculus that have to do with limits. Your original choice ends up being insignificant because of the magnitude of other manipulations. Others simply ignore lower order digits. eg. Choose a one digit number, multiply it by 1000, add the age of your cat, now add your age when you could first talk. Now Multiply the whole thing by two. Add the number of gallons of gas currently in your e90's tank. (IMPORTANT--> Round down!) Take the first three digits of your new number, and divide it by 20. OMG you got your original number.
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CnoteMD Commander in Chief 38 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 535i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M5 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	Aww man I'm stupid, I just re-read the instructions. I was taking the 2 digit number, subtracting the sum of the 2 digits, then subtracting 10 (I was combining the real instructions with the example instructions into one final set of WRONG instructions). Yeah, the answer will always be a multiple of 9 and each of these will have the same symbol. Each time you do the trick, the symbol for the multiples of 9 will change to make it seem as if some sort of mind reading trick is happening. __________________ 2008 BMW 535i Space Gray, Black Leather, Dark Bamboo Trim\| Sport Automatic with Paddles \| Sport Package 2008 BMW M5 (gone, but not forgotten) Space Gray, Silverstone Merino Leather, Madeira Walnut Wood Trim \| 7speed SMG \| All options Mods: Corsa Exhaust \| RPI Ram Air Intake \| H&R Sport Springs \| Rogue Engineering 12mm spacers
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