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Cindy Claveau
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08-07-2006 12:45
I think I know how they do this, but I want to know what you think. It's devlishly mystifying:

http://www.milaadesign.com/wizardy.html
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Lorelei Patel
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08-07-2006 12:47
It broken. :(
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Gabe Lippmann
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Join date: 14 Jun 2004
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08-07-2006 12:47
Help me out. What am I supposed to see in that link? (besides Page Cannot be Found)
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Cindy Claveau
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08-07-2006 12:47
You guys are too fast. I fixed it, sorry :)
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Ordinal Malaprop
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Posts: 4,607
08-07-2006 12:50
Still doesn't work for me, but if it's the one I'm thinking of, check all of the answers that are divisible by 9.
Lorelei Patel
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08-07-2006 12:54
Oooh, freaky :D
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Lianne Marten
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08-07-2006 12:59
http://textsavvy.blogspot.com/2006/07/explanation-for-magic-gopher.html
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Chosen Few
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SPOILER ALERT - Check Cindy's link out & play the game before you read this.
08-07-2006 13:05
From: Cindy Claveau
I think I know how they do this, but I want to know what you think.

Well, I always hate to ruin a good magic trick, but since you asked, here's the answer. It's simple. The answer to the math problem will always be a multiple of 9, and all multiples of nine share the same symbol in each chart. The same symbol is not necessarily repeated from run-through to run-through, but whatever symbol lands on the number 9 will be applied to all its multiples. Therefore, the program will always "guess" correctly what symbol you're staring at.

Further, which multiple you end up with is always a direct function of what digit is in the tens place in your original number. If you start in the teens, you always get 9. If you start in the twenties, you always get 18. 30's always give you 27. 40's give you 36. Etc.

10-(1+0) = 9
11-(1+1) = 9
12-(1+2) = 9
13-(1+3) = 9
14-(1+4) = 9
15-(1+5) = 9
16-(1+6) = 9
17-(1+7) = 9
18-(1+8) = 9
19-(1+9) = 9

20-(2+0) = 18
21-(2+1) = 18
22-(2+2) = 18
23-(2+3) = 18
24-(2+4) = 18
25-(2+5) = 18
26-(2+6) = 18
27-(2+7) = 18
28-(2+8) = 18
29-(2+9) = 18

30-(3+0) = 27
31-(3+1) = 27
32-(3+2) = 27
33-(3+3) = 27
34-(3+4) = 27
35-(3+5) = 27
36-(3+6) = 27
37-(3+7) = 27
38-(3+8) = 27
39-(3+9) = 27

Etc, etc, etc...
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Lorelei Patel
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08-07-2006 13:08
From: Ordinal Malaprop
Still doesn't work for me, but if it's the one I'm thinking of, check all of the answers that are divisible by 9.



You are clever :)

Very cool for us non-math types who don't think of that at first glance, though.

eta: My language skills ain't so good, neither ...
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Chosen Few
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08-07-2006 13:10
Heh, looks like Ordinal, Lianne, and I were all thinking alike at the same time. Damn my long-windedness, and resultant slow typing.
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Billybob Goodliffe
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Join date: 22 Dec 2005
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08-07-2006 13:11
lets get lost in the resulting matrix

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Cindy Claveau
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Join date: 16 May 2005
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08-07-2006 13:24
You guys are just too smart. You win SL :)
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Siobhan OFlynn
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08-07-2006 15:30
From: Cindy Claveau
You guys are just too smart. You win SL :)

But the real question is "Who wins the forums?" ;)
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Liona Clio
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08-07-2006 16:00
From: Siobhan OFlynn
But the real question is "Who wins the forums?" ;)


Nono, the real question is, "Who *wants* the forums?" :P
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Demon Splash
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Join date: 25 Jan 2006
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Speaking of magic..o.O
08-08-2006 03:33
Try this site out! http://www.ebaumsworld.com/magic/esp.html
Chance Abattoir
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08-08-2006 04:11
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