Please visit this link and someone tell me, how can this work? I just don't see this being possible.
Worth the look, guaranteed.
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Please visit this link and someone tell me, how can this work? I just don't see this being possible.
Worth the look, guaranteed.
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Well, if you liked the maths trick you might be amused by:
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Too obvious... all of the cards were removed, not just the one picked... that's a distractive enticement ploy. Works great on kids and the weak minded...
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No Dolphins were harmed in the posting of this message... Dolphin Friendly Tuna!A good mental distraction, almost had me for a second there until I realized that whatever number you picked, the answer had the same symbol. I must agree with the good Dr about the non-programming world and figuring this out. I can't wait to show this to my wife and validate that theory.
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Ok, about the triangle puzzle with the hole formed when you rearrange. The one guy was right about the two smaller triangles not being the same angle, therefore the large shape is not a triangle, but a quadrilateral. Here is maybe a more understandable answer...One triangle has an angle of 20.556 and the other 21.801, according to Steve on that site (I'll assume he did his math right). Now, if the large shape was a triangle, it would have an area of 1/2(b*h) = 1/2(13*5) = 32.5. If we take the total areas of the four smaller shapes we get 1/2(5*2) = 5, 1/2(3*8) = 12, one figure with 8, and one with 7. 32.5 - 5 - 12 - 8 - 7 = 0.5 which is half of 1.0. Well, this is only half a square, where does the other half come from you ask? Well, when the green triangle is on top (this triangle has the larger angle of the two) it creates a "concave" hypotenuse, if you will. When you switch the two triangles, it creates a "convex" hypotenuse. If you drew a line from the lower left corner of the big triangle to its upper right corner, and superimposed both shapes in the drawing onto it, you would see that one has a hypotenuse above that line, and one below. The area of that space between the line you drew and either of the hypotenuses is the difference we calculated above (.5). Since there is .5 above and .5 below, we have a total of 1 extra square. That's a long explanation that would have been easier with a picture, but hopefully it's understandable.
Now I'm sure I remember a function that translated a numeric value to it's string equivalent, so if I use that, and loop through all positive integers :
i=0
Do Until i = len(func(i))
i=i+1
Loop
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i=0
Do Until i = len(func(i))
i=i+1
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For those interested, look up the author name Martin Gardner on Amazon or whoever. He's done some really interesting books on mathmatical problems and curiosities.
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ok, just to let you all know, I tried the best method possible. I tried this drunk. It did not work for me. Obviously, it is based on typical human thoughts that happen to produce the same answer. It is not magical, it is simply programed to work the majority of the time. Sorry, but drunkeness prevails!
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Sorry barryna but thes puzzles work on mathamatical anomolies.
Not sure what this puzzle is as I haven't looked at it but know of puzzles with the same description.
Like the fact that any N digit number minus the sum of the digits is always divisible by 9. Taking that fact if you present a grid in a no standard width (lets say 8 columns wide) and populate each cell that is evenly divisible by 9 with the same picture then randomise the pictures in the remaining cells you can know the picture the person is picking while making them think there is no pattern in the grid. Add to this the fact that every time you run the page it randomises what picture is use it seems even more misterious (spelling?)
They are fun to show people though 8)
What is the next letter in this sequence
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Not sure what this puzzle is as I haven't looked at it but know of puzzles with the same description.
Like the fact that any N digit number minus the sum of the digits is always divisible by 9. Taking that fact if you present a grid in a no standard width (lets say 8 columns wide) and populate each cell that is evenly divisible by 9 with the same picture then randomise the pictures in the remaining cells you can know the picture the person is picking while making them think there is no pattern in the grid. Add to this the fact that every time you run the page it randomises what picture is use it seems even more misterious (spelling?)
They are fun to show people though 8)
What is the next letter in this sequence
OTTFFSSE
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