Members citizenralph Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Here's a "read your mind" game. Give it a try and then explain to me how it works. It's freaking me out a little. http://www.regiftable.com/regiftingrobinpopup.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 She guessed right the first time, then missed the next 3 times. Then again, I wasn't doing the subtraction thing. FAKE PSYCHIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Here's a hint. Pick any two digit number, subtract each of the two digits as per the first step. Now, what do the two digits of THAT number add up to. Try it with a different two digit number. Same result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Here's a hint. Pick any two digit number, subtract each of the two digits as per the first step. Now, what do the two digits of THAT number add up to. Try it with a different two digit number. Same result? Huh? Not following you at all... There has to be some basic math thing going on here, because it is weird that you dont even click anything and it guesses right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Huh? Not following you at all... There has to be some basic math thing going on here, because it is weird that you dont even click anything and it guesses right. Example: Take the number 70 70 - 7 - 0 = 63 6 + 3 = ? Or the number 80 80 - 8 - 0 = 72 7 + 2 = ? Or the number 58 58 - 5 - 8 = 45 4 + 5 = ? Or the number 23 23 - 2 - 3 = 18 1 + 8 = ? The difference between a base-10 positive integer and the sum of its digits is a whole multiple of nine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_%28number%29 Look at the grid it provides on the second page, with the numbers and the gifts. ALL the multiples of 9 will have the same gift - the gift which it will finally guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Huh? Not following you at all...There has to be some basic math thing going on here, because it is weird that you dont even click anything and it guesses right. It's very basic math. I was impressed by this trick in the third grade too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 22, 2009 Moderators Share Posted October 22, 2009 There has to be some basic math thing going on here Anytime you follow those instructions you end up with a multiple of 9. It's simple math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 E Look at the grid it provides on the second page, with the numbers and the gifts. ALL the multiples of 9 will have the same gift - the gift which it will finally guess. Bingo. Thanks. Now you can get some sleep, Ralph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members citizenralph Posted October 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 It's very basic math. I was impressed by this trick in the third grade too. I get it, and it's very interesting. But what the hell does it have to do with the mind reader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 I get it, and it's very interesting. But what the hell does it have to do with the mind reader? Look again... Pick any multiple of 9 in that chart and that will always be the answer. The chart changes, but every multiple of nine is always the same gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members citizenralph Posted October 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Bingo. Thanks. Now you can get some sleep, Ralph! No, I can't! I get the multiple of nines thing, but it still doesn't explain how she picks the various items. Does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 I get it, and it's very interesting. But what the hell does it have to do with the mind reader? You're guaranteed to get a number that's a multiple of 9. All the multiples of 9 result in the same gift. It's rigged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 You're guaranteed to get a number that's a multiple of 9. All the multiples of 9 result in the same gift. It's rigged. Yup. An old science teacher used this trick. He wrote an answer to this type of question on his hand with some chemical that could not be seen to the naked eye. He called out "random" questions like this one and in the end made something burn in a blaze of bright colours and rubbed the ashes on his hand, revealing the answer in soot. It was damn cool to watch, but most of us saw him leading us to a known conclusion in terms of the answer itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members citizenralph Posted October 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Damn it! Ok, I see how it works now. It's one of those "you have to pay attention" things. You guys are so smart. Smarmy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted October 22, 2009 Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 Yup.An old science teacher used this trick. He wrote an answer to this type of question on his hand with some chemical that could not be seen to the naked eye. He called out "random" questions like this one and in the end made something burn in a blaze of bright colours and rubbed the ashes on his hand, revealing the answer in soot.It was damn cool to watch, but most of us saw him leading us to a known conclusion in terms of the answer itself. One of my old science teachers used to explode hydrogen-filled balloons in the lab. It was like a fleet of pint-sized Hindenbergs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members citizenralph Posted October 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2009 One of my old science teachers used to explode hydrogen-filled balloons in the lab. It was like a fleet of pint-sized Hindenbergs. Oh the humanity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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