can someone explain how this trick works

[stanger]

http://viral.lycos.co.uk/attachments/1159/MindReader.htm

 

[MacBaine]

Maybe somebody should explain how Linking works first...

 

[Haircut]

It doesn't

 

[MacBaine]

There are certain numbers that you get when you go through the process they give you. They are always the same. The symbols change each time to confuse you.

 

[ScoobMaster]

It ISN't magic! or psychic powers!

 

[nord1899]

Doesn't do anything in Mozilla 1.2.1. Oh well.

 

[LongCoolMother]

thats cool. how does it do that?

 

[cornbread]

Doesn't seem to work for me..Tried it 4 or 5 times and it didn't pick it.

 

[Haircut]

Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
thats cool. how does it do that?

First check all of the symbols that correspond with numbers that are multiples of 9.

Now lets look at the number you pick.

Any random number between 0 and 99 can be represented as 10x1 + x2, now we take (x1 + x2) from this leaving 9x1 as your answer. Hence the result.

 

The symbols repeat.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: cornbread
Doesn't seem to work for me..Tried it 4 or 5 times and it didn't pick it.

Because your math is off.

 

[Jzero]

It's MATHEMAGICAL!

 

[mpitts]

I chose 82.

82 - 8 -2 = 72

The symbols never match.

 

[MattCo]

Originally posted by: Haircut

Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
thats cool. how does it do that?

First check all of the symbols that correspond with numbers that are multiples of 9.

Now lets look at the number you pick.

Any random number between 0 and 99 can be represented as 10x1 + x2, now we take (x1 + x2) from this leaving 9x1 as your answer. Hence the result.

exactly, wultiples of nine are all the same symbol.

-MC

 

[MattCo]

Originally posted by: cornbread
Doesn't seem to work for me..Tried it 4 or 5 times and it didn't pick it.

did you pick a 2 digit number (10 - 99)

-MC

 

[Anubis]

didnt work for me

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
didnt work for me

bad math, or non two digit number

 

[MattCo]

Originally posted by: mpitts
I chose 82.

82 - 8 -2 = 72

The symbols never match.

82's symbol isn't supposed to match 72's symbol and 82's symbol isn't supposed to match the "magic square".

72's symbol is supposed to match the "magic square".

-MC

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: MattCo

Originally posted by: mpitts
I chose 82.

82 - 8 -2 = 72

The symbols never match.

82's symbol isn't supposed to match 72's symbol and 82's symbol isn't supposed to match the "magic square".

72's symbol is supposed to match the "magic square".

-MC

Choose 82
flip it = 28

82 - 28 = 54
54 works becasue its a multiple of 9

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: mpitts
I chose 82.

82 - 8 -2 = 72

The symbols never match.

Matched for me...are you looking to the left or the right of the number??? Supposed to look to the right

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: brunswickite

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
didnt work for me

bad math, or non two digit number

nope ot just dosent work for me

 

[SpyderX]

To be honest, it's just a little trick. I tried it at first and I was like WTF...but what the site depends is that your mouse cursor will go over the # u end up with and that it will stay there for a little while. If you have your mouse cursor on it for a little while, even a quick sec, that's what it will end up as. If you do the same thing again and LEAVE YOUR MOUSE cursor OUT of the symbols (all of the symbols) you will see it doesn't work.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: SpyderX
To be honest, it's just a little trick. I tried it at first and I was like WTF...but what the site depends is that your mouse cursor will go over the # u end up with and that it will stay there for a little while. If you have your mouse cursor on it for a little while, even a quick sec, that's what it will end up as. If you do the same thing again and LEAVE YOUR MOUSE cursor OUT of the symbols (all of the symbols) you will see it doesn't work.

Bzzzztt...wrong answer....try again.

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Originally posted by: cornbread
Doesn't seem to work for me..Tried it 4 or 5 times and it didn't pick it.

Hasn't "guessed" mine right yet, my co-worker said it did his correct three in a row.

EDIT: The multiples of 9 answer is correct, mine didn't work out because I never learned to follow directions.

 

[Haircut]

Originally posted by: SpyderX
To be honest, it's just a little trick. I tried it at first and I was like WTF...but what the site depends is that your mouse cursor will go over the # u end up with and that it will stay there for a little while. If you have your mouse cursor on it for a little while, even a quick sec, that's what it will end up as. If you do the same thing again and LEAVE YOUR MOUSE cursor OUT of the symbols (all of the symbols) you will see it doesn't work.

It's not that at all, it's purely mathematical. Look at the symbol for number 9 and it is always the same as the one uner the 'magic' square