Here's one to try...

[Jokersmoker]

DON?T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST



It takes less than a minute?.

Work this out as you read.



Be sure you don?t read the bottom until you have worked it out.

This is not one of those waste of time things, it?s fun.



First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate. (try for more than one and less than ten).


Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)


Add 5 (for Sunday)


Multiply by 50 (I?ll wait while you get the calculator)


If you have already had your birthday this year add 1752.. if you haven?t, add 1751.


Now subtract the four digit number for the year you were born. You should be left with a three digit number?The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week.) The next two numbers are?.YOUR AGE! (oh yes it is!!).


Jokersmoker

 

[John]

Interesting.

 

[N8Magic]

:Q

It works!

 

[b0mbrman]

Heh heh...so should I demystify it or not?

 

[Platypus]

Well I selected 0 because I hate chocolate, so no it didn't work.

 

[Aves]

hmmm

 

[fatalbert]

interesting, nothing like math

 

[crypticlogin]

There's one problem with the.. er, problem: It doesn't work if you're 100 years or older. The hundreds place carries over into your "number"*100 and that screws up the problem.

 

[Gujski]

Freaky

<----Locks the front door

 

[Cyberian]

<< There's one problem with the.. er, problem: It doesn't work if you're 100 years or older. The hundreds place carries over into your "number"*100 and that screws up the problem. >>

Oh, thanks!
I thought I was doing the math wrong.

 

[Koing]

clever

 

[DAPUNISHER]

<< :Q

It works! >>

 

[DAPUNISHER]

<< Heh heh...so should I demystify it or not? >>

by all means, do so please

 

[Cyco]

Pretty cool.