What is this math witchcraft?

[Fanatical Meat]

I can’t figure out why this works. What type of witchcraft is involved?
Why does 119-age = year born?




I think I worked thru it.
We have completed 19 years of this century. Hence 119-age.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Doesn't work for me.

 

[BudAshes]

Uh no, you would need to add 1900 to whatever answer you got to get the year of your birth. This is the kind of moronic thing you would find on Facebook. I thought we were a little bit better here, but clearly I was mistaken.

 

[zinfamous]

works for me this week. Won't work next week and forever after after.

think about it: 119....19.

does this only work in 2019 (or up until your 2019 age, in 2020)?

so now it becomes 120...meh.

 

[Exterous]

Works for me. What did I win?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'm guessing this is somehow time based, ex: only valid for a certain age or year range? Works for me, but when I'll have my birthday it won't work anymore.

 

[zinfamous]

I'm guessing this is somehow time based, ex: only valid for a certain age or year range? Works for me, but when I'll have my birthday it won't work anymore.

It works for the age on your birthday in 2019, hence the 119. Easy for me because it starts on my birth year, and so turning 40 in 2019, means I eliminate that other variable that is a simple red herring.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I'm guessing this is somehow time based, ex: only valid for a certain age or year range? Works for me, but when I'll have my birthday it won't work anymore.

It works for the age on your birthday in 2019, hence the 119. Easy for me because it starts on my birth year, and so turning 40 in 2019, means I eliminate that other variable that is a simple red herring.

Doesn’t work for anyone 19 or younger. Won’t work for someone who has had their birthday this year today or earlier.

 

[randay]

Doesnt work. Can I use two twenty dollar bills instead of ones? I only have 3 ones in my wallet.

 

[zinfamous]

Doesn’t work for anyone 19 or younger. Won’t work for someone who has had their birthday this year today or earlier.

19 year old's can't drink, so they shouldn't be spending $40 on 79 beers, anyway.

Yeah, past your birthday in 2020, it won't work. That's what I was saying.

Still works for me because I haven't hit my 2020 birthday yet. But then it won't work for me next week.

 

[snoopy7548]

What if you're 120?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

What if you're 120?

Then you are a Russian woman who drinks one liter of vodka and smokes two packs of cigarettes per day.

 

[zinfamous]

Then you are a Russian woman who drinks one liter of vodka and smokes two packs of cigarettes per day.

3 packs. 2 packs is for those losers that only live to 95.

 

[whm1974]

OP you screwed up by not posting the link to where you got this from. or mentioning the guy who said this to you. 🙄

 

[Captante]

Doesn't work for me.

Error code 666: Math_witchcraft not found

 

[DigDog]

Doesn’t work for anyone 19 or younger. Won’t work for someone who has had their birthday this year today or earlier.

given that's got BEERS in the math and it's written on a bar napkin, you can safely assume anyone you do this to will be 21+ or else you gon' be reenacting that Family Guy scene where Quagmire get arrested.