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Post by zero on Mar 4, 2009 9:44:36 GMT -5
And I'll show you:
Take your age, multiply by it by 2, add 5, multiply by 50, and subtract 365.
Next, take that number add your score then add 115 to the total.
The first half of the final number is your age, and the other part of the number is your score.
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Post by traceb on Mar 4, 2009 9:47:53 GMT -5
Ok; that's a little spooky. It actually worked!!!!!
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Post by zero on Mar 4, 2009 9:49:37 GMT -5
Ok; that's a little spooky. It actually worked!!!!! Zero knows his stuff! |
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Post by Legal Beagle on Mar 4, 2009 9:58:15 GMT -5
doo do doo do . . . doo do doo do . . .
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Post by george007 on Mar 4, 2009 9:59:54 GMT -5
Thanks Silly Zero! I need a chuckle.  |
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Post by traceb on Mar 4, 2009 10:43:32 GMT -5
Ok; I know this is a scam but I can't figure out how it works.  |
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Post by ed on Mar 4, 2009 10:49:45 GMT -5
ROTFL Obviously we have way too much time on our hands!!!
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Post by ruonthelist on Mar 4, 2009 16:38:45 GMT -5
Take your age, multiply by it by 2, add 5, multiply by 50, and subtract 365. Next, take that number add your score then add 115 to the total. The first half of the final number is your age, and the other part of the number is your score. To understand how it works it helps to set it up algebraically. Let X be your age and Y your score. Or, for that matter, let X be any positive integer and Y be any positive one or two digit number, with or without a decimal fraction. The first sentence translates to: (2X + 5)50 – 365, which equals 100X +250 -365, which equals 100X -115 Following the direction of the second sentence makes the complete expression: 100X -115 + Y +115 The positive and negative 115 cancel out, leaving 100X + Y There you have it. All that really happens after the addition and subtraction cancel each other out is that your age is multiplied by a hundred to make it the beginning of the final number and your score is added to make it the last two digits (plus, where applicable, any decimal fraction). The cleverest step of all is using 365 as the number to be added and then stealthily subtracted. Because the problem is stated as an equation involving your age, the number 365 seems like it is significant when it really isn’t. Good one, Zero! |
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Post by legalstorm on Mar 4, 2009 18:23:02 GMT -5
I'm just shocked to witness a math dynamo who is also an attorney.
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Post by lawmaker on Mar 4, 2009 18:28:21 GMT -5
I'm just shocked to witness a math dynamo who is also an attorney. This is a very very old barroom/party trick. Not really a math dynamo trick However I got a score with decimals so I decided to convert my age to decimals as well. I am well over 200 years old and have a score that is several times larger than any score registered on this board. LOL |
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Post by ishmael on Mar 4, 2009 18:40:32 GMT -5
I find it funny that you need to already know the correct age and score for the equation to work properly, which means you don't need the equation at all.  |
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