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February 26th, 2004, 06:29 AM
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OT: For Fun
1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the Last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the Last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2
Do you recognize the answer?
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February 26th, 2004, 07:01 AM
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Re: OT: For Fun
'wun ringy-dingy. two ringy-dingy.' - conjured telephone operater, Rick Cook book.
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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
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February 26th, 2004, 07:09 AM
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Re: OT: For Fun
You make no sense, I would venture you post to be spam.
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February 26th, 2004, 07:26 AM
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Re: OT: For Fun
you may view it as me saying: 'i enjoyed that mathematical exercise.'
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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
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February 26th, 2004, 07:28 AM
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Re: OT: For Fun
If I just remember the first three digits of my phone number and that complex procedure - I'll never forgot my whole phone number again!
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February 26th, 2004, 10:57 PM
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Re: OT: For Fun
Quote:
Originally posted by Atrocities:
You make no sense, I would venture you post to be spam.
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Believe me, Atrocities, most of his Messages make no sense to me. I think it's all that cheese he loves so much.  But that is a cute trick with the calculator. I'll have to print this out so I can show my family how to do it.
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February 26th, 2004, 11:03 PM
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Re: OT: For Fun
Yes, this was posted before, and exaplained as well. It's not nearly as amazing as it seems when you break it all down.
Basically you are multiplying the first three digits of your phone number by 10,000 (moves it four decimal places to the left) and then adding the Last four digits of your phone number to that.
Miraculous! 
All the other stuff is just irrelevant mathematical permutations that cancel each other out to make it seem more complicated then it really is.
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If I just remember the first three digits of my phone number and that complex procedure - I'll never forgot my whole phone number again!
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ROFL!
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February 26th, 2004, 11:34 PM
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Re: OT: For Fun
But bit-shifting is magic!
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February 26th, 2004, 11:41 PM
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Re: OT: For Fun
Quote:
Originally posted by geoschmo:
Yes, this was posted before, and exaplained as well. It's not nearly as amazing as it seems when you break it all down.
Basically you are multiplying the first three digits of your phone number by 10,000 (moves it four decimal places to the left) and then adding the Last four digits of your phone number to that.
Miraculous!
All the other stuff is just irrelevant mathematical permutations that cancel each other out to make it seem more complicated then it really is.
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February 27th, 2004, 12:18 AM
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Re: OT: For Fun
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Originally posted by gregebowman:
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Originally posted by Atrocities:
You make no sense, I would venture you post to be spam.
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Believe me, Atrocities, most of his Messages make no sense to me. I think it's all that cheese he loves so much. But that is a cute trick with the calculator. I'll have to print this out so I can show my family how to do it.
*blink* *blink*
if i don't qoute somebody, look down one post.
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