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Subject: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 2:16 pm

I can't figure out how this works...aahhhhhh!!!

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/games/magic-gopher-central.swf

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: whistledog on 06/26/06 at 2:19 pm

It's kind of creepy.  In the end, I was just going straight to the symbols, and picking them at random, and it knew each time :o

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Apricot on 06/26/06 at 2:23 pm

Only certain numbers work for that, and they all share the same symbol. Try it... like, 36, 81, 72.. all multiples of nine.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 2:24 pm


Only certain numbers work for that, and they all share the same symbol. Try it... like, 36, 81, 72.. all multiples of nine.


Still, how does it know which one you pick?

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Apricot on 06/26/06 at 2:28 pm


Still, how does it know which one you pick?


Look at all the multiples of nine on the chart.. they have the same symbol.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 2:32 pm


Look at all the multiples of nine on the chart.. they have the same symbol.


I see what you are saying.....they narrow it down, but I still wanna know.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/26/06 at 2:43 pm


Look at all the multiples of nine on the chart.. they have the same symbol.



You got it. No matter what 2 digit # you pick, adding the two digits together and then subjecting it from the orginal # will get you a multiple of 9.




Cat

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Apricot on 06/26/06 at 2:45 pm


I see what you are saying.....they narrow it down, but I still wanna know.


Know what? That's how it works.. they find the numbers it works for.. and they're all the same.

11-2: 9
12-3: 9
14-5: 9
22-4: 18
27-9: 18
37-10: 27
46-10: 36

Etc.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/06 at 2:50 pm

I did that in my maths course last year, let me find my notes on it.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 2:51 pm


Know what? That's how it works.. they find the numbers it works for.. and they're all the same.

11-2: 9
12-3: 9
14-5: 9
22-4: 18
27-9: 18
37-10: 27
46-10: 36

Etc.


I understand the math portion.....how do they know which symbol?  It's not like you tell them which multiple of nine you came up with.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/26/06 at 3:09 pm


I understand the math portion.....how do they know which symbol?  It's not like you tell them which multiple of nine you came up with.



ALL the multiples of 9 on the list have the same symbol. Yes, it changes each time but each time all of those #s WILL have the same symbol.




Cat

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 3:15 pm


I understand the math portion.....how do they know which symbol?  It's not like you tell them which multiple of nine you came up with.


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Ok....let me rephrase this.....since you don't tell the website what number you picked..................how does it know what symbol to give you.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/26/06 at 3:19 pm


:\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(

Ok....let me rephrase this.....since you don't tell the website what number you picked..................how does it know what symbol to give you.





All the multiples of 9 HAVE the same symbol on the list. So, no matter what # you pick, it will have the same symbol. Bring up the list and check it out.



Cat

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 3:41 pm

OK....I figured out what is going on and I think this is what you guys were trying to say....in not so many words.

Each time you play the game the symbols for each number change.  For instance, if you pick 72 on the first game....7+2=9....72-9=63.  Now if you look at 63 on the list, it may be a flower.  So you go on to the next game.... pick 72 again and, of course, come up with 63 again, but this time 63 will be a snake.  So no matter what # you choose, you will come up with the symbol they want you to........because it will be a mulitple of nine and all multiples of nine have the same symbol.

What I wasn't realizing is that they move the symbols around with each game. :P

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/26/06 at 3:44 pm


OK....I figured out what is going on and I think this is what you guys were trying to say....in not so many words.

Each time you play the game the symbols for each number change.  For instance, if you pick 72 on the first game....7+2=9....72-9=63.  Now if you look at 63 on the list, it may be a flower.  So you go on to the next game.... pick 72 again and, of course, come up with 63 again, but this time 63 will be a snake.  So no matter what # you choose, you will come up with the symbol they want you to........because it will be a mulitple of nine and all multiples of nine have the same symbol.

What I wasn't realizing is that they move the symbols around with each game. :P



By George, I think she's got it.




Cat

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Howard on 06/26/06 at 3:47 pm

How come I wound up with the number 9?  ???

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 3:53 pm



By George, I think she's got it.




Cat


So why didn't you explain it the way my brain understands? ;) ;D :P

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Howard on 06/26/06 at 3:53 pm

Most of the symbols in this game look similar.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/26/06 at 3:55 pm


So why didn't you explain it the way my brain understands? ;) ;D :P



I tried. I did say that the symbols changed but all the mulitples of 9 would be same.




Cat

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Howard on 06/26/06 at 3:56 pm



I tried. I did say that the symbols changed but all the mulitples of 9 would be same.




Cat



Why in the end,did I get 9?

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Sister Morphine on 06/26/06 at 3:57 pm



Why in the end,did I get 9?




All numbers are muliples of nine.  If you chose 63, if you add that together and subtract it from the original number, you get 54......which is a multiple of nine. 

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Step-chan on 06/26/06 at 3:58 pm

No wonder, but still it is weird.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Howard on 06/26/06 at 4:02 pm




All numbers are muliples of nine.  If you chose 63, if you add that together and subtract it from the original number, you get 54......which is a multiple of nine. 


That's amazing :o

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Step-chan on 06/26/06 at 4:03 pm



All the multiples of 9 HAVE the same symbol on the list. So, no matter what # you pick, it will have the same symbol. Bring up the list and check it out.



Cat


I looked again. Yep, all the same.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Howard on 06/26/06 at 4:05 pm

That's a cool game,I like it.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/26/06 at 4:19 pm



I tried. I did say that the symbols changed but all the mulitples of 9 would be same.




Cat


I know you did, I was just being facetious. ;) :D

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: karen on 06/28/06 at 11:17 am

A friend of mine just sent me a link to a similar game.  They were totally amazed when I already knew how it worked.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Dominic L. on 06/28/06 at 11:27 am

The symbols on the chart always change and it's set so when you subtract, no matter which number you picked, it will lead back to that symbol.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/28/06 at 4:41 pm


The symbols on the chart always change and it's set so when you subtract, no matter which number you picked, it will lead back to that symbol.


Thanks Dom............http://bestsmileys.com/peeing/5.gif

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/28/06 at 4:46 pm


I did that in my maths course last year, let me find my notes on it.
All my computer uni work must be on the other hard-drive of mine.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Howard on 06/28/06 at 4:48 pm


The symbols on the chart always change and it's set so when you subtract, no matter which number you picked, it will lead back to that symbol.


So would this game be fixed?

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/28/06 at 4:51 pm


So would this game be fixed?


Yes.

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Dominic L. on 06/28/06 at 5:39 pm


Thanks Dom............http://bestsmileys.com/peeing/5.gif




http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/behead.gif

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: HunkyDory on 06/28/06 at 7:41 pm

I don't think it is math.....I think it is....DEMONSSS!!!!!! :o

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: karen on 06/29/06 at 6:37 am

We worked out the formula for it last night in the pub

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: jackas on 06/29/06 at 7:32 am


We worked out the formula for it last night in the pub


In the pub? ;D

You must have been one rowdy bunch!!!  You didn't start a bar fight after that did you? ;) ;D

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: karen on 06/29/06 at 7:33 am


In the pub? ;D

You must have been one rowdy bunch!!!  You didn't start a bar fight after that did you? ;) ;D


Saddo Physicists I'm afraid!

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Howard on 06/29/06 at 3:11 pm


Yes.


Dumb Game

Subject: Re: How The Hell?

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/06 at 3:14 pm


We worked out the formula for it last night in the pub
All best ideas happen under the influence.

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