Something Wicked This Way Comes
Thanks to Jon Ziman for this link. This is just bizarre.
I don't know how it works, but I think sorcery is involved. Either that or advanced math. Either way, it's evil.
Click here to be amazed and astounded.
posted by David Tieche at 2:42 PM
2 Comments:
This is simple math. If you look closely there is a group of numbers which always change their sign. For example, pick 18, every time you click and return, it will have a different sign. Along with 18 there are a few more numbers which do the same thing. All the rest stay the same. The trick is that no matter what calculation you do, the result will be one of the numbers in the same group with 18...therefore the computer will always pick the number you are 'thinking about'. It gave me a bit of headache bit I saw the pattern after a while.
Good one!
3:21 PM
More generally, the only numbers you can ever arrive at with the calculation prescribed are multiples of 9: 0,9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72 and 81. The symbol next to the multiples of 9 is always the same for every turn, but different from turn to turn, giving the illusion that the program is "reading your mind."
It's actually fairly elementary math combined with a programming trick. Clever enough, but not magic.
10:36 PM
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