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herfsnipe
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:22:00 AM
I tried it 3 times. It failed 3 times. Not much of a mind reader. But hey...it's got great graphics.
Buckwheat
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:26:00 AM
If you follow the directions it will always be correct. There are only 9 possible solutions to the "math problem" and they always have the same symbol. Wow, there really are unicorns in the world.
TBWCW
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:32:00 AM
Buckwheat, I don't understand what you're saying. Please elaborate.
TBWCW
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:41:00 AM
Forget it. I understand now. Every multiple of 9 has the same symbol, but that symbol changes each time you restart. That creates the illusion that it's figuring out a different symbol each time.

Pretty cool, though.

Buckwheat
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:46:00 AM
The directions say to pick a two digit number add together both digits and then subtract the total from your original number. The example they give is 23: 2+3=5, 23-5=18

Here are all of the possible combinations

Here's all of the possible numbers, alongside the calculations:

| 10 | 1 + 0 = 1 | 10 - 1 = 9 |

| 11 | 1 + 1 = 2 | 11 - 2 = 9 |

| 12 | 1 + 2 = 3 | 12 - 3 = 9 |

| 13 | 1 + 3 = 4 | 13 - 4 = 9 |

| 14 | 1 + 4 = 5 | 14 - 5 = 9 |

| 15 | 1 + 5 = 6 | 15 - 6 = 9 |

| 16 | 1 + 6 = 7 | 16 - 7 = 9 |

| 17 | 1 + 7 = 8 | 17 - 8 = 9 |

| 18 | 1 + 8 = 9 | 18 - 9 = 9 |

| 19 | 1 + 9 = 10 | 19 - 10 = 9 |

| 20 | 2 + 0 = 2 | 20 - 2 = 18 |

| 21 | 2 + 1 = 3 | 21 - 3 = 18 |

| 22 | 2 + 2 = 4 | 22 - 4 = 18 |

| 23 | 2 + 3 = 5 | 23 - 5 = 18 |

| 24 | 2 + 4 = 6 | 24 - 6 = 18 |

| 25 | 2 + 5 = 7 | 25 - 7 = 18 |

| 26 | 2 + 6 = 8 | 26 - 8 = 18 |

| 27 | 2 + 7 = 9 | 27 - 9 = 18 |

| 28 | 2 + 8 = 10 | 28 - 10 = 18 |

| 29 | 2 + 9 = 11 | 29 - 11 = 18 |

| 30 | 3 + 0 = 3 | 30 - 3 = 27 |

| 31 | 3 + 1 = 4 | 31 - 4 = 27 |

| 32 | 3 + 2 = 5 | 32 - 5 = 27 |

| 33 | 3 + 3 = 6 | 33 - 6 = 27 |

| 34 | 3 + 4 = 7 | 34 - 7 = 27 |

| 35 | 3 + 5 = 8 | 35 - 8 = 27 |

| 36 | 3 + 6 = 9 | 36 - 9 = 27 |

| 37 | 3 + 7 = 10 | 37 - 10 = 27 |

| 38 | 3 + 8 = 11 | 38 - 11 = 27 |

| 39 | 3 + 9 = 12 | 39 - 12 = 27 |

| 40 | 4 + 0 = 4 | 40 - 4 = 36 |

| 41 | 4 + 1 = 5 | 41 - 5 = 36 |

| 42 | 4 + 2 = 6 | 42 - 6 = 36 |

| 43 | 4 + 3 = 7 | 43 - 7 = 36 |

| 44 | 4 + 4 = 8 | 44 - 8 = 36 |

| 45 | 4 + 5 = 9 | 45 - 9 = 36 |

| 46 | 4 + 6 = 10 | 46 - 10 = 36 |

| 47 | 4 + 7 = 11 | 47 - 11 = 36 |

| 48 | 4 + 8 = 12 | 48 - 12 = 36 |

| 49 | 4 + 9 = 13 | 49 - 13 = 36 |

| 50 | 5 + 0 = 5 | 50 - 5 = 45 |

| 51 | 5 + 1 = 6 | 51 - 6 = 45 |

| 52 | 5 + 2 = 7 | 52 - 7 = 45 |

| 53 | 5 + 3 = 8 | 53 - 8 = 45 |

| 54 | 5 + 4 = 9 | 54 - 9 = 45 |

| 55 | 5 + 5 = 10 | 55 - 10 = 45 |

| 56 | 5 + 6 = 11 | 56 - 11 = 45 |

| 57 | 5 + 7 = 12 | 57 - 12 = 45 |

| 58 | 5 + 8 = 13 | 58 - 13 = 45 |

| 59 | 5 + 9 = 14 | 59 - 14 = 45 |

| 60 | 6 + 0 = 6 | 60 - 6 = 54 |

| 61 | 6 + 1 = 7 | 61 - 7 = 54 |

| 62 | 6 + 2 = 8 | 62 - 8 = 54 |

| 63 | 6 + 3 = 9 | 63 - 9 = 54 |

| 64 | 6 + 4 = 10 | 64 - 10 = 54 |

| 65 | 6 + 5 = 11 | 65 - 11 = 54 |

| 66 | 6 + 6 = 12 | 66 - 12 = 54 |

| 67 | 6 + 7 = 13 | 67 - 13 = 54 |

| 68 | 6 + 8 = 14 | 68 - 14 = 54 |

| 69 | 6 + 9 = 15 | 69 - 15 = 54 |

| 70 | 7 + 0 = 7 | 70 - 7 = 63 |

| 71 | 7 + 1 = 8 | 71 - 8 = 63 |

| 72 | 7 + 2 = 9 | 72 - 9 = 63 |

| 73 | 7 + 3 = 10 | 73 - 10 = 63 |

| 74 | 7 + 4 = 11 | 74 - 11 = 63 |

| 75 | 7 + 5 = 12 | 75 - 12 = 63 |

| 76 | 7 + 6 = 13 | 76 - 13 = 63 |

| 77 | 7 + 7 = 14 | 77 - 14 = 63 |

| 78 | 7 + 8 = 15 | 78 - 15 = 63 |

| 79 | 7 + 9 = 16 | 79 - 16 = 63 |

| 80 | 8 + 0 = 8 | 80 - 8 = 72 |

| 81 | 8 + 1 = 9 | 81 - 9 = 72 |

| 82 | 8 + 2 = 10 | 82 - 10 = 72 |

| 83 | 8 + 3 = 11 | 83 - 11 = 72 |

| 84 | 8 + 4 = 12 | 84 - 12 = 72 |

| 85 | 8 + 5 = 13 | 85 - 13 = 72 |

| 86 | 8 + 6 = 14 | 86 - 14 = 72 |

| 87 | 8 + 7 = 15 | 87 - 15 = 72 |

| 88 | 8 + 8 = 16 | 88 - 16 = 72 |

| 89 | 8 + 9 = 17 | 89 - 17 = 72 |

| 90 | 9 + 0 = 9 | 90 - 9 = 81 |

| 91 | 9 + 1 = 10 | 91 - 10 = 81 |

| 92 | 9 + 2 = 11 | 92 - 11 = 81 |

| 93 | 9 + 3 = 12 | 93 - 12 = 81 |

| 94 | 9 + 4 = 13 | 94 - 13 = 81 |

| 95 | 9 + 5 = 14 | 95 - 14 = 81 |

| 96 | 9 + 6 = 15 | 96 - 15 = 81 |

| 97 | 9 + 7 = 16 | 97 - 16 = 81 |

| 98 | 9 + 8 = 17 | 98 - 17 = 81 |

| 99 | 9 + 9 = 18 | 99 - 18 = 81 |

9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72 & 81 are the only possible solutions and they always have the same symbol.

tailgater
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:46:00 AM
That freaked me out.

It took about 5 tries to finally "get it".

Awesome first impression. Thanks!

tailgater
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:47:00 AM
Of course, now that the answer is given already....

Party poopers.

Buckwheat
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 6:03:00 AM
Sorry. I've always debunked this kind of "stuff". I would've gotten along great with Houdini. If you start with the premise that simplest explanation is generally the correct one you will normally figure this stuff out pretty quick. Of course if you believe in moon beams and fairy tales you are generally completely in the dark.
TBWCW
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 6:12:00 AM
You don't believe in moon beams and fairy tales?