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Interesting math magic?

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  • P Paul Conrad

    Math Magic on Yahoo[^] Anybody see the "trick"?

    "The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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    cp9876
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    Careful - some educator may adopt it into 'New Math'. For those who haven't heard the Tom Lehrer song New Math[^]


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    • P Paul Conrad

      Math Magic on Yahoo[^] Anybody see the "trick"?

      "The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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      MarkB777
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      haha, I think i'd rather just stick with my calculator ;). Mark.

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        haha, I think i'd rather just stick with my calculator ;). Mark.

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        Luc Pattyn
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        And how do you think your calculator performs its magic ?

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          And how do you think your calculator performs its magic ?

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          hmmm... Is it a small black box which houses a microscopic chinese guy inside who is able to almost instantanously solve any mathematical equation you throw at him? :)

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            hmmm... Is it a small black box which houses a microscopic chinese guy inside who is able to almost instantanously solve any mathematical equation you throw at him? :)

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            Paul Conrad
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            :laugh::laugh::laugh:

            "The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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            • P Paul Conrad

              Math Magic on Yahoo[^] Anybody see the "trick"?

              "The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              Trick? What trick? It's the same as usual, but maybe helps some people keep the columns aligned properly.

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                hmmm... Is it a small black box which houses a microscopic chinese guy inside who is able to almost instantanously solve any mathematical equation you throw at him? :)

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                PIEBALDconsult
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                Nah, Polish.

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                • P PIEBALDconsult

                  Trick? What trick? It's the same as usual, but maybe helps some people keep the columns aligned properly.

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                  Paul Conrad
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                  PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                  It's the same as usual

                  Yes it is. Just a different twist to it.

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                  • P Paul Conrad

                    Math Magic on Yahoo[^] Anybody see the "trick"?

                    "The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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                    _Damian S_
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                    That looked like a whole lot of hard work to me... just do it the normal way and be done with it!!

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                    • P PIEBALDconsult

                      Trick? What trick? It's the same as usual, but maybe helps some people keep the columns aligned properly.

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                      Bassam Abdul Baki
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                      The previous one was done with sticks, this one just makes it easier for the layman to understand.


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                      • P PIEBALDconsult

                        Nah, Polish.

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                        stevepqr
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                        is that a regular Polish guy or a reverse Polish? :)

                        Apathy Rules - I suppose...

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