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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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    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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          :laugh::laugh::laugh:

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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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              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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                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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