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Interesting math magic?

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

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

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      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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        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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                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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                    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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                      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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                        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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                          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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