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amazing mind reading that never gets wrong

Discussion in 'The Lighter Side of Being a DBA' started by smy, Apr 4, 2006.

  1. smy New Member

    try this link:http://www.digicc.com/fido/
    smy, Apr 4, 2006
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  2. Adriaan New Member

    Nice, but not tamper-proof.

    Pick a 3 or 4 digit number - I take: 7401.
    Jumble up the digits - I take: 0147 they don't say the number can't start with a 0 ...
    Subtract the smaller number from the bigger one - okay: 7401 - 147 = 7354.
    Circle one digit from the result, but not a 0 - I take: 4
    Type in the remaining digits - okay: 735.

    It then concludes that I circled a 3.

    Close, but no cigar.
    Adriaan, Apr 4, 2006
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  3. smy New Member

    cool..i had tried so many times before but can't proof it wrong. but you did it!
    smy, Apr 4, 2006
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  4. Madhivanan Moderator

    Madhivanan, Apr 4, 2006
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  5. Luis Martin Moderator

    "Close, but no cigar".
    Thanks, I learn a new expression today!!!!


    Luis Martin
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    Luis Martin, Apr 4, 2006
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  6. Adriaan New Member

    Luis, that's Groucho Marx's line from a television quiz he hosted in the 1950s when contestants got the answer wrong (can't remember the name of the show). Of course, being Groucho, he had that big cigar between his teeth most of the time.
    Adriaan, Apr 5, 2006
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  7. Adriaan New Member

    ... and I'm surprised no-one picked up on my error: 7401 - 147 = 7354 is incorrect, it should be 7254.

    If you type in 725, it does come up with 4 as the missing digit.

    Still trying to find out the magic formula ...
    Adriaan, Apr 5, 2006
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  8. Adriaan New Member

    Clue #1 must be that the last digit of the result of the subtraction is always one of the digits of the number.
    Adriaan, Apr 5, 2006
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  9. Luis Martin Moderator

    Thanks Adriaan.
    From time to time I use to play golf game (I never play in real life) and one of the TV guys said "Close, but no cigar" when you miss the put close to the hole.
    Now I know why.


    Luis Martin
    Moderator
    SQL-Server-Performance.com

    Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.
    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Nunca esperes el reconocimiento de tus hijos, eso ocurrirá luego de tu muerte


    All postings are provided “AS IS” with no warranties for accuracy.



    Luis Martin, Apr 5, 2006
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  10. smy New Member

    oh..so the mind guessing is still correct till now...
    smy, Apr 5, 2006
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