OT Can you figure out this Bizarro game?

I can not figure out how they did this, nor can I trick itor stump it. It
works every time! Normally I can figure out how these things are done, but
not this time and it's beginning to irritate me. Anyone?

http://digicc.com/fido/

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational

Oh this is going to drive me nuts. Please someone figure how it's done.

Try this. It's really funny. I got this in an email this morning. Who
thinks these crazy things up.

While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot
off the floor and make
clockwise circles.

Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the
air with your right
hand.

Your foot will change direction.

Have a Great Day Everyone.
Bettina
_

"CLP" wrote in message
news:Upq1b.4147$j26.3689@lakeread02...
I can not figure out how they did this, nor can I trick itor stump it. It
works every time! Normally I can figure out how these things are done, but
not this time and it's beginning to irritate me. Anyone?

http://digicc.com/fido/

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational

That's pretty weird. Driving me crazy too.
"CLP" wrote in message
news:Upq1b.4147$j26.3689@lakeread02...
I can not figure out how they did this, nor can I trick itor stump it. It
works every time! Normally I can figure out how these things are done, but
not this time and it's beginning to irritate me. Anyone?

http://digicc.com/fido/

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational

I got part of it figgered out. For any combiation of four digits, the
digits of the difference will add up to 9 or 18. So if the three digits
you enter add up to less than 9, the program finds the number that brings
total to 9. If your three add up to 9 or greater, then the response is the
value that brings it to 18.

Now, it's gonna take a more mathematically enlightened person than me to
explain why the digits of the differences add up to 9 or 18. I can deal
with basic algebra OK, but combinatorics and permutations whizz over my head
most days.

Val
--
Bringing you BeadWizard Design Software
www.beadwizard.com
***************************
Practice safe eating -- always use condiments.
***************************

"CLP" wrote in message
news:Upq1b.4147$j26.3689@lakeread02...
I can not figure out how they did this, nor can I trick itor stump it. It
works every time! Normally I can figure out how these things are done, but
not this time and it's beginning to irritate me. Anyone?

http://digicc.com/fido/

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational

You're right - they add up to 9 or 18 (Don't know how you found that!) But
then, the check digit, how does the program always get that right, when it
varies each time? See what I mean?

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational
"VManes" wrote in message
...
I got part of it figgered out. For any combiation of four digits, the
digits of the difference will add up to 9 or 18. So if the three digits
you enter add up to less than 9, the program finds the number that brings
total to 9. If your three add up to 9 or greater, then the response is
the
value that brings it to 18.

Now, it's gonna take a more mathematically enlightened person than me to
explain why the digits of the differences add up to 9 or 18. I can deal
with basic algebra OK, but combinatorics and permutations whizz over my
head
most days.

Val
--
Bringing you BeadWizard Design Software
www.beadwizard.com
***************************
Practice safe eating -- always use condiments.
***************************

"CLP" wrote in message
news:Upq1b.4147$j26.3689@lakeread02...
I can not figure out how they did this, nor can I trick itor stump it. It
works every time! Normally I can figure out how these things are done, but
not this time and it's beginning to irritate me. Anyone?

http://digicc.com/fido/

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational

cancel that. I copy

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational
"CLP" wrote in message
news:dIv1b.4168$j26.880@lakeread02...
You're right - they add up to 9 or 18 (Don't know how you found that!) But
then, the check digit, how does the program always get that right, when it
varies each time? See what I mean?

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational
"VManes" wrote in message
...
I got part of it figgered out. For any combiation of four digits, the
digits of the difference will add up to 9 or 18. So if the three
digits
you enter add up to less than 9, the program finds the number that
brings
total to 9. If your three add up to 9 or greater, then the response is
the
value that brings it to 18.

Now, it's gonna take a more mathematically enlightened person than me to
explain why the digits of the differences add up to 9 or 18. I can deal
with basic algebra OK, but combinatorics and permutations whizz over my
head
most days.

Val
--
Bringing you BeadWizard Design Software
www.beadwizard.com
***************************
Practice safe eating -- always use condiments.
***************************

"CLP" wrote in message
news:Upq1b.4147$j26.3689@lakeread02...
I can not figure out how they did this, nor can I trick itor stump it.
It
works every time! Normally I can figure out how these things are done,
but
not this time and it's beginning to irritate me. Anyone?

http://digicc.com/fido/

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:46:01 -0600, "VManes"
wrote:

I got part of it figgered out. For any combiation of four digits, the
digits of the difference will add up to 9 or 18. So if the three digits
you enter add up to less than 9, the program finds the number that brings
total to 9. If your three add up to 9 or greater, then the response is the
value that brings it to 18.

Now, it's gonna take a more mathematically enlightened person than me to
explain why the digits of the differences add up to 9 or 18. I can deal
with basic algebra OK, but combinatorics and permutations whizz over my head
most days.

It's part of the "rule of nines." Most kids learn it in 3rd or 4th
grade these days.

--
Marilee J. Layman
Handmade Bali Sterling Beads at Wholesale
http://www.basicbali.com

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:19:52 -0400, Marilee J. Layman
wrote:

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:46:01 -0600, "VManes"
wrote:

I got part of it figgered out. For any combiation of four digits, the
digits of the difference will add up to 9 or 18. So if the three digits
you enter add up to less than 9, the program finds the number that brings
total to 9. If your three add up to 9 or greater, then the response is the
value that brings it to 18.

Now, it's gonna take a more mathematically enlightened person than me to
explain why the digits of the differences add up to 9 or 18. I can deal
with basic algebra OK, but combinatorics and permutations whizz over my head
most days.

It's part of the "rule of nines." Most kids learn it in 3rd or 4th
grade these days.

*nod* It's just part of the way numbers work. They are absolutely
beautiful if you look at the closely enough.

Here's a tip for you -- if you can't get a column of numbers to
balance with the total you think you are supposed to get -- if the
difference between the two is a factor of 9, it's probably a
transpotition error. you've probably just written a number backwards
or put it in the calculator backwards. handy for balancing your
checkbook. Old bookkeepers secret!

Jewitch

Sheesh you guys. Well then, I feel stupider (see what I mean?) every day. I
have never heard of the rule of 9s, and bookkeeping/billing/data software is
a large part of my list of "done thats" over the years!

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational
"Jewitch" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:19:52 -0400, Marilee J. Layman
wrote:

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:46:01 -0600, "VManes"
wrote:

I got part of it figgered out. For any combiation of four digits, the
digits of the difference will add up to 9 or 18. So if the three
digits
you enter add up to less than 9, the program finds the number that
brings
total to 9. If your three add up to 9 or greater, then the response is
the
value that brings it to 18.

Now, it's gonna take a more mathematically enlightened person than me to
explain why the digits of the differences add up to 9 or 18. I can deal
with basic algebra OK, but combinatorics and permutations whizz over my
head
most days.

It's part of the "rule of nines." Most kids learn it in 3rd or 4th
grade these days.

*nod* It's just part of the way numbers work. They are absolutely
beautiful if you look at the closely enough.

Here's a tip for you -- if you can't get a column of numbers to
balance with the total you think you are supposed to get -- if the
difference between the two is a factor of 9, it's probably a
transpotition error. you've probably just written a number backwards
or put it in the calculator backwards. handy for balancing your
checkbook. Old bookkeepers secret!

Jewitch

It's from older days of bookkeeping. Before computers.

Tina


"CLP" wrote in message
news:96A1b.4205$j26.1962@lakeread02...
Sheesh you guys. Well then, I feel stupider (see what I mean?) every day.
I
have never heard of the rule of 9s, and bookkeeping/billing/data software
is
a large part of my list of "done thats" over the years!

--
"Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really
bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious bummer." Washington Post Style Invitational
"Jewitch" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:19:52 -0400, Marilee J. Layman
wrote:

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:46:01 -0600, "VManes"
wrote:

I got part of it figgered out. For any combiation of four digits, the
digits of the difference will add up to 9 or 18. So if the three
digits
you enter add up to less than 9, the program finds the number that
brings
total to 9. If your three add up to 9 or greater, then the response
is
the
value that brings it to 18.

Now, it's gonna take a more mathematically enlightened person than me
to
explain why the digits of the differences add up to 9 or 18. I can
deal
with basic algebra OK, but combinatorics and permutations whizz over
my
head
most days.

It's part of the "rule of nines." Most kids learn it in 3rd or 4th
grade these days.

*nod* It's just part of the way numbers work. They are absolutely
beautiful if you look at the closely enough.

Here's a tip for you -- if you can't get a column of numbers to
balance with the total you think you are supposed to get -- if the
difference between the two is a factor of 9, it's probably a
transpotition error. you've probably just written a number backwards
or put it in the calculator backwards. handy for balancing your
checkbook. Old bookkeepers secret!

Jewitch