scary web page

[msiano]

Someone emailed me this link and i went to it. well i think it is kinda scary and so does kaylara and she is making post it here so i can scare all of you. so if you get really scared and wet yourself blame her. :-) have a nice day

http://mr-31238.mr.valuehost.co.uk/assets/Flash/psychic.swf

This page is safe for those of you who are at work and really wanna see it. there is nothing bad there it is PG13

[Kaylara]

Msiano,
Thanks for posting this...
It's forking freaky!!!!!!

[Faery-Wings]

Wwwhhhhhoooaaaaa,,, how cool and freaky is that? I must have tried it 10 times!

[sweetbabe]

veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy weird lol

[Semele]

LOL!! It is a math riddle. It was shown to me while I was having an arterial blood draw done when I was ten. Basically all the answers will be two digit numbers that, when added together equal nine.

Not sure if I explained that clearly. Say your answer is 18, I say tell me one of the digits and I will tell you the other...you tell me 8 and I automatically know it is a 1. Or if you tell me 5, I know the other digit is a 4..etc.

I thought it was cool then and I still do.

[Theres]

ahhh! my kangaroo is in Denmark eating an orange!
(sorry, must be a 999 thing).

say, isn't this exact same site posted in another thread around here?

[Derry]

Neat. I could do that for hours. Scary thought huh?

[Cinnamon Girl]

Okay, I see how all the numbers are tied to the number 9, but how does it know the correct sequence of symbols (if you try it several times)? :eyebrow:

[Theres]

the symbol listing resets differently each time.
if you look at the one that corresponds to the number 9 (or any multiple), that will be the 'correct' symbol each time.

now that you know, don't you just hate knowing? (lol)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Aha! Thanks, Greenman - actually, I'm glad to know, otherwise it would have driven me crazy til I figured it out. ;)

[Sora]

Hehe! You think the novlety would wear off once you've done it a thousand times and once you get how its done, but I'm still clicking. That's pretty cool!

[SerenityMoon]

erm..ok...twice, it didn't work for me. it gave me the wrong symbol. erm, kay.

[Flaire-FireStar]

http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?threadid=25016

teehee...It's only been right once on my end. :devil:

[Jeleia]

Weird,

and to the toosie pop question, I don't remember the exact number, but its around 1200 licks. *dork*

[Xeen]

Gaw. I hate these things. Never work for me.

[Storm]

okay I must be dense cause I dont get it. When I purposely don't hold the symbol in my head it gets it wrong. When I think on it it is always right. I picked random symbols. How does it get it right?
Someone has to explain this to me better than the nine thing.

[Storm]

And now I made it mad cause it wont work anymore.

[IsisErin]

No no no no it can't just be some riddle thing, how does it know what number you're thinking of first? Aaaaaargh it's soooo weird

[Ben Gruagach]

Here's another attempt to explain how it works. (Don't read this message any further if you don't want the "mystery" explained.)
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When you pick a two-digit number, add the digits, and then subtract your answer from the original two digit number there are only 9 possible answers.
Example: 23 was picked as the two digit number.
2+3=5
Subtract 5 from 23 and you get 18.

The only possible answers you'll get, no matter what two-digit number you start with, will be one of the following nine possibilities:
9
18
27
36
45
54
63
72
81

(Notice the pattern in the possible answers? They also all have their digits add up to nine. 1+8=9, 2+7=9, etc.)

If you do the trick on that webpage you should notice that the list of numbers and symbols changes each time. But if you look carefully, you'll notice that in each chart the symbol is always the same for those nine special numbers I listed above. The rest of the numbers have symbols assigned randomly -- it doesn't matter what they are as they're never answers if the math is done correctly.

So each time, there is really only one symbol that could be correct, since it's the same symbol for the nine possible correct answers.

Give it a try again and compare the symbols for those nine numbers if you're not convinced! The link again was http://mr-31238.mr.valuehost.co.uk/assets/Flash/psychic.swf

If I'm wrong, of course, someone please explain the correct answer. (I figured it out by doing it a few times and noting which numbers always had the same symbols each time.)

[Storm]

I get it now!!!!!! And every time you guess the symbols for the correct answers change. I did not notice that before. Thanks!!!!!
Storm

[IsisErin]

Ooooh! (I sound like one of those aliens from Toy Story) It's still cool though.

[Wyrdsister]

What's a tootie roll? :)

And the site is cool! Thanks to Greenman for pointing out the changing symbols. ;)

Wyrdsister

[moonmorgan]

But it doesn't work if you choose 99.

Try it.

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Ben said:
it doesn't matter what they are as they're never answers if the math is done correctly.
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But that's not true. It said any two digit number, 99 is a two digit number.

9+9 = 18, that's not between 1 and 9. If you continue with 1+8 = 9, the crystal ball doesn't give the right answer.

[Ben Gruagach]

Originally posted by moonmorgan

But it doesn't work if you choose 99.

Try it.

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Ben said:
it doesn't matter what they are as they're never answers if the math is done correctly.
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But that's not true. It said any two digit number, 99 is a two digit number.

9+9 = 18, that's not between 1 and 9. If you continue with 1+8 = 9, the crystal ball doesn't give the right answer.

You have to do more than just add the digits. ;) Here are the steps:

1. Pick a two-digit number (example: 99)
2. Add the digits (9+9=18)
3. Subtract that from your original two-digit number (99 - 18 = 81)

81 is one of the nine possible answers -- so if you check the symbol beside 81 on that chart, then click the crystal ball, you'll see the symbol displayed.

Be sure to do all three steps in the math to get one of those magic nine possible answers.

[moonmorgan]

Originally posted by Ben Gruagach

You have to do more than just add the digits. ;) Here are the steps:


Yes I know this. I did that. It still doesn't work.

[Djiril]

:D It didn't get me! I started by adding a bunch of numbers before I pressed the crystal ball, and I got the some symbol each time. Try it!

[fire_Raven]

Originally posted by Flaire

http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?threadid=25016

teehee...It's only been right once on my end. :devil:


cause you cheat!!!! CHEATER!!!! :razz: :razz:

[flar7]

heheh, if it dont work for ya, ya need to double check your math.

It is a constant. The only times I fooled it, was when I didnt do may math right.


you can just push the button over and over (I did) and it will always
corespond to those numbers Ben gave.

Nice work Ben.;)

[Gently Gazing Eyes]

It works on random probability of likely numbers, obviously, and I have evidently been random enough to avoid it three of three times. First time I chose 23, and got 18.. not the little book. Next I chose 57, got 45 and the wrong symbol again. Picked 23 again and got another wrong symbol.



:boing:

[flar7]

sorry, it doesnt work on a random probability of numbers. It is
always going to choose those numbers on Ben's list. You dont
even need to pick a number. Just pick one off the list. and do
it over and over. keeping CAREFUL track of the number, I suggest
81 its easiest to find and not lose, and keep clicking. 81 comes
up every time. 20 straight. Now if it didnt load fast enough for
comp you might get a lagged reading. But the program is
straightforward simple. It has no choices to make.

[fire_Raven]

if you calculate correctly, the only numbes you can get are multiples of 9

[Gently Gazing Eyes]

By the way.. I remember the commercial (about the poll).

They go ask mister owl, he licks it twice and then bites it on the third lick and says Three. :)

[msiano]

you got it It was 3

[Gently Gazing Eyes]

Yay! Do I get a cookie? :D

[Mithrea]

Thanks Ben, I was totally lost until your explanation. When it comes to math, you have to really spell stuff out for me :D

I think maybe the real purpose of this thread is to point out how many MWers need to invest in a calculator like me ;) :p

[Xentor]

But I can do entertainment magic. This kind of mathematical method is one of the more usefull magical methods. There aren't many people that see through it in one take.

The site is stupid in offering a repetition of the effect. Doing it over and over again has to trigger some intelligence. This kind of effects should only be played once, then the conjuror should move on to the next effect.

Note on the looks of the site: nicely done! Designed well, the crystal ball theme certainly fits. But why does it need Flash? Only to hide the mathematical programming?

[Tranquility]

Thats so cool! i keep trying it lol

[living_criticizm]

my gramma is a clinical psychologist and she use to always bring home these little tests. i like it though. it gives me something to think about. i think it is fun.

[SkyeFaerie]

didn't work for me, maybe I did it wrong :lol:

[Saiya]

I'm totally lost as to how this works...can someone explain it in simpler terms? *plays it again*

[Sowelu]

Awwwwww Mannnnnnn......I was going to show that link to someone but now it's gone.
Anyone know where I can find this brain teaser again? Please?:spaceman:

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

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[Lwyd]

Its relatively simple once you figure it out. Using the given mathmatical equasion, no matter what number you picked, it will always be one of 9 numbers, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, or 81. All of those numbers use the *same* symbol. So, in a way, it never really guesses what symbol you picked, but tells you what you have to pick, letting you think it was all you.

[Sowelu]

Its relatively simple once you figure it out. Using the given mathmatical equasion, no matter what number you picked, it will always be one of 9 numbers, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, or 81. All of those numbers use the *same* symbol. So, in a way, it never really guesses what symbol you picked, but tells you what you have to pick, letting you think it was all you.

I know...but the thing is I wanted to show it to my daughters 13 yr old friend.:)

[Ben Gruagach]

This trick is making the rounds on the internet again with a slightly different presentation. Check it out at http://www.milaadesign.com/wizardy.html

(Oh, and the trick page that we were all talking about previously is available now at http://kempele.fi/~skyostil/archive/dump/flash/psychic.swf while the original link in this thread is now dead.)

[Catiana]

That's a pretty neato trick

[Shanti]

Here's another attempt to explain how it works. (Don't read this message any further if you don't want the "mystery" explained.)
;)
;)
;)
;)
;)
;)
;)
;)
;)

When you pick a two-digit number, add the digits, and then subtract your answer from the original two digit number there are only 9 possible answers.
Example: 23 was picked as the two digit number.
2+3=5
Subtract 5 from 23 and you get 18.

The only possible answers you'll get, no matter what two-digit number you start with, will be one of the following nine possibilities:
9
18
27
36
45
54
63
72
81

(Notice the pattern in the possible answers? They also all have their digits add up to nine. 1+8=9, 2+7=9, etc.)

If you do the trick on that webpage you should notice that the list of numbers and symbols changes each time. But if you look carefully, you'll notice that in each chart the symbol is always the same for those nine special numbers I listed above. The rest of the numbers have symbols assigned randomly -- it doesn't matter what they are as they're never answers if the math is done correctly.

So each time, there is really only one symbol that could be correct, since it's the same symbol for the nine possible correct answers.

Give it a try again and compare the symbols for those nine numbers if you're not convinced! The link again was http://mr-31238.mr.valuehost.co.uk/assets/Flash/psychic.swf

If I'm wrong, of course, someone please explain the correct answer. (I figured it out by doing it a few times and noting which numbers always had the same symbols each time.)

Now that makes scence!! Thanks!