Somebody please explain this to me...
 

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/games...er-central.swf

I'm trying ot find the trick but can't think of it. I'm sure it's simple. It got all mine right.

The only possible answers you can get all have the same symbol.

no, different symbols come up, for me anyways

it's kinda spooky LOL I didn't even go through the steps, just picked a number when that part loaded (a couple times) and it got it right each time

freaky! :helpme :winkwink:

No that's not it. I did it several times, there are a bunch of different possible answers. I had 5 different symbols and they always came up correct.

^-- what he said.

The symbols change every time you play the game, but on all the numbers that could be your answer the symbols will always be identical to each other, regardless of what the symbol is.

No...

The symbols change everytime but still are attached to the same nr's.

Ah, the old multiples of 9 trick. Think about it.

?? I'm still not seeing how that means it knows which one I picked randomnly.

This one is actually different from the multiples of 9 one, but it is very similar.

OHHHHHHHHHH I get it Mark, what they mean is that there are only a certain number of answers.

Now how they mess with our heads is that each time it loads through that ONE symbol is used on the 'valid' numbers

Go through it and see what 36's symbol is and I betcha that is the symbol that will come up everytime

Clever stuff :1orglaugh

I can even skip the whole math excersize... just pick what I want the final # to be at random and it still gets it.

Look...the nr you end with is limited. Its always lets say a 4 or 14 or 24 so those nrs will always have the same symbols.

I used the same number over and over, different symbols come up. :)

Thats just luck.

GRRRR! Ofcourse! It will change everytime! But that symbol will then be attached to every possible nr you can get after the math thing.

I dunno if it was just me but it was wrong both times...

You can't pick the final number at random. Each number has to go through the process and then once it does it will always be one of a limited amount of results.

Ok, for those who still dont understand it PLEASE stop thinking something magical is going on. The fact is you dont understand it but its really just simple math and a simple trick. That website really cant read your mind...no really, it cant.

Yes, there's a gopher in this one.

Haha. Sorry, I thought you meant another trick. I just looked at the chart and saw you were right.

I don't think it's reading my mind but I am doing it without even going through the math part.... just picking a two digit number at the end and it's still coming up correctly. I wondered if it had to do with moving the mouse toward your # or something stupid like that but haven't figured it out yet.

Fine, ignore my posts.

Once again, its luck. It wont work 10 times in a row.

Pick #22, I guarantee you that it won't read your mind that time :winkwink:

It's number based, you just seem to pick the right numbers naturally I guess :upsidedow

You said it's the old multiples of 9 trick. I dont know what that is so didn't really answer my Q. Too many times I've been choked out this month... Brain cells gone. =]

People actually read your posts? :upsidedow

:1orglaugh did you guys take high school math or what?

You just did.

That's one! I'ma go celebrate this accomplishment :glugglug

The answer will always be a multiple of 9. Every multiple of 9 has the same symbol.

Nevermind... it's always a multiple of 9. Now that I have my brain fart out of the way for the day I shall move on to more important issues like world hunger, peace in the middle east and how to fix the blemishes on this girl's ass so I can ue her on the tour.

O rly? Thanks for clearing that up.

See, I told you no one reads my posts.

I didnt doubt that.

81 72 63 54 45 36 27 18 9 0

Yup yup got it. Just took me a moment. Like I said my brain fart for the day is over.

im still working on mine. it took me 5 minutes to subtract 15 from 69 :thumbsup

With apologies to Arthur C. Clarke... Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic; the less advanced the person the less advanced the technology has to be.

no i failed :(

mmm need to think about it.. Once I have the answer, I`ll let you know!