Don't tell me your age---but the following math works!

williamguoca

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway---but your waiter may know!
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& @3 c7 Q  z& h/ ]6 N  @8 f2 n>                  YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH
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>                  DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read.
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>                  This is not one of those waste of time things, it's really fun.
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>                  1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10, tried, o also works)
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>                  3. Add 5
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! D& [, k: l5 U' G>                  4. Multiply it by 50
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5 F) c4 J1 f; n% b% a* z>                  5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758... ; If you haven't, add 1757.
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>                  6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born;
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>                 You should have a three digit number
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>                  The first digit of this was your original number(I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)
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0 R! a8 i9 L2 A) n" X+ h>                  YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is !)
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>                  THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS

小黄

原帖由 williamguoca 于 2008-10-31 16:53 发表
Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway---but your waiter may know!
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: J0 H, y: w8 J' C$ V+ _5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758... ; If you haven't, add 1757.
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6 V. @6 B. p6 ~; M: O3 w2 z无聊，5和6都是问生日的，和一开始的“Don't tell me your age”自相矛盾。
  J8 V8 J  z1 `1 W6 K& d4 @) ^# S输入了生日，加加减减一圈，最后得出生日，毫无意义。
如果不问5和6，也能算出生日，我佩服你。

williamguoca

Hey, take it easy, Xiao Huang!  It's just a game for fun! don't be so serious ....

chmwl