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MacroGuru
05-17-2005, 05:00 PM
So I am bored at work and I noticed this on the Cougarboard.

1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head)

2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)

3. Multiply by 80

4. Add 1

5. Multiply by 250

6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number

7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.

8. Subtract 250

9. Divide number by 2

Do you recognize the answer?

TargetPractice6
05-17-2005, 05:12 PM
You could drop steps 4 and 8 since all they do is cancel reach other out.

Celeval
05-17-2005, 05:20 PM
Translation: Multiply the first three digits by 10000, then add the last four. Shockingly, you get your phone number. ;)

TargetPractice6
05-17-2005, 05:21 PM
Translation: Multiply the first three digits by 10000, then add the last four. Shockingly, you get your phone number. ;)Hehe, I went farther in my original reply simplifying it step by step, but I decided just to leave the most obvious line.

MacroGuru
05-17-2005, 05:44 PM
See look at that....you guys are good!

QuikSand
05-17-2005, 06:07 PM
(you won't be able to do this one in your head)

This isn't exactly Cougarboard, pally.

Ksyrup
05-17-2005, 06:24 PM
It's funny how these things make the internet rounds. Just saw this posted on another board yesterday.

MacroGuru
05-17-2005, 09:28 PM
This isn't exactly Cougarboard, pally.
I forgot to remove that one from the copy and paste I got from Cougarboard :D