Friday, April 07, 2006

Math by Chocolate

Today I received the email shown below. It is a mildly amazing way of proving two not-so-amazing facts:
  1. Math is consistent and reliable
  2. If you make something complicated enough, you can impress just about anyone
Enjoy…


YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH



This is pretty neat.

DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read ...
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.



1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)







2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)







3. Add 5






4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator








5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756 .... If you haven't, add 1755.









6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.









You should have a three digit number










The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).










The next two numbers are









YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)



THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2006) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

2 comments:

  1. I never do these silly e-mail quizzes but I took your advice and did this one. And I must admit it was pretty cool. I’m either a sucker for math, chocolate, or both. I’ll have to pass it on.

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