Magic trick!

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Magic trick!

KaeEll · Original Soap Dish Diva

Moore's Magic Trick

It worked for me too! Now I have to figure out HOW it works.

-- Edited by KaeEll at 14:59, 2008-01-08

Moore ideas · Moore Ideas Not More Ideas!

Well, I thought that the entire thing was based on odds, etc., until I got to that ONE last door. That's when I had my "WTF" moment...!!!

(Yes -- okay -- I typed that!)

KaeEll · Original Soap Dish Diva

Strange thing - I tried it several times after my first "hit" and it never worked again. Just that once, and in the subsequent tries, my number wasn't even behind any of the doors. Huh? I must have been trying to outsmart the system without realising it.

I figured that by asking the first two questions, the number was isolated - as in giving two coordinates on a graph. But then I couldn't really match the colour of my chosen number with any of the five choices. If I chose the teal for a bright blue number, it didn't work. But is bright blue closer to hot pink??? Anyone enlighten me here? I am stumped.

Moore ideas · Moore Ideas Not More Ideas!

Well, I just tried again, using a hot pink number, and it worked again!

I chose purple when it came down to the second step, but ultimately it did work again. And, I selected a different door this time around...

I don't get it!

everbran · GTA Revived The Radio Star

What happens is because you pick the color of the first number, that mathematically eliminates a certain set, same thing with the box that shows 6 numbers, then based on that and a couple of other things, it can figure out what number you choose. There's some interesting mechanics here but yeah, it's just very high end math.

KaeEll · Original Soap Dish Diva

AHA!! It will not work on Safari, just Firefox. I'd emailed the "magic trick" to my kids for input and my e mail uses Safari. But I access this board using Firefox. Firefox DOES show all five colours in the first box of numbers. Safari only uses 3 shades, none of which match the five colour choices we're asked to choose from. Clearly the elimination rounds won't work that way. I had been using the link from my e mail to the kids, not the one in here.

Anyway, when I came back here and accessed the trick using Firefox, it worked! So Bran, does this make any sense? Or is it the demons in my iMac?
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everbran · GTA Revived The Radio Star

It's entirely possible that for the trick to work and the program to function it needs Firefox or IE. Maybe Safari doesn't have the right plug-in etc to make the program function properly.

Moore ideas · Moore Ideas Not More Ideas!

I can understand the mathematics of figuring out which number I selected, but what still baffles me is how my number appears behind the door that I randomly select.

The first time I did this, I opened the other two doors, halfway expecting that they would all contain my number, but they didn't!

KaeEll · Original Soap Dish Diva

Maybe the other two doors have the only number that it COULD be, and then as soon as one door is clicked open, other numbers are filled in. Possible??

everbran · GTA Revived The Radio Star

Yep that's entirely possible. Program it so the number shows up for whatever door is clicked and then fill in random numbers in the other. Shockwave has amazing capabilites.

Moore ideas · Moore Ideas Not More Ideas!

Could very well be.

Now, I am left with no illusions...!!!

shellyinphx · Long Lost DiMera Daughter

I like the illusion of it. I chose a number that ended up behind the door. I haven't forwarded it because at this point I am a little behind in my internet stuff so I may do it later.