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ankle_brains · Dec 9, 2003, 06:56 PM

http://www.zorstec.net/copperfield.htm

mrfrost · Dec 9, 2003, 07:02 PM

Uhm, that's just stupid.

It shows different cards every time.

lil'babykitten · Dec 9, 2003, 07:04 PM

gorickey · Dec 9, 2003, 07:06 PM

http://www.plusone.com

Jansar · Dec 9, 2003, 07:08 PM

It sucks that every time you want to try it out it has to go through that pretty long intro, then the actual trick takes 10 seconds. Not for me, but thanks.

d4nth3m4n · Dec 9, 2003, 08:22 PM

euchomai · Dec 9, 2003, 10:53 PM

Jansar · Dec 9, 2003, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by gorickey:
http://www.plusone.com

ohhhhhh

At first I was saying, "Why are you giving us a link to a spa-related website?"

gorickey · Dec 9, 2003, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by Jansar:
ohhhhhh

At first I was saying, "Why are you giving us a link to a spa-related website?"

d4nth3m4n · Dec 9, 2003, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by Jansar:
ohhhhhh

At first I was saying, "Why are you giving us a link to a spa-related website?"

rofl

Dec 10, 2003, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by ankle_brains:
http://www.zorstec.net/copperfield.htm

Anybody over the age of 7 who is fooled by this is a freakin' moron.

Gankdawg · Dec 10, 2003, 12:30 AM

gorickey got +2 out of this one!

thePurpleGiant · Dec 10, 2003, 01:32 AM

Similar to this trick:

(I like this one better though)

Click Me!

demograph68 · Dec 13, 2003, 06:11 AM

What's the meaning of +1? I'm seeing that a lot lately.

Powaqqatsi · Dec 13, 2003, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by demograph68:
What's the meaning of +1? I'm seeing that a lot lately.

Fear for your life, you have touched the "68".

PS: I think we are seeing it a little too much lately.

Mastrap · Dec 13, 2003, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by demograph68:
What's the meaning of +1? I'm seeing that a lot lately.

Idiots upping their post counts by posting meaningless +1 posts. Anyone caught doing it should have his/her count reset to zero.

gorickey · Dec 13, 2003, 11:35 AM

Originally posted by Mastrap:
Idiots upping their post counts by posting meaningless +1 posts. Anyone caught doing it should have his/her count reset to zero.

Or keep their current post count...just put a little "negative" sign in front of it is all...

Xeo · Dec 13, 2003, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by gorickey:
Or keep their current post count...just put a little "negative" sign in front of it is all...

You do it yourself. I don't understand why you're making suggestions on how to stop it. Why not just STOP!?

Xeo · Dec 13, 2003, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by thePurpleGiant:
Similar to this trick:

(I like this one better though)

Click Me!

That one is a lot better. Obviously it's just a math thing, but it's still interesting.

voodoo · Dec 13, 2003, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by Mastrap:
Idiots upping their post counts by posting meaningless +1 posts. Anyone caught doing it should have his/her count reset to zero.

What a cunning way to up your post count Mas

complain about the +1 posts oooooh

gorickey · Dec 13, 2003, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by Xeo:
You do it yourself. I don't understand why you're making suggestions on how to stop it. Why not just STOP!?

Before posting, I suggest talking to Mac Guru about that....thanks for the comment though!

Truepop · Dec 14, 2003, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by thePurpleGiant:
Similar to this trick:

(I like this one better though)

Click Me!

I can't view it, is it still up?

SeSawaya · Dec 14, 2003, 03:02 AM

so how do sites like that work? Each one did what it said it would each time.

thePurpleGiant · Dec 14, 2003, 03:27 AM

Originally posted by Truepop:
I can't view it, is it still up?

Try option-clicking it to download it, then open in flash player, or Quicktime player.

Originally posted by SeSawaya:
so how do sites like that work? Each one did what it said it would each time.

Are you being serious? If so, I won't ruin the fun for you! You know magic tricks are never any fun once you know how they work.

d4nth3m4n · Dec 14, 2003, 04:12 AM

Originally posted by SeSawaya:
so how do sites like that work? Each one did what it said it would each time.

HINT: look at the products of a perfect square that do not have double digit multipliers. its not 4 btw.

Hannah W · Dec 14, 2003, 07:14 AM

Originally posted by ankle_brains:
http://www.zorstec.net/copperfield.htm

I don't get it

Spheric Harlot · Dec 14, 2003, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by SeSawaya:
so how do sites like that work? Each one did what it said it would each time.

In the first one, the reason your chosen card is missing from the final layout is because EVERY SINGLE CARD is missing - it's an entirely different set of cards! (I can hear you going, "Doh!")

In the second one, there is a fixed number of possible outcomes. You will notice that the symbols are repeated every so often. There's a good reason for this: Every single possible outcome has the exact same symbol. The symbols are switched around each time, but there's only ever a single option, making it rather easy for the machine to "guess" which one it is.

Cheap, but effective.

-s*

PS: Hannah, good to see you're still around. We need a couple of women here to balance out the male teen computer-nerd testosterone overload.

SeSawaya · Dec 14, 2003, 12:00 PM

sweet! Looking at things at 1 am with 3 Red Stripes in me is not the ideal way to try to figure something out.

thanks!!!!

quandarry · Dec 15, 2003, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by Mastrap:
Idiots upping their post counts by posting meaningless +1 posts. Anyone caught doing it should have his/her count reset to zero.

whodafukcarez about post counts...idiotbakatcha!

+1