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!
8 K/ U9 X  t1 t2 S* I& t/ H( {( m>                  
: t& k& z/ f2 u# s& e8 d4 f( w>                  
>                  YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH
>                
: n7 n1 Z5 z1 U  T8 c. V' i>                  
4 N- n4 r( x4 f) |9 P) f* I>                  This is pretty neat !!
2 ?# N5 s4 h0 [# Y% d3 T4 I>                                   
>                  DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read.
& |/ e3 n& L" k* L0 [* H  i, l/ R9 d>                  Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
) q7 U3 y# f1 h% g) _" m>                  
>                  This is not one of those waste of time things, it's really fun.
* R4 G* x* N1 D) B3 F. w>                  
$ y+ b+ \( T7 \2 r& Y>                  
# L3 E/ g2 `" N8 q8 i>                  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)
>                  
>                  2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
>                  
>                  3. Add 5
% S( w1 I! V# B1 i1 K& a>                  
>                  4. Multiply it by 50
>                  
9 C. }! ]% z. P: w>                  5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758... ; If you haven't, add 1757.
! S1 V( t! }8 U- |>                  
: j4 S0 m& j1 N1 k; j9 d>                  6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born;
>
>                  
>                 You should have a three digit number
+ Q" ?2 \( M0 B' T7 g1 s+ J$ d>                  
>                  
1 r+ {$ q6 Z2 j$ N- s>                  The first digit of this was your original number(I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)
>                  
>                  
>                  The next two numbers are
% k4 ]  V$ c/ y7 p>                
5 o# a2 @* J3 P: ?' ^& X; f# O>                  YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is !)
>                
>                  
>                  
>                  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!
. X" T- a  V" c( ~1 ~" Y0 B1 Z>                  
4 S# a; B' X1 C) z1 R2 ^7 `5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758... ; If you haven't, add 1757.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born;  

% K! v1 Y7 N. Y$ A4 }1 n& h) t3 G
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。
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