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Magic gopher...How is this done? I don't get it!

18 years ago

If you have any idea how the gopher does this, please clue me in.

Here is a link that might be useful: Magic Gopher

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alisande
18 years ago
Geez, Rita . . . it's magic!

(Also, I couldn't get it up on my screen.)
marygailv
18 years ago
It came up on my screen but by the time I got to the third suggestion of what to do I forgot my number. LOL I saved the site and will try again later.
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okwriter
Original Author
18 years ago
Well, it's VERY creepy!!! The little guy gets it right every time. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I had to write my number down so I wouldn't forget. Oh, and one time I thought I had tricked him, but I had forgotten a step. LOL!
wanda_va
18 years ago
That's wild! I tried it twice--and he guessed it. Hmmmmmmmmmm
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
18 years ago
That is creepy...The first time I wrote the number down...so he may have seen me. The second time, I kept it totally hidden from him, for sure. He still know what it was!

Sue
uxorial
18 years ago
It's not magic--it's math. No matter what two-digit number you choose, when you do the subtraction, you end up with a multiple of nine. In the chart of symbols, all the multiples of nine have the same symbol (9, 18, 36, 45, etc.). Every time you play the game, the symbol changes, making it seem like magic.

There are dozens of versions of this on the web, some of which have been posted on this forum over the years.

Sorry to burst your bubble!
nodakgal
18 years ago
OMG Sue I am ROFLMBO at your post!

Too bad it didn't help to cover your number!
okwriter
Original Author
18 years ago
OK, I stink at math. But that explanation makes sense...when I look at the numbers, I see that every 9th one has the same symbol. But how does the gopher know which symbol?

Am I making sense?
:-)
pattico_gw
18 years ago
I'm guessing all the answers are the same...that they lead up to the same number.

I can't finish mine...I can't find any symbols...where are they?

patti
okwriter
Original Author
18 years ago
Patti,
When he mentions the chart, click again on the right facing arrow (where you had clicked previously). It brings up the chart.
Kathsgrdn
18 years ago
Well, I did it three times and the third time he got it wrong.
uxorial
18 years ago
"But how does the gopher know which symbol?"

The web site programming is designed so that every time you start the game, the symbols on the chart change, and the final page with the guessed symbol changes also, so that they always match. It's a simple "if, then" instruction. In other words, the computer code says something like: if xxx.jpg is displayed as the chart, then display [the corresponding picture] on the final page.

Does that make sense? Or did I just confuse you further? :)
fran1523
18 years ago
Thanks for the explanation. I knew there had to be a logical reason.
Marcia Thornley
18 years ago
I did it 3 times and he was correct. Then I did it 3 times without using my cursor to find the symbol and he was wrong. Don't use your cursor to find the symbol. Keep it off the chart and he will not know what you've picked. I think. :)
kframe19
18 years ago
Don't be scared.

I just got my rifle out and shot the gopher.

He won't be bothering us again...
liz
18 years ago
Awww Mike...I wanted to try it one more time...now you've gone and shot him...LOL

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