How does this work?

**seacrestkristi** · 01-05-2008, 11:59 AM

http://www.quizyourprofile.com/guessyournumber.swf

DD · 01-05-2008, 12:01 PM

Beats me.

I'm sure someone will tell us.

**Will B** · 01-05-2008, 12:46 PM

Believe it or not it is nothing more than a mathematical formula. Can I tell you what it is? Nope, but I have seen both David Copperfield and Penn from Penn and Teller explain it...

Cool, though, huh?

**Smiling JOe** · 01-05-2008, 01:38 PM

lol. It's not even a mathematical formula.
Here's the deal:
you pick a number. Each color has only five numbers. The next screen about picking a box with a color means nothing. Then, you are given five houses with numbers. Each house contains only one number from each color, so when you pick the house with your number, there is only one possible number. The other screens have no purpose, other than distraction and mystery.

**NoHall** · 01-05-2008, 02:06 PM

well, that takes all the funn right out of it...

**Will B** · 01-05-2008, 02:21 PM

"Ah ha!" said the blind man. I see it, now. There's another trick out there that asks you to pick a face card. Obviously, you focus on one so you don't notice on the next screen that they all have changed except for their color...

**seacrestkristi** · 01-05-2008, 04:49 PM

Hmmm, it was wrong twice when I picked the door on the left instead of the middle.

**Beachbummett** · 01-05-2008, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Smiling JOe

lol. It's not even a mathematical formula.
Here's the deal:
you pick a number. Each color has only five numbers. The next screen about picking a box with a color means nothing. Then, you are given five houses with numbers. Each house contains only one number from each color, so when you pick the house with your number, there is only one possible number. The other screens have no purpose, other than distraction and mystery.

well....that just takes all the fun out of it.

**NoHall** · 01-05-2008, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by NoHall

well, that takes all the funn right out of it...

Originally Posted by Beachbummett

well....that just takes all the fun out of it.

Is there an echo in here, or do grayt minds just think alike?

**Outta the box** · 01-05-2008, 05:34 PM

K, so......I can see THAT. Now I have a question.

Anyone ever play that little battery opperated game "20 questions"? How does THAT work?

It's correct like 90% of the time, we have tried all kinds of crazy things to stump it.

BUT, you are right NoHall, does take the fun out of it. hehehehe

**Smiling JOe** · 01-05-2008, 05:50 PM

Never heard of "20 questions." I'm still wondering how the Magic 8-Ball works so well at answering questions.

**NoHall** · 01-05-2008, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Smiling JOe

Never heard of "20 questions." I'm still wondering how the Magic 8-Ball works so well at answering questions.

Those really are magic.

**Minnie** · 01-05-2008, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Smiling JOe

lol. It's not even a mathematical formula.
Here's the deal:
you pick a number. Each color has only five numbers. The next screen about picking a box with a color means nothing. Then, you are given five houses with numbers. Each house contains only one number from each color, so when you pick the house with your number, there is only one possible number. The other screens have no purpose, other than distraction and mystery.

How does it know which door to put the chosen number behind? Does your computer process that as you click on it, so regardless of which one you click on, it is always going to be your number behind the first one chose. ??

**Smiling JOe** · 01-05-2008, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Minnie

How does it know which door to put the chosen number behind? Does your computer process that as you click on it, so regardless of which one you click on, it is always going to be your number behind the first one chose. ??

no. It ask you to select the house with your number in it. None of the other numbers in that house are possible matches. Some aren't even listed on the first page. It goes only as high as 25.

**Minnie** · 01-05-2008, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Smiling JOe

no. It ask you to select the house with your number in it. None of the other numbers in that house are possible matches. Some aren't even listed on the first page. It goes only as high as 25.

No, at the end when you pick the door that has your number behind it. How does it know which door of the 3 you are going to pick.

**Smiling JOe** · 01-05-2008, 06:35 PM

They all have the same number behind the door, because there depending on which house you selected in the previous screen, there was only one answer as to which number was yours.

**Minnie** · 01-05-2008, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by Smiling JOe

They all have the same number behind the door, because there depending on which house you selected in the previous screen, there was only one answer as to which number was yours.

Ok, so before you pick a door, the number you have chosen is behind each door, but then after you choose, two other numbers are assigned to the other doors.

**Smiling JOe** · 01-05-2008, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Minnie

Ok, so before you pick a door, the number you have chosen is behind each door, but then after you choose, two other numbers are assigned to the other doors.

Sorry, I was wrong. I was only guessing that you could open only one door, and thought that "your" number was behind each door. Looks like your number is behind only the first door you open, then the other two doors contain other numbers, which don't change, by the way, if you continue to select the same number.

**drunkkenartist** · 01-06-2008, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Outta the box

K, so......I can see THAT. Now I have a question.

Anyone ever play that little battery opperated game "20 questions"? How does THAT work?

It's correct like 90% of the time, we have tried all kinds of crazy things to stump it.

BUT, you are right NoHall, does take the fun out of it. hehehehe

We have two of these in our house. Why, I don't know. However, right before Christmas I saw a cooler version, right up my alley.

The Harry Potter Version with all Harry Potter Trivia.