2010-06-20

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2010-06-20

Title text: 2010-06-20

Votey

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It's called "polish hand magic."

By

One palmis worth 5

9

10

Now, say you multiply 7x8.

day

2 + 3 fingers up = 5 3 x 2 fingers down= 6

And there's the answer:56

I'm so powerful.

It works for bigger or smaller numbers? Just imagine negative fingers and extra fingers.

Is this you right now?

Why?!

See if you can figure

It out before

Moving on.

Here's the proof : 10[(x-5)+(cy.) + 1 [10-x)-(10-y)] 10 times sum of \ times product of up values down values =10x+10y-10x-10ythy =xy

Now that you've seen the proof, you know fully why it works

But...wh?

=x.y.

Right, but why?

But that's totally unsatisf

This is the worst thing about being human

Caption: *Source: The Puzzler's Elusion, by Dr. Dennis Shasha, who apparently from "a smart and elegant Polish woman."

Votey Transcript

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Me, all day friday: This is the coolest thing ever! Someone needs to inform the president! Your

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