(i created this myself.)
under what circumstances is it true that 6+6=81?
[spoiler]When it's rotated 180 degrees[/spoiler]
What Adamence said...
[spoiler]However, it would also be true (at a minor stretch) if you rotate each symbol on its own axis by a little more than 180 degrees (225 degrees say), so that the 6's become like 9's, the 8 and 1 still look like 8 and 1 and the + symbol would become like a multiplication symbol, giving you 9 x 9 = 81. Sorta...[/spoiler]
Quote from: Adamence on August 12, 2008, 09:55:59 AM
[spoiler]When it's rotated 180 degrees[/spoiler]
[spoiler]correct to a degree, but if you rotate a + by 180 degrees you still only get a +, it would have to be 45 degrees[/spoiler]
Quote from: the_ultimate_evil on August 12, 2008, 03:03:28 PM
Quote from: Adamence on August 12, 2008, 09:55:59 AM
[spoiler]When it's rotated 180 degrees[/spoiler]
[spoiler]correct to a degree, but if you rotate a + by 180 degrees you still only get a +, it would have to be 45 degrees[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Flip the WHOLE thing, UE. If my thinking is correct, you'd get 18= 9+9[/spoiler]
this is what happens when you do 5 things at once
Good puzzle!
In what situation is 2 + 2 = -4?
Dunno BWPS, but one of my favorites is
Explain how 10-1=1 is correct.
Quote from: Glitch Girl on August 13, 2008, 06:30:24 AM
Dunno BWPS, but one of my favorites is
Explain how 10-1=1 is correct.
[spoiler]Binary 2 minus Decimal 1 = 1 (either notation)[/spoiler]
c'mon, GG, you gotta try harder than that for a bunch of geeks that like computer games ;)
Never said it was hard, just that it was a favorite. :)
Kinda like this one
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http://funnyexamanswers.com/
I'm sure most of you have seen this stuff, but funny exam answers are some of the best stuff ever. I'd also link to a certain Oedipus Rex essay, but it's not exactly appropriate.
Quote from: BWPS on August 12, 2008, 11:47:47 PM
In what situation is 2 + 2 = -4?
A couple possible answers:
[spoiler] When there are absolute value signs, since:
|2+2| = |4| = |-4|[/spoiler]
or
[spoiler] When doing arithmetic modulo 8.
2 + 2 = 4 mod 8, and -4 = 4 mod 8. So 2 + 2 = -4 mod 8. [/spoiler]
Quote from: Adamence on August 13, 2008, 09:10:13 PM
Quote from: BWPS on August 12, 2008, 11:47:47 PM
In what situation is 2 + 2 = -4?
A couple possible answers:
[spoiler] When there are absolute value signs, since:
|2+2| = |4| = |-4|[/spoiler]
or
[spoiler] When doing arithmetic modulo 8.
2 + 2 = 4 mod 8, and -4 = 4 mod 8. So 2 + 2 = -4 mod 8. [/spoiler]
The correct answer is in Bizzaro world.
2 + 2 = 11...in base 3 ^^
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