Mike Super's site

[CamColt]

I figured the trick out! Anyone else?

 

[Cruz Family]

No, do tell!!!!!

 

[CamColt]

I dont want to post it and ruin all the fun for everyone. I'll PM you.

 

[Annette_VA]

As soon as Pete started talking about it, I knew what trick it was. I've seen it before and I know the secret

 

[tiring_day]

Hand way up there, I know.

 

[GinnyFavers]

I finally figured it out. Took me about 15 minutes. My Math for Poets teacher in college would be so proud! He always was trotting out stuff like this.

 

[CdnDisneyNut]

Second try at the numbers I figured it out.

 

[peacelovemickey]

My DD8 helped me figure it out!

 

[CamColt]

My DD8 helped me figure it out!

ROFL!

 

[fightinfire21]

Figured it out!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Yeah, I got it right away, too.

 

[bigbrian-nc.com]

I had to hop on it as soon as I heard about it on the podcast (in fact as i'm writing this i'm still listening to the episode), as soon as I saw the chart and how the symbols repeated I had my idea of how I thought it worked, just to be sure I ran the equation the page gives you for numbers 11 through 29 and it confirmed that this works in the way I suspected. if anyone is looking for the link to the trick here it is:
http://www.mikesuper.com/interact/online/magic.htm

 

[NCDisneyCamper]

Isn't Math great! LOL.

 

[camdensmom]

I'm going to be teaching multiples to my 3rd graders next week as we begin multiplication. It'll be fun to see if they can figure this out for homework.

 

[QuirkyButterfly]

I feel like an idiot, it took me 5 go's before I figured it out. And the sad part is I have been fooled by something like this before. I guess I really don't learn from past mistakes. Well at least I know how he does it now

 

[PecosBill]

whoo hoo, I got it too. I feel so smart today. I haven't even had my coffee yet.

 

[Home@WL]

Just got it. That was really starting to perplex me!

 

[chirurgeon]

I was never any good at these kind of puzzles HOW DOES HE DO IT???????

Kim

 

[Annette_VA]

I was never any good at these kind of puzzles HOW DOES HE DO IT???????

Kim

Highlight for the answer:

Look at the multiples of 9 in the chart - they all have the same symbol. Doing those mathematical calculations, your answer will always be a multiple of 9.