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garybeck

(9,939 posts)
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 02:32 AM Nov 2020

Amazing math trick predicts your favorite movie of all time

Here’s a math trick that really works.
It will take you approximately ten seconds and, amazingly, it will reveal your all-time favorite movie. I did it in my head, then on paper, and finally on a calculator just to confirm my mathematical calculations. Each time I got the same answer, and sure enough, it is my very favourite movie…EVER! DO NOT cheat. DO YOUR math, THEN compare the results on the list of movies at the bottom. You will be AMAZED at how scary true and accurate this test is:
Pick a number from 1-9.
Multiply that number by 3
Add 3.
Multiply by 3 again.
Your total will be a two digit number. Add the first and second digits together to find your favourite movie (of all time) in the list of 20 Movies, below.
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Movie List:
1 Gone With the Wind
2 ET.
3 Blazing Saddles
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Star Wars
5
Forrest Gump
6
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Jaws
8
Grease
9
The Donald Trump Resignation Speech
10
Casablanca
11
Jurassic Park
12
Shrek
13
Pirates of the Caribbean
14
Titanic
15
Raiders of the Lost Ark
16
Home Alone
17
Mrs. Doubtfire
18
Al Jolson Story
19
Wizard of Oz
20
.Singing in the Rain

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Amazing math trick predicts your favorite movie of all time (Original Post) garybeck Nov 2020 OP
🙂 TDale313 Nov 2020 #1
Wow! Freakishly accurate! pnwest Nov 2020 #2
Wow, it works! Jack-o-Lantern Nov 2020 #3
I LOL'd Pure Gold :) steampunk Nov 2020 #4
Came here all suspicious - and left amazed The Polack MSgt Nov 2020 #5
2nd THAT! Wawannabe Nov 2020 #7
Hehe! Wawannabe Nov 2020 #6
I'm holding out for the sequel diva77 Nov 2020 #8
Clever ... with all numbers divisible by 9 ... the digits add up to 9 or a multiple of 9 (18,27,etc) mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #9
Only if you start with a whole number. The King of Prussia Nov 2020 #11
True, the formula does require beginning with an integer :) nt mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #16
I got Blazing Saddles The King of Prussia Nov 2020 #10
follow the instructions try again n/t angstlessk Nov 2020 #14
Started with 1 1/3 The King of Prussia Nov 2020 #19
Try the formula angstlessk Nov 2020 #20
It only works with whole numbers The King of Prussia Nov 2020 #21
It's not a math quiz... angstlessk Nov 2020 #22
I got Raiders of the Lost Art. AirmensMom Nov 2020 #12
follow the instructions try again n/t angstlessk Nov 2020 #15
Seriously? AirmensMom Nov 2020 #17
Seriously, angstlessk Nov 2020 #18
Accurate indeed! North Shore Chicago Nov 2020 #13
ha ha. that's funny. and accurate. IcyPeas Nov 2020 #23
Amazingly accurate! smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #24
I see what you did there... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #25
Sorry I don't go in for horror films whistler162 Nov 2020 #26
Brilliant! BadGimp Nov 2020 #27

diva77

(7,629 posts)
8. I'm holding out for the sequel
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 04:22 AM
Nov 2020

Mr. Dump goes to jail.

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Thanks for the laugh, though -- much needed!

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
9. Clever ... with all numbers divisible by 9 ... the digits add up to 9 or a multiple of 9 (18,27,etc)
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 04:45 AM
Nov 2020

Last edited Thu Nov 26, 2020, 12:22 PM - Edit history (2)

And the formula always leads to a number divisible by 9 (since you multiply by 3 twice)


Neat

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
20. Try the formula
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 02:52 PM
Nov 2020

1 times 3 = 3 plus 3 = 6 times 3= then add each of the two digit together that's the formula starting with 1

pick any other number up to 9

AirmensMom

(14,637 posts)
17. Seriously?
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 12:58 PM
Nov 2020

Your answer is that I didn't follow instructions? I followed them exactly. There is no magic to this.

Not only is my favorite movie not on that list, but there are a least 3 movies I like more than Raiders.

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