Bar Bets You Can Win (Installment II)
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 06:35
in Astronomy & Space
True Math GeniusThis trick will bring a smile to the face of even the most hardened math geek. First, lay matches on a table to form the equation I + II + III = IIII (crossed matches make the plus signs and parallel matches make the equals sign). Challenge your opponent to make this statement true by moving only one match and without messing with the sum after the equals sign. The trick is to pick up one match from the II, and lay it across the middle match in the III, making the full equation read: I + I + I + I =IIII. Two Glasses II read more
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