The Mellotron Group

On Jan 14, 2008, at 5:48 PM, Mike Dickson wrote:

> Here's two clues:
>
> (1) does the table of symbols stay the same for every attempt?
> (2) is there more than one way of getting the same symbol?
>
> Explanation:
>
> A two digit number - call it AB in general terms
> In base 10, this actually means that the /value/ of the number is  
> (10 x
> A) plus B
> So the number is is actually 10A + B
>
> Adding the digits together gives you (A + B)
> and subtracing them from the general expression is
>
> (10A + B) - (A + B) = 10A + B - A - B = 9A
>
> So the answer is always going to be 9 times the first digit of your
> chosen two digit number. So you load the table with the same symbol  
> for
> all factors of nine and wait for jaws to drop.

Damn! Another belief dashed on the hard rocks of science. I thought it  
was magic...