Friday, 1 May 2009

The Chocolate Age Calculator

Morning folks.  Echoing Phil's message -- have a great May Day and Bank Holiday weekend (which I'll be away for).  Here's a little puzzle for you chocaholics:

This is  WILD!

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway   - but the Hershey Man will know  YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE  MATH!

DON'T CHEAT BY  SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute to work  this out as you read ..
Be sure you don't read the bottom  until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste  of time things, it's fun.  Really ...

1. First of all, pick  the number of times a week that you would like to have  chocolate (more than once but less than  10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to  be bold)

3.. Add  5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait  while you get the calculator

5. If you  have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ...
If  you haven't, add 1758..

6. Now subtract  the four digit year that you were  born.

You should have a three digit  number

The first digit  of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you  want to have chocolate each  week).

The next two  numbers are

YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY  YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT  LASTS. 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

2 comments:

  1. wow!! how does it work??? clever very clever!!

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  2. Grant?
    There is a big flaw in that chocolate age calculator.
    I CANNOT POSSIBLY be as old as it says I am!!!

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