Title: For US phone numbers
Post by: bethanial on January 27, 2004, 03:56:16 pm
1.) Key in the first 3 digits of your phone number into a calculator
(do not key in your area code).
2.) Multiply by 80.
3.) Add 1.
4.) Multiply by 250.
5.) Plus last 4 digits of your phone number.
6.) Plus last 4 digits of your phone number again.
7.) Minus 250.
8.) Divide by 2.
Is it your phone number?
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Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: blufire21 on January 27, 2004, 04:56:33 pm
That is really cool.
Ellen in TX
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Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: gee4 on January 27, 2004, 05:45:46 pm
Not quite - one digit out! Think it's different for UK nos.
(Hence the title of this note which I ignored as I have been so busy today!!!)
D'oh!
G
(Hence the title of this note which I ignored as I have been so busy today!!!)
D'oh!
G
Edited by gee4 on 27/01/04 04:48 PM.
Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: countrigal on January 27, 2004, 10:50:50 pm
Too cool. Wonder how someone figured that sequence out.
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Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: catsmeat on January 28, 2004, 10:08:53 am
I put a random digit at the end of my phone no (UK - six digits, excluding the area code) and it worked. Very clever indeed.
Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: gee4 on January 28, 2004, 11:40:29 am
Think Norn Ire nos different again from mainland UK.
G
PS. It's not snowing here!
G
PS. It's not snowing here!
Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: Jackie G on January 28, 2004, 11:44:37 am
Worked for me!
Just started snowing here, goodness knows if it'll lie or not - certainly not in the city for a while as it's very damp, but I suspect I have snow at home on the hill!
Jackie
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Just started snowing here, goodness knows if it'll lie or not - certainly not in the city for a while as it's very damp, but I suspect I have snow at home on the hill!
Jackie
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Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: lauragfoss on January 28, 2004, 07:01:20 pm
Didn't work for me, maybe because the first digit of the last four of my number is a zero?
Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: countrigal on January 28, 2004, 08:48:30 pm
Laura, try again. I did it and it worked. I inverted by last 4 (9042 became 0942) to test it and it came up with my (new) #. It might matter if you hit total between each step, as your calculator might not respond well otherwise, or at least I noticed a problem on mine if I didn't total at each step.
Kinda cool....
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Kinda cool....
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Title: Re: For US phone numbers
Post by: bethanial on February 02, 2004, 10:57:59 pm
my bil responded back to this when I sent it:
Who had the time to figure THAT out!
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Who had the time to figure THAT out!
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