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re: Let me teach you how to mentally quickly figure out the day of week of any date in history
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:29 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:29 pm to PrimeTime Money
IWNHI
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:29 pm to PrimeTime Money
Druid Focket has escaped.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:30 pm to TH03
I used to have a few bar hustles many years ago, all mental magic tricks like this but simpler. The best ones involve a shill. But I never ended up taking anyone’s money, I only did it for a hobby. Some people play pool or darts but I did mental magic tricks on people.
I am a weirdo and a sociopath.
This was all in Charleston.
I am a weirdo and a sociopath.
This was all in Charleston.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:32 pm to PrimeTime Money
But seriously what's the point of remembering what day it was, rather than the date? What purpose does that serve?
'Oh ya, I was eating a bagel on 9/11, because it was a Tuesday and thats my bagel day'
'Oh ya, I was eating a bagel on 9/11, because it was a Tuesday and thats my bagel day'
This post was edited on 2/19/18 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:33 pm to deeprig9
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I am a weirdo and a sociopath.
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Georgia Fan
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:38 pm to PrimeTime Money
"I was told there would be no math"
-Chevy Chase, as Gerald Ford in the Ford/Carter debates on SNL
-Chevy Chase, as Gerald Ford in the Ford/Carter debates on SNL
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:53 pm to ThatMakesSense
There is no point other than being able to figure out any day in history in your head. Impress your friends, use it as a party trick, make a bet, make women think your fricking Albert Einstein.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 6:59 pm to PrimeTime Money
OP was so excited to make this thread. He probably thought about it all day.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:05 pm to PrimeTime Money
You want us to practice being autistic?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:05 pm to PrimeTime Money
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To make it easier, let's just do any date from 1700 to 2018. I'll explain more later, but I don't want to lose too many people by making it more complicated. This is fairly simple once you understand the process... just basic adding is all that is required and a little bit of memorization. Also, it's easier to do with pencil and paper (or text on your computer) to keep track of some numbers while you're learning the process.
Okay, here we go.
To start with, let's give every day of the week a number and memorize it.
Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, Wednesday = 3, Thursday = 4, Friday = 5, Saturday = 6, and Sunday = 0
Now, let's give each century a number from 1700 to 2000's like I stated above, and memorize these four numbers. So:
1700's = 0, 1800's = 5, 1900's = 3, and 2000's = 2
Now, there is a little more memorization here, but it's easy. You're going to need to memorize 12 dates... one date for each month of the year, and I'll tell you how to easily remember them in a minute. These are called "Doomsday Dates". First, here are the dates:
1/3 (or 4), 2/28(or 29), 3/14, 4/4, 5/9, 6/6, 7/11, 8/8, 9/5, 10/10, 11/7, 12/12
Now before you crap your pants, this is simple to remember. The easy way to remember these is starting March, all the even months are the same day as the month. So 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12. Simple. Starting with May, remember the odd dates by the phrase "working 9 to 5 at the 7/11" Which means the odd months will be 5/9, 7/11, 9/5, and 11/7. Simple. To memorize the final three dates, March 14th is easy because it's "pi"... 3/14. February is just the last day of the month... the 28th (or 29th). And just remember January 3rd (or 4th). I'll explain why it could be the 3rd or 4th or 28th or 29th in a minute.
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Okay, now let's pick a date! How about July 4th, 1776.
Now, there's 5 numbers we need to figure out. It's simple. Here we go:
1. First thing we're going to do is look at the century. It's the 1700's, so remember the number you memorized for the 1700's? It's a 0. So write a zero down.
2. Next thing to do is look at the year of the century... in this case, it's 76. See how many times the number 12 goes into 76. Don't ask questions, just do it. You're always going to use the number 12 here on this step no matter the date. The answer is 6 times. Write a 6 down.
3. Now what's left over after? 12 goes into 76 six times to give you 72. That's 4 left over. Write a 4 down.
4. Now how many times does 4 go into that leftover 4? You're always going to use the number 4 on this step regardless of the remainder amount. So the answer here is 1. 4 goes into 4 one time. Write a 1 down.
5. Okay, great work. Now, remember those doomsday dates I told you to memorize? We're going to use that now. The date we are figuring out is July 4th, 1776. So we need to look at July. The July date I told you to memorize is 7/11. So what you want to do is count how many days of the week July 4th is from July 11th. July 4th is seven days from July 11th. So that means July 4th falls on the same day of the week as July 11th. So mark a 0 down. If it was July 5th, you'd mark a 1 down because it's a day short of a week from your doomsday date of July 11th. If we wanted to figure out July 27th, you'd mark a 2... because you'd count by sevens from the doomsday to get to July 18th, then July 25th, and then you'd get the 2 because it's two days from July 25th. A little complicated to explain, but I hope you get it. So again, mark a 0 down.
So, now we got FIVE numbers:
0
6
4
1
0
Add it up and get:
11
Now, how many times does 7 go into 11? (You'll always use the number 7 here just like you used the number 12 on step two and 4 on step four.)
7 goes into 11 one time. What's left over?
Four. Four is what's left over. What day of the week is the number 4? Look at the days of the week numbers I told you to memorize.
Thursday. The answer to what day of the week July 4th, 1776 is... is Thursday.
It takes a lot of words to explain, but it's a very simple and easy process once you understand. It really only takes you maybe 20 seconds to do it in your head. And less if you get really good at it.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:09 pm to PrimeTime Money
Will this get me laid?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:14 pm to PrimeTime Money
I usually just Google but I like your way too.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:14 pm to PrimeTime Money
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It takes a lot of words to explain, but it's a very simple and easy process once you understand. It really only takes you maybe 20 seconds to do it in your head. And less if you get really good at it.
One time at a party, the hostess asked John von Neumann what day of the week was Feb 9, 641 AD. He responded a second later with the correct answer, and someone said, "Ah, you know the trick!" Von Neumann replied, "Trick? I simply counted backwards from today's date."
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:16 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:It raises your probability of getting laid by 69%.
Will this get me laid?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:18 pm to PrimeTime Money
You just learned this?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:26 pm to PrimeTime Money
Get the frick outa here with all that thinkin
Posted on 2/19/18 at 7:28 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Let me teach you how to mentally quickly figure out the day of week of any date in history
LOL, nah
Posted on 2/19/18 at 8:31 pm to PrimeTime Money
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And just remember January 3rd (or 4th). I'll explain why it could be the 3rd or 4th or 28th or 29th in a minute.
Did this get clarified? I must have missed this. I'd hate to go through all these calculations and dates and miss something on this technicality.
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