Fun with Math: Laugh Calculator September 1, 2010
Posted by nrhatch in Happiness, Humor, People.trackback
We can all use a bit more laughter in our life, right?
Here’s a Laugh Calculator to help get you started.
1. Pick the number of times (1-9) you would like to laugh out loud today.
E.g., 9
2. We don’t want to be stingy with laughter. Multiply your number by 2.
9 x 2=18
3. Hmm . . . still not enough laughter. Add 7 more to the mix.
9 x 2 = 18 + 7 = 25
4. Now, multiply your laugh quota by 50! Yes, 50!
9 x 2 = 18 + 7 = 25 x 50 = 1250
No calculator? Multiply by 100, and divide by 2.
5. If your birthday already passed this year, add 1660. If not, add 1659.
9 x 2 = 18 + 7 = 25 x 50 = 1250 + 1660 = 2910
6. Now, subtract the 4-digit year you were born.
9 x 2 = 18 + 7 = 25 x 50 = 1250 + 1660 = 2910 – 1989 = 921
Laugh all you want . . . that’s the goal! Besides, 1989 was a very good year.
7. If your math skills are up to snuff, and you are 99 years of age or less, you should have a 3 digit number: e.g., 921
* The first digit is how many times you wanted to laugh out loud ~ 9
* The last two digits are your current age ~ 21
If you are over 99 years of age, this won’t work.
Sorry.
But given your obvious longevity, you already know how to laugh, right?
Calvin figured out how it works . . . can you?
Inspiration: OH! The E-mails I Receive! (Reflections from A Cloudy Mirror)
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Laugh Calculator: Solution posted!
Spirit Lights The Way 
I’ll wait to hear how Calvin figured it out. You’re better at math than I am I think. I used 3 and got 368.
If you compare my laugh calculator with the starting point (Paula’s chocolate calculator) . . . you may see a few clues.
Didn’t work. I can’t eat chocolate.
I didn’t know I’d need a degree in calculus to get this joke, but I’m going to decrypt this code even if it kills me.
It won’t kill you, I promise. Unless you forget to keep breathing.
Breathing is good. I’d keep at it if I were you.
Breathing keeps us going, even when the going gets rough.
OOh! This is great! And thanks for the mention! BTW, this quiz I might have taken. . .but I dunno – me and math don’t get along too well! I might quit laughing before it wad all done. Besides, if I had gotten this one instead, I would have missed out on getting to do one of my snarky rants. 😀
Thanks, Paula!
I started with yours and changed it (including playing around with the numbers to figure out why it worked).
And I had to send people around to see your snarky rant! It’s so much fun making fun of chain-mail. : )
I’ll post the solution in Fun with Numbers on Sunday.
very nice blog. I’m becoming a fan of yours & these strange interesting stuff
yay!
After more than a few years on Earth, I have a significant collection of strange and wonderful stuff.
It’s great being able to “give it back.”
Thanks for stopping by.