help!!! do you know how to count?!

tempted · Jun 2nd, 2005, 05:54 PM

This is probably a dumb thread but i just got this stupid little thing on an email and i still haven't figured out what happens, so here's the deal: if you count before and after the image changes, you'll get a different number of people. it's really ruining my head, i know i'm missing something but i've been looking at that for almost 20 minutes now, and nothing comes to my mind

... so please, can someone tell me what happens?!

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...d_image001.gif

Hylas · Jun 5th, 2005, 04:58 AM

I didn't even notice the image changes! These are the things that can keep you awake at night...

IcyMourdor · Jun 5th, 2005, 11:26 AM

Its starts with the a bunch of 5 on the left and a bunch of 7 on the right. After it changes, it goes to 6 on the left and 7 on the right. Its weird how the count changes with the image moving. Not quite sure where the last pait of legs came in, but ah well.

tempted · Jun 5th, 2005, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IcyMourdor

Its starts with the a bunch of 5 on the left and a bunch of 7 on the right. After it changes, it goes to 6 on the left and 7 on the right. Its weird how the count changes with the image moving. Not quite sure where the last pait of legs came in, but ah well.

yes i noticed what you said, but i wanna know what happens..argh it's so annoying.

Redpyramidhead · Jun 7th, 2005, 01:45 PM

Ummm... how to keep a blonde busy?

_RED_ stuff

tempted · Jun 7th, 2005, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redpyramidhead

Ummm... how to keep a blonde busy?

_RED_ stuff

that's a bad joke...and then you get surprised for still being in the "almost" friend list.

...now since you seem to be so much smarter than everyone else, why don't you indulge me on what happens there, cause i still haven't figured it out. I just gave up.

Dactrius · Jun 8th, 2005, 03:20 AM

https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14...uzzleWhole.jpg

Here's my rather crude attempt at putting both images side-by-side. I figured numbering them before and after the change would help figure this out. The horizontal black line in the middle shows you where the image splits, and allows you to see what feet and heads are moved or stay.

The red numbers tell you how many people you can see above the line, and the blue numbers tell you how many you can see below the line. Check for yourself, there are clearly 12 bodies below the line in each picture, and 12 bodies above it.

The key here is the boy numbered 6 in the second picture. After the change he is the new character.

The tops of boys 1 - 5 in the first picture move to create boys 9 - 13 in the second picture. The tops of boys 6 - 12 move to create boys 2 - 8 in the second picture. The catch? The body of boy 1 never moves, only the scalp of his head. The top of his head is never replaced, nor does it need to be. This allows him to stay and the newly created boy 6 to seem like a 13th person. Look carefully and think about it.

It's complex to get your head round, but that's how it's done.

tempted · Jun 8th, 2005, 10:54 AM

thank you! thank you! thank you! you're a genious!

Jun 2nd, 2005, 05:54 PM	#1
tempted Senior Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,265	help!!! do you know how to count?! This is probably a dumb thread but i just got this stupid little thing on an email and i still haven't figured out what happens, so here's the deal: if you count before and after the image changes, you'll get a different number of people. it's really ruining my head, i know i'm missing something but i've been looking at that for almost 20 minutes now, and nothing comes to my mind ... so please, can someone tell me what happens?! https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...d_image001.gif

Jun 5th, 2005, 11:26 AM	#3
IcyMourdor Cream Puff Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin Age: 38 Posts: 2,713	Its starts with the a bunch of 5 on the left and a bunch of 7 on the right. After it changes, it goes to 6 on the left and 7 on the right. Its weird how the count changes with the image moving. Not quite sure where the last pait of legs came in, but ah well. __________________ You will walk in fire, earth, water, and air, through temptation, and at last into despair and desolation.

Jun 7th, 2005, 01:45 PM	#5
Redpyramidhead pazparacolombia Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Restless dreams... Age: 43 Posts: 2,002	Ummm... how to keep a blonde busy? _RED_ stuff __________________ "..loathsome laughing, mixed with such a cry as no man has heard save for in the phlegathon of unrelatable nightmares; a cry wherein reverberated the horror and anguish of a haunted lifetime packed into one atrocious moment..."

Jun 8th, 2005, 03:20 AM	#7
Dactrius Night Elven Rogue Joined: Nov 2002 Location: England, United Kingdom Age: 39 Posts: 333	https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14...uzzleWhole.jpg Here's my rather crude attempt at putting both images side-by-side. I figured numbering them before and after the change would help figure this out. The horizontal black line in the middle shows you where the image splits, and allows you to see what feet and heads are moved or stay. The red numbers tell you how many people you can see above the line, and the blue numbers tell you how many you can see below the line. Check for yourself, there are clearly 12 bodies below the line in each picture, and 12 bodies above it. The key here is the boy numbered 6 in the second picture. After the change he is the new character. The tops of boys 1 - 5 in the first picture move to create boys 9 - 13 in the second picture. The tops of boys 6 - 12 move to create boys 2 - 8 in the second picture. The catch? The body of boy 1 never moves, only the scalp of his head. The top of his head is never replaced, nor does it need to be. This allows him to stay and the newly created boy 6 to seem like a 13th person. Look carefully and think about it. It's complex to get your head round, but that's how it's done. __________________ Game Status: [PS2]: N/A [XBox]: N/A [GC]: N/A [PC]: N/A

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help!!! do you know how to count?!

Jun 5th, 2005, 04:58 AM	#2
Hylas Now or Never Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Zürich Age: 42 Posts: 2,456	I didn't even notice the image changes! These are the things that can keep you awake at night...

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