Binary magic trick

Bases, Engagement 1 Minute

I found this magic trick in a set of Christmas crackers a couple years ago which is completely based on binary arithmetic. The link above does a good job of explaining why the trick works — and how a new trick can be generated using base-3 arithmetic.

Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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4 thoughts on “Binary magic trick”

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