Something to keep you busy

[LONDONER]

Your Shoes Can Tell Your Age! Don't know why it works but it does... Your shoes can tell you your age - fun ! I don't know how this works but it does! Who thinks this stuff up? This is mind boggling! Your shoes can tell you your age; try this and see:

1. Take your shoe size.(only whole sizes)

2. Multiply it by 5.

3. Add 50.

4. Multiply by 20 ....

5. Add 1013 if you have NOT had a birthday yet ---
and add 1014 if you already had a birthday this year..

6. Subtract the year you were born.

The first digit is your shoe size, while the last 2 digits are your age.

[MisterTinkles]

Thats the first time any "numerical riddle" has ever worked.

Usually I get some number thats not even close to what its supposed to be.

[Miles]

1122...hmmm

[southbiochem]

WTF this actually worked?

:eek:

[freelandia]

Uncanny, but it works!

[megumidesu]

yeah it worked xD

[LONDONER]

For those of a mathematical bent, this is the reasoning:

If Y is shoe size & Z is the year you were born:

your age = 2014 - Z (the year you had your last birthday) OR
your age = 2013 - Z (born after today's date)

so, (5Y + 50)20 + 1014{or 1013} - Z = 100 times your shoe size + your age
which evaluates to: 100Y + 1000 + 1014{or 1013} - Z = 100 times your shoe size + your age which evaluates to: 100Y + 2014{or 2013} - Z = 100 times your shoe size + your age

which evaluates to: 100 times your shoe size + your age = 100 times your shoe size + your age

first 2 digits will be age, next 1 or 2 will be shoe size, works for ages 10-99

[Evan88]

Wow it worked...

1022

Size 10 (US), 22 y.o