See if you can figure this out.

[squarebear]

I made a magic trick and wondered if anyone can figure out how I did it.
http://www.square-bear.co.uk/temp/magic.swf

No prizes for working it out apart from the kudos of being smart!

[TheWinner]

No, because we can't see what it is ?

[squarebear]

Oh doesn't it play? Hang on a sec.

[starone]

No idea SB but then I am not very good at magic. Liked it though, it was very good.

[ChuckFickens]

So you don't allow hot linking then?

[squarebear]

Ok, try this link instead:
http://www.square-bear.co.uk/temp/magic.html

[starone]

Oh, was it supposed to do something else? Duh!!

[ChuckFickens]

If you get email notification of hot link attempts I'm really peeing you off right now BTW :)

[Buenchico]

Sorry, SB.

You're link looks like it should go to an Adobe SWF file (which is typically used for a full screen display akin to a screensaver) but it seems to redirect to an animated GIF, suggesting that we've tried to nick your work!

[squarebear]

No I don't get notifications. Strange, it worked here ok. Ah well, forget about it then.

[ELVIS68]

No offence, but too long winded

[squarebear]

Thanks for trying it Elvis. I thought it might be a bit too long.

[starone]

Fantastic - right on!

[squarebear]

Cheers Starbuckone but how does it work eh? :-)

[ChuckFickens]

I followed it through, but gave up actually doing it.

It's an obvious maths trick, but to be honest, it's too late to figure out which one.

[starone]

Don't ask me, SB. I am a complete idiot. Just let me marvel at your extreme cleverness.

[squarebear]

Half a point so far to Chuck for working out it's a maths trick but try it again and it will give a different result.

[Jemisa]

Hmmmm! My head is in a mucking fuddle now!!!!

jem

[classylady60]

Very clever but I lost track, had a mental breakdown and forgot the number I should have been on so no idea if you guessed the correct number....what's my name again!!

CL

[Calibax]

Impressive SB.
It's too late in the day to analyse it but I guess it's like one those 'take away the number you first thought of' tricks which works whichever card you start on.