Category: Recreation
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Understanding the Gilbreath Principle
Many years ago, I created a blog post that explained “The Gilbreath Principle,” a mathematical concept that is used in several magic tricks.1 Initially, I wrote the article to help myself understand the principle, but my explanation became popular on the magic forums, with one person commenting: “…[Y]our post with the red and green blocks…
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Fun Stuff
Not all my work is serious. Everybody need to have fun sometimes. Here are a few of the things I’ve created in my spare time. Crossword Puzzles I like solving crossword puzzles, but creating them is even more fun. This crossword puzzle appeared in the New York Times, September 13, 2000. At the time, Bill…
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