Try this:
Open a word file and type this
=rand(200,90)
And then press enter wait 3-4 seconds and see what happens They say that Microsoft is ready to pay a lot of money for someone who will be able to explain this
2006-10-30 22:31:23 · 13 answers · asked by quay_grl 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Jade - feel free to explain more. Elaborate - the thread's your oyster!
2006-10-30 22:36:23 · update #1
Dear Inder,
Go back to picking your nose....
This is both a puzzle and a riddle. On my worst day I am infinitely more intelligent than you on your best day.
Regards,
quay_grl
2006-10-30 22:47:04 · update #2
The hec. I guess its 'easter egg' I'm gona have to get back to this one. I'll be back.
So far I know in =rand(a, b) a) is how many repetition you get with that fox phrase in a row. b) is how many times that repeated group will be repeated.
So =rand(2,2) shows two 'fox phrases' in a row twice. That's 4 total. And so on.
So in =rand(200,90) the 'fox phrase' is repeated 18000 times. Since there are 90 groups of 200 phrases.
Does it have something to do with newer computer model being released that doesn't require punch cards. So faster computer? Quick fox jumping over lazy dog?
"The UNIVAC 1004 was a plug-board programmed punch card data processing system, introduced in 1962, by UNIVAC. Total memory was 961 characters (6 bits) of core memory. Peripherals were a card reader (400 cards/minute), a card punch (200 cards/minute) using 90 column round hole cards or IBM compatible 80 column cards, and a drum printer (400 lines/minute)."
Is the next upgraded version the quick fox?
2006-10-30 22:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Dear,
Riddle is a puzzle or joke in which you ask a question that seems to be nonsense but which has a clever or amusing answer.
You can describe something as a riddle if people have been trying to understand or explain it but have not been able to.
If someone riddles something with bullets or bullet holes they fire a lot of bullets into it.
2006-10-30 22:41:28 · answer #2 · answered by inder r 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I tried what you advised.
But I ended up with 248 pages of
"The Quick Brown Fox jumps over the Lazy Dog"
This statement kept repeating continuously for 248 pages.
Beats ME
2006-10-30 23:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by cooldude 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, don't believe everything they say, Microsoft won't pay for that because it's a code thing - they can fix it anytime they want...
im not a programmer myself but most times when they write the code, they want to leave their own mark. It's not harmful but they enjoy knowing that it might go around the world...
Oh, bless...:)
2006-10-30 22:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by D-tale 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That was totally amazing. The phrase 'The quick brown fox.....' has got printed continously whether u scroll up or down. Hasn't Microsoft programmed this function to work like this? Weird.
2006-10-30 22:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by Heista 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think ACE has a point, but then again i've noticed that people came up with different number of pages. I have 214 pages of the quick borwon fox........
2006-10-31 00:26:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Surely its calling specified code a random amount of times. Some sort of test code I would think
2006-10-30 22:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by ConfusedShark 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
he says i am bout to be hanged.. suppose it is true then he must be shot, so the statement turns out to be false. but if it is false then he should be hanged but then it turns out to be true. so confused the Judge canceled his execution and he is a free man.
2016-05-22 16:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get me the contact person at microsoft...it's just a test code
2006-10-30 22:37:24 · answer #9 · answered by 【ツ】ρεαcε! 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good One!
2006-10-30 22:34:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋