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On 3/8/2024 2:56 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 21:25:16 -0600, Physfitfreak wrote:
> 
>> (method of nines)
> 
> Ah, nines.  When I was in elementary school I got pretty good with the
> Trachtenberg system. I would check the answer by casting out the nines.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenberg_system
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casting_out_nines
> 
> That really pissed off my teachers.  "Show your work!"


elementary school?  wtf?

I figured you were some kind of Young Sheldon-ish savant.

I got very close to perfect scores in high school geometry.  It's all 
downhill since.