31-05-2024, 10:56 PM
(31-05-2024, 09:00 PM)Ash101 Wrote: Oh I do remember Stephen doing that.
But how is it done? Is it some quick maths through earpieces?!
In (good) magic, every seemingly innocuous action will have a reason for it occurring. I've not seen the BGT act, but in this case...
Stephen generates the "random" number. The phone is turned upside-down, with the screen away from the camera, as this is done. You also don't see him launch the app.
I would suggest it's an app that is designed to look like the calculator app. It produces a number that, when added to the first three, produces a sum of the current date and time.
EDIT: There is a calculator app that does just this in the Google Play Store. It specifically has a "face down" mode that disables the keys, and produces the exact number you need to reach the number you wish to force to appear.