How to Have Fun on a Calculator

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Last Updated: October 28, 2023

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Ever bored with a calculator? Need to bring it up to a new level? This will tell you how.

Method 1

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Invisible Numbers Trick

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Method 2

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Words on a Calculator Trick

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4
Here are some numbers you can type in to make words
- 707 = LOL
- 0.0Z = ZOO
- 0.1134 = HELLO
- 3105 = SOLE
- 14 = HI

Method 3

Method 3 of 4:

Rainbow Numbers Trick

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Method 4

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1+1 Game

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Then, press the addition sign, which looks like this: + .
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= .
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Say you wish to play until 1,000. Everyone or yourself keeps pressing the equal key on the calculator until they or you have reached to 1,000. The one who gets to 1,000, or the number you decide, first wins the game!

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Why isn't my caculator turning rainbow?

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It doesn’t actually “turn rainbow”. When you press on it, it creates something called a ripple, which since the calculator is an LCD screen, it displaces the crystals.

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What games are there to play on a scientific calculator?

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TicTacToe and Checkers are fun, but on some graphing calculators you can download games to them through a calculator.

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