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How to perform the trick:
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+ - Ask someone to pick a secret number between 1 and 33
+ - Show them the 8 cards below and ask them to tell you which cards contain their number
+ - Add up the first numbers (21, 13, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1) from the cards they selected
+ - The sum will be their secret number!
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Why does it work?
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+ This trick is based on Zeckendorf representation. Every positive integer can be uniquely represented as a sum of Fibonacci numbers, where no two consecutive Fibonacci numbers are used.
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+ Each card contains all numbers that have a specific Fibonacci number in their Zeckendorf representation:
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+ - Card 21: Numbers that have 21 in their Zeckendorf representation
+ - Card 13: Numbers that have 13 in their Zeckendorf representation
+ - Card 8: Numbers that have 8 in their Zeckendorf representation
+ - Card 5: Numbers that have 5 in their Zeckendorf representation
+ - Card 3: Numbers that have 3 in their Zeckendorf representation
+ - Card 2: Numbers that have 2 in their Zeckendorf representation
+ - Card 1: Numbers that have 1 in their Zeckendorf representation
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Example:
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The number 19 in Zeckendorf representation is 13 + 5 + 1 = 19
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So 19 appears on cards 13, 5, and 1, but not on cards 21, 8, 3, or 2.
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+ When you add up the first numbers from the selected cards, you're reconstructing the Zeckendorf representation of their secret number!
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