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Round numbers always lie

Samuel Johnson

Phraseologism: Round numbers always lie.

Meaning: Doubt about the truth of any information, supported by suspiciously round numbers.

Origin: The words of the English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784).

Random phraseology:

Science can do a lot of geeks.

Meaning:

About something completely incomprehensible, tricky (iron., joke.).

Origin:

The phrase is at the heart of the popular card trick. The spectator shuffles the deck and lays out 10 pairs of cards from it. It then remembers any pair. The couple returns to their place. The magician lays out the cards in four rows. Having completed the layout, he invites the viewer to indicate in which rows the intended cards are located. Then he guesses these cards. Secret trick: you need to remember the phrase science can do a lot of geeks. "Science" - the first line, "can" - the second, "many" - the third, "githik" - the fourth. 10 pairs of cards correspond to 10 pairs of identical letters. Pairs of cards are laid out in pairs of letters: A-A, U-U, O-O, and so on. When the viewer points to the rows in which the intended cards lie, they can be easily identified by the same letters in these rows. The word "githik" does not mean anything, it is artificial: in the part "science can do a lot" there are no pairs for the letters "g", "t", "k", and one more pair of letters is missing in order to have them in total 20. So, two more "and" are added.

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