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(10-02-2018 04:54 PM)Albert Chan Wrote:  I have a trick to figure out unknown calculator input method

Do 1 + 2 * 3

Chain get 9, which in Cantonese, sound like OLD
AOS get 7, in Cantonese, sound like a swear word (see below)
RPN get 3, which sound like RAW (very nice description for RPN !)

If you get a 4 (say, from Gaxio), it meant DEAD

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Is there any number that DOESN'T sound like a word in Chinese?

I've heard that in Japan, Speed Racer's car is Mach 5 and "Go, Speed Racer, Go!" is sort of a pun because Go is the number 5.