๐ง ๐ธ The Case of the Missing 1 BTC ๐ธ๐ง
(aka: why math + crypto = chaos sometimes ๐ )
Three friends walk into a restaurant. The bill? 30 $BTC
They split it โ 10 BTC each. Easy, right?
๐ But hold up โ
The waiter comes running back:
โOops! The bill was actually 25 BTC!โ
So he returns 5 $BTC in 1-BTC coins.
๐ค Problem: 5 BTC canโt be split 3 ways evenly.
So he gives 1 BTC back to each friend (3 BTC total),
and quietly keeps 2 $BTC as a tip for himself. ๐
Now letโs do the math (aka where the brain explodes):
Each friend paid 10 BTC, got 1 BTC back โ
So effectively paid 9 BTC
9 ร 3 = 27 BTC total paid
Waiter kept 2 BTC
27 + 2 = 29 BTC...?
BUT WAIT. They originally paid 30 BTC!
WHEREโS THE MISSING 1 BTC?! ๐ฑ๐งฎ
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๐ช Answer:
There is no missing BTC โ itโs just a trick of how you frame it.
The 2 BTC the waiter kept is already part of the 27 BTC total.
โ 25 BTC = actual bill
โ 2 BTC = sneaky tip
โ 3 BTC = returned to the friends
= 30 BTC accounted for.
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๐ฉ Moral of the story:
Crypto or cash, numbers donโt lie โ but your logic might!
So always double-check your change (and your math).
Even in Web3. ๐๐ก
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