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TheOtherHobbes
Pressed 1, 5, 6

Got 142

Interesting idea, but might need more work.

patejam
I get that only when I'm zoomed in 110% on my browser. Zooming messes with the logic. I don't think it needs more work, it's just a fun demo.
SeanLuke
Not zoomed in or out. 2 * 65 = 129.
TheOtherHobbes
Amused I got downvotes for pointing out a bug. :)
nilliams
Probably because it doesn't happen for others (fine on my machine for example) so they assume you were trying to win clever points by doing something that obviously breaks it (e.g. zoom) and by doing so missing the actual point entirely (that this demo is possible at all).
TheOtherHobbes
As a FYI I have my browser set on a small perma-zoom on HN. Otherwise the text is on the wrong side of being too small to read.

So no, I didn't set out to break it to score clever points - it just didn't work for me.

sanqui
It is fun to see how the calculator is off when you scale the page in your browser (ctrl+scroll). 5*5=24!
digi_owl
hit ctrl+plus a couple of times, and 5+5 became 55.
taternuts
If I type 55555 everything disappears