Theres been a lot of speculation about the posting of 1+1+1=3 on the NPGMC website. Theres also been speculative words spoken about why it was suddenly moved. Well, here is the answer.

So, lets make it simple for you. If you have a 3 CD box set, yet your CD player can only carry 1 CD at a time, you will have to divide your box set up into 3 and play each one, 1 by 1 by 1. Mathematically explained that would be 1x1x1. And as any university professor will tell you, 1x1x1 does infact equal 1! This makes it possible to apply them and, consequently, play them in your single decked CD player in the singular form.

Now here is the real poser. How do you decide on which singular form to play first in the 3 step process? Do you start in chronological order? Ie at number 1? That might be difficult as you have 3 singular CDs called 1. After dividing your 3 into 1x1x1, you must now refer to them as 1, 1 and 1. I know its a tough one. You must of course apply an incremental system of labeling in order to begin the procedure of play. The labeling can be in ascending order from 1, that being 1, 2 and 3. Or in decending order from 3, down to 2 and consequently 1. This can probably be done mentally in your head, but if you are having trouble then you may deface you newly aquired collection with little white labels written in red ink.

Now to get them back into the box after hearing them. This might cause alarm at first because in order to complete the mathematical problem first posed, you would have to mentally convert your labeled system back into singular form, or tear off your little white labels.

How do you do this? Well, let us assume you have an ascending, chronological order of labeling in the form of whole numers begining at 1. So your 3 CDs are called 1, 2 and 3. You would not like to try and sum these up in their present form as you would end up with label1 + label2 + label3. Ie 1+2+3. And if you look hard enough you will see your mistake and see that you would now suddenly have 6 CDs but only a box for 3! So the trick here is to convert your labeling system back into singular form like this: label1 becomes 1, label2 becomes 1 and label3 becomes 1. All your CDs have now become 1.

This might worry you at first as you started off with 3 CDs and now all of them have become 1. But dont worry my ardent enthusiasts, there is a way to change this. You see, you forgot the most crucial thing in the whole wotsit! You forgot the original mathematical calculation! So, simply take your CDs which have become 1 and add each one to the consequent other in a uniformed way.

And aberacadabera!... 1+1+1=3!

Now you can put your CDs back in the box until next time. The more times you practise it, the easier it becomes.

Oh look, my box set has just arrived at my door... hang on... I'll just put that theory into practise as a final proof...
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... Oh shit! Ive just found out why the post was removed from the NPGMC website...
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Prince thought he would help his club members with the labeling problem, but its created a new problem! I dont know how many CDs are in my box set!...
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Please can some one help me?
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. Does anyone know what a+b+c equals?