Mind Reading 101
Previously in the comment of "Blog Warming Session", I was asked to calculate a lengthy mathematical question using only my mind. Thanx to that, the rusted corner of mathematical solving department in my brain was working overtime hehe.
It reminds me though of a trick you can try on your children, or young "adult".
Preparation
- First of all, you must have that look like a psychic ready to posses those of weaker soul (to create that aura of you having real magic.. pretty much like the picture above minus the green)
- Hand the victim a calculator
You - Are you ready? I'm going to show you that I can actually read your mind... ok think of a number.. any number, let's make it harder.. any number between 1 and 100. Done?
Victim - Yeah right, ok done. (he's thinking of number 34)
You - Is that it? I can give the number straight away la.. make it harder lah. You multiply the number with 2. Here use this calculator
Victim - ok (34 X 2 = 68)
You - What else? ok try add the result with 5
Victim - ok (68 + 5 = 73)
You - Hm still too easy.. try multiply the total with 40.. no make it 50 lah
Victim - ok, whatever (73 X 50 = 3650)
You - oh ya we had done multiply and addition, we forget minus. you minus la that total with let say.. the number of days in a year...
Victim - number of days? 365? ok (3650 - 365 = 3285). So how long do I have to do this?
You - You had enough is it? ok lah... give me the total now. no no no, make it harder. otherwise you will think I'm just bluffing. You think of another number between 1 and 100. Add that number to the total just now.
Victim - this is the last right? ok done (he choose 57.. 3285 + 57 = 3342)
You - (looking more mysterious than ever) Give me the total number now
Victime - it's 3342
You - That is actually your lucky number. Believe me, (looking bored) and by the way your first number is 34 and your second is 57.. you can go now
Victim - WTF
/end script
I guess you must all experienced this type of trick before right? Well, feel free to test this one on your unsuspecting victim. Oh ya to know what's the number the victim thought. You just add the total with 115 (3342 + 115 = 3457). Can guess now, which one is the first number and which is the second?
What you do with this is totally up to you. But please, for the love of God.. Don't try to flirt with magic trick.
--------------- Personal Note --------------------------
It's actually one of my hobby doing tricks. Not the commercialized one like in tv shows etc, it's just of very basic type. And yes, one of my childhood (age 12) memory involving wooing girls with magic trick... hahah why cant I just forget those embarassing ones? Oh ya to humiliate me from time to time :) Suffice to say.. it's humiliating
Know any tricks can share? (sincere attempt to change the topics hehe)