[Totally OT]From an email I got:
>>>This little mind trick is freaky, you have to think about it a
>>>little while. Then it's even more weird. Just follow the
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>>>DON'T scroll down too fast--do it slowly and follow the >>>instructions below exactly, do the math in your head as fast as >>>you can. It may
>>>help to say the answers aloud quietly. FOLLOW these instructions
>>>one at a time and as QUICKLY as you can!
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>>>Quick! Pick a number between 12 and 5.
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>>>The number you picked was 7, right?
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>>>Isn't that weird???
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>>>Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge.
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>>>Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to freak you out.
>>>There's no trick or surprise. Just follow these instructions, and
>>>Answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
>>>Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done
>>>each of them...really. Now, ARROW down (but not too fast, you
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>>> Now repeat saying the number 6 to yourself as fast as you can for
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>>>QUICK!!! THINK OF A VEGETABLE! Then arrow down.
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>>>You're thinking of a carrot right? If not, you're amongthe 2% of the
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>>>Here is another one DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It only
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>>>30 seconds. Work this out as you read. Don't read the bottom until
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>>>1. First of all, pick the number of days a week that you would
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>>>5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1749.
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>>>6. Last step: Subtract the four digit year that you were born.
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>>>The first digit of this was your original number (i.e.how many times
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>>>This is the only year (1999) it will ever work, so spread the fun
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FWIW, the first one I did guess 7; the second one I'm in the 2% weirdo crowd, and the last one works for everyone.
PM me with your results (I'm just curious).
dh |
