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playzure Regular user 143 Posts |
When you use most of the peeking techniques available to discern a number, it is equally easy to spot a two digit or three digit number. Lately I have been doing it only with two digit numbers for the following reason.
When you divine a two digit number the chances are one in a hundred. Therefore the spectator may think that I may have gotten lucky or maybe I really did read his mind. When you divine a three digit number the chances are one in a thousand. Therefore getting lucky is out of the question and I'm guessing that most people would assume trickery. What do you guys think? |
Lord Of The Horses Inner circle 5406 Posts |
Well, if according to your mind-process, participant deleting from his mind the possibility of "you being lucky" equals or cause participant also deleting from his mind the possibility of "you reading his mind", then I would agree.
But I don't think those things are necessarily so sequentially linked (and neither equivalent) as you seem to believe.
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playzure Regular user 143 Posts |
My theory is that when a spectator thinks that I could have gotten lucky he also opens himself up to the possibility that I wasn't and that I did really read his mind. But when a spectator's first thought is he couldn't have gotten lucky as the chances are too small, he is already thinking in the direction of skepticism and trickery rather than wow, how did he do that? This is the way I think of course and may not reflect how other spectators will think and that is why I wanted to see others opinions on this.
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johne Special user 960 Posts |
I do agree...if you are performing this for close friends. They usually don't think you are a mentalist coming out of the closet. As long as they don't know how, whatever they think is just theory. Blow them away...serial numbers are several digits. Now that's a lucky guess.
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Greg Owen Special user 623 Posts |
"When you divine a three digit number the chances are one in a thousand. Therefore getting lucky is out of the question and I'm guessing that most people would assume trickery."
This is basically the "too perfect" theory. There are other threads on this - try a search. These days, I tend to stick to things that have a plausible explanation. Of course, having a plausible explanation for a feat is largely a matter of your creativity and ability to present something as believable. If the explanation you offer is True Mind Reading (not body reading, psycholocially forcing, etc.) then even divulging 1 digit may lead to an "OK what was the trick?" response. As Shrink has stated, its about the experience and response you want your spectators to have. So think about managing that...and the number of digits issue will take care of itself. - Greg Owen
Author of The Alpha Stack ebook - the balanced memorized stack
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Anabelle Special user 951 Posts |
I don't see any problems with reading three numbers. If you have the power, you have the power.
Anabelle |
DYL New user Sheffield, UK 73 Posts |
You can also use mind control, instead of mind reading, to acheive the end result.
Which one would seem more beleivable to the subject, I'm not sure. |
Brandon Regular user Florida 131 Posts |
Sounds like you're having a problem with your presentation if they're thinking trickery.
A design duplication is pretty lucky--esp. if it's something outside the realm of 'normal'--a specific corporate logo rather than say a house, a tree, a car. You must decide whether your presentation is more about being lucky--or about having the ability to ready minds. Brandon |
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