Banachek Psychological Subtleties

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By asking how
psychological tricks to the presentation.
Make sure you use the words
"three digit number"
many folks were one number off and how many had them
when you tell them to subtract or you will be surprised by
reversed, he makes it seem that even more people got the
how many people will subtract the lowest one digit from
"For
the highest one digit number. Give them an example:
instance, if your original number was 123, you would
They tell you and now you immediately know the
rest
reverse it and get 321. 321 has a higher value than 123 so of the number and quickly reply,
"That's weird
because I was picking up the number 2 9 -
you would subtract 123 from 321. "
(inserting
whatever their last digit is.)
Is
your number - 9 - ?"
(I said this once to an agent on the phone and he (Naming the actual first digit with the two digits you just
named.)
came back with, "How the hell did you know I wrote 123 Believe me, they will be impressed.
They will
forget you got the first number wrong due to the shock that
and 321." I booked the job on the spot.)
you named the last two digits and reinforced it by repeating
the whole number afterwards.
EXAMPLE: 321
-123
I usually repeat this test using the 'two' again. If
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there is a 'two,' then I can explain the previous mistake by
The secret to knowing their result is that old magic informing them that sometimes I get ahead of myself. If
number vine. You will always end up with the middle digit there is no 'two,' then it is just that mischievous 'two'
being vine and the two outer numbers of the answer will creeping up again. Do not repeat this test more than twice.
Note in our example that the middle
always total vine.
digit is nine and if you add the outer digits, one and eight,
Remember to ask if there are three digits in
you get nine. DO NOT PASS OFF REVERSAL LIGHTLY! I HAVE
their answer, if the answer is "no," then their answer can RECEIVED PRESS OVER THE PHONE FROM THIS
only be 99. EFFECT ALONE EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T
EXPECTING ANY !
At this point you are probably wondering where the
psychology comes in here and what is this new twist I have
added? If the person does have a three-digit answer, then
you have to find out the value of one of the outer digits.
If they
there a two in your answer?"
You simply ask, "Is
answer "yes," you know the other number is a seven. You
can easily tell if the 'two' is the first digit or the last digit.
A quick positive response means it is the first, a slow
positive response means it is the last digit. If the subject
responds that there is no 'two' in his answer, don't worry
because this is where the really sneaky psychology cornes
"Hmm, I don 't know
into play. You state the following,
What is the first digit of your
why I am picking up a `two. '
answer?"
force card with your little finger.
Let the force card stick
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out slightly from the rest towards one of the front sides
closest to the spectator.
Have the spectator select a card. If
Subtle Cards
they do not select the force card, then don't worry.
Keep
having them select cards until they select it, then force it
CARD POSITIONS
using a Magicians Force. You will have to play with this
If you lay out five cards (also works with objects)
one until you get it right. Suzie Cottrell, self-professed
on the table face down,
"psychic," fooled Johnny Carson with this one.
CARD RIFFLE
This is another one that I use all the time in an
informal situation. I performed this for a reporter for
Discover Magazine.
No matter what I or any other
magician/psychic performed for him, he kept coming back
to this and how impossible it was.
2 and 4 will have the highest probability of being
Borrow a deck of cards. As you riffle through the
selected.
deck, ask someone to
"remember any Card you see, except
the top or bottom card; however, it must be one in the
Evenly spread a deck of cards face up on the table,
deck. "
They remember one, and you proceed to tell them
leaving one card more exposed than the others towards
what it is.
That
your right (which should be the spectators left.)
exposed card will more than likely be selected. (In the
The secret is simple.
As you riffle through the
figure below it would be the Four of Hearts.)
deck, you pause at one card for just a fraction of a second
longer than any of the other cards, this will be the card they
choose.
Remember . . . just a fraction of a second, no
longer.
The pause should not be too obvious. Now, with a
little extra effort, you can have them cover your eyes with
their hand as you riffle the cards.Don'tworry,you will
still find you can peek down, even with them covering your
eyes.
NOTE:
If I have a real skeptical spectator, then I
Using this same type of force, bring the card you want
usually stop at about three cards and pump him for
to force to the top of deck. Now take the deck face down information to find out what the card is. Remember to only
and swirl/mix the cards across the table keeping track of the
let one person look at the cards or you may end up with
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more than one person remembering the same card, and they
may get wise. (If this happens then it could be explained as Take about five cards from the deck and fan them in [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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