Follow the instructions and the online psychic will work out which number you are thinking of. How does it work? Play it a number of times, look for patterns, investigate until you too can be an Psychic.
"A psychic is a person who has the abilities of extra-sensory perception, such as clairvoyance, psychometry, premonition and precognition, or other paranormal abilities such as psychokinesis. The study of such paranormal abilities is called parapsychology. The issue of whether or not psychic abilities actually exist is still controversial within science; however, recent polls do show a high instance of support amongst scientists and academics." Wikepedia |
"This widely used word, which can be an adjective or a noun, derives from the Greek psyche, meaning 'mind' or 'soul'. As an adjective, psychic is often used synonymously with paranormal. Any event that appears to challenge conventional assumptions regarding the limits of possibility is designated a psychic phenomenon. Paranormal. Literally, "beside the normal," a paranormal event is one that violates the boundaries of space and time, or cause and effect, as they are normally understood. ...' hyponoesis.org |
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Jaylen,
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
"This game is awesome! I wonder how the psychic does it, can you tell me how he does it? I play this at school on a smartborde. My teacher/summerschool told me the website. All the people in my class enjoy it."
Matthew Tiller, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
Sunday, June 24, 2018
"Nice trick! Here's the explanation: it's all based on binary. The cards are designed so that, by answering yes(1) or no(0), you are writing your number in binary from right to left. The first card consists of the numbers that have a 1 in the units place - i.e. odd numbers. The second comprises the numbers that have a 1 in the 2's place. And so on up to the last card, which shows the numbers that have a 1 in the 32's place."
Savana, Bloomington, IN
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
"How DOES he do it? He guessed it every time I've tried it!"
Karthik, India
Friday, June 17, 2022
"This is truly interesting. The students love these magic tricks."