Freak me OUT (even more off-topic)

From: Steve Judd (sjudd_at_trail.com)
Date: 1999-07-21 15:38:11

Hello all,

I recently got this in the mail -- pretty weird!  So who better to share
it with than the cbm-hackers? :)

-Steve

--

> >>This little Jedi mind trick is kinda freaky, till you think about it a
> >>little while.
> >>
> >>Then it's even more weird. Just follow the instructions below:
> >>
> >>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!
> >>
> >>What is:
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> >> 2+2?
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> >> 4+4?
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> >> 8+8?
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> >> 16+16?
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> >> Quick! Pick a number between 12 and 5.
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> >> Got it?
> >> Now scroll down.....
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> >>The number you picked was 7. Right!!!!
> >>Isn't that weird???
> >>
> >>Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge.
> >>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 might miss
> >something)..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>What is:
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> >> 1+5
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> >> 2+4
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> >> 3+3
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> >> 4+2
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> >> 5+1
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> >>Now repeat saying the number 6 to yourself as fast as you can for
> >>15 seconds. Then scroll down.
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> >> QUICK!!! THINK OF A VEGETABLE! Then arrow down.
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> >> Keep going.
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> >> You're thinking of a carrot right?
> >>
> >>If not, you're among the 2% of the population whose minds are warped
> >>enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with carrot
> when
> >>given this exercise.
> >>
> >> Freaky, huh?
> >>
> >>Here is another one
> >>
> >>DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
> >>It only takes 30 seconds. Work this out as you read.
> >>Don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>1. First of all, pick the number of days a week that you would like to
eat
> >>out.
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> >>2. Multiply this number by 2.
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> >>3. Add 5.
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> >>4. Multiply it by 50.
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> >> 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1749. If you
> >>haven't,  add 1748.
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> >>6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
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> >> SEE BELOW
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> >> You should now have a three digit number:
> >>
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> >> The first digit of this was your original number
> >> (i.e. how many times you want to go out each week).
> >>
> >>
> >> The second two digits are your age.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>This is the only year (1999) it will ever work, so spread the fun around
> >>while it lasts...


 

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