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Minnemooseus
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Message 1 of 35 (420087)
09-06-2007 4:32 AM


ESP Experiment
I tried it about 6 times and it picked my pick every time.
Weird.
Moose
Added by edit: OK, I figured it out. If you figure it out, keep it to yourself - Don't give the solution away.
Edited by Minnemooseus, : See above.
Edited by Minnemooseus, : Made some text big.

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Minnemooseus
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Message 28 of 35 (420271)
09-07-2007 6:56 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Minnemooseus
09-06-2007 4:32 AM


When I started this topic...
... I thought there was maybe a little something more to the test than just being a trick. That claim of 98% accuracy should have pegged the ol' BS meter.
Anyhow, I thought that there may have been some very clever psychological manipulation happening. For example, pick one of the following:
A B C D
Highlight the following to see my prediction of your pick.
I predict you picked "C".
I say that because, as I understand it, when presented with 4 possible choices a person will tend to pick the third one. Now, I'm not going to get anywhere near 98%, but I suspect I will get significantly better than 25%.
Moose

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Minnemooseus
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Message 31 of 35 (420489)
09-08-2007 4:00 AM
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09-08-2007 3:30 AM


Re: When I started this topic...
Close. I picked your prediction minus 3. Although, in retrospect, I seem to have vaguely had it in my mind that the range was 1 to 30 (didn't have your message in front of me while I was thinking about it).
Now I need to go back and edit my prediction to "B".
Moose

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