How the hell does this work?!

[Amenhotep7]

Call me simple for being fascinated by this, but it's always right! Psychology or... something else?

http://www.cyberglass.net/flshstuff/mindreader.php

 

[Wolfe Tone]

It's really quite easy how it works.

Don't read unless you want to know how it works

Spoiler :

Every answer will always be a multiple of 9, and all the multiples of 9 have the same symbol

 

[North King]

Actually, if you keep trying it, it will get wrong once in a while. Like out of 20 times I tried it it was wrong 5 times. Still wierd though.

 

[rbis4rbb]

It's really quite easy how it works.

Don't read unless you want to know how it works

Spoiler :

Every answer will always be a multiple of 9, and all the multiples of 9 have the same symbol

Thats true. i figured that out.

 

[Lonkut]

Lol my first two clicks I got the star of david (which I hate) and the zodiac sign of the virgo. I am a virgo. Weird.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Simple math trick.

 

[The Person]

Is it just me, or isn't this funny at all?

But I have to admit that I was impressed before I read the spoiler.

 

[Masquerouge]

The real trick IMHO is to change the symbols every time ! That's clever...

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Until I read the spoiler that was really quite amazing. Now that I know the answer, its quite clever.

 

[Ayatollah So]

Call me simple for being fascinated by this, but it's always right! Psychology or... something else?

http://www.cyberglass.net/flshstuff/mindreader.php

Cute, now try

http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/matrix/matrix.htm

the card trick part. Lots of fun.

 

[Mise]

Cute, now try

http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/matrix/matrix.htm

the card trick part. Lots of fun.

Was it just me, or...

Spoiler :

...did Angel remove ALL the cards?

 

[Ayatollah So]

You got it, Mise.

 

[RoddyVR]

Actually, if you keep trying it, it will get wrong once in a while. Like out of 20 times I tried it it was wrong 5 times. Still wierd though.

that's only because 5 out of 20 times you misunderstood the instructions or did the math wrong

 

[MrRats]

All of the cards were removed and the same color card was put in but not suit.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

never mind.....

 

[sourboy]

that's only because 5 out of 20 times you misunderstood the instructions or did the math wrong

Nope. My number was "26" to which my answer was "18" therefore I should have had the moon & star symbol, but actually received the cross instead.

 

[DBear]

Spoiler :

No, all multiples of 9 up to 81 have the cross symbol.
Details as follows. Pick a 2-digit number, which is symbolized as 10t + u.
Subtract the sum of the digits, you have 10t + u - (t+u), or 9t.

 

[~Corsair#01~]

I got 23 (=18, or a cross). But after it guessing corectly, I looked down and saw that it says:

*For example if you chose 23: 2+3=5. 23 minus 5 will give you your answer

I think it subliminally made me think of 23. And then I did it again, also picking 23 (and thus 18) and it guessed right again.