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George Hutton
If you like the idea of being able to stun an audience with powerful magic, and convince them you have incredibly other worldly psychic powers, then this simple trick is for you. It's an up close trick the requires a small bit of set up, but the set up is easy enough to do in the middle of a conversation without anybody noticing. This is the way it will look to your soon to be amazed group of friends. You mention in passing that you recently picked up the skill of psychically projecting ideas into other people's heads. Of course, everybody thinks you are fooling, and will ask you to prove it. You pick somebody at random and tell them you are going to mentally project a number into their mind. You pull out a small note pad and a small pencil (like the kind you use to record your golf score) and write down a number. With all your mental might, focus your telepathic power on them, and ask them to guess a number between one and one hundred. You turn the paper around, and they will all be completely amazed to see the number on the pages matches the one they chose. Here's the secret. When you first write down the number on the small note pad, don't actually write anything. Just pretend to. On your other hand, have a small piece of pencil lead attached to your thumb or forefinger. You can either use a piece of double side tape, or slide it underneath your fingernail. Although you don't have to worry too much about how neat it looks, you will need to practice a little bit to be able to do it quickly, and without looking. Then as soon as they choose their number, write whatever number they said on the pad. This is the trickiest part, as their isn't a lot of things you can do to waste time. Most of the time people will want to see the pad pretty quickly, usually right after they choose their number. You can take a deep breath, and ask them to make sure, or thank the gods for helping you with another successful mind transfer. Or you can have them promise to buy a round for everybody, or something else equally satisfying if you get the right answer. Then simply flip the pad around, and show them the number. They will be properly astonished, you will be the center of attention, and everybody will want to talk to you. For bonus points, you can make them agree before hand to buy you a drink (or give you a kiss if they're your spouse or partner) if you "project" the number correctly. Have fun with this.
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