Re: magic (NZC)

[Jean Lorrah <a21711f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:34 PM 3/5/98 EST, Downhillms wrote:
>http://pw2.netcom.com/~sleight/rabbit1.html
>
>go to this web page! can anyone figure how this works! its freaking me out

Here's how it works.  You are shown five cards and told to concentrate on
one of them.  You go through two pages with delays, and are shown four
cards--and sure enough, your card is not there.  BUT--neither are any of the
other cards you originally saw!

You _think_ it's four of the original cards because if there was, say, an
eight of diamonds, there is now an eight of hearts; if there was a Queen of
spades, there is now a Queen of clubs.  As you did not concentrate on the
other four cards, you were only vaguely aware of a red eight and a black
Queen--but if one of those was the one you concentrated on, you now see a
different suit and your card is missing.

The trick depends on your not really paying close attention to the cards you
didn't choose.  Jean

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