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Title: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: Stangman on June 13, 2008, 07:32:38 PM
http://www.nickyee.com/flash/prediction.html

Pretty crazy
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: somegirl on June 13, 2008, 08:40:37 PM
just a little trick [popcorn]
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: OwnyTony on June 13, 2008, 10:10:06 PM
Quote from: msincredible on June 13, 2008, 08:40:37 PM
just a little trick [popcorn]
+1 on it being a trick
Who gets tricked by this and then actually believes it works.  It will work every time because they never show you any of the same cards.  I wanted to test if its true so i wrote down all the cards it showed.  SURPRISE SURPRISE!!! None of them where there.  I had suspected that to be the case as there are similar "prediction" flashes out there are always 100% right in guessing that your card is not there because none of the cards are there. 
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: NAKID on June 14, 2008, 02:00:41 AM
Exactly, none of the cards are the same....
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: OwnyTony on June 14, 2008, 09:21:28 AM
This stuff makes me angry when I try to think up of any logical reason as to the purpose and motive behind making a stupid flash like this.  Does some douche bag marketing firm peddle crap like this, put some arbitrary number to calculate the % of prediction accuracy (which the number itself it totally bogus) so that people assume that there is some sort of scientific formula/solution as to how to predict accuracy, then WOW you by not showing your card;  All in an effort to con you into using their services (which is not really real) and extract your hard earned money while you are the ASS end of their stupid con?
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: vonkeswick on June 14, 2008, 09:49:32 AM
Quote from: Stangman on June 13, 2008, 07:32:38 PM
http://www.nickyee.com/flash/prediction.html

Pretty crazy

pretty simple really
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: x136 on June 14, 2008, 12:02:11 PM
It took me a few tries to figure out the trick, and then I felt dumb for starting to get frustrated with its "luck."  [roll]
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: DY on June 14, 2008, 12:17:15 PM
that was...  uh... dumb... trying to throw you off with a bunch of symbols.  Even a monkey can figure this one out! 
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: Stangman on June 14, 2008, 02:29:45 PM
Yep.  I posted it right after the first time I tried it (last night after beers).  [drink]  I did it again today and noticed the trick right away.
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: NeufUnSix on June 15, 2008, 03:11:17 PM
That trick is old man... Tossing bogus citations at the end of it doesn't make it legit.
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: ROBsS4R on June 15, 2008, 10:19:57 PM

The was stupid.

Of course your card gets thrown out because they all get replaced.

That was Lame

Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: Latinbalar on June 16, 2008, 09:01:28 AM
You know that 90% of all statistics can be made to say what ever you want, 50% of the time
Title: Re: An example of the powers of suggestion or something like that
Post by: somegirl on June 16, 2008, 09:16:36 AM
Quote from: Latinbalar on June 16, 2008, 09:01:28 AM
You know that 90% of all statistics can be made to say what ever you want, 50% of the time

This is a classic....

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics.jpg/350px-How_to_Lie_with_Statistics.jpg)