Alan McDougall Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Hi, Below is a test that I tried in vain to beat, please try it out and if you can work out how it is done I would very much appreciate if you could let us know how http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/esp3.html#beta1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Hi, Below is a test that I tried in vain to beat, please try it out and if you can work out how it is done I would very much appreciate if you could let us know how http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/esp3.html#beta1 Alan, seriously you can't figure that one out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Your link takes me to a page with a test that looks like someone else already took it ("I have already removed your card", it says), and I can't get it to reset. There are also no instructions, except the link on the word "try", which takes me to his book page. What am I doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Your link takes me to a page with a test that looks like someone else already took it ("I have already removed your card", it says), and I can't get it to reset. There are also no instructions, except the link on the word "try", which takes me to his book page. What am I doing wrong? When you go back to the home page choose esp experiment, it's really a trick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 When you go back to the home page choose esp experiment, it's really a trick... I've only had one cup of coffee today, so I still can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I've only had one cup of coffee today, so I still can't find it. The second set of cards contains none of the first set of cards so no matter which one you choose it's not in the second set... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 No, I mean I can't find a home page that has ESP Experiment on it to choose. Not very well arranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 No, I mean I can't find a home page that has ESP Experiment on it to choose. Not very well arranged. If you click on try you go to a page with a column on each side, look down the left hand column and click on esp experiment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 The second set of cards contains none of the first set of cards so no matter which one you choose it's not in the second set... Yeah, that's not even very clever, you're right. More dishonesty than mere trickery, since he claims it's a scientific experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md65536 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Your link takes me to a page with a test that looks like someone else already took it ("I have already removed your card", it says), and I can't get it to reset. There are also no instructions, except the link on the word "try", which takes me to his book page. What am I doing wrong? That's what's so amazing about it! It read your mind, time-traveled over the part where you pick a card, and STILL got it right without you ever knowing what happened (or didn't)! Here's the start: http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/esp.html The trick is in the Quantum Consistency value used. With the values it's reporting, it's no wonder weird stuff is happening. I suspect the server is located on some isolated island near a source of unique electromagnetic fluctuations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 That's what's so amazing about it! It read your mind, time-traveled over the part where you pick a card, and STILL got it right without you ever knowing what happened (or didn't)! Here's the start: http://sprott.physic...ckover/esp.html The trick is in the Quantum Consistency value used. With the values it's reporting, it's no wonder weird stuff is happening. I suspect the server is located on some isolated island near a source of unique electromagnetic fluctuations. *giggle snort* +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan McDougall Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) Alan, seriously you can't figure that one out? Go to thie link below! http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/esp.html I knew before hand how he did it, he simply replaces all the cards in the second set. My grandson did puzzle me with this so-called ESP test a while ago. I put it here to see how scientific minds would solve the problem and you came up to the plate very promptly. What really made me giggle and cause me to post it here was all the long drawn out and involved nonsensical even mystical explanations given by some people on his blog, for what is but a simple card trick. This guy is a bit dishonest in my opinion Sorry for the distraction just a little fun on my part Edited August 16, 2012 by Alan McDougall -2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Below is a test that I tried in vain to beat I knew before hand how he did it This guy is a bit dishonest in my opinion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md65536 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 What really made me giggle and cause me to post it here was all the long drawn out and involved nonsensical even mystical explanations given by some people on his blog, for what is but a simple card trick. I agree. I'm impressed by the creativity of some of the explanations. I searched for "I think" to quickly find some of the theories. Poe's law certainly applies. It is interesting as both examples, and satire, of the unscientific reasoning people use to explain phenomena. I especially like the perhaps Lovecraft-like story about the cube found in the arctic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan McDougall Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 (edited) PostedYesterday, 04:02 AM Alan McDougall, on 16 August 2012 - 08:14 PM, said: "Below is a test that I tried in vain to beat" Correct I tried in vain until I remembered my grandson giving me this trick a year ago, I simply forgot! Alan McDougall, on 17 August 2012 - 02:38 AM, said: "I knew before hand how he did it" "Correct as I said my grandson showed me this trick a year or so ago! I did not express myself correctly, I knew before hand is a correct statement because my grandson fooled me with it and then explained it to me!- This guy is a bit dishonest in my opinion He said it was a test of ESP ability when he knew very well it was a card trick, is that being honest? Edited August 18, 2012 by Alan McDougall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassPilot Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Well somebody owes me 8 minutes of my life back. I'm looking at you OP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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