How to Use Peter Answers

Peter Answers looks like a straightforward random answer generator, especially if you simply follow the instructions at the website. However, if you know the secret of the website, you can use it to amaze and confuse your friends with Peter's apparent psychic abilities.

Instructions

1. Visit Peter Answers online. When you access the page, there are instructions and two blank fields, "Insert petition" and "Insert question."

2. Follow the directions, inserting a petition for Peter to answer your question followed by a colon, and inserting a question you would like Peter to answer. Accept the terms of use when requested and wait as Peter contemplates your question.

3. Read the answer, which is a generic response that could apply to any question, or a purposefully vague and almost meaningful response such as a quote from a well-known text.

4. Ignore the directions to get Peter Answers to work. Rather than typing in the petition the site suggests, type in the answer you want Peter to give to your question, preceding it with a period. On screen, the petition appears, not what you're typing.

5. Add a colon to end the "petition" once you type in your desired answer. The number of letters in your desired answer determines whether the petition is the short or the long form.

6. Type in the question. Wait and watch as your answer appears.

7. Use your knowledge of Peter Answers to amaze your friends and make them think that there's something truly mysterious about the website. The trick is to always ask questions that you know the answer to.

Tips & Warnings

• Always add the colon and the question mark, or Peter Answers won't work.

• To avoid typos, watch your fingers as you type the desired answer. Watching the screen is disorienting because what you type isn't what shows up on screen.

Resources

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