Things You'll Need:
- paper
- pencil
- audience (1 or more)
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Step 1
Have the audience/friend that you want to trick opposite of you. Works best if sitting at a table. Take a piece of paper and rip it into 6 small pieces. (Try to make them all the same size.) Before you even start this trick, think of 2 colors, lets say black and white. [This whole trick is showing them that you know what they are going to say.] So in this trick you are going to ask them 3 questions in total. The color question being the last one.
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Step 2
Place 3 of the pieces of paper up closer to the friend but still close to you, and the last 3 in front of you.
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Step 3
Ask the friend to think of a boys name. While they think of a name, look at them as if you know what they are thinking... even though you probably have no idea. While they are thinking, write down the color that you think that they are going to say when you ask them last. (Write it on the first paper, the ones closer to you. Then crumple the paper and leave it at the side. (50/50 chance you will get the answer right.) The reason why you are doing the color question now is leading to the next step....
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Step 4
When they are done thinking of the boys name. They think that you already wrote it down on the crumpled paper. So then ask them what the name was. Lets say it was "Billy". Write the name "Billy" on the first paper that is closer to the friend.
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Step 5
Now ask the friend to think of a girls name. While they are thinking, do the same thing by looking at them like you know what they are thinking. Then on the next piece of paper closest to you, write down the boys name that they told you. In this case "Billy". Then crumple it up and put it with the other one. Now you only have 1 piece of paper left that is closer to you.
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Step 6
When they are done thinking of the girls name, ask them what it was. Lets say "Michelle". Write down "Michelle" on the second piece of paper closest to them ( so the middle paper). Keep in mind, the papers closest to the friend should not be crumbled after. Just leave them alone, so that you both can clearly see the written names. OK??? GOOD ;)
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Step 7
NOW...the final question..the color question! Since you have already thought of the color you should already know what to say. So Ask them "Pick a color in your head, either black or white." (or what ever color that you have picked.) Now you have already written down the color that you think that they were going to say at the beginning remember? So all you have to do right now is pretend you know what they are going to say, and write down the girl name that they have said previously. (which was "michelle".) Then crumple it and leave it with the others.
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Step 8
When they are done thinking of the color, ask them what color it was. Now hopefully they will say the color that you predicted that they were going to say... but it doesn't always work out that way.. but what ever. And once they say it, write it down on the 3rd piece of paper closest to the friend. So all 3 pieces should be filled now. DONE. Now the fun part :)
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Step 9
Leave the pieces of clearly written names where they were. (its used as evidence that you got the name and color right.) One by one, uncrumple a paper and leave it beside the visible paper in front. Watch the friends reaction. I LOVE IT!
