Have you ever known someone who thought that they had just come up with the most brilliant idea only to be stunned later when they found out that it had already been discovered or said or done? And after you tell the person that the idea is not original, they insist that they came up …
Mind Trip of the Week #42: Candle Power
You can re-light a candle without touching the wick. All you have to do is touch the smoke to a lighted match and the wick will re-light. Watch this video.
Here is why it happens: smoke contains a lot of the unburnt fuel and as it travels upwards, it mixes with the oxygen. The third piece …
Mind Trip of the Week #33: Mind Reading Machines
You may remember the 60 minutes episode from a few years back where scientists at Carnegie Mellon University were using fMRI machines to identify the brain activity patterns for each particular thought. When the subject thought about a screwdriver, the machines mapped out what parts of the brain were involved. When the person thought of …
Mind Trip of the Week #29: Predictions for 2030 and Beyond
Since last week’s Mind Trip was about predictions made in 1900 about the year 2000, I thought it would be fascinating to take a trip into what some of the thinkers & scientists are predicting about our own future. When John Watkins made his predictions in 1900 he knew he would not live to see …
Not a Children’s Show
We get asked all the time if our show is appropriate for children. The answer is yes….if your child is over 12 years old. We are not kids performers. Our show is designed for adults. Besides having our public theatre show, we work at corporate events, colleges, resorts and private events. The reason that families …
Mind Trip of the Week #26: Balance
Have you ever tried to touch your toes with your back and heels against the wall? It is impossible. Now I have been told that it can be done, but it is rare and all about weight distribution and balance. Which brings us to our science based Mind Trip of the Week. Watch the Video …
Mind Trip of the Week #23: Easy Bets
Whenever you make a bet with someone, make sure you understand exactly what the rules are. Of course, we have learned from previous mind trips that it is very easy to skew your assumptions and perceptions.
There is an old saying that gamblers are fond of: “Never bet on another man’s game.”
The following Mind Trips will …
Mind Trip of the Week #21: Mobius Strip
This Mind Trip is something that you are probably very familiar with, but never knew the name and why it is so interesting.
This is a beautiful picture by the world famous artist M. C. Escher depicting a very fascinating object that has some very strange properties.
As you can see, the object has only …
Mind Trip of the Week #10: Put a stamp on it and send it to Mind Tripping.
This year, on January 22nd, 2012 the price of a first class stamp went up to 45 cents. When I was a child the price of a first class stamp was 8 cents.
When I was in college the price had jumped to 18 cents.
In 1988, it was at 25 cents. I remember thinking, “Wow, it …
Mind Trip of the Week #8: Altered Visual Perception
In our show Mind Tripping, Katalina and I demonstrate how easily people can be influenced to make very specific choices. Sometimes these actions are motivated by emotional triggers, sometimes they are motivated by false logic, and sometimes they are motivated by distorting one’s sensory inputs. This is a classic example of how you could confuse …
