A young boy and his father are in a terrible automobile accident. They are both put into an ambulance and rushed to the hospital. On the way to the hospital the father dies from his injuries in the accident. Once at the hospital the boy is rushed into emergency surgery. The surgeon looks at the …
Mind Trip of the Week #16: Strange Coincidence
Are you ready to have some fun with your friends and trip them out?
I thought so.
Have one of your friends join you and point to a closed Paper Bag sitting on the desk.
Here is what you will tell them: “For the moment this paper sack contains a mystery. Today the planets are aligned in a …
Mind Trip of the Week #12: Sensing and Seeing
Stand up and raise both arms in front of you. Open both hands with the palms facing down. Make sure that both hands are at an even level. Now, close your eyes. Lower one arm to your side and then bring it back up to the same position. Now, lower the other arm to your side and …
Mind Trip of the Week #9: The McGurk Effect
Did you know that what we see can influence what we hear? I know that it sounds crazy, but it is true. Do this first: Click on the video link below. First, watch the video and remember the sound that you hear. Then close your eyes and just listen to the person speaking. What sound …
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 …
Mind Trip of the Week #7 Days of the Week
This is simple and fast. I want you to name three days of the week. Quickly, do it out loud.
I bet you named three consecutive days. OK, lets do it a little differently. Name three days, out loud, that aren’t consecutive.
I bet that was a little more difficult, but overall pretty simple. You just had …
Mind Trip of the Week #6 Racing with the Mind
You have been training for months for a half marathon. You really want to win. You ran sprints, hills, and long endurance training routes. You have also been preparing mentally, thinking about how to pace yourself in the race. Finally, it is race day. You start the race at a steady pace not trying to …
Mind Trip of the Week #5 A Matter of Perspective
Its all about perspective. How we perceive something can be affected by what we see around it, or on it, or in it, or… I think you get the idea. Take a look at the sign posts below.
The two poles are parallel. Really they are! I know that you want to get a ruler to …
