Most people wouldn’t think that advertising would be much of a mind trip. Ordinarily, I would agree. However, there are a few clever advertisers that really, really want to get your attention and they will use outrageous ideas to get it. That makes them a very good Mind Trip!
The following will make you do a …
Mind Trip of the Week #53: Getting your Attention
Mind Trip of the Week #49: Too Quick to Judge
Most of the time we as humans make snap judgements. We do this for a variety of reasons: its familiar, its routine, its easy, and it saves time. And . . . most of time this works for us.
Examples: Reaching for a carton of milk. We know what a carton of milk looks like. There …
Shadowland Show: Eerie Fun
We performed our ghost show called Shadowland at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites this past weekend for the second year in a row. It was a really fun show to do and we had a wonderful crowd. They were ready to enjoy the creepy, eerie ghost stories and experience having spirits in the room …
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 …
Mind Trip of the Week #22: Sensing Color
It is said that some people can feel color just by touch. To try and see if this is something you can do, get a few different sheets of colored paper. I would start with only a few. Put them somewhere where you can’t see them and just by feeling them, see if you can …
Mind Trip of the Week #13: You can’t see your own eyes move
First, grab a mirror. Second, grab a family member, friend or colleague. Now you are ready to begin.
Stand in front of the mirror about 6 inches away. Look from eye to eye. Observe that as you do this, you will not be able to see your eyes move nor will you feel your eyes moving.
Now have …
Mind Trip of the Week #11 : Door to Paradise
As you know there is a part in our show where we talk about lying. Audience members are on stage with us trying their best to lie about their drawings. It is a very fun part of the show. This is a picture that was drawn this weekend:
So based on the concept of lying, I …
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 #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 #3: Let’s Go Shopping
I want you to think about going shopping. You are very excited to buy some of your favorite items. You are going to drive to the mall and because of this you will drive through a few intersections. Picture the drive to your local mall in your mind and as you do spell …
