A Simple Magic Trick

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A Simple Magic Trick

A Magician writes down a prediction (open the prediction in a new window, and don't peek!). I want you to imagine a table with three simple objects: a Red Cup, a Blue Cube and a Yellow Ball.

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Stare at this pastoral scene by Claude Lorrain for four seconds. Staring at pastoral scenes such as this one has been shown to influence the choice people make in the following test.

I now want you to imagine picking up any two of the objects. Which two objects do you pick up?

Pick up the Red Cup and the Blue Cube

Pick up the Blue Cube and the Yellow Ball

Pick up the Red Cup and the Yellow Ball

Clear selection

Next

Clear form

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