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The discussion revolves around a card trick featured on a website, which some users find clever while others struggle to see its mechanics. The trick involves selecting cards from two different sets, with participants realizing that the cards chosen from one set do not appear in the other. There is humor in the responses, with one user expressing frustration at not understanding the trick and joking about their college experience affecting their perception. Participants suggest that the trick relies on the assumption that the homepage cannot read minds, leading to the conclusion that it is a clever ruse rather than a genuine mind-reading ability. Overall, the conversation highlights the interplay between perception, humor, and the mechanics of online tricks.
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Clever, but obviously the cards below are none of the cards above. Thanks for the link Ivan.
 
Originally posted by Greg Bernhardt
Clever, but obviously the cards below are none of the cards above. Thanks for the link Ivan.

a minor chuckler
 
There are versions of this "trick" all over the net. Usually they actually use a change of browser window or something to mask the obviousness of the trick, but oh well...

Still amusing though, I agree.
 
i think i must be stupid! i can't see the obviousnes of this trick at all.
 
Originally posted by Andy
i think i must be stupid! i can't see the obviousnes of this trick at all.

Hey Andy,
First, write down all of your options before choosing a card. Then choose, check the answer, and write down what you see.
 
OR play it backwards, pick a card from the bottom set, note that it does not appear in the top set. Strange how it works both ways! :wink:
 
OH MY GOD! How did i not see that! i think all this college rubbish is going to my head. I'm sure i would have noticed that before i started college! I will now have to go and beat myself with a very large stick!
 
make sure if you're going to beat yourself with a meter-stick, to hit hit yourself on the 67 cm mark. I learned that in college heh heh...
 
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its already snapped! going to put a pin just under my toe and kick something very hard with my toe!
 
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Originally posted by Andy
i think i must be stupid! i can't see the obviousnes of this trick at all.

If you go from the presumption that a homepage can't read your mind you will easily come to the conclusion that the homepage is fooling you in some way.
 
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I usually choose more than 1 option when encountering these tricks.
 
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If you go from the presumption that a homepage can't read your mind you will easily come to the conclusion that the homepage is fooling you in some way.

Yea i know that, i was going with the assumption that it was a clever computer programme that was at work there.
 

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