Telephone Mindreading
How it looks: While on the phone, ask someone to do the following: Pick a number between one and ten. Multiply it by nine. Add both digits of the product together. Subtract five from that sum. Have the spectator concentrate on this number. Now have him choose the letter from the alphabet that corresponds with this number (a=1, b=2, c=3, and so on). Ask him to pick a country that starts with this letter. Finally, ask him to pick a mammal that starts with the second letter of the chosen country. Tell the spectator he is thinking of an elephant from
How it’s done: Regardless of what number is originally chosen, the math always gets you to the number four. “D” is the fourth letter of the alphabet. How many countries start with the letter “D” other than
