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clusterm2 · 1st December 2003, 02:46 AM

A friend of mine had the following performed on him. Mystic asks him the time, 18:30 is the reply, he then takes the watch from my friend and places it in my friends clenched fist. He is then asked to think of a number from 0 - 40, he selects twelve.
he's asked to open his palm and read the time, it's twelve minutes to seven, very clever, however now my friends (fairly expensive Seiko) doesn't keep time, it sticks and the hour and minute hands do not line up (on the hour). Is it repairable or has the mechanism been forced to do what it shouldn't by the use of incompetent force? PLEASE HELP (pm me if an answer would violate forum rules).

El Greco · 1st December 2003, 03:18 AM

Why not 0-59 ?

davidhorman · 1st December 2003, 06:06 AM

Ooh, I think know how this was done!

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A friend of mine had the following performed on him. Mystic asks him the time, 18:30 is the reply, he then takes the watch from my friend and places it in my friends clenched fist. He is then asked to think of a number from 0 - 40, he selects twelve. 18 minutes later, he's asked to open his palm and read the time, it's twelve minutes to seven, very clever,

As for repairing it, has he tried holding it firmly in his hand and telling it to "work!"?

David

clusterm2 · 1st December 2003, 06:13 AM

very droll...but not helpful

clusterm2 · 1st December 2003, 06:13 AM

very droll...but not helpful

Brown · 1st December 2003, 10:00 AM

Mr. Randi has performed a trick like this. You can see him do it in the "Secrets of the Psychics" video. And if you pay attention, you can get a pretty good idea as to how he does it.

The TV show "Secrets of Street Magic" showed one way of performing the trick with a gizmo. A good performer does not need any mechanism to perform the trick, however.

No excessive force is needed to perform the trick. There's no way that I know that excessive force could be used to perform the trick. As far as I know, there is no way that forcing the watch knob can cause the hands to misalign.

Now, as for the problems with the watch, I have owned Seiko watches for over twenty years. They sometimes act a little quirky when the battery gets low. Some of them also act quirky when the battery gets replaced. If you have a jeweler replace the battery, always make sure that the watch is in good working order before leaving the premises.

1st December 2003, 02:46 AM	#1
clusterm2 Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wirral Posts: 117	Help A friend of mine had the following performed on him. Mystic asks him the time, 18:30 is the reply, he then takes the watch from my friend and places it in my friends clenched fist. He is then asked to think of a number from 0 - 40, he selects twelve. he's asked to open his palm and read the time, it's twelve minutes to seven, very clever, however now my friends (fairly expensive Seiko) doesn't keep time, it sticks and the hour and minute hands do not line up (on the hour). Is it repairable or has the mechanism been forced to do what it shouldn't by the use of incompetent force? PLEASE HELP (pm me if an answer would violate forum rules).

1st December 2003, 03:18 AM	#2
El Greco Summer worshipper Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Παρά θιν'αλός Posts: 11,147	Why not 0-59 ?
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1st December 2003, 06:06 AM	#3
davidhorman Muse Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 968	Ooh, I think know how this was done! Quote: A friend of mine had the following performed on him. Mystic asks him the time, 18:30 is the reply, he then takes the watch from my friend and places it in my friends clenched fist. He is then asked to think of a number from 0 - 40, he selects twelve. 18 minutes later, he's asked to open his palm and read the time, it's twelve minutes to seven, very clever, As for repairing it, has he tried holding it firmly in his hand and telling it to "work!"? David
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1st December 2003, 10:00 AM	#6
Brown Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Twin Cities, Canada Posts: 9,025	Mr. Randi has performed a trick like this. You can see him do it in the "Secrets of the Psychics" video. And if you pay attention, you can get a pretty good idea as to how he does it. The TV show "Secrets of Street Magic" showed one way of performing the trick with a gizmo. A good performer does not need any mechanism to perform the trick, however. No excessive force is needed to perform the trick. There's no way that I know that excessive force could be used to perform the trick. As far as I know, there is no way that forcing the watch knob can cause the hands to misalign. Now, as for the problems with the watch, I have owned Seiko watches for over twenty years. They sometimes act a little quirky when the battery gets low. Some of them also act quirky when the battery gets replaced. If you have a jeweler replace the battery, always make sure that the watch is in good working order before leaving the premises.
	__________________ Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it. Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I am very sorry. I wish it were otherwise. -- The Day The Earth Stood Still, screenplay by Edmund H. North "Don't you get me wrong. I only want to know." -- Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, lyrics by Tim Rice

1st December 2003, 06:13 AM	#4
clusterm2 Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wirral Posts: 117	very droll...but not helpful