Can you trust the fortune teller?

Don’t believe in fortune telling

Example:

There is a "magic fortune teller" at the west end of Haihang Road, who can even calculate the last 4 digits of license plate numbers and mobile phone numbers. . "You sit opposite and write the license plate number, and the fortune teller also writes it. After you finish writing it, you take it out, and he takes it out too. The two license plate numbers are the same. It's amazing." "There must be something wrong here, but I don't know How did they lie?" Such accurate fortune telling made Xiao Liu suspicious. Xiao Liu firmly believes that there is fraud in this. But where is the fraud, he couldn't figure it out: What is going on? Does the fortune teller really have the legendary "eye of the sky"? The secret visit asked for 90 yuan, and the final transaction was 10 yuan. According to Xiao Liu, in July At noon on the 3rd, heading south at the intersection of Daxue Road and Hanghang Road in Zhengzhou City, the reporter found the fortune teller, pretending to be looking for a job, and asked him to calculate when he would find one. The fortune teller leaned on the bicycle and said loudly: "Little girl, let's do it. I'll tell you the fortune. If it's not correct, it won't cost you any money. I'm a lay **** of the sacred monk in Mount Wutai, and there's a fortune teller with a beard over there. Everyone has to call me master, I have opened my eyes." When asked about the price, he said that it is divided into three levels: 30 yuan, 60 yuan, and 90 yuan according to the degree of sincerity. After bargaining, the deal was finally settled at 10 yuan, but payment must be made first.

He took out a ballpoint pen from his pocket, and then took out a stack of white strips of paper stapled together, each about 5 cm x 2 cm in size. Then he drew with a pen on the white paper, as if he was writing something: "Look, I will write down your brothers and sisters first, and you will tell them later. It will be absolutely accurate." But he insisted not to read what he wrote. . Then, he handed the pen to the reporter: "I have already written the answer, and I don't have a pen in my hand. Now, tell me, are your parents still alive?" The reporter answered yes. He proudly took out the white paper, and sure enough, the word "全" was written on it. He asked again: "How many brothers and sisters do you have?" This time the reporter was more cautious and randomly added 3. He said: "You have to be sincere about this, and you can't lie to others." After the reporter repeatedly assured that there were really three brothers and sisters, he took out a blank piece of paper and tore off a piece of paper: "Look, did I write 3?" ” Sure enough, a “3” was written on the white paper. But "unfortunately", the reporters are actually five sisters. Can blowing on paper and then burning it break the disaster? In order to further expose his scam, the reporter then asked him to calculate when he would find a job. He said: "You will definitely find it next month. Don't look for water-related jobs, don't look for jobs in the northeast, go to the southwest." However, he then said very seriously that because reporters are dating women who have had miscarriages However, it affects his future. Even if he finds a job, he will be replaced by a fat black woman. Seeing the reporter lowering his head and saying nothing, he thought his calculation was accurate and became even more excited. "If a man fails to pursue you, he will definitely take revenge in the near future. If not solved in time, that man will take drastic actions. By then, you may not even be able to save your life." The reporter pretended to be scared and asked about the broken man. He took out a piece of crumpled yellow paper from his trouser pocket and said, "Write your birth date on it, rub it three times, blow three breaths, and make a wish. I will burn it while chanting." , It’s a disaster. But you need to pay more. Others give me 90 yuan, so you can give me 30 yuan.” The reporter said that he didn’t have the money, so he immediately said, let’s go buy a pack of cigarettes. When he was also rejected, he became angry and said, "You are not sincere. If you are not sincere, the car will crash."

Most of these "divine calculations" are well prepared, although it has been proved that the so-called "divine calculations" are not accurate. No, but the mystery behind it is difficult for ordinary people to figure out. Yesterday, Mr. Li, who is engaged in the study of "Book of Changes", revealed the mystery to reporters.

The first trick: the shadowless pen can calculate the number of brothers and sisters, license plate number, etc. "Calculate the license plate number, mobile phone number, number of brothers and sisters, etc. This uses what we in the industry call a 'shadowless pen' , which is also used by many scammers,” Mr. Li said. There is nothing magical about the so-called shadowless pen. It is usually a pencil refill or a ballpoint pen refill. "Magic" clip it between your nails or stick it on your thumb near the palm of your hand. When you say the license plate number, the "divine calculation" will randomly write it on the paper based on your answer. “When he said he was writing it down, he actually didn’t write it down. He only wrote down the consistent number after seeing your answer.

Those people practice fingering every day without any problem. They practice quickly and accurately, and they can even write backwards without looking. "Mr. Li said. But because the refill is sandwiched between the nails, it is difficult to write complicated words. Mr. Li said that there are many ways to crack the "shadowless pen". As long as you deliberately give the wrong answer, the "magic calculation" will definitely There will be mistakes. In addition, if you insist not to tell him, he won't be able to calculate.

Second trick: Yin and Yang paper can calculate all the information you write and there is some "magic calculation", which is not just about numbers. Yes, he will ask you to write a message on a piece of paper. But he knows everything about what you write. According to Mr. Li, this is the so-called "yin and yang paper". , when the "divine fortune tellers" ask people to write down information, they will ask them to use ballpoint pens, and the paper they use will be very thin. "After you finish writing, he will tear up the paper and hand it to you, and it will look like he has nothing to do with it. I didn’t see it, but in fact, because the paper used is thin, generally speaking, people use extra force when writing with ballpoint pens, so the written information can be seen very clearly on the second page of paper. So, he ‘calculated’ it again. "Mr. Li said. Experts explain that the fortune tellers are accurate. Why don't you buy lottery tickets? Many fortune tellers setting up stalls on the street have the banners of "Six Yao" and "Book of Changes". According to Mr. Li's estimation, with the addition of street stalls, There are thousands of fortune tellers in Zhengzhou. If we include those who actually have business licenses, there are only about 300 of them. Mr. Li said: “We all have formal business licenses and we are in the information consulting industry. ”