Science is Magic

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READING

MINDS


Psychics and fortune-tellers


have been in the mind-reading


business for hundreds of


years. Using props like picture


cards called tarot cards, and


horoscopes, they even claim


to read the future! Here are


some of their techniques...


HOW DO THEY DO IT?


PSYCHIC TRICKERY
Fortune-tellers use different ways to
make you think they have special powers.
They might read your palm, stare into a
crystal ball, or tell you about yourself
using tarot cards. While people want to
believe that what they are being told is
true, a fortune-teller’s real skill is being
able to talk very generally and make
the most of any reaction from the
person they are “reading.”

TAROT CARDS

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