88 Uncanny Mind Tricks People Share That Secretly Give You The Upper Hand

Nursery rhymes, hum a few bars stop then start a few bars later and repeat.

If you pick one person and one song for that person it can be quite annoying especially done over a few days or weeks.

Had a group of Engineer overseers, three of them to be exact, that I would always use Three Blind Mice every time they got close. Ha, took them about 4 months to finally say please stop....

When their talking glance at something behind them, go back to making eye contact immediately. Pause for a second then glance at the same spot again but make some subtle facial expression for a split second (like confused, concerned, intrigued, etc..). They'll probably look back, if they do ask them what they're looking at before they ask you.

Get someone's attention and then start a stopwatch. Casually shrug your shoulders and dont say anything. People dont know what they're being timed for and it freaks them out.

So my fiancée is from the south and I am from the north and went to a Catholic school that absolutely drilled proper grammar into my mind for all time. My fiancée and her twin love to joke about my accent. So I flipped it on them and asked them to pronounce completely mundane words like Table, cloth, or dog and make a huge fuss about how they were saying things “wrong”.

At first they didn’t think I was serious but after about a week I overheard them trying to pronounce those words to each other and figure out how they are saying it wrong. They even asked google how to pronounce the words properly. After about a month I told them I was kidding because they were getting deeply concerned with how they speak and they both work in jobs where they routinely interact socially with a lot of people.

Easiest way I know is when walking into an elevator, don't turn around and look at the door. Just stare at the wall in front of you after you hit your button. People get freaked out so easily bc you aren't doing what normal people always do and it messes with their head trying to figure out what you are doing it for.

Get your hands wet, then run up to a cutie and grab their hand and say, "Help! I dropped my pen in the toilet and couldn't reach it!".

Sometimes when I'm talking to people I'll say every 3rd or 5th word with a slight British accent. It's not really enough for them to be sure so they cant say anything. I get a sadistic pleasure from watching the confusion on their faces grow.

As a teacher:
During a test look over one of the students shoulder, reading what they are writing.
Then say out loud: "Make sure you are reading the questions right!".

When talking to someone face-to-face, randomly look over their shoulder with a growing look of horror. Once they have checked to see what you were looking at and have turned back around to face you, continue speaking normally. Ignore any expressions of puzzlement.

Prolonged smiles. It stops people in their tracks. I personally love to do it when someone's chatting. You gaze directly into their eyes so they lock theirs on you in return and then plaster a ginormous grin on your face. Sometimes it directly gives the message you're unimpressed and they stop, if they don't, you continue to maintain eye contact and smile the exact same way, they'll become increasingly uncomfortable and lose their train of thought.

it's also good to use at random times. Sometimes I'll just smile for a long time at my friends and you're able to see them physically writhe in discomfort at it. Smiling in such a way gives people a massive sense of insecurity, no matter who you are because you feel the spotlight has unexpectedly been turned on you and you don't know why.

edit: the last paragraph is awkwardly worded, i don't purposefully give my friends insecurity or try to harm them. Within my friend groups it's all within good fun, the discomfort usually results in laughter at the breaking point of tension from both parties (with close friends).

It should go without saying that with people you aren't close with, it's not going to leave a good impression and will probably cloud their vision. You should only be doing this seriously to people you can't stand, or as a method of communicating disapproval in a situation where you can't speak without causing disruption (communal gatherings, customer service and the sort).

And of course, this method *is* provocative. It's fun and amazing when used correctly, but provocative none the less. Most of the time it'll shut people up, but if used against a volatile or vile person in general, it'll likely lead to an escalation. Just be aware of *who* you do this to if anything.

a safer but equally effective technique is pure silence, but this only works in a 1-1 conversation. Stop responding and they'll stop saying nonsense, but in a group of people (which is more likely) the smile is much better.

When talking to them, stare at their nose and when they ask why youre staring at their nose tell them that you arent.

Play a game. Auction a $50 bill if everyone agrees to the simple rules. Highest bidder pays you what they bid and gets the $50 bill. Second highest bidder pays you whatever they bid and gets nothing. You will make money off the deal.

Edit: both the highest bidder and second highest bidder pay.

Call them something they are wearing by choice.

"Whatever you say, turtleneck..."

"Sure thing, pink shorts"

During an argument, yell out stuff that doesn't make sense. Ask for money back you never gave, argue about things you kept to yourself. It derails the argument and confuses your opponent whilst they try to deal with arguments that don't make sense.

(I know this is narcissistic and horrible to do, it was happening to me for months. I could never reason with arguments and they would "win." It was a really effective tactic on a logical person like myself. ).

When someone says “have a nice day” respond with “don’t tell me what to do” while not smiling in the least. I’ve gotten hilarious results.

When someone you (barely) know says something genually smart, tell them with a smile, and a pat on the back.

- Hey! I dont care what everyone else says about you. I think that your very smart!

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OR when someone is painting a fence, or doing construction or something along those lines, just stand behind them for a while, and look like you really are interested in their work, dont say anything until you get their full attention.

Then say

- I dont care what the others say, this lookes fine to me.

Using positive reinforcement to get someone to like you (which is universally used in relationships tbh)
You can also encourage a person to not date or lose interest in another person (like their bf or gf) by simply encouraging the person to "work" things out with them or over encouraging their relationship, this works on certain types of people. It's like if you wre gonna clean your room and your mom tells you to clean it, you suddenly don't feel like cleaning it anymore.
Basically you make their relationship or love interest seem like a chore instead of something they actually want.
If you attempt these things remember it can backfire.

See how long you can shake hands with someone while talking to them.

Stare an their forehead just between and slightly above the eye-line while talking to someone. It throws them off their game and they have a harder time lying to you or trying to influence you. There is a term for the style but I am too lazy to look it up.

"don't worry, you can hardly notice it".