Our minds are magical. You can do anything you set your mind to. You can make up your mind, change your mind, or be in two minds. Something can be on our mind, be kept in mind, or slip our mind. Our minds can also go blank, or we can choose to take our minds off something. They can also be blown, bent, or boggled. And yet, despite all that, there’s still plenty we don’t fully understand about how they work.
That’s partly what makes the psychological tricks we’ve selected from a thread started by u/Organic_Guitar5266 so fascinating. Sure, most of them are sneaky, a little on the “dark” side, and involve genuinely messing with people. But many also reveal some of the strange little quirks and blind spots that influence how we think, see, and behave.
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#81
I had a friend that would casually eat a slice of American cheese while taking orders at a particularly rude table. Not say anything other than normally asking what they wanted to eat... bite of cheese. It would immediately make the guy trying to impress his date by being awful to the server totally docile because it was so awkward.
My favorite is the slight lean and making a face like you're farting. I only use it to mess with people, I don't actually fart. It'll derail *any* conversation.
My favorite is the slight lean and making a face like you're farting. I only use it to mess with people, I don't actually fart. It'll derail *any* conversation.
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#82
Just walk past someone, act depressed, and say "please stop doing *that*"
It will eat at them.
It will eat at them.
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#83
If you're eating with them, ask them a question as soon as they take a bite of food.
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#84
While in a conversation with someone just smoothly hand something over, they will automatically take it and vice versa if you take something from their hand they will automatically hand it over.
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#87
Wave to random people in public, and when they wave back look at them confused and point behind them.
They'll be crying about the awkwardness until they start their new life in another country.
They'll be crying about the awkwardness until they start their new life in another country.
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#88
If you have access to their computer, take a screenshot of their desktop and set that screenshot as their new desktop image, then hide all the icons in a folder. They'll go nuts trying to click the images but they're just part of the wallpaper.
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