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Watch connection, indeed!
I was home on a break from university some years ago and tried out the "mind influencing pendulum" test with my dad. The pendulum is suspended between two people. Using thought only, one person tries to push the pendulum ini a circle; the other person attempts a back-and-forth motion. I was trying for clockwise and did get the pendulum to move, but after a few small circuits, the pendulum's path suddenly became a half circle followed by a completely linear motion, like so:
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My dad just laughed, although I found the incident rather creepy. My dad couldn't wear electronic watches at all. And, I seem to have a talent for boggling electronic cash registers if I stand too close to them.
I was home on a break from university some years ago and tried out the "mind influencing pendulum" test with my dad. The pendulum is suspended between two people. Using thought only, one person tries to push the pendulum ini a circle; the other person attempts a back-and-forth motion. I was trying for clockwise and did get the pendulum to move, but after a few small circuits, the pendulum's path suddenly became a half circle followed by a completely linear motion, like so:
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My dad just laughed, although I found the incident rather creepy. My dad couldn't wear electronic watches at all. And, I seem to have a talent for boggling electronic cash registers if I stand too close to them.