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I got on an Airbus the other day and automatically reached up and turned on the overhead air vent. I started wondering if I could get somebody else to turn on their air vent. I picked out a target, a man about eight rows in front of me and concentrated on making him turn on his vent. About two second later, my target turns on his vent then turns around and looks in my direction. What do you think a coincidence or did I plant the thought in the man's head?
 

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It could be a coincidence but I also believe it's entirely possible you 'persuaded' him.

But everyone knows I'm weird so don't take my word for it. ;)
 

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Next time pick a woman and see what you can get her to do.
 

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I have this strange urge to reach above my head and turn on a little fan !

And take off my bra.
 

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MidnightMuse said:
I have this strange urge to reach above my head and turn on a little fan !

And take off my bra.
I thought you were a man. :Shrug: Now I'm really confused.
 

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E B...how do you know that man wasn't in YOUR head? Reading YOUR thoughts. It wasn't your message reaching him, but his mind invading your thoughts, searching for whatever he wanted to pull out...
 

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E B...how do you know that man wasn't in YOUR head? Reading YOUR thoughts. It wasn't your message reaching him, but his mind invading your thoughts, searching for whatever he wanted to pull out...
Ignore him, I made him post that. Just to see if I could.
 

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Maybe the man made you turn on your fan first. Then looked to see if you'd done as he commanded.
 

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TrainofThought said:
I wondered if I could get a guy to adjust himself and he did. I’m good.
With the frequency of spontaneous male adjusting, I think you're over-imagining your powers.
 

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I made a woman want to buy a new pair of shoes once.
 

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Soon you will all donate 20$ to Absolute Write.
:ROFL: I can see you all twitching now.
 

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I have to go pee. Who did that?
 

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As an unbiased experiment, I'm going to see if I can make dclary post something.
 

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alleycat said:
As an unbiased experiment, I'm going to see if I can make dclary post something.
The be totally unbiased, you should wait until he sits down on the porcelain growler with a sudoku puzzle...
 

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j., I made you want to make me post it.
That's what you think, because I made you want to make me make you...Wait...

eta: who's making me laugh uncontrollably?
 

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NeuroFizz said:
The be totally unbiased, you should wait until he sits down on the porcelain growler with a sudoku puzzle...
You're right . . . but that gets into the problem of the experiment itself affecting the subject. Besides, I just don't want to know that information.
 
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