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Learn tricks like "The Grey Elephant from Denmark. " There are a few tricks out their that if your friends don't know, you can wow them with your magical, mind-reading prowess. Try the Grey Elephant from Denmark trick. Tell your friend to do the following: Pick a number between 1 and 10. Multiply that number by 9. Add the 2 digits together. (If it's a single digit, don't worry about it.) Subtract 5 from that number. Give that number a corresponding letter: A=1, B=2 and so on. Tell them to think of a country that begins with that letter. Take the second letter of the country and think of an animal that begins with that letter. Finally, tell them to think of the color of that animal. Ask them if they're thinking of a Grey Elephant from Denmark! Most, but not all, people will be. It's just math. You will end up with 4, which gives you "D." From there, you have very few options, and most people will go with "elephant."

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  • Learn tricks like "The Grey Elephant from Denmark." There are a few tricks out their

    that if your friends don't know, you can wow them with your magical, mind-reading

    prowess. Try the Grey Elephant from Denmark trick. Tell your friend to do the following:

    Pick a number between 1 and 10.

    Multiply that number by 9.

    Add the 2 digits together. (If it's a single digit, don't worry about it.)

    Subtract 5 from that number.

    Give that number a corresponding letter: A=1, B=2 and so on.

    Tell them to think of a country that begins with that letter.

    Take the second letter of the country and think of an animal that begins with that

    letter.

    Finally, tell them to think of the color of that animal. Ask them if they're thinking of

    a Grey Elephant from Denmark!

    Most, but not all, people will be. It's just math. You will end up with 4, which gives

    you "D." From there, you have very few options, and most people will go with

    "elephant."