Predicted Thought

A stack of slips — written ahead of time by the performer's kids and sister-in-law, then mixed into mugs so no one knows what's inside — sits in full view. One slip is pulled at random and shown only to the spectator, who reads it and keeps a date in mind while the performer's head stays turned. He writes an impression, then asks her to simply say "January, February, March" out loud — twice — and changes his mind based on something in her voice, committing to a new answer. When both are opened, his second thought is the date she was thinking of: January 21st. Nathan Kranzo's Predicted Thought — watch it now, the second-guess is the best part.