THE CALENDAR TRICK
THE CALENDAR TRICK This trick makes you look like you've got the most awesome mental power. All you need is a calendar which has the dates lined up under the days of the week, so the numbers are arranged something like this: . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 The "9 number" trick: Now to draw a 3x3 box around ANY nine of the numbers on the calendar. Almost immediately you can say what the nine numbers all add up to! See how long it takes your friend to check the answer on a calculator. (Yawn...snore...zzzz...) For instance, let's say the red numbers are chosen. . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 They add up to 144 . THE SECRET: All you do is look at th