# Interesting survey: possible or not possible? Your opinion needed **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739 "2001-12-04T00:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/41 "2001-12-04T21:12:02Z")
1.DI 2.DP 3.DP 4.DI ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/42 "2001-12-05T00:24:23Z")
1. DP 2. DP 3. DP 4. DI ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/43 "2001-12-05T04:13:20Z")
1.DP 2.DP 3.DP 4.DP ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/44 "2001-12-05T22:04:40Z")
DP DP DP DI ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/45 "2001-12-05T23:53:09Z")
1. DP (although impressive) 2. DP " 3. DP " 4. DI ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/46 "2001-12-06T00:20:51Z")
1.DP 2.DP 3.DP 4.DI ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/47 "2001-12-06T01:16:15Z")
1. DI 2. DI 3. DI 4. DI ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739/48 "2001-12-06T01:33:19Z")
Since it is a survey, I’m answering before reading anyone else’s answers… 1. You think of a number from 0 - 9. I just gently hold your wrist, like taking your pulse. I’m not looking at you. I ask you not to give me any clues, but just to mentally concentrate on your number. I recite the digits from 0-9, and purely by detecting your pulse reactions, I can guess the digit you’re thinking of with pretty high accuracy. DI, DP or NI ? DP 1. You think of a number as before. This time, I’m not touching you but instead I stare at your face and your eyes. I ask you to think of your number, but not give me any clues. I recite the digits from 0-9. By carefully observing your silent facial reactions, I can guess which number you’re thinking of with pretty high accuracy. DI, DP or NI ? DP 1. You think of a number as before. I face away from you, and I recite the digits from 0-9. Each time I ask you to say “No” as if denying that’s your number. Hence you must be lying on one occasion, but I ask you to make sure you keep your voice tone very even and not to give me any clues. By carefully listening to your verbal responses, I can tell which number you’re thinking of with pretty high accuracy. DI, DP or NI ? DP 1. You think of a number as before. I face away from you, and merely ask you to think of the number in a very focused way. I don’t touch you, can’t see you and nothing is said. By some sort of intuition or ESP or whatever, I can guess your number with pretty high accuracy. DI, DP or NI ? DI [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-survey-possible-or-not-possible-your-opinion-needed/96739.md?page=2)