# Test your ESP? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 9, 2001, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911 "2001-05-09T21:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/1 "2001-05-09T21:42:47Z")
[Test your self here](http://www.mdani.demon.co.uk/para/esp2.htm) I didn’t do good on this one, I only got 3 hits out of 25.☹ [sub]Maybe I’m better at some other things…, right **Montfort** [/sub]?😉 ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/2 "2001-05-10T02:02:32Z")
Wow, cool. I scored 12. Not great I guess (I mean, there were 25 cards after all), but certainly interesting. Hee! In relative proportion, I did better on that test than I did on the math part of the SAT’s! That was fun. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/3 "2001-05-10T04:37:30Z")
I got 6. Guess I’m not psychic. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/4 "2001-05-10T05:03:12Z")
I got 5, so I’m even less psychic than Kat. ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/5 "2001-05-10T07:52:58Z")
1. **Kat** , are you getting my psychic message 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/6 "2001-05-10T11:30:31Z")
5 here. I heard that the “Psychic Friends Network” went out of business. No one saw it coming. ::Ducks and runs for cover:: ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/7 "2001-05-10T11:54:33Z")
Well I got 6 out of the first 7, but then I think I only got 2 more in the rest. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/8 "2001-05-10T12:55:19Z")
I got 9. I am a “fair” psychic. Wish it were so… ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/9 "2001-05-10T13:53:57Z")
1. I am so less than average. My sister tried it and got 8. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/10 "2001-05-10T14:01:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*Well I got 6 out of the first 7, but then I think I only got 2 more in the rest. Oh well. \*\* That’s a good start, maybe you lost your concentration after a while.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/11 "2001-05-10T17:29:33Z")
Alright, I did it three times and came up with 5 every time. The wierd part is that I almost ALWAYS picked the card that was next to the correct card. Granted, that gives me a 3/5 chance of being more correct then incorrect (ie: the correct card or the card on either side of it,) but still… ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/12 "2001-05-10T17:40:09Z")
Alright, I did it three times and came up with 5 every time. The wierd part is that I almost ALWAYS picked the card that was next to the correct card. Granted, that gives me a 3/5 chance of being more correct then incorrect (ie: the correct card or the card on either side of it,) but still… ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/13 "2001-05-10T18:58:55Z")
I scored a 1! Whatever the opposite of psychic is, that’s me! 😕 ---
**Author:** ![caircair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@caircair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caircair)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/14 "2001-05-10T19:13:20Z")
Bumbazine, I’ve read that a LESS than average score means you still are psychic, you just choose to ignore your intuition or the impulse. 1 out of 5 right is considered “chance”. Anything vastly over 7-8 I’d guess means you probably have a touch of the sixth sense. My score was 9. However, I’ve noticed I have much better luck (and better scores) when I can actually “handle” the cards myself – then my score goes into the 12-15 range. Side note: I also find I can generally guess the color of a playing card (red or black) about 50% of the time, without looking. It’s done by feel – red feels “slick” and warm, black feels heavy and cold. (No, really!!) This is done with eyes closed, after shuffling the deck numerous times. It works when someone else shuffles, too. ---
**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/15 "2001-05-10T19:31:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by caircair \* > \*\*Side note: I also find I can generally guess the color of a playing card (red or black) about 50% of the time, without looking. It’s done by feel – red feels “slick” and warm, black feels heavy and cold. (No, really!!) This is done with eyes closed, after shuffling the deck numerous times. It works when someone else shuffles, too. \*\* LMAO! Me too. Black, black, black, black, black. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/16 "2001-05-11T01:40:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ell \* > 6. **Kat** , are you getting my psychic message 🙂 ::concentrates:: I _think_ so, but where are we going to find a dozen juggling elephants? ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/17 "2001-05-11T02:07:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kat \* > \*\*::concentrates:: I _think_ so, but where are we going to find a dozen juggling elephants? \*\* Just a sec I’m giving you directions. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/18 "2001-05-11T02:41:09Z")
Slow down, **Ell** , I have to write it down so I don’t forget. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/19 "2001-05-11T02:48:48Z")
The big two. I guess that makes me pretty dense, or maybe it’s this picture of me running through India with a semi full of elephants… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911/20 "2001-05-11T05:46:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by caircair \* > \*\* > Side note: I also find I can generally guess the color of a playing card (red or black) about 50% of the time, without looking. It’s done by feel – red feels “slick” and warm, black feels heavy and cold. (No, really!!) This is done with eyes closed, after shuffling the deck numerous times. It works when someone else shuffles, too. \*\* I don’t mean to be picky or nasty or anything… but you have a 50% chance of getting it right anyway… how do you know it’s actually the feel of the cards and not just the odds?? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-esp/64911.md?page=2)