ASSUMPTIONS amazing film by the amazing Richard Wiseman

This is very brilliantly cool. IMO.



Go to to his blog, here is the link to the videos page... many, many, many, many hours of fun here...

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Watched it, thought it was kind of stupid. Then I must shamefully admit, I watched it again.

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To do this properly one must approach it this way:

Turn On the Video And Pause Right At Moment the Balloon Is Filled.

As a witness to the event, describe what you see, what is happening, and the context of what you are viewing. You are a witness, a witness to murder and the killer will either die, or live, based on your ability to describe what you see/saw. No taking notes, just memory.

Then Watch The Entire Video.

Based on your keen observation of the scene when paused at the balloon, did the defendant live or die? How reliable is eye witness testimony?

Talking of assumptions reminded me of the assumption song.