That article was absolutely ridiculous. They have zero credibility. I especially laughed about needing "ambient" light to see the words appear on the stone, because you gotta have the lighting just right for smoke and mirror situations.
Remember, using a hat as a prop was for the stones, not crib notes.
I also liked how the plates "were not hidden" but were left out on the table with a linen over them. But (surprise!) no one bothered to look.
People have to be very naïve to believe this kind of stuff. It shows they are willing to be fleeced.
I like that. Ambient light for the smoke and mirrors. Who knows what you mighta saw in the flicker of a candle flame.
In middle school, us gals had a game, gave us an excuse to touch the hands of people we liked. Have someone hold their hands out palm down, puppy dog pose. Then you smack first one, then the other, trying to make it an even exertion.
"Which one hurt most?" you ask the prettiest girl in your friend group.
She indicates which one stung the most from your smacking. You take that hand, flip it over, and with your pointer finger, you stroke down the length of each finger, one by one, until all 5 have been done.
"Which one tickled most?" you ask her.
If you're lucky, she will sometimes ask you to do it over. Then, whichever finger she indicates, you grasp it in your hand, looking deeply into the skin of the fingerprint pad at the tip of the finger.
"Think of a number 1 through 5(or 10, if you're a bold guesser). Don't tell me what it is."
In stroking and stretching the skin on the fingertip, sometimes the veins or blood vessels under the skin will form vague shapes and lines. It can kinda look like a number. You get two guesses to get it right(3 if you had them think up to 10).
If you can guess it consistently enough, you can impress the girl you like by making her think you can read minds.
...it is uncanny that the hint about candlelight enabling better tricky business made me think of this silly game from my pre-teens. ^^;;
Wow. This is quite the admission. I am surprised this was published. For the exmos interested in Mormon minutia, which really isn't minutia when compared to what we were taught as active Mormons years ago. This is a good read.