What if you could guess the astrological sign of a spectator you didn't know, without asking them a single question? Magical? Well no, statistics! We'll tell you all about it.
INSEE, a real gold mine
If you're into mentalism, with a hint of cold reading, or if you're into jazzy mentalism, you're sure to appreciate the power of the following elements, and won't be able to do without them.
INSEE (for Institut National des Statistiques de la Statistique et des Études Économiques) regularly publishes various reports which can be a real goldmine for anyone seeking to understand human behavior and derive broad principles from it. Today, we'd like to share with you some interesting facts about birth dates.
INSEE publishes a wide range of data, including a list of the number of births in different months of the year. These data show that the most common day of birth in France is ... May 7!
More generally, May is the month with the most births in France! So, if you approach someone you don't know, you're statistically more likely to be a Taurus than any other sign!
Do you realize how powerful such information can be? You can literally prepare a trick that you'll carry with you at all times, such as a prediction picture of a Taurus, and pull it out if the statistics are in your favor during your act. If the person isn't Taurus, you can just carry on with your favorite routine as if nothing had happened, but we can assure you that if it does, the spectator will take a long time to recover from what you've just put him through!
More generally, May, June and July are the months with the highest number of births, and statistically most readers of this article should recognize themselves or someone close to them ... 😉 Feel free to tell us in the comments if this worked for you!
☞ You can find the data used in this article online right here: https: //www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6524900
And if this aspect of statistical mentalism doesn't reassure you, and you'd still like to find a simple, 100% reliable method for guessing the spectator's astrological sign, then our Constellations effect should interest you!
Which type of mentalism do you prefer? The safe, impossible-to-miss aspect like Constellations, or the more improvisational aspect of bouncing off every spectator interaction?