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   [NOTE: Several posts for this blog explain how cellphones are being used to affect their owner's perceptions.  Turning them off isn't enough.  Either remove the battery or isolate them in the equivalent off a Faraday Cage.]

Relevant link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage

   In the post about Gambling I gave my take on slot machines.  Yes, it was harsh.  I'm not retracting a single word of it though.

   Instead I'm providing instructions so those with awareness can form their own opinion.

   As far as tricks of perception or awareness (technically hypnosis) go with slot machines...  I don't know if that's illegal.  I don't even know if it's considered bad in some way or manipulative.

   I do think it makes them more addictive than they otherwise would be.

   And definitely more addictive than they should be.

   Anyway... you might be wondering what I meant by providing instructions.

   It's simple enough to explain but 2 parts are involved.  The first part is finding a person with the "right" awareness.  That doesn't have anything to do with more or less of it.  The second part is verification steps for them to try.

1. Finding a person - locate a good candidate.
• Awareness - when a person playing a slot machine gets the impression/feeling that a payout will occur for a spin in progress.
• Payout - when a payout does occur on that spin.
2. Verification Steps
1. Select a slot machine and play until the impression/feeling that a payout will occur before all the reels have stopped.
2. Confirm there was a payout.
3. Begin recalling the memory from the moment the impression/feeling started until the reels stopped and a payout confirmed.
4. Repeat step 3 over and over while slowing the memory down more each time it's recalled.
5. At a certain number of repeats (usually less than 10 times from my experience) you can reach a point where recalling the memory brings back 2 versions of it.  Yes, it will seem very weird should that happen.
6. Mentally verify the 2 versions of the event.  One should be of the payout being recognized before the reels stop.  The other should be of the reels stopping then the payout being recognized.

   This would be one application of a Theory.

The people I know with answers won't give them when asked.  So I have a few Questions.