![]() By turning the tube upright, one die would slowly raise through the viscous liquid, revealing a response to the user’s question. On each end, a clear window allowed a view of the worded dice Carter had placed in each half. The result was a liquid-filled tube, divided in the center. In 1944, Carter completed the device that he would call the Syco-Seer. While no one is quite sure exactly how Mary achieved the results, it is safe to say that this inspired Albert to create his own version of the Psycho-Slate-one that didn’t require any psychic ability. When the scratchings died down, Mary would then open the container to reveal the answer as dictated by the spirits. While with a client, Mary would close the lid of the container and ask a question aloud to the “other world.” To her clients’ amazement, the room would fill with the sounds of chalk scribbling across the board. The Psycho-Slate consisted of a small chalkboard that could be placed inside of a sealed container. In particular, he-like the majority of her clients-was fascinated by one of her fortune-telling inventions: the Psycho-Slate. As his mother Mary’s popularity as a medium increased, so too did Albert’s interest in her work. Carter, the son of a Cincinnati clairvoyant, found himself surrounded by all things mystical. Lucien Cohen, a psychology professor at the University of Cincinnati, the creators of the Magic 8 Ball decided upon 20 possible responses: 10 positive, five negative, and five indifferent. However, with mathematical probability taken into consideration, this might not be the case after consulting Dr. If you were to grab the Magic 8 Ball off your desk right now and ask it “Will this article answer all those questions and more?” the words “Without a Doubt” would hopefully emerge through the murky blue liquid. But was the Magic 8 Ball always intended as a children’s fortune-telling toy? And why, of all things, is it shaped like a billiard ball? Since the 1950s, generation after generation of children have turned to one object to provide answers to the more burning yes/no questions of life: the Magic 8 Ball. ![]()
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