Sixth Vegetable
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Repeatedly ask the group some simple addition problems that all add up to six (such as two plus four, one plus five) for a number of minutes, and then ask them to write down the name of the first vegetable that comes into their head. Now reveal the picture of the carrot! |
Additional information
This surprising result came out of some experiments and, as far as I can see, no-one has come up with a convincing explanation. Yes, a carrot is a common vegetable and orange is a distinctive colour, but that doesn't explain the link to the figure 6. I suspect that it might be linked to synasthesia ( I hope I got that right) where some people see numbers as colours. It seems that we all have this ability to a greater or lesser extent and it may be that we have a neural link between 6 and organge.
Larger carrot image
Card-sharp (another facilitation exercise)
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