Rachael Baker and Kim Devine's Project 52 is everything but the kitchen sink.
Project 52 involves trying 52 new things throughout our senior year as an independent project. Rather than focus on one topic, we decided to involve ourselves in small aspects of different activities. We aren't sure what we'll discover, but it certainly leaves room for adventure.
We started our Project Explore in the summer, but we did not establish our blog until the fall. Needless to say, I am a little late posting this task. This past summer, paddle boarding was on my "bucket list". My friends Hannah and Haley have a house on a lake as well as a paddle board, so it was a perfect match. Results shown below (P.S. we didn't fall off!).
32. Attend a Hypnotist Show
Hypnotist and mentalist Ronny Romm visited Norwalk High School, and Rachael and I decided it would be interesting to attend the event to learn about hypnosis and be entertained. Hypnosis is all about the power of suggestion. We wanted to decide for ourselves what to believe. Ronny Romm asked for volunteers, and these are the brave people who volunteered from Norwalk High School.
First, Ronny Romm demonstrated his powers of ESP. He asked several volunteers specific details about their dream vacation, including the location, price, flight number, and airline. He showed that prior to the show, he had written down exactly what they said. This didn't exactly have me convinced because I figured he could have written it down some other way.
I thought the show became most interesting when he began the first phase of hypnosis - induction. After speaking to the volunteers, periodically snapping his fingers, and asking the volunteers to focus on his voice, Ronny Romm asked them to stick their hands together. After a lengthy description of the feeling of their hands being stuck, he told them that they would not be able to get their hands unstuck. Sure enough, some of the volunteers could not get their hands unstuck.
From the stage, the show looked believable. For the most part, those under hypnosis followed Ronny Romm's instructions. However, I asked a few participants how they felt about it afterwards, and a few claimed they did not feel anything. Whether or not the hypnosis was effective, it was an interesting show and entertaining to watch.
Here is Ronny Romm putting the volunteers under hypnosis and a few of their actions during the experience:
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