mind-reading tricks

(A stranger once guessed birth signs of people at dinner party including me.) Magician guesses zodiac birth sign? Google that, or go to FB video link below which supposedly shows a guy on street successfully guessing strangers signs. Dont ask me. The quote at bottom is from...

i'd love to hear ones you know, that i (bad at math) could use. simple stuff like guessing numbers and birthdates, etc

http://drdemento.com/games/mindtrick/ Every time I try this, it works. I'm stumped.

Saw Derren Brown live last night - a very good show. The first part (I think) was mainly magic - not that I could explain how he did many of his tricks, but I have seen magicians perform such stuff, so there must be an answer there.... The second half was intriguing. At the end of the first...

Re: The trick where Banachek had the dude stand up in the back of the room, then read off the numbers on his ID card. I don't expect anyone to tell me how it was done. All I want to know is: Are there people here who can do that trick???? My wife & I are going crazy here.

Hi folks. Spent the last week in Vegas, where I caught Penn and Teller's show (which completely rocked). They did a trick that involved determining which joke audience members would select out of a joke book. Several joke books were passed around the audience and whoever wound up with one of...