#891 Magic 8 Ball only tells the truth. Right? Right?

I remember growing up and having a Magic 8 Ball as one of my toys. It was fun then and is still fun now. The toy was developed somewhere around 1950 by Alabe Crafts, Inc. and is currently manufactured by Mattel. It looks like a traditional black and white 8-ball except there is a transparent window on the bottom of the Magic 8 Ball through which you can read 20 different answers to questions you ask the Magic 8 Ball.

magic 8 ball package side

The answers could be any of the following-
It is certain; It is decidedly so; Without a doubt; Yes definitely; You may rely on it; As I see it, yes; Most likely; Outlook good; Yes; Signs point to yes; Reply hazy try again; Ask again later; Better not tell you now; Cannot predict now; Concentrate and ask again; Don’t count on it; My reply is no; My sources say no; Outlook not so good or Very doubtful. Notice that Ten of the possible answers are positive, five are negative, and five are neutral.

When you want to use the ball, you hold the window facing down then ask the Magic 8 Ball a yes or no question, turn the ball so that the window faces you and your answer shall appear.

magic 8 ball yes

They say the Magic 8 Ball works like this- Inside the ball is a cylindrical reservoir containing a white, plastic, icosahedral die (a polyhedron with 20 triangular faces, 30 edges and 12 vertices) floating in alcohol with dissolved dark blue dye. Each of the 20 faces of the die has an affirmative, negative, or non-committal statement printed on it in slightly raised letters. When the die floats to the top of the cylindrical reservoir and one of its faces is pressed against the window, the raised letters displace the blue liquid to reveal the message as white letters on a blue background. Mainly it is just for fun yet some people take it pretty seriously, even for fortune telling purposes.

I don’t believe it. I say it is more like this-

Magic 8 Ball inside

Have you ever played with a Magic 8 Ball? Share your thoughts in the comments. Would love to hear from you.

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4 Replies to “#891 Magic 8 Ball only tells the truth. Right? Right?”

  1. I’ve used a magic 8 ball before. I kept shaking it and shaking it until I got the answer I wanted. 🙂 That’s how my friends and family seem to use it too.

    It’s funny how we pick and choose what we believe, because I use tarot cards and absolutely believe that I’m being guided to pick certain cards. Whose to say the same guides that are guiding me with my tarot cards are not guiding the magic 8 ball? I guess it just makes more sense to me with the cards because I can’t physically flip the die inside.
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    • Oh Kari… I know you don’t actually mean shaking it. The ‘Rules of the Magic 8 Ball’ suggest not actually shaking it. Something about air bubbles and such.
      Still, it is very interesting what you are saying about being guided. Hmmm… I never really thought about that. Sure. Why not?
      Also interesting is I have a rather neglected website at http://www.fortunetellinghq.com. If there were only more hours in the day. :/
      Thanks for visiting and for your comment. I appreciate it.
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  2. I have used both 8 magic balls and tarot cards. Both of them seems fascinating to me ! 😀 Thanks for sharing this post. Really enjoyed reading it . 🙂

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