Knock on wood, cross your fingers - then count.
Touch WoodPut a lucky habit on a fair test
Name a lucky habit or a sign you half believe in. Tally how things went with it and without it, and weigh it on the old penny scale.
1 The habit or sign and your tally free
| went well | went badly | |
|---|---|---|
| with it | ||
| without it |
"With it" is the times you did the habit, or the times the sign happened. Optional notes - moments you remember:
2 The penny scale free
3 Ask for a reading
One run reads the numbers, names the 3 likeliest suspects behind the pattern and writes your fair test. The page re-checks the reply.
The reading - none yet
-The numbers
The suspects
Your fair test
The page's check
4 Saved tests
How the verdict is decided
The page works out the share of times that went well with it and without it, rounds each to a whole percent and takes the gap toward the claim (for an unlucky habit or sign, a lower rate with it counts toward the claim). Then a fixed rule, in order: fewer than 5 times on either side - too few tries; counted from memory - memory keeping score, because hits stick and misses fade; a gap of 20 points or more toward the claim - holds up so far; 20 points or more the other way - runs backwards; otherwise - coin flip. The fair test aims for at least 10 times on each side, and at least 10 more times in all.
For fun and curiosity. A tally can show a pattern but not prove a cause. Never test a charm by skipping a medicine, a treatment, safety gear or a safety step - the page switches those to a write-it-down plan. Not professional advice.