When i was about 9, i was absolutely convinced i could find water with the help of two metal rods. Whenever I held it over water, they would just magically cross without me doing anything. Until my dad filled some opaque cups with water and kept some empty, and put paper over all of them. I failed hard at sensing the the ones with water, even though i had earlier confirmed it worked on a cup with water in it.
Ever since that day I learned never to trust my own brain with things like these. Even though it might not be on purpose, our brain subconsciously deceives us into confirming our own bias.
You can try it out yourself. Have someone else switch the cables while you are not in the room. The try and identify which cable they used purely by sound. It’s not as good as a double blind test, but it should be enough to test your own claim.
When i was about 9, i was absolutely convinced i could find water with the help of two metal rods. Whenever I held it over water, they would just magically cross without me doing anything. Until my dad filled some opaque cups with water and kept some empty, and put paper over all of them. I failed hard at sensing the the ones with water, even though i had earlier confirmed it worked on a cup with water in it.
Ever since that day I learned never to trust my own brain with things like these. Even though it might not be on purpose, our brain subconsciously deceives us into confirming our own bias.
You can try it out yourself. Have someone else switch the cables while you are not in the room. The try and identify which cable they used purely by sound. It’s not as good as a double blind test, but it should be enough to test your own claim.