Science says that only around two-thirds of people are suggestible to hypnosis.
Personally, I’ve tried to be hypnotized on several occasions only to have absolutely nothing happen, so I assume I’m either too stupid or stubborn to fall into that group. But the science says that, given enough time, a significant majority of the world’s population can be lulled into a hypnotic state and made to do whatever a person wants — within limits, of course.
Still, what the hell is happening here?
What are your thoughts about this? pic.twitter.com/L48PrGqfpM
— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) May 6, 2024
In this video, a man named Xavier Clausse (he’s French) can be seen with a line of people in front of him. He approaches them and, one by one, knocks them to the ground with a single touch.
Call me a fun killer, but I don’t buy it. While a few people may have been “hypnotized,” I can’t help but think that most people simply didn’t want to ruin the show — and so, they just played along by pretending to pass out.
In fact, other people who had been “hypnotized” actually admitted to doing something similar in response to the video.
I remember I got up on stage and faked it for Hypnobro. We all were wondering if it was real, 15 mins later fake sleep on stage giggling with each other. https://t.co/Xu88kK9z2u pic.twitter.com/Tuizdeej8U
— CBZO. (@CharlieBZO) May 7, 2024
I want everyone who’s never experienced this to imagine the IMMENSE social pressure for people in the middle and end of the line to “pass out” in the spirit. It compounds after every person. Imagine how weird you’d look staying upright in front of everyone like that. https://t.co/HJZaEVMIFQ
— Samwell (@Samwell_0) May 8, 2024
fun fact: i was the only one in my megachurch to stay standing when the pastor did this and he pushed me down violently after https://t.co/XwassfDJl8
— kira (@kir4yuki) May 7, 2024
Confession time. Lifelong(not the best)Christian. Faith is the core of my being & holds me together. I know people can function & live without it, I can't. I've been in one of these. I fell, sold it good. Didn't feel nothing. Just didn't want to be the only one who didn't. https://t.co/uB6RcfiXVu
— Posky L. (@PoskyL) May 9, 2024
Sorry, hypnotists — come back to me when you figure out a way to make the dude at the liquor store give me free BuzzBallz.
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