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  • (mysterious music)

  • - [Narrator] It starts with a yes or question:

  • Does she have a crush on me?

  • Will I pass the test?

  • Will the Mets win the World Series?

  • Well, they may not have always predicted the truth.

  • Magic Eight balls are actually inspired

  • by a real life clairvoyant.

  • - [Narrator] Do you want to hear your fortune?

  • (Greek inspired music)

  • - [Narrator] In the 1940s, Mary Carter was a popular medium

  • best known for her mysterious fortune-telling invention.

  • It was called the Syco Slate.

  • Essentially, a chalkboard with a cover.

  • When the clients would visit,

  • Mary would ask a question to the spirits.

  • (scribbling)

  • The room would fill with the sound of scribbling

  • and then just like, poof, magic,

  • Mary would reveal answers from another world

  • mysteriously written on the chalkboard.

  • Mary's son, Albert, was inspired by his mother

  • and created his own truth seeking device.

  • But this time you didn't need a psychic

  • to tell you your fortune.

  • (big band music)

  • He put a pair of worded dice

  • inside a tube filled with molasses.

  • Each end was clear so you could read the answers.

  • Sound familiar?

  • (ding)

  • Albert hit the streets.

  • He partnered with a couple local businessmen

  • and opened a novelty company

  • where they specialized in the Miracle Home Fortune-Teller.

  • After he died,

  • Albert's partners took over

  • and redesigned the project (scribbling)

  • numerous times.

  • They ended up with crystal ball-like shape

  • with a die in the middle.

  • And a billiards company took note.

  • They needed a promotional item

  • so they replaced the crystal ball

  • with the iconic black eight ball.

  • The promotion was so successful that they rebranded

  • the magic eight ball.

  • This time marketing it as a fortune-telling toy.

  • (cash register dings)

  • Today, kids are still using magic eight balls

  • to ask for their fortunes.

  • And for that,

  • you can thank Mary the clairvoyant.

  • - [Woman] Ah, yes.

(mysterious music)

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B1 中級 美國腔

揭開神奇8球的神祕面紗。 (Uncovering the Mystery of the Magic 8 Ball)

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    許大善 發佈於 2021 年 01 月 14 日
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