- Joined
- Jun 5, 2006
- Location
- Edmonton Canada
So the other day I'm playing some video slots - you know, the ones where you need 3 scatters to get the bonus? And I realized that every time I'd get two scatters, I'd look away from the screen. Like if I looked at the screen that third symbol wouldn't show up. Pretty weird huh?
So once I knew I was doing it, I'd force myself to watch the screen. And it was really difficult, you know? Like NOT throwing salt over your left shoulder after spilling it. Or NOT saying "Bless you" when someone sneezes. Or NOT stepping on the cracks cause you don't want to break your mom's back.
I mean logically I KNOW that the reels are spinning the same whether I watch them or not. I KNOW that the spin, win or lose, is already calculated and the spinning reels are just eye candy. And I KNOW that once I push the button it doesn't matter - if I dance the jig naked while dismembering a black chicken at the stroke of midnight on a full moon, it won't affect the outcome. So WTH am I doing looking away from the screen? But yet it's so hard NOT to.
So please someone tell me I'm not the only wacko who does this kind of thing even though I know better.
So once I knew I was doing it, I'd force myself to watch the screen. And it was really difficult, you know? Like NOT throwing salt over your left shoulder after spilling it. Or NOT saying "Bless you" when someone sneezes. Or NOT stepping on the cracks cause you don't want to break your mom's back.
I mean logically I KNOW that the reels are spinning the same whether I watch them or not. I KNOW that the spin, win or lose, is already calculated and the spinning reels are just eye candy. And I KNOW that once I push the button it doesn't matter - if I dance the jig naked while dismembering a black chicken at the stroke of midnight on a full moon, it won't affect the outcome. So WTH am I doing looking away from the screen? But yet it's so hard NOT to.
So please someone tell me I'm not the only wacko who does this kind of thing even though I know better.