The following is an entertaining experiment in a group of people.

One of those present is asked if he or she can write his or her name, and the person will, of course, answer “Yes, I can.”

He or she is then subjected to the following test:

Assuming that it is a he, he is asked to sit down in a chair, a paper, folded several times, is placed on his forehead, a pen or  pencil is handed him and he is asked to write his name on the paper.

As little time as possible to think should be left him; if he hesitates, he should be told to just go ahead, and in most cases it will be found that he starts writing his name at the left temple and, to the amusement of the others present, writes it in the way of many left-handed persons, that is, so that it is legible only when held in front of a mirror, unless one is practiced in reading reversed writing.