Science Project

1. Do siblings choose the same thing by using ESP and does distance affect
the result?
Cameron Knight

2.  I am a sibling
 I feel that I can predict what my brothers will
choose
 It is quite an interesting topic

3. Research:
•A lot of people have researched
similar topics
•For example, there were two
twins separated at birth. They had
the same occupation, the same
glasses, the same interests, they
same side they put their key ring
on, even the same way of holding
a can
•Even the military has researched
ESP on the battlefield
•Although it would be ideal to use
twins I am going to use siblings
for my tests because it is too hard
to get multiple pairs of twins.

4.  If distance won’t have any affect and the
similarities of what they choose is completely
random then as far as we know ESP is not
possible

5.  Yellow Square
 Red Triangle
 Two rooms
 Three siblings
 Three non-siblings

6. 1. Have a pair of siblings sit back to back and have
them choose the triangle or square, but don’t let
them see what the other chooses
2. Record the results
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 five times
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 with a separate pair of
siblings
5. Do the same as steps 1 through 3 but put the
siblings in two different rooms instead of next to
each other
6. Repeat step 4 with a separate pair of siblings
7. Repeat all steps but substitute siblings with non-
siblings

7. The two
choices
First test
(back to
back)
Making the
choices
Second test
(with wall
between)

8. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AjP3smiQRx96dDE3ejdNcXhZRkJpQm50cG5
lWjVESXc&output=html

9. My hypothesis, that there is no such thing as sibling ESP, was
proven.
In the siblings with the wall the percentage lowered, but in the non-
siblings the wall raised the percentage. Overall the siblings did do better
at choosing the same percentage wise.
The trends in siblings suggested that because they are so similar
that maybe they have the same favorite color and they chose based on
their favorite color. If ESP was true then the wall would have brought it
down but it just seemed to randomize the results
One of the things that can be improved in my experiment is that I
had too few data points.
This data links to the outside world because it "busts" the myth that
sibling ESP is common. This suggests that the military’s research into
ESP may prove fruitless.

10. Segal, Nancy L. "Beer Cans and Key
Rings." Indivisible By Two. Hardvard UP. 13-28.
Print.
Kaufman, Scott Barry. "Straight Talk about Twin
Studies, Genes, and Parenting: What Makes Us
Who We Are." Psychology Today. 24 Oct. 2008.
Web. 23 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautif
ul-minds/200810/straight-talk-about-twin-
studies-genes-and-parenting-what-makes-us-
who-w>.