The occult game Charlie Charlie Challenge has taken over the internet. The essence of this fun lies in the fact that with the help of two pencils netizens call the spirit of a certain Charlie, who can give answers to questions asked to him. This game has gained immense popularity among social media users. Who is this Charlie, and how to summon his spirit?
How to summon the spirit of Charlie
In order to summon the spirit of Charlie, you will need two pencils and a piece of paper. You need to draw a sheet into four zones, on which you need to write "No" and "Yes". Identical answer options should be located diagonally relative to each other.
Now, in the middle of the answer sheet, you need to put pencils perpendicular to each other. Everything is ready in order to summon the spirit of Charlie, it remains only to utter the phrase: "Charlie, Charlie, are you here?" several times and wait for the top pencil to move. Now you can ask the questions you are interested in, and look at which answer the pencils will point to.
This entertainment has gained immense popularity on the Internet under the #CharlieCharlieChallenge tag. If you look at the numerous videos posted on the network, then sometimes the pencils move so quickly and sharply that it seems that someone is really manipulating them. This leads the participants of this mystical ritual to indescribable delight.
Who is Charlie
There is no consensus about who this Charlie is, who is called by tens of thousands of teenagers around the world. Charlie is believed to be from Mexico. Allegedly, this is a boy who died tragically in childhood. Charlie during his lifetime was distinguished by a difficult character, so he does not find rest after death, appearing to teenagers around the world at the first call. They also say that a curse was imposed on Charlie and now he is simply obliged to answer truthfully to all questions that are asked to him.
It is also believed that Charlie is a demon that lives on Earth, which is why he appears so quickly, starting to move the pencils.
Such legends create such a peculiar mood and cause violent feelings in adolescents. In many videos, it is easy to see how frightened and nervous they are, as soon as the pencils begin to move.
Why do pencils start to move
There is also a scientific explanation for the movement of pencils. It is believed that the construction used during this ritual is very unstable and a light breath or one careless movement is enough for the pencil on top to start moving. In this case, the friction force and the angle of inclination of the pencils are such that the upper element of this simple structure does not fall, but begins to rotate.
Why this game is so popular: opinions of psychologists
According to psychologists, the popularity of this mystical game is due to the natural desire of adolescents to get in touch with the unknown sides of life. This kind of games have been around for many years. It's just that before, children did not have the technical ability to show their experiments around the world. Legends about the Queen of Spades, the Gum Dwarf and others were transmitted verbally: from one generation of adolescents to another. Now, such experiences have successfully adapted to the modern era, when the Internet and social networks dominate the world.
