Magic 8-ball

A Magic 8-ball is a toy used for fortune telling. It is in the form of an oversized billiards 8-ball. It contains a sort of die with 20 triangular faces. This die floats in some blue liquid. It can be viewed through a window in the 8-ball.

The way to do fortune-telling with the ball is as follows: Hold the ball with the window down. Ask a yes-no question, then turn the ball so that the window faces up. In the window, one face of the die will be visible. It will show a response to your question.

The 20 standard answers on a Magic 8-Ball are:

• Signs point to yes.
• Yes.
• Reply hazy, try again.
• Without a doubt.
• My sources say no.
• As I see it, yes.
• You may rely on it.
• Concentrate and ask again.
• Outlook not so good.
• It is decidedly so.
• Better not tell you now.
• Very doubtful.
• Yes - definitely.
• It is certain.
• Cannot predict now.
• Most likely.
• Ask again later.
• My reply is no.
• Outlook good.
• Don't count on it.

External link

• The Magic 8-Ball: An Unoffical Home Page (http://8ball.ofb.net/) includes photographs of the dissection of a Magic 8-Ball.