Charlie Charlie: In 2015, children all over the world were asking questions with two pencils

Around April 2015, suddenly many people on Twitter were posting a photo: a piece of paper divided into four squares, with "Yes" and "No" written in them, and two pencils laid horizontally across each other, forming a cross.

Those playing would chant "Charlie Charlie, are you here," and the top pencil would turn, pointing to "Yes" or "No." Some posted videos, saying Charlie was a ghost from Mexico who died in a car accident. It was said that within days, there were over a million related posts, spreading from the US to the Philippines, and then to China.

Later, many schools reminded students not to play, and some parents felt their children would be haunted by evil spirits. Some people from the church also spoke out, saying it was dangerous and would summon unclean things.

Soon, physics teachers and netizens conducted tests: if the two pencils were placed slightly unevenly, or if the table was tilted, there was wind, or someone was breathing, the pencils would easily turn, because their pivot points were extremely small and a slight shift in the center of gravity would make them move. And the direction they turned was only related to how they were placed. You could put the paper by the window and blow on it, or force one pencil to be placed slightly off-center, and it would still turn.

The way this game is played is actually not new; it has existed for a long time in Spanish-speaking regions as a paper-and-pencil game that schoolchildren play during breaks.

As for who "Charlie" is, no one can say for sure; it was made up online. The game was popular for a few weeks and then died down.

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