Ask the Magic 8 Ball a "yes' or "no" question and there you have! It might not be the answer you are looking for but it's one of the most recognized classic toys of all time.The Magic 8 Ball did not really exist in its current form until 1950. The functional component was invented by Albert C. Carter, who was inspired by a "spirit writing" device used by his mother, Mary, a successful Cincinnati clairvoyant and medium. She supposedly revealed the future for Sherlock Holmes creator and super-natural enthusiast Arthur Conan Doyle, among other celebrities.
When store owner Max Levinson was approached by Carter about stocking the device, he called in his brother-in-law Abe Bookman, a graduate of Ohio Mechanics Institute. In 1944, Carter filed patent for his device with a few business partners. Under the name Alabe Crafts, they marketed and sold the device as The Syco-Seer. Bookman later made improvements to the Syco-Seer and in 1948, it was encased in an iridescent crystal ball. The revamped product caught the attention of Chicago's Brunswick Billiards. In 1950 they commissioned Alabe Crafts to make a version in the form of a traditional black & white 8 Ball.
There are 20 answers inside a Magic 8 Ball and here they are:
- As I see it, yes
- It is certain
- It is decidedly so
- Most likely
- Outlook good
- Signs point to yes
- Without a doubt
- Yes
- Yes – definitely
- You may rely on it
- Reply hazy, try again
- Ask again later
- Better not tell you now
- Cannot predict now
- Concentrate and ask again
- Don't count on it
- My reply is no
- My sources say no
- Outlook not so good
- Very doubtful
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