Pencil Test
Some people absolutely hate anticipation, and will do just about anything to avoid having to what around for something to happen. Often times, you will hear people say that the anticipation for something bad is usually worse than the actual thing that you are anticipating, as strange as that may sound. Although it certainly isn’t a bad thing for people, there is quite a lot of anticipation involved with being pregnant. When you first start experiencing the signs of pregnancy, you are going to have a lot of anticipation of whether you really are pregnant or it is just your mind playing games on you. And when you do finally find out that you are pregnant, the anticipation of learning whether the baby is going to be a boy or if the baby is going to be a girl. As a result of all of this waiting around for something to happen, it is natural for some people to try to devise ways to cut the waiting. One of these ways that has been developed over the years is the pencil test.
What is the Pencil Test?
The pencil test is a simple test that you can take to determine whether the baby that you are pregnant with is going to be a boy or a girl. Now, we should say right from the get go that this test hasn’t been proven by science. There are a lot of doctors out there that will insist that the pencil test has no ground being able to predict the sex of a baby. But for every skeptical doctor, there are probably 5 people who have seen its predicting powers, and swear by how accurate it is. So as you can clearly see, the pencil test has built up quite a following and there are actually a ton of people out there that will promise you that it can accurately predict whether your baby is a girl or a boy. When taking into consideration this, it becomes pretty apparent why the pencil test has become so popular with pregnant women.
How to do the Pencil Test
Doing the pencil test simply couldn’t be easier. All you need is some wire, a pencil and your wrist. Loop the wire around your wrist and stick both ends of the wire into the eraser of the pencil. Then, while keeping very, very still, hold your hand out and observe how the pencil dangles in midair. It is the way the pencil will spin that is supposed to determine the baby’s gender. If the pencil sways from side to side, that will indicate that your baby is going to be a boy. However, if you see that the pencil is going around in a circular motion, then that is supposed to indicate that you will have a baby girl. Remember that for most people, the pencil test is nothing more than a way to have a little bit of fun while waiting to find out whether you are going to have a baby boy or a baby girl.