Charlie Charlie Pencil Game Explained

A recent viral video on the internet is the 'Charlie Charlie Challenge'. It's a game that apparently summons the demon 'Charlie' to answer questions.

To play the game, draw a cross (like X-Y axis) on a sheet of paper. Put a “yes” on two squares and a “no” in the remaining two.Place a pencil on the vertical line and then balance another pencil sitting crosswise atop of it.

To summon the demon, ask “Charlie, Charlie, can we play?” After a while the pencil will move to answer 'yes' or 'no'.

Below is the video of me trying it out

 

The reason behind this is gravity. As mentioned in the Independent , The awkward positioning of the pencil means that the slightest disturbance will cause it to move to a equilibrium position. The game's pencil arrangement means that the top pencil will always move irrespective of whether you summon the spirit or not.

The pencil sometimes does not move because it might not have been balanced properly in the first place. So there is it folks, there are no demons or spirits behind this game and is perfectly safe.