When it's cold outside, I love to make hot chocolate.
Yesterday, while I was sipping away, I noticed the chocolate strands making images in my cup. As I swirled the cup around, the pictures changed. I couldn't help but think about the famous Rorschach inkblot test! Rumor has it that the famous test, developed by Hermann Rorschach, stemmed from use of the childhood game "Blotto." This childhood game used inkblots to encourage children to make word associations or play charades. While working as a psychiatrist, Hermann Rorschach discovered that schizophrenic patients often responded to the Blotto game differently than more normal patients. He developed his ink blot test, and it has been used for decades by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists as a projective measure of personality assessment.
While a cup of hot chocolate is definitely not a standardized psychological test, it does make for a fun game to see what's on your mind. In my hot chocolate yesterday morning, I saw lots of sleeping people - probably because I was exhausted! Apparently sleep was on my mind, and I saw it everywhere. Today I took pictures of my hot chocolate mug, so let's discover what kind of pictures we see!
How to play the Hot Chocolate Rorschach Test:
Look at each picture below.
Notice what image first pops into your mind.
After quickly looking through each picture, go back to picture #1.
Do you still that first image? What swirls or bubbles form the image?
Continue processing through each picture.
Then, the fun part - what themes did you notice? What's on your mind today?
So what were your results?
Please tell me in the comments!
My results:
In order of pictures, I saw Tower Bridge, The United States, a hurricane, a girl, a girl being hit by a ball, and a brain.
My thoughts? I have watched too much TV lately. We watched a documentary about London's famous Tower Bridge and then the State of the Union address. Then, I guess I the girl pictures are because I played ball with my son this morning. I imagine seeing the brain comes from preparing this blog post about a psychological test.
I hope you enjoyed my funny, little game.
So cute! I saw a sleigh, dove, tornado, baby, etc!
ReplyDeleteI have never gotten a drink to do this before!! What a fun way to try to see things in your drink. I am not sure I am creative enough to see anything, but I have seen my kids come up with some fun things with pictures like this.
ReplyDeleteWe drink a lot of hot chocolate and my kids love games. I think that this would be a creative and fun game for me to play with the kids this weekend. What a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteThe first one looked like Rudolph to me! I can't wait to to play this with m y kids. They love hot chocolate
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome and creative game. Definitely gonna have to try this next time we have Hot Chocolate
ReplyDeleteNever have noticed this - maybe one of those little things in life you miss. I may have to make a cup after I finish my coffee.
ReplyDeleteI saw animals in all of them. Maybe it's time for a trip to the zoo! :)
ReplyDeleteI forgot to tell you which animals I saw. An owl, a cat, a hedgehog and an elephant. Some came to me quickly, some I had to study. lol
DeleteHaha, you must have had a lot of time on your hands when you figured this one out! I get it though, I see images in everything... It's really interesting, and I think it has something to do with creative minds.
ReplyDeleteOk I need to go make some hot chocolate ASAP! I never thought of looking at this!
ReplyDeleteFun game! I drink hot chocolate everyday and never thought to look at that. I will next time though.
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Love this idea! Rorschach test were always interesting to me, and I never thought to try them on things around the house - especially my hot chocolate! I saw a dog in the first one, then a number 3, a whirlpool, a volcano, waves, and an elephant :) How fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! I guess it's kind of like tea leaves. :) I saw a goose and several waves. Wonder what that means? Maybe a beach in my future.
ReplyDeleteSo, I went over every image separately. First, I saw a bird in flight over a lake with something in its talons; then an angel with a trumpet in her hand; then a cockatiel head; then an upside down turkey (mostly its head and neck); then a bird on a branch with his head cocked backward; and lastly, just a tree branch. I don't know why I saw so many birds in the swirls.
ReplyDeleteI saw a bat and a cyclone in the first and second ones! But what a fun idea! This is definitely something my little guy would love to play! Next time we have hot cocoa I am going to try it! Thanks for such an awesome idea!
ReplyDeleteWhy not have fun with food! I saw a lot of farm animals!
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