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Why Simon Says turns a simple game into a trap

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The entire premise revolves around tricking a group of people into performing completely ridiculous physical actions just because a specific name was not uttered first. It is an incredibly early, low-stakes lesson in why you should carefully parse vocal instructions before immediately slapping your own forehead.

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