Twin telepathy: fact or fiction?
Being able to summon your evil twin from a different time zone seems like a fictional theory meant for sci-fi movies. I guess the whole summoning and evil twin part is rather comical, but is it true that twins have a deeper connection than other siblings? You'd think that sharing such a tight space for nine months would have to create some sort of special bond. Being a twin myself the most common question I get is, "Do you guys know what each other are thinking," and "Do you know what each other are doing at all times?"
In technical terms, twin telepathy is defined as " the purported transmission of information from one person to another without using any of our known sensory channels or physical interaction." Although this seems like a far stretch there are multiple interesting instances of this theory being true.
In 2009, Gemma and Leanne Houghton created an interesting case supporting twin telepathy. 15-year-old Gemma claimed that she was overtaken with a troubled feeling seeming to know her sister Leanne was in pain or trouble. Gemma then rushed upstairs to their bathroom where she knew Leanne was taking a bath, to find her unresponsive in the bathtub. Gemma revived her sister, saving her life. Although there is no scientific way to determine if Gemma actually felt a response to Leanne's turmoil or if it was a coincidence that she went into the bathroom, this story creates interesting evidence of the psychological connection between twins.
On my own personal account, I can say with confidence that some weird coincidences have occurred causing me to lean towards the scientific proof of twin telepathy. On numerous occasions, my sister and I have walked downstairs wearing the exact same shirt in different colors. Too many times to count I'll look up on the bus going to class to see my sister staring at me and probably like most twins we'll respond to people in unison far too often. Although I think twin telepathy is a far stretch I do believe that a deeper connection comes with siblings born on the same day. In no way shape or form can I read my sister's mind but there are numerous instances that lead me to believe different.
