I remember seeing this bit when I was little (but back then, they used a potato instead of a baseball and two different colors of ping pong balls instead of foil) and I had still missed where the potato came from. This blew my 7 year old mind.
watch their hands closer with the clear cups, you can see how they palm them, but it's done so fast, because they're so smooth at it, it's an outstanding performance.
@@jackson5116 Yea, this video explained to me how sleight of hand and palming works. Before I understood magic I just scratched my head thinking how TF they do it. After I realized it's just amazing HOW they can do it. It's like you look underneath the hood and realize it's much more complex than you realize, and you appreciate when they pull it off.
My favorite thing Penn ever said was when describing different methods of misdirection he said 'or you could have a fat loud mouth with a ponytail distract the audience while you do all the work.'
Their skill and timing are extraordinary. People here are pointing out that Teller is superior at sleight-of-hand, which Penn has also said, but keep in mind that Penn is narrating their complex little act play-by-play as he pockets and positions the props. That's no small task.
These guys are maters of slight of hand- absolute geniuses and even when done with clear plastic cups, they make it seem as if they still just appear there
+Cameron Bashford It's the speed at which they move. So even when they're obviously sliding the balls into and out of their sleeves after loading their sleeves, the speed at which they do it still makes it appear instantaneously.
To be honest I don't think they are sliding balls into their sleeves - they are hiding it in their hands and pockets. It is very difficult to spot anything for the first time, but if you will mute voice and you will watch their hands carefully, you will notice how often they are putting their hands into their pockets. You will also notice, that they are manipulating cups in a way which gives them lot of possibilities to manipulate balls. There is no magic, there is even no real speed, but there is great ability to move attention of the public to unimportant topics just to hide what they are really doing.
Funnily enough, a lot of their tricks I actually appreciate more once they've explained them, because then you can see just how much work and skill goes into them. That's just as impressive as the illusion.
I remember seeing a clip by Penn explaining that if an explanation ruins the magic it wasn't that impressive to begin with. True magic gets more impressive when explianed.
I love how when Penn & Teller explain a trick it makes it even more impressive, because suddenly it's less about the mystery of what they're doing and more about the pure skill it takes to pull it off.
I think what matters is how your audience feels about you, because they certainly don't care about execution over their own feelings. Only magicians care about sleight of hand.
I think that teller is the best at sleight of hand there is. Penn is good, but teller's hands seem to be completely empty when he secretly is holding objects. It's incredible!
Penn was a pro juggler when they met and Teller recruited him as an already pro magician. Penn is a big mouth, misdirects naturally with his stage presence and Teller playing the mute can 100% concentrate on the sleight of hand and so on. They compliment each other perfectly plus both obsess over mastering the craft (I think Teller to this day still buys trick secrets from other artists and books to know every secret and technique they can incorporate and evolve their acts).
I come back to this every once in a while, because it seems like every time I watch it I'm seeing it in a new context. I think what I've realized lately is that performing "magic" for people provides a certain kind of entertainment value that only lasts until the show is over, and then they're immediately asking for more. But showing people that it's not really "magic," just hours and hours of practice and hard work to make something difficult appear effortless... that both proves your value and earns you greater respect as a performer, and inspires others to work just as hard to make something of value now that they know that the only real magic is determination. Replace "performing magic" with "making art", "fixing computers", or any other skill where people treat you like a wizard, and suddenly your own hard work and the work of those around you becomes more apparent.
The great thing about this is that when they do the trick, you're astounded by the mystique, the mystery and what you know cannot be true. When they reveal it, you're astounded by the skill, the clear practice taken to get to that point and how meticulously orchestrated it is. Either way ... yeah, bravo.
They do this so fast! I'm sure it requires years and years of practice to make it look this seamless, especially in front of cameras and a live studio audience. I couldn't pull this off in front of my dog.
Dogs would probably win this game all the time even against Teller (assuming it's to find a specific object), not because they're following what's going on but because they could detect where the scent is!
@@Roger__Wilco "but because they could detect where the scent is!" You say that... but the mount of times I've had to fetch the ball or freezbe after my dog lost it really makes you doubt the "100'000 x better smell". "I can literally see it!" that what my dog thinks I'm called.
@Håkon Palming a baseball is pretty standard, nothing incredibly about it. It looks incredible to the spectator, that is true, but i could teach you the whole trick, including palmed baseball in a few hours. If you want to see some real good cups and balls look up Gazzo, he is one of the best and palms baseballs(6) and one or two coconuts while the audience is only a few feet away.
What I love about this trick is that it shows just how much artistry and skill is required to do magic, and somehow it makes the trick just as magic, if not more.
The great thing about Penn & Teller is that even though they are revealing how it's done (even though they are old tricks and everyone basically knows what's going on already)...they still manage to amaze the audience because of the way they present it.
@pagalkhana Ok, wise guy, i am a professional magician. I know how it is done, like nearly every other magician. You obvious haven't a clue so you resort to swearing. Now pagalkhana, tell us why you are insulting people without any reason OR SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Strange enough it has not much to do with speed, you will never see the move. Distraction is the key-word here. Slight-of-hand is something we hardly ever use, but we make the spectator think we use it all the time.The explanation is of course part of the routine, just to confuse the audience. In reality the trick works completely different than what they show, but that is the whole idea of it.
Watch where their hands go when they manipulate the cups. When it looks like one of them is doing a move, they both are. Teller is as much misdirection as Teller. Teller turns his body a lot. Finally, whenever they openly grab a ball, they're lying. In fact, they're lying the whole time. And don't trust a word I just said.
It's this reason why I love Penn and Teller. They can show me a trick I already know, and are still amazingly entertaining to watch. Even moreso when they "reveal" the trick with a fake reveal. Classic.
Ever since I was little I always hated how magicians never explained how they did their tricks. Something about that just seemed so wrong and unfair. Penn and Teller are so fantastic because they break all the stupid traditional rules of magic and show it for what it is: not mysticism, but pure creativity, cleverness, and talent! They're against all the bullshit aspects of magic, they're educational, and above all - they're hilarious! Penn and Teller are THE BEST magicians!
The two of you together working the ball on that second cup is so smooth and quick I have trouble following even with narration and a clear cup. It's a thing of beauty.
I love watching this video because it shows just how freakin' good their slight of hand is. Even with clear cups and step-by-step explainations, it's beautiful to behold. Hours and hours of practice went into making it smooth and perfect!
These guys, Ricky Jay, all the greats - it's not that it's impossible to figure out how they did it. It's just hard to believe anybody gets that good at anything. Love watching mastery of a medium.
I never would have figured this one out, but the years of learning to avoid the misdirect combined with me learning the French Drop from you guys' show helped me crack the code.
My favourite line of all time from anything ever made, has always been “This is not juggling, this is called misdirection!” Which is what penn always says when revealing the Cups And Balls trick
The reason i love penn and teller is because even when they SHOW how to do the trick they do it in a way where it still looks like things are vanishing and appearing. They are so professional and have mastered sleight of hand so much that even when looking you in the eyes and showing you how its done you still get left feeling you have have no damn clue what just happened
The slight of hand is insane, I rewatched the begging with the red cups after they revealed how they did it with the clear cups and I still had to rewind a couple of times even though I knew what to watch for...
I have always disagreed about knowing the trick making it less impressive. For me knowing how it works and seeing it done flawlessly and so quickly I had to be watching and in some cases just had to assume they did a thing (sometimes even when you KNOW they're going to sleeve a baseball you cant see the damn thing happen)... that's sublime. I'm watching someone do a totally different kind of performance than just 'tricking' me and relying on my ignorance to make me impressed. When you impress me and I know how you did it... yeah. That's the magic for me.
It’s so amazing watching the video again after it’s revealed because I can’t believe I didn’t notice all the times they went in their pockets! Amazing!
It is even more impressive when you know how they are doing it. I can still barely see/not notice the moves they are doing. Their slight of hand is simply astounding.
After watching this, it seems to me that what they are taking advantage of is that you can't look at two things at once in your vision. If someone is showing you three balls, or juggling, you can't simultaneously look at the other guy doing something slightly shady with the cup or whatever. I guess they know exactly where your center of attention is going to be and take advantage of that. I think they are all rather small visual targets, and far apart enough from each other so when you're looking at one thing the other is too much in your peripheral.
this what over 30 years(now 40) of practise and skill does. Absolute masters in their art. The slaight of hand. The speed, timing and precision is absolutely beautiful to watch. The Final base ball appearing is so fast. Now if you now want good laugh and giggle , check in slow mo. The voices are hilarious but also you can see how they do the trick. Still simply just beautiful. Would love to see them. Unfortunately live in Europe.
awesome!!!!! For all you people who say that magicians shouldn't reveal their secrets...well...I don't think these 2 have. We all know the cup and ball trick is exactly that..a trick..with a bit of missdirection thrown in. What these 2 just did was so complicated...sooooo over the top....that if you slow this down and watch it frame by frame..you still won't be able to do this extremely complicated and well rehearsed trick. Its just so hard to follow...they revealed everything and yet revealed nothing!!
Agree. There's no secret to HOW it's done. We all know that it's sleight of hand. The secret is in WHAT is being done and WHEN. But it's still magical to see the artistry of it. A Picasso painting is a great work of art, even if you know exactly which paints and which brushes he used for which parts of the canvas.
Thanks to this I learnt something about magic: it is all in the preparation. What the audience sees is what you did during the previous trick. What you are actually doing is preparation for the next trick.
Every now and then I pull up this trick and watch. It's why I love P&T, and why I love their Fool Us show. My spouse and I, when watching magic performances on TV, will reverse, pause, and slow-motion tricks to see... if not WHAT was done or HOW it was done, but WHEN a thing happened. In a way, it spoiled a lot of tricks that rely on gadgets or flashy effects, but it gives us an appreciation for the skills involved. Wonder is not diminished by knowledge.
It's interesting that when you watch the trick, seeing all the hand movements that are putting the balls under the cups. Maybe I watch too much penn and teller fool us.
I’ve met them at a magic show, and even though Penn has lost weight, he’s still built like a linebacker with hands like shovels However, he’s a gifted bass player
This really is proof of just HOW fucking incredible they are. It's not just quick slight of hand, it's perfectly SMOOTH slight of hand too. It is literally perfect in every way, timed perfectly. Just fucking wildly good
That is the brilliant thing about it. Even if you now how the trick is done, it is still hard to keep up because everything happens so quickly and discreetly.
We call it sleight of hand and if you are familiar with palming the balls. but for bigger balls you need to palm it and slip it quickly enough in to the cup.
With the exception of a few people whose bulbs just aren't very bright, I think we all knew how the cup and balls trick works. Yet we still appreciate and love the sleight of hand and showmanship that makes it magic.
Love the guys so much. Even when they clearly show and explain to me how a trick is done, I am still asking myself "how on earth did they just do that?"
It gets so much less "romantic" when you know where to look... Check out Ricky Jay's version because, no matter where you think you should look, you have no idea.
Magic is impressive. But sometimes not knowing how something is done is more disappointing than impressive. Knowing how something is done and seeing the magician(s) perform it to perfection is a lot more impressive to me. Comprehension gives way to true appreciation because you know how hard it is.
I love baseball, and I also love Penn and Teller's magic tricks. That ending with the baseball is probably my favorite Penn and Teller moment in history, lol
And by revealing it it becomes even more astonishing.
Trampadoo im still fooled by the sheer speed at which they do this.
yes, the fluentness of the motions and the brilliant slight of hand being done is impressive no matter how often i watch this
I still felt like the baseball magically appeared, that was crazy.
So many things at once so fluid. This trick has been practiced many many times. great
Poiter 2 thats the point theyre trying to make.
"It's not juggling, it's misdirection" this phrase has been seared into my brain with the amount of ads Masterclass has put up.
Those ads are so good, tho.
Interesting and transparent.
I got that ad before this video
omg 😲 i was thinking that same thing! i literally came to the comments to see this
you cant be all loosey goosey with a sandwich
Just saw that add before this video
The joy of watching Penn & Teller doing magic is that, even when they reveal the secret, it only makes the trick even more difficult to comprehend.
***** Exactly. They explain how it's done and even do it in plain sight and the balls still seem to come out of nowhere.
***** Exactly. They explain how it's done and even do it in plain sight and the balls still seem to come out of nowhere.
***** It's better when you know how it's done because the skill becomes apparent
As long as you have eyes it's super easy to follow actually.
I remember seeing this bit when I was little (but back then, they used a potato instead of a baseball and two different colors of ping pong balls instead of foil) and I had still missed where the potato came from. This blew my 7 year old mind.
It is simply astounding when they do it with the clear cups. I mean you can see into the cups and the balls still seem to appear out of nowhere.
watch their hands closer with the clear cups, you can see how they palm them, but it's done so fast, because they're so smooth at it, it's an outstanding performance.
Too slow
Slight of hand, a common trick for thieves and magicians. I just love watching people do it.
@@jackson5116 Yea, this video explained to me how sleight of hand and palming works. Before I understood magic I just scratched my head thinking how TF they do it. After I realized it's just amazing HOW they can do it. It's like you look underneath the hood and realize it's much more complex than you realize, and you appreciate when they pull it off.
time to do the cup and ball trick with clear hands and pockets as well
My favorite thing Penn ever said was when describing different methods of misdirection he said 'or you could have a fat loud mouth with a ponytail distract the audience while you do all the work.'
Hmmmm I wonder *who* he is referring to....
Teller?
Steven Seagal
@@binshuo Nice one!
I came back to this video after probably years and went to like this, which unliked it because I’ve been here before
Their skill and timing are extraordinary. People here are pointing out that Teller is superior at sleight-of-hand, which Penn has also said, but keep in mind that Penn is narrating their complex little act play-by-play as he pockets and positions the props. That's no small task.
Penn is better showman and thus distracts from Teller doing the more difficult stuff.
Teller also has 20+ more years of experience
Teller may be the superior magician, but Penn is still an excellent one in his own right.
@@jackdaone6469 Neither one is truly superior to the other. They each excel at different parts of the whole act.
Penn is incredible at misdirection
Teller is World Class with his hands.
He could have been a surgeon
That’s what she said!
@@DennisKovacich You’re mixing it up with gynaecologist. 😅😅😅
@@johnmc3862, not really, since I was replying to the World Class comment, not the surgeon comment.
And his knuckles!
These guys are maters of slight of hand- absolute geniuses and even when done with clear plastic cups, they make it seem as if they still just appear there
+Cameron Bashford It's the speed at which they move. So even when they're obviously sliding the balls into and out of their sleeves after loading their sleeves, the speed at which they do it still makes it appear instantaneously.
To be honest I don't think they are sliding balls into their sleeves - they are hiding it in their hands and pockets. It is very difficult to spot anything for the first time, but if you will mute voice and you will watch their hands carefully, you will notice how often they are putting their hands into their pockets. You will also notice, that they are manipulating cups in a way which gives them lot of possibilities to manipulate balls. There is no magic, there is even no real speed, but there is great ability to move attention of the public to unimportant topics just to hide what they are really doing.
I wish they would mate with me...
One of them is a genius
@@yougood809 The other is insane!!!!!!
Funnily enough, a lot of their tricks I actually appreciate more once they've explained them, because then you can see just how much work and skill goes into them. That's just as impressive as the illusion.
I remember seeing a clip by Penn explaining that if an explanation ruins the magic it wasn't that impressive to begin with. True magic gets more impressive when explianed.
I love how when Penn & Teller explain a trick it makes it even more impressive, because suddenly it's less about the mystery of what they're doing and more about the pure skill it takes to pull it off.
i caught every moment of the trick before they revealed it, it just took me 23 replays.
They simply proved that it doesn't matter how trivial or simple any trick can be, what matters it's the execution.
Love these guys
I think what matters is how your audience feels about you, because they certainly don't care about execution over their own feelings. Only magicians care about sleight of hand.
I think that teller is the best at sleight of hand there is. Penn is good, but teller's hands seem to be completely empty when he secretly is holding objects. It's incredible!
EJ Meltzer
Penn has often stated that Teller is a much better magician than he is. And with sleight of hand at least, that seems definitely true.
their old cigarette scene perfectly showed how great Teller is with hand control. He's one of the best, if not the best out there.
Penn was a pro juggler when they met and Teller recruited him as an already pro magician. Penn is a big mouth, misdirects naturally with his stage presence and Teller playing the mute can 100% concentrate on the sleight of hand and so on. They compliment each other perfectly plus both obsess over mastering the craft (I think Teller to this day still buys trick secrets from other artists and books to know every secret and technique they can incorporate and evolve their acts).
Teller is incredible, but if you think he's the best there is, you've missed a lot of magic.
You see how they do it, they TELL you how they do it, and it STILL looks like magic! These guys are great.
I come back to this every once in a while, because it seems like every time I watch it I'm seeing it in a new context. I think what I've realized lately is that performing "magic" for people provides a certain kind of entertainment value that only lasts until the show is over, and then they're immediately asking for more. But showing people that it's not really "magic," just hours and hours of practice and hard work to make something difficult appear effortless... that both proves your value and earns you greater respect as a performer, and inspires others to work just as hard to make something of value now that they know that the only real magic is determination.
Replace "performing magic" with "making art", "fixing computers", or any other skill where people treat you like a wizard, and suddenly your own hard work and the work of those around you becomes more apparent.
balls!
2 guys 3 cups
And a lot of balls..
I wonder how many of the 260 likers actually got the reference.
@@FreedomFenn you the only one in this comment section who got the reference because you smart af
and... SEVEN balls
2 guys, 3 cups and BAAAAAAALLLLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I love how I KNEW about Penn's juggling misdirection and I still fell for it. Gotta love these guys.
The great thing about this is that when they do the trick, you're astounded by the mystique, the mystery and what you know cannot be true.
When they reveal it, you're astounded by the skill, the clear practice taken to get to that point and how meticulously orchestrated it is.
Either way ... yeah, bravo.
Even with clear cups and Penn telling us what they're doing, it still looks like magic.
They do this so fast! I'm sure it requires years and years of practice to make it look this seamless, especially in front of cameras and a live studio audience. I couldn't pull this off in front of my dog.
Years of practice? Lol i learned to do it in 3 days albeit not as fast as them
Dogs would probably win this game all the time even against Teller (assuming it's to find a specific object), not because they're following what's going on but because they could detect where the scent is!
@@Roger__Wilco dogs are great at making food disappear, too
@@Roger__Wilco "but because they could detect where the scent is!"
You say that... but the mount of times I've had to fetch the ball or freezbe after my dog lost it really makes you doubt the "100'000 x better smell".
"I can literally see it!" that what my dog thinks I'm called.
Penn & Teller began with a guest appearance on Jonathan's show and ended with Jonathan as the host on Penn & Teller's show
They did not begin there bud hahaha been around for decades.
@@Ploxxy-JG still not where they started, they were on SNL 7 years earlier
Watching it again and again, I'm convinced Teller teleported that baseball to the cup, it just appears there o.O
Just look at the hands you are not supposed to look at. They are constantly taking them out of their pockets and putting them into the cups.
that was not juggling, it was misdirection!
@Håkon Palming a baseball is pretty standard, nothing incredibly about it. It looks incredible to the spectator, that is true, but i could teach you the whole trick, including palmed baseball in a few hours. If you want to see some real good cups and balls look up Gazzo, he is one of the best and palms baseballs(6) and one or two coconuts while the audience is only a few feet away.
Play it in slow motion. He just MASTERFULLY palmed it. They are incredible.
@@gustavthemagician you can't palm something bigger than your palm, like a coconut.
What I love about this trick is that it shows just how much artistry and skill is required to do magic, and somehow it makes the trick just as magic, if not more.
The great thing about Penn & Teller is that even though they are revealing how it's done (even though they are old tricks and everyone basically knows what's going on already)...they still manage to amaze the audience because of the way they present it.
My eyes couldn't follow the trick even when they showed it on purpose. Needs some quick moving hands to do that
@pagalkhana Definitely worth replying to a 3 year old comment for.
@pagalkhana Ok, wise guy, i am a professional magician. I know how it is done, like nearly every other magician. You obvious haven't a clue so you resort to swearing. Now pagalkhana, tell us why you are insulting people without any reason OR SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Strange enough it has not much to do with speed, you will never see the move. Distraction is the key-word here. Slight-of-hand is something we hardly ever use, but we make the spectator think we use it all the time.The explanation is of course part of the routine, just to confuse the audience. In reality the trick works completely different than what they show, but that is the whole idea of it.
Watch where their hands go when they manipulate the cups. When it looks like one of them is doing a move, they both are. Teller is as much misdirection as Teller. Teller turns his body a lot. Finally, whenever they openly grab a ball, they're lying. In fact, they're lying the whole time.
And don't trust a word I just said.
Gustav You’re a “professional magician” who can’t spell “sleight of hand”?
Why is Teller wearing a mic?
+Poopface Mcgoo How else would you hear what he wasn't saying?
because he talks sometimes at interviews
Poopface Mcgoo best comment ever!!!! 😂 😂😂👌👌
Misdirection. While you're watching his lapel mic and trying to understand it's purpose, Teller's seducing your girlfriend.
David Silverstein shit man how did you know.
The amazing thing is that people are just as perplexed when they do the trick with the clear cups.
It's this reason why I love Penn and Teller. They can show me a trick I already know, and are still amazingly entertaining to watch.
Even moreso when they "reveal" the trick with a fake reveal. Classic.
What's fake about it?
starkiller187
About what?
Ndoki Hasaki the reveal
starkiller187
Which reveal?
Ndoki Hasaki "when they "reveal" the trick with a fake reveal. "
Ever since I was little I always hated how magicians never explained how they did their tricks. Something about that just seemed so wrong and unfair. Penn and Teller are so fantastic because they break all the stupid traditional rules of magic and show it for what it is: not mysticism, but pure creativity, cleverness, and talent! They're against all the bullshit aspects of magic, they're educational, and above all - they're hilarious! Penn and Teller are THE BEST magicians!
Palming an entire fking baseball like that is some max level illusion.
And he has since shown that trick to Gerrit Cole
These guys have been so great for so long!! I would love to see them live!!!
The two of you together working the ball on that second cup is so smooth and quick I have trouble following even with narration and a clear cup. It's a thing of beauty.
I have watched this several times, and it still looks like magic to me!
The astonoshing sleight of hand makes the clear cup verison still seem magical
I love watching this video because it shows just how freakin' good their slight of hand is. Even with clear cups and step-by-step explainations, it's beautiful to behold. Hours and hours of practice went into making it smooth and perfect!
These guys are such great showmen. I was actually more impressed/entertained when they did the trick showing me every step. Love it.
I'm so glad they're willing to share a little bit of magic and help us enjoy this trick with them. 😊
them telling us how it was done made it 100 times more impressive
That is absolutely astonishing!😂
Showing us how the trick was done was even more entertaining than the trick itself.
I saw them in 1986 … and Yes they did this trick … I was a wonderful show !
These guys, Ricky Jay, all the greats - it's not that it's impossible to figure out how they did it. It's just hard to believe anybody gets that good at anything. Love watching mastery of a medium.
12 years on and this is still entertaining.
I never would have figured this one out, but the years of learning to avoid the misdirect combined with me learning the French Drop from you guys' show helped me crack the code.
You know youre a great magician when you show how its done, and its still mesmerizing
My favourite line of all time from anything ever made, has always been “This is not juggling, this is called misdirection!” Which is what penn always says when revealing the Cups And Balls trick
Showing us how they do the trick ruins nothing, in fact it takes the appreciation of what they do on stage to a whole new level.
The reason i love penn and teller is because even when they SHOW how to do the trick they do it in a way where it still looks like things are vanishing and appearing. They are so professional and have mastered sleight of hand so much that even when looking you in the eyes and showing you how its done you still get left feeling you have have no damn clue what just happened
The slight of hand is insane, I rewatched the begging with the red cups after they revealed how they did it with the clear cups and I still had to rewind a couple of times even though I knew what to watch for...
Still crazy how he rolls the ball in his left sleeve and then rolls it around his body out the other sleeve just like the cigarette trick.
I have always disagreed about knowing the trick making it less impressive. For me knowing how it works and seeing it done flawlessly and so quickly I had to be watching and in some cases just had to assume they did a thing (sometimes even when you KNOW they're going to sleeve a baseball you cant see the damn thing happen)... that's sublime. I'm watching someone do a totally different kind of performance than just 'tricking' me and relying on my ignorance to make me impressed. When you impress me and I know how you did it... yeah. That's the magic for me.
It’s so amazing watching the video again after it’s revealed because I can’t believe I didn’t notice all the times they went in their pockets! Amazing!
These guys ARE a cut above the rest, even seeing what they are doing it was AMAZING!
Only seen the cigarette bit before this, thanks Jack!
1:13
"This is not juggling, this is called Misdirection"
-Penn-
Amazing. The trick is how good they are with their hands, the precision.
your my idol penn and teller one of the most famous magician's in the world keep up the good work.god bless you always :)
I love that the first ball comes pre loaded into the last cup. This is why Teller flipped it quicker than the first two red cups.
I want to watch Penn and Teller live.
I have seen this but so many times and I’m still impressed.
Sleight of hand at its finest! 👏👏👏
Magic is incredible, but if you watch it a few times it's shocking that you don't notice everything they do.
1:13 "This isn't called juggling, this is called misdirection!"
AND FOR REAL AT 2:52!?!?
Yeah, I just watched this three times in a row. I am still amazed even after seeing it all, finally.
It is even more impressive when you know how they are doing it. I can still barely see/not notice the moves they are doing. Their slight of hand is simply astounding.
After watching this, it seems to me that what they are taking advantage of is that you can't look at two things at once in your vision. If someone is showing you three balls, or juggling, you can't simultaneously look at the other guy doing something slightly shady with the cup or whatever. I guess they know exactly where your center of attention is going to be and take advantage of that. I think they are all rather small visual targets, and far apart enough from each other so when you're looking at one thing the other is too much in your peripheral.
the see through cups didn't help anything
The amount of misdirection is gorgeous...Well done, sirs...you are exemplary.
this what over 30 years(now 40) of practise and skill does. Absolute masters in their art. The slaight of hand. The speed, timing and precision is absolutely beautiful to watch. The Final base ball appearing is so fast. Now if you now want good laugh and giggle , check in slow mo. The voices are hilarious but also you can see how they do the trick. Still simply just beautiful. Would love to see them. Unfortunately live in Europe.
I love how confused and lost the host looks when Penn says they're gonna do the trick again.
awesome!!!!! For all you people who say that magicians shouldn't reveal their secrets...well...I don't think these 2 have. We all know the cup and ball trick is exactly that..a trick..with a bit of missdirection thrown in. What these 2 just did was so complicated...sooooo over the top....that if you slow this down and watch it frame by frame..you still won't be able to do this extremely complicated and well rehearsed trick. Its just so hard to follow...they revealed everything and yet revealed nothing!!
Agree. There's no secret to HOW it's done. We all know that it's sleight of hand. The secret is in WHAT is being done and WHEN. But it's still magical to see the artistry of it. A Picasso painting is a great work of art, even if you know exactly which paints and which brushes he used for which parts of the canvas.
Thanks to this I learnt something about magic: it is all in the preparation. What the audience sees is what you did during the previous trick. What you are actually doing is preparation for the next trick.
Every now and then I pull up this trick and watch. It's why I love P&T, and why I love their Fool Us show. My spouse and I, when watching magic performances on TV, will reverse, pause, and slow-motion tricks to see... if not WHAT was done or HOW it was done, but WHEN a thing happened. In a way, it spoiled a lot of tricks that rely on gadgets or flashy effects, but it gives us an appreciation for the skills involved. Wonder is not diminished by knowledge.
It's interesting that when you watch the trick, seeing all the hand movements that are putting the balls under the cups. Maybe I watch too much penn and teller fool us.
My question is how the hell do they fit that stuff in their pockets?
They aren't normal suits...
Kyle is right, they're performance suits which are special made
Jack Son as Penn is 6ft 6in and nearly 300lbs ANY suit is specially made 😂
I’ve met them at a magic show, and even though Penn has lost weight, he’s still built like a linebacker with hands like shovels
However, he’s a gifted bass player
This really is proof of just HOW fucking incredible they are. It's not just quick slight of hand, it's perfectly SMOOTH slight of hand too. It is literally perfect in every way, timed perfectly. Just fucking wildly good
I never get bored of this routine.
No potato :(
Andrew Goldman I always thought the AMERICAN BASEBAAAAALL is more American :)
+Andrew Goldman That's Irish
Krisos That'd be a sliotar.
I kept waiting for that to be used as well.. the potato gag came from the Criss Angel segment didn't it?
I'm with Ellen Page at the end. "What...?"
It took me about 15 minutes to watch this 3 minute video rewinding back and forth to see how each one was done lol simply amazing!
Love the speed at which Penn speaks - while revealing the trick - in sync.
IT'S A POTATO !!!!!!!!!
nope, still don't follow the movements, even with the transparent cups
That is the brilliant thing about it. Even if you now how the trick is done, it is still hard to keep up because everything happens so quickly and discreetly.
We call it sleight of hand and if you are familiar with palming the balls. but for bigger balls you need to palm it and slip it quickly enough in to the cup.
I love that the ad I got before hand was for penn and teller starting with “this is not juggling this is called misdirection”
With the exception of a few people whose bulbs just aren't very bright, I think we all knew how the cup and balls trick works. Yet we still appreciate and love the sleight of hand and showmanship that makes it magic.
3:06
Is that Ellen Page?
Jack Daone Yes it is
+Storm On PC And Tom Jones.
And Jimmy Carr.
@@Murdock1 USED to be...
This is NOT juggling
This is called Misdirection
You Sir have single-handedly made UA-cam comments a worthwhile human endeavour.
I haven't laughed this hard in ages!
Love the guys so much. Even when they clearly show and explain to me how a trick is done, I am still asking myself "how on earth did they just do that?"
Pops tolled me "if you cant explain to a kid what youre doing, you dont know what youre doing" im 23.
2:23
These guys are always entertaining
I saw these 2 in person. Teller is a cool dude. 💯
It gets so much less "romantic" when you know where to look... Check out Ricky Jay's version because, no matter where you think you should look, you have no idea.
That's funny. I just came here from seeing that video.
This is pretty academic stuff, considering I have an ex-wife that made my entire house disappear.
🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
Buddy, you havent seen wives with powers of attorneys making your whole life disappear after you come back from a deployment
Magic is impressive. But sometimes not knowing how something is done is more disappointing than impressive. Knowing how something is done and seeing the magician(s) perform it to perfection is a lot more impressive to me. Comprehension gives way to true appreciation because you know how hard it is.
Masters of both magic and showmanship.
That was before Ellen Page magically turned into a guy... one of Penn and Teller's greatest tricks.
I love baseball, and I also love Penn and Teller's magic tricks. That ending with the baseball is probably my favorite Penn and Teller moment in history, lol
This is why these guys are the best! Slowed it down to .25 and still couldn't keep up with clear cups!
Absolute masters,they are the most entertaining and technical illusionists ever