Fooling Penn and Teller is hard enough but trying to fool them with a card trick is like doubling down. In fact they should have a special "You Fooled Us with a Card Trick" trophy. Congrats and great job!
Once again - Penn and Teller reveal how wonderfully encouraging they are to every guest that comes on their show. Fool or not, they reward everyone with their compliments - the true magic.
That's the beauty of the show. It's not about good and bad acts, there are just good acts who can and who can't fool a professional magician duo, the audience is always amazed.
@@dogfoot1874 You could ask that about every performance. Do they just lie to every magician that "fools" them? Without evidence, I'd assume probably not.
"you don't get a trophy for being 16, you get a trophy for fooling us" I simply LOVE the way Penn and Teller treat kids on this show. It's 100% the right way. Amanda was flawless and deserved it.
My daughter's also 16. She doesn't do card tricks but she regularly makes my car keys and wallet disappear. I still haven't figured out how she does it. (Great job, Amanda!)
Is not bad parenting Eau..is young people being immature ..my parents were very strict with us and still we were doing bad things behind their backs .once you learn what responsibility is you behave different..so I pray for every kid and their parents in the world ..
@@xc3n I think it was more along the line of "no matter what, a good education is important." Who knows, maybe it'll even add to her, already impressive, magical talent
I'm sure she knows first hand how difficult it is for a young teen girl to make it in show business. It would be super foolish to give up an fledgling education in engineering for a potential "career" in "magic" (that _might_ end up with you doing the same routine every night on the Las Vegas strip. And that's if you're lucky).
I'm a rusty old amateur magician, so I'm familiar with how to do most card tricks. I have NEVER seen anything like this before. It was mind boggling. And the fact that she developed this herself, at 16 years old, just makes it more mind boggling. She should keep at this, and become a magic designer.
Man deck switches and double printed deck, the strange noises coming from the audio, plus weird cuts tells you he deck is gimmickry, either tape or magnets, the level of engineering for this trick tells you she definitely had help. It’s brave to go on this show, but there’s a rule that P&T must give a trophy if they’ve never seen a method used before even if they know what it is. You don’t think it’s strange thy didn’t put forth a guess when does that ever happen?
@@therealBocaStudios Really? Trickery, gimmicks, gaffs, deck switches? THAT'S how she did it? REALLY? Whoa....I thought it was real magic. Son; I'm not that dense, okay? I've never seen anything quite like this performance. I'm still in awe of this girl. She did some stuff there that I could not see how she accomplished the switches, and produced FAKE CARDS. She's incredible.
@@markl2322 Damn man, you mean she did not graduate from the Harry Potter school of witchcraft? I am with you though, to create, perform, and fool the world's best on their stage at 16 is absolutely amazing, even if she used something other than the 'spirit world', lol.
I absolutely love layered “answers” to a magic problem. This was masterful. Holding up the paper in the middle was great misdirection to set up the last fix. AMAZING!
It's always so refreshing to see young people invent new card tricks. Also, its refreshing to see more women involved in magic in general! Very well done!
@@davich_ Omg really!?!?! Well then screw this lady for using tricks that have already been invented. The nerve! The absolute gall! This hack fraud should have never have been on this show. If i was there i would be throwing tomatoes all across the stage in absolute disgust! Actually, the more i think about it, i don't care...
Don't ever stop doing magic! You've got a real gift, and it's a real accomplishment to fool P&T. When I think that because of this, you get to appear in their Las Vegas show, it just blows me away.
: "You don't get a trophy for coming up with a great plot and a great idea. You get a trophy for fooling us, which you did." Classic Penn. And yes, your act is fantastic and great fun to watch. Enormously entertaining and engaging. :)
and yet they gave her a trophy for all those reasons. Her sleight of hand was sloppy and I caught everything. I'm not P&T, so it amazes me that they didn't also catch literally everything
@@kazikoFPV Well remember that Penn and Teller are quite far away, whereas you and I are watching from a zoomed in camera. The high level magicians pull them close to the table. those impress me. With this Im surprised they could see much at all from where they were at. They were straining to see and Im sure they figured out all of them, but the problem is that they relaxed and didnt pay attention to the last ending (strained old eyes) like they said. So they just missed it on accident, nothing more
What an inspiration you're going to be to so many. A lot of little girls now think they can do magic and be a magician because of you. That might be the best part of all. Well done!
Hats off to you and the YT community! The routine was excellent, I don't have a clue nor do I want to know how you did it, truly amazing! Also, props to all of the positive comments, seriously people I kept waiting to see the hateful trolls posting comments, but I gave up after scrolling through half of them. Very refreshing to say the least! Cheers everyone!
This was a great trick, original, I liked how there were the 4 different endings, each adding on to the previous and each blowing my mind. Then learning that Amanda invented it - I'm even more impressed! Can't want to see more from this magician.
Well no, there was one ending. The others were false endings to let your guard down. In reality the final paper cutout was the only ending. And yes, I'm the jerk who has to be pedantic.
@@1979genius She could have stopped the trick at each of the four endings. Each trick carried over the selected card. Except...I get the feeling she forced the selected card and then swapped between a number of decks.
There are so many tricks in this that it's hard to follow. If it was an individual trick I'm sure Penn and Teller would figure it out. But there are multiple deck switches, pieces of paper involved that are switched for decks, etc. It's hard to follow when and how exactly each trick is done because they are each different and flow together so well. I can piece together parts of it, but I think I'd have to reach watch this a dozen times and spend a good hour before I really figured out everything. Which is amazing because each part I can figure out, but it's almost always different than I initially thought and different than the other parts I figured out before. Some of the foolers on here I really can't figure out what they did no matter how much I look, this one I can, and yet I can also completely understand how impossible it is to figure out in the moment without having to replay it multiple times.
WOW! Amazing trick and such a big display of professionalism that sometimes not even “grown ups” can show! Loved every single bit of it. Congrats! Greetings from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
The only obvious part was when she held up the piece of paper, switching the printed deck for a real one with the other hand under the table. Everything else blew my mind. Well done.
watch the last bit, she's spreading the cards but the deck never leaves her hand. it's a few cards from the bottom printed to look like they're a whole deck spread out and bound together. just enough room for the 8 of hearts to slide between and look how carefully she holds it up.
Yup. Rewatching the video I also noticed, even if really swiftly and subtle, her getting the printed one in the first place and folding the cards and putting them under/in table with left hand. But, I assume she has a camera and printer in the table, like how else is that possible, but I dont see when that picture is taken
When she switched out the deck for the perfectly ordered one it also wasn't too hard too see, both because she was obviously reaching something with her right hand and she said "watch the deck". If you don't listen and watch the other hand, you see her switching
also it seems to be some camera magic as well, as with many tricks on the internet, they literally don't show when she obviously replaces the card deck lined up with printed copy. I really don't believe this show, that the ones holding it, good magicians, would get so easily fooled by this and many others, especially seeing it in person and not via camera which doesn't show it all...
4:13ish you can see her right hand return, cupping the stacked deck. You can even see cards in her hand. I'd bet it's a forced pick, but if not she has 52 pre-set decks. Either way, she also pre-printed fan and spread photos to match. That fixes the "how could she get a photo shoot and print it off so fast" question. As for Penn & Teller... if they couldn't figure this out, they're idiots. And they aren't idiots. So they let a kid with some decent sleight of hand work and a good banter routine, win. And they can justify it because they aren't 100% sure if it was a forced pick or 52 pre-sets.
I’ve watched this many times, a total joy to see, so clean, so amazing and I have to say this is one of the best card tricks I’ve ever seen. And I’ve been watching magicians do card tricks for about 50 years. What a brilliant talent and I wish you all the best in your future careers, whether it’s engineering or magic!
What a cute routine! Truly original. This girl is aware of her strengths and leveraged them here. The misdirection of having a black table with a black mat was fantastic! She didn't even use it. The reaching under the table for absolutely nothing multiple times. The inconsistencies like the never ending deck spread which was discounted for cuteness. You don't need large hands to do sleight of hand. Just the concept. I enjoyed everything about this routine
Like you, I believe she employed a variety of misdirections - but not the "ooh, look over there" kind. The too-obvious* things you mentioned were designed to lull Penn & Teller - and she did, Penn said they relaxed when they knew ending after ending. I think if she'd done a short routine with little plot they wouldn't have been fooled. *Too-obvious to P&T, of course.
I loved the entire act. It's very impressive that she created this routine. I always remember this act because you can hear Alyson say, "Stay in school," at the end.
So young, and she fooled two of the best. P and T were delighted to present the trophy. Their generosity in hosting this show ultimately provides audiences a better product overall.
I watch a lot of clips from this show. It is not often that a moment makes me reflexively shout, "WHAT THE F***!?" The fan utterly blew my mind. I went back and watched it over again, and I don't even have the slightest clue of when it happened. My jaw's on the floor. WOW.
I love how the routine plays into the audience. Setting up expectations, letting them sit just a few seconds before upending them with yet another twist.
Congratulations! Great trick which gets progressively harder to figure out. First part was pretty obvious, 2nd one was bit blurry, and by the end I was fooled like a baby - and that's with few rewinds. I can only imagine Penn and Teller missed things as they didn't even expect so many stages of the trick in the first place. Really well done
Sorry, I won't be revealing anything on performer's channel, it would be very disrespectful. It's fine to talk these things on 3rd party channels, but here it would be very rude.
@@mroutcast8515 i do not think so. attempt to guess only help them know what other thinking towards and can only help them improve best example is Jeki Yoo of it if all think like u then he might not improvise it so well and clean. we can only guess exactly you will never be know of any!!! i think its most disrespectfully when no one even attempting to guess on act. that kinda showing how easy it is that u already knew it. its fine i already know first one mostly . i was look for start dissuasion on it.
@@anuj96sharma Search UA-cam for "penn teller cigarette" for starters. Then think how you would apply the same basic concept to making this happen as you critically watch this video. Being as kind as I can - if you honestly do not see how the fanned-cards-to-photo switch was done, then (1) it's clear to me you are not familiar with basic magic technique, so an explanation would not really be useful to you at this stage, and (2) a UA-cam comment on the magician's channel is NOT where your answers will lie. This is her livelihood. Even if I knew every aspect of her act - which I do not - revealing anything here would be the height of disrespect to her artistry.
@@Qermaq well u do not read my last comment I think please read it.like I said I already know mostly I was look for Start dissuasion. It's not just fanned card photos switch. She also switch 8 of heart card in that place.just show everyone it's not basic slightly of hand that she brings from home. And design of fanned card I m not so sure on that.
That is a really good magic routine. The ending got me. I was like "Ok I didn't see the paper cutout thing coming the first time...that's cool trick" then BAM I was fooled a 2nd time by the same thing.
I actually noticed 2nd one twice, but couldn't fully put my finger on it until I rewatched. First mistake she made was that she accidentally moved the printout on one side and entire thing movies, this was dead giveaway that it was one piece and second one was the top camera view, where you can clearly see the real deck of cards still in her hand. However as I said .. i still had to re-watch it. I knew something was off, but had to rewatch to understand what was going on. This is why most magicians hate it when people record them.
Not 100 percent but the last wasn’t a switch because of the way she picked up the cards. They are connected and hang like a daisy chain. If she picked them up any other way they would have fallen apart.
I'm very smart and somewhat autistic. I look at things in different ways and sometimes see things that Penn & Teller missed. BUT, in this case, you fooled me too! The whole time, I was thinking, okay, even if she didn't full THEM, she fooled ME. But you fooled them, too! This is a REALLY astounding effect that is so good, one could easily accuse you of doing actual magic. All good wishes!
The most magical thing about magic is knowing it's not magic, but being mystified anyway. I don't know how she did it, but man was it entertaining to watch.
Not knowing is the best part. You keep trying to find the trick but you don't see it and that's wonderful. It doesn't matter if it's a big thing or a small card trick, if it's mentalism... it's great to be fooled.
You make a good point. People who thought David Blane's old street magic was actual magic and he was calling on special powers are a lazy audience. I don't have to think - he's just magical! It's much more of a compliment to say I'm watching with full attention, knowing you are going to try to fool me, and, damn, you did anyway!
Agreed. Knowing the skill and misdirection that is being employed against you is great. You know she's doing something when her hand disappears from view under the table but it's so smooth that you don't see it.
The camera did you no justice 4:09, zooming in so much that it revealed a portion of the trick! Nonetheless, it was such a smart strategy by you to have had so many layers to the trick such that even if they figured out how you did several parts of the act, as long as they couldn't figure out one (major) aspect of the act, they should consider themselves fooled. Sounded like Penn was basically following along the whole time but couldn't figure out your very last finishing move. Great act and well played.
I don't remember what I was doing at 16 but it certainly was not that. Are there improvements that could be made? Sure. But...16. A LOT of time to evolve. High praise. Just the confidence to be on that stage, at that age, is impressive. Assembling a plot from an engineer's perspective, even better. Anyone negatively critiquing this from their sofa was probably not on television at 16. Well done. Follow your passions, whatever they may be.
It is such a gift when God gives you the skill you prayed for. Especially when you are young enough to enjoy it for long enough to really bring it to another level.
Coming from a fellow magician, this was a great trick and a couple endings fooled me as well on first watch. She’s going to be big time famous, if that’s what she wants. Either way, she’s going to be successful in life!
Didn't fool me at all, but I did enjoy the presentation as it kinds throws the false illusions in your face in a reversal kind of way still leaving you with, htf?
@@andrelinoge9415 The first trick is an unusual twist to a very old and basic card trick. The rest is playing with misdirection in a fresh and genius way too.
I loved their first look at each other when she was done. Penn's look at Teller was saying, "Well, she got me, but I'm sure the kid didn't get you." Teller's look was "Wait a second...How did she do that last bit?"
I love how at the 3:05 mark Tellers face is in awe and Penns face is trying to figure it out and being enjoyably frustrated that he cant. its hard for these 2 especially to go back to when they were kids watching a magic trick, so seeing them witness magic is always an extra treat. Wonderful act...top notch.
BRAVO !! It is great seeing the wave of talented female magicians. That Penn and Tellers show, has helped give a stage to. Well done Amanda, a trophy earned. For a act well poised, planned and presented. Glad I got to see it. Plus a fresh twist on old classics!!
I love how your routine was simple and easy to follow. I felt like I knew what was going to happen and then BAM, plot twist / magic trick. Well done! I’m also an engineer and I love it. I think cool hobbies like magic, music, cars…etc help engineers be more creative with the problems they are solving at work. I hope to see more of your magic in the future!
I just rewatched the video and paused a lot of times, and I managed to see how the tricks were done, but man, did I not see anything the first time I watched it, this routine is so well done and creative and I am not surprised you fooled P&T. Amazing performance.
i can see when she switches between decks and that's only because i can replay it multiple times, but to actually do this in front of Penn and Teller and to fool them, that's just amazing
Seppiro it was pretty good psychological engineering I would say, with all the endings to make P&T relax and stop looking closely at what was in her hands. Very good job.
Frankly the fact that I replayed it at all... Well I don't do that to some of the champions. 16 or 40, the scripting is good enough to fool magicians even if the sleight of hand is still catching up to her brain. I was like, seriously? I'm rewinding? I've been doing this longer than she's been alive. I quit.
Those 4 different endings were remarkeable! A lot of magicians on this page said they were fooled! She's got a great future in magic if she decides to put aside Engineering for a bit.😊
I do really like how they let the performers share the videos on their own channels. I think that shows great class. Also it make me giggle when I see such an aggrandizing title on the magician's own video. 🤣
That was so impressive. It was fun, entertaining, creative. I always thought "no way they are gonna be fooled by this" and then there is a twist and then another twist and another. This is awesome.
I've been doing magic on and off the past 20 years. Nothing serious. Just typical Michael Ammar stuff or beginner-ish/intermediate level David Stone material. I'm pretty good at spotting how tricks are done. Not only did your routine fool me in the sense that I didn't see the twists coming. But even after further reflection, there were several spots that left me rather puzzled. Very, very impressive. Also a very beautiful and smooth presentation.
You're an inspiration not just to young magicians, but to young at heart (but old on the outside) people like me. What you said about not copying other people's magic and creating your own magic really resonates with me. I enjoyed your performance on Fool Us and look forward to seeing where you will go in magic in the coming years.
I love this. I've seen probably hundreds of card tricks, honestly I'm usually immune to the magic of card tricks because I tend to pick up on things they do, with slight of hand. But this is refreshing, I'm sure I could figure it out after watching it over and over again, but the last 2 endings I was completely lost on my first view. I really hope you keep up with magic throughout your life as you go to school and pursue the career you want. Plus you could even just do small magic tricks for your coworkers on break. Even if you don't pursue a career in magic, you are definitely talented and it can be used for all kinds of entertainment.
Amazing and entertaining routine. And especially the last trick is amazing. While I was able to figure out the first 3, the last one just... I mean.... HOW? I even watched it frame by frame and I coudln't find anything. Smooth!!!
I think the thing P&T were most impressed with was the transition from cards to printed paper…the laugh of surprise on the last transition was a giveaway as to whether Amanda fooled them or not.
What was most impressive to me wasn’t the magic, or her age, or the fact that she creates her own tricks, but her modesty. She obviously didn’t think she’d actually fool P&T, was just happy to be performing her routine for them, is set on becoming an engineer and maybe having magic as a pastime, not a career. Actual career magicians can’t fool P&T with lavish set pieces, lots of misdirection and highly-polished banter, and this young woman does it with an inventive card trick and straightforward (though slightly nervous) delivery. I think as an engineer she can create even more successful, imaginative tricks. Those engineering skills can only help her future in magic!
I have to agree with the last thing Penn says as he gets on stage. It's the last part(turning the opened face up deck) that floored me. With everything else, I felt like there were a few moments to make a switch. But that one was just so clean
This is one of the BEST magic tricks ive ever seen in my whole.life... so enjoyable.. what a great act❤❤❤ i actually shed a couple of tear drops.. so touchy ❤❤❤
I love how delighted Teller looks whenever he watches magic tricks.
That's the whole reason they started this show, I think :)
To be surprised again, like when they didn't have so much knowledge yet
He plays the patsy really well.
And that night, at band camp@@iggysixx
Fooling Penn and Teller is hard enough but trying to fool them with a card trick is like doubling down. In fact they should have a special "You Fooled Us with a Card Trick" trophy. Congrats and great job!
Penn and Teller have lost it! or desperate to get people to get the award!
That totally unskilled hack jandro got it 4 times! 🤦♂️🤣
One more thing... She invented it herself. It's pretty refreshing to see - something new.
This show is a masquerade meant to fool those that view it.
@@stevedyches4635 As the people like that absolute skill less hack jandro who manages to "fool" them when its clear how he did it and how he cheated?
@@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 I'm not familiar with that act, but regardless it's all BS.
Once again - Penn and Teller reveal how wonderfully encouraging they are to every guest that comes on their show. Fool or not, they reward everyone with their compliments - the true magic.
think they just seen the girl who someday will replace them on fool us,the next generation never know
That's the beauty of the show. It's not about good and bad acts, there are just good acts who can and who can't fool a professional magician duo, the audience is always amazed.
Did she actually fool them or did they patronize her?
@@dogfoot1874 You could ask that about every performance. Do they just lie to every magician that "fools" them?
Without evidence, I'd assume probably not.
@@Stardust_Lily their rules say they get one guess. Sometimes they get it down to 2 and guess wrong (what happened with Wes Iseli).
"you don't get a trophy for being 16, you get a trophy for fooling us" I simply LOVE the way Penn and Teller treat kids on this show. It's 100% the right way. Amanda was flawless and deserved it.
My daughter's also 16. She doesn't do card tricks but she regularly makes my car keys and wallet disappear. I still haven't figured out how she does it. (Great job, Amanda!)
Lol
Bad parenting usually does the trick! :)
Is not bad parenting Eau..is young people being immature
..my parents were very strict with us and still we were doing bad things behind their backs
.once you learn what responsibility is you behave different..so I pray for every kid and their parents in the world ..
@@marcomtz6316 and? Not teaching responsibility, being strict for the sake of being strict is bad parenting.
@@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect you realize this is a joke comment right
How dedicated and smart of Penn and Teller to keep up with all of the latest Magic by having it personally demonstrated to them
I love that Alison's parental instincts came out and she hit her with the "stay in school" 😂
yeah I heard that and I was like...lol what does she mean? "listen, you have great potential but please finish your high school first?"
@@xc3n I think it was more along the line of "no matter what, a good education is important." Who knows, maybe it'll even add to her, already impressive, magical talent
I'm sure she knows first hand how difficult it is for a young teen girl to make it in show business. It would be super foolish to give up an fledgling education in engineering for a potential "career" in "magic" (that _might_ end up with you doing the same routine every night on the Las Vegas strip. And that's if you're lucky).
With an engineering degree, and her skills in illusion, she could have a very profitable career in sales. Just a thought.
I always fancied her
I'm a rusty old amateur magician, so I'm familiar with how to do most card tricks. I have NEVER seen anything like this before. It was mind boggling. And the fact that she developed this herself, at 16 years old, just makes it more mind boggling. She should keep at this, and become a magic designer.
Man deck switches and double printed deck, the strange noises coming from the audio, plus weird cuts tells you he deck is gimmickry, either tape or magnets, the level of engineering for this trick tells you she definitely had help. It’s brave to go on this show, but there’s a rule that P&T must give a trophy if they’ve never seen a method used before even if they know what it is. You don’t think it’s strange thy didn’t put forth a guess when does that ever happen?
@@therealBocaStudioswhat that’s not a rule…
@@therealBocaStudios Really? Trickery, gimmicks, gaffs, deck switches? THAT'S how she did it? REALLY?
Whoa....I thought it was real magic.
Son; I'm not that dense, okay?
I've never seen anything quite like this performance. I'm still in awe of this girl. She did some stuff there that I could not see how she accomplished the switches, and produced FAKE CARDS.
She's incredible.
@@markl2322 Damn man, you mean she did not graduate from the Harry Potter school of witchcraft? I am with you though, to create, perform, and fool the world's best on their stage at 16 is absolutely amazing, even if she used something other than the 'spirit world', lol.
@@markl2322its a simple but clean switch when she fans the deck and later spreads it. Whats so mind boggling about it?
"We need more women in STEM and by that I mean Skateboarding, Television, E-Sports and Magic."
Holy shit a joe pera reference
We don't NEED a damn thing!!! So sick of this woke ass snowflake culture!!!!!
And equally we need less abbreviations
As a male engineer, her words really hit me hard. We need more women in STEM
@@tomorrowproof163yeaaaaa the science community says no. We need abbreviations because are words are too smart for the general public
I absolutely love layered “answers” to a magic problem. This was masterful. Holding up the paper in the middle was great misdirection to set up the last fix. AMAZING!
It's always so refreshing to see young people invent new card tricks. Also, its refreshing to see more women involved in magic in general! Very well done!
My sentiments exactly
Hate to break it to you but its not a new trick.
@@davich_ Omg really!?!?! Well then screw this lady for using tricks that have already been invented. The nerve! The absolute gall! This hack fraud should have never have been on this show. If i was there i would be throwing tomatoes all across the stage in absolute disgust!
Actually, the more i think about it, i don't care...
@@-Lotek-The-B0T-ASSASS1N you sound like a spoiled 👶 child!
@@bobbyd9319 Congratulations, that was the point...
Don't ever stop doing magic! You've got a real gift, and it's a real accomplishment to fool P&T. When I think that because of this, you get to appear in their Las Vegas show, it just blows me away.
: "You don't get a trophy for coming up with a great plot and a great idea. You get a trophy for fooling us, which you did." Classic Penn. And yes, your act is fantastic and great fun to watch. Enormously entertaining and engaging. :)
and yet they gave her a trophy for all those reasons. Her sleight of hand was sloppy and I caught everything. I'm not P&T, so it amazes me that they didn't also catch literally everything
@@kazikoFPV Well remember that Penn and Teller are quite far away, whereas you and I are watching from a zoomed in camera. The high level magicians pull them close to the table. those impress me. With this Im surprised they could see much at all from where they were at. They were straining to see and Im sure they figured out all of them, but the problem is that they relaxed and didnt pay attention to the last ending (strained old eyes) like they said. So they just missed it on accident, nothing more
@@kazikoFPV When are you going to be on the show?
@@KaiatheSiberianHusky when you realize critism is ok lol
@@kazikoFPV Well there is a difference between constructive critisism and saying "she's nothing, I'm better".
What an inspiration you're going to be to so many. A lot of little girls now think they can do magic and be a magician because of you. That might be the best part of all. Well done!
Sexist comment.
Hats off to you and the YT community! The routine was excellent, I don't have a clue nor do I want to know how you did it, truly amazing! Also, props to all of the positive comments, seriously people I kept waiting to see the hateful trolls posting comments, but I gave up after scrolling through half of them. Very refreshing to say the least! Cheers everyone!
That was some slick slickery. Watch out Vegas. This girl knows her craft.
Always warms my heart to see female magicians doing well on pen and teller and especially when P&T are fooled.
This was a great trick, original, I liked how there were the 4 different endings, each adding on to the previous and each blowing my mind. Then learning that Amanda invented it - I'm even more impressed! Can't want to see more from this magician.
…Basically you just took what Penn said and said it again……
@@JKRowl took me a bit to figure out what you were saying - and ha yeah you are right but wasn't intentional :) I still like it for the same reasons.
Well no, there was one ending. The others were false endings to let your guard down. In reality the final paper cutout was the only ending. And yes, I'm the jerk who has to be pedantic.
@@1979genius She could have stopped the trick at each of the four endings.
Each trick carried over the selected card.
Except...I get the feeling she forced the selected card and then swapped between a number of decks.
@@1979genius yep, you are right.
There are so many tricks in this that it's hard to follow. If it was an individual trick I'm sure Penn and Teller would figure it out. But there are multiple deck switches, pieces of paper involved that are switched for decks, etc. It's hard to follow when and how exactly each trick is done because they are each different and flow together so well. I can piece together parts of it, but I think I'd have to reach watch this a dozen times and spend a good hour before I really figured out everything. Which is amazing because each part I can figure out, but it's almost always different than I initially thought and different than the other parts I figured out before. Some of the foolers on here I really can't figure out what they did no matter how much I look, this one I can, and yet I can also completely understand how impossible it is to figure out in the moment without having to replay it multiple times.
I love seeing the Joy on Teller's face when he sees something new - even if he then works it out, that moment of joy on his face is superb
WOW! Amazing trick and such a big display of professionalism that sometimes not even “grown ups” can show! Loved every single bit of it. Congrats! Greetings from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
Agreed 110%!
The level of originality of this performance and its creativity is incredible. This was stunning.
That's what makes it good - the originality! At first, you think, my god, another "pick a card" trick??
Wow. She was so great. Didn't seem nervous one bit. And her trick was unique and awesome!
The new generation is mind blowing.
What a wonderful act and this why I love to see magic trick
This lady has a great Talent, keep practicing, I'm sure you will be back, and receive another trophy 🏆🥇.....
I always love the style of how Penn tells the magician they fooled them. Great trick!
The only obvious part was when she held up the piece of paper, switching the printed deck for a real one with the other hand under the table. Everything else blew my mind. Well done.
watch the last bit, she's spreading the cards but the deck never leaves her hand. it's a few cards from the bottom printed to look like they're a whole deck spread out and bound together. just enough room for the 8 of hearts to slide between and look how carefully she holds it up.
Yup. Rewatching the video I also noticed, even if really swiftly and subtle, her getting the printed one in the first place and folding the cards and putting them under/in table with left hand.
But, I assume she has a camera and printer in the table, like how else is that possible, but I dont see when that picture is taken
When she switched out the deck for the perfectly ordered one it also wasn't too hard too see, both because she was obviously reaching something with her right hand and she said "watch the deck". If you don't listen and watch the other hand, you see her switching
also it seems to be some camera magic as well, as with many tricks on the internet, they literally don't show when she obviously replaces the card deck lined up with printed copy.
I really don't believe this show, that the ones holding it, good magicians, would get so easily fooled by this and many others, especially seeing it in person and not via camera which doesn't show it all...
4:13ish you can see her right hand return, cupping the stacked deck. You can even see cards in her hand.
I'd bet it's a forced pick, but if not she has 52 pre-set decks. Either way, she also pre-printed fan and spread photos to match. That fixes the "how could she get a photo shoot and print it off so fast" question.
As for Penn & Teller... if they couldn't figure this out, they're idiots. And they aren't idiots. So they let a kid with some decent sleight of hand work and a good banter routine, win. And they can justify it because they aren't 100% sure if it was a forced pick or 52 pre-sets.
Beyond her technical skills, her level of poise on stage was better than a lot of the adult magicians that appear on there.
That was stunning!!! Clever, Calm, and Confident.
I predict a big magical future! A well deserved life changing event!
I’ve watched this many times, a total joy to see, so clean, so amazing and I have to say this is one of the best card tricks I’ve ever seen. And I’ve been watching magicians do card tricks for about 50 years. What a brilliant talent and I wish you all the best in your future careers, whether it’s engineering or magic!
What a cute routine! Truly original. This girl is aware of her strengths and leveraged them here. The misdirection of having a black table with a black mat was fantastic! She didn't even use it. The reaching under the table for absolutely nothing multiple times. The inconsistencies like the never ending deck spread which was discounted for cuteness. You don't need large hands to do sleight of hand. Just the concept. I enjoyed everything about this routine
Like you, I believe she employed a variety of misdirections - but not the "ooh, look over there" kind. The too-obvious* things you mentioned were designed to lull Penn & Teller - and she did, Penn said they relaxed when they knew ending after ending. I think if she'd done a short routine with little plot they wouldn't have been fooled.
*Too-obvious to P&T, of course.
I loved the entire act. It's very impressive that she created this routine. I always remember this act because you can hear Alyson say, "Stay in school," at the end.
So young, and she fooled two of the best. P and T were delighted to present the trophy. Their generosity in hosting this show ultimately provides audiences a better product overall.
Delighted to get her to walk off stage and leave them alone with her props. THATS how she did that.
WHO?!?! MIKE JOOOONES!
I apologize.
I watch a lot of clips from this show. It is not often that a moment makes me reflexively shout, "WHAT THE F***!?" The fan utterly blew my mind. I went back and watched it over again, and I don't even have the slightest clue of when it happened. My jaw's on the floor. WOW.
I forgot it was a vid that fooled Penn and Teller and I was just as surprised as her. And let me say that Penn is always respectful and informative.
At the end of every trick I was like " whaaaaaatttt????" And in the end, holy crap !!! Congratulations young lady a very very much deserved reward 👏 👍
I love how the routine plays into the audience. Setting up expectations, letting them sit just a few seconds before upending them with yet another twist.
There was no audience due to covid restrictions, but yeah. It would play well to an audience.
Congratulations! Great trick which gets progressively harder to figure out. First part was pretty obvious, 2nd one was bit blurry, and by the end I was fooled like a baby - and that's with few rewinds. I can only imagine Penn and Teller missed things as they didn't even expect so many stages of the trick in the first place. Really well done
can you explain then first one
Sorry, I won't be revealing anything on performer's channel, it would be very disrespectful. It's fine to talk these things on 3rd party channels, but here it would be very rude.
@@mroutcast8515 i do not think so. attempt to guess only help them know what other thinking towards and can only help them improve best example is Jeki Yoo of it if all think like u then he might not improvise it so well and clean. we can only guess exactly you will never be know of any!!! i think its most disrespectfully when no one even attempting to guess on act. that kinda showing how easy it is that u already knew it. its fine i already know
first one mostly . i was look for start dissuasion on it.
@@anuj96sharma Search UA-cam for "penn teller cigarette" for starters. Then think how you would apply the same basic concept to making this happen as you critically watch this video.
Being as kind as I can - if you honestly do not see how the fanned-cards-to-photo switch was done, then (1) it's clear to me you are not familiar with basic magic technique, so an explanation would not really be useful to you at this stage, and (2) a UA-cam comment on the magician's channel is NOT where your answers will lie. This is her livelihood. Even if I knew every aspect of her act - which I do not - revealing anything here would be the height of disrespect to her artistry.
@@Qermaq well u do not read my last comment I think please read it.like I said I already know mostly I was look for Start dissuasion. It's not just fanned card photos switch. She also switch 8 of heart card in that place.just show everyone it's not basic slightly of hand that she brings from home. And design of fanned card I m not so sure on that.
you had a calmer head than most the people that come on the show, that puts the audience at ease to just sit back and enjoy the show. well done
I literally teared up when they announce that you fool them I was so happy for you, God bless you!
Simply wonderful.
She certainly will be at the top of her field, wherever her dreams take her.
That is a really good magic routine. The ending got me. I was like "Ok I didn't see the paper cutout thing coming the first time...that's cool trick" then BAM I was fooled a 2nd time by the same thing.
I actually noticed 2nd one twice, but couldn't fully put my finger on it until I rewatched. First mistake she made was that she accidentally moved the printout on one side and entire thing movies, this was dead giveaway that it was one piece and second one was the top camera view, where you can clearly see the real deck of cards still in her hand. However as I said .. i still had to re-watch it. I knew something was off, but had to rewatch to understand what was going on. This is why most magicians hate it when people record them.
Great show. I was with her till the last switch at the. Then had to rewatch. Nerves of steel to do this in a giant room with these guys. Hats off
@@paulmayon8821 A little less nerve wracking if there's no live audience, but nevertheless yeah
Not 100 percent but the last wasn’t a switch because of the way she picked up the cards. They are connected and hang like a daisy chain. If she picked them up any other way they would have fallen apart.
@@ZzHasbrozZ Boy that seems risky. Lot of guts there.
I'm very smart and somewhat autistic. I look at things in different ways and sometimes see things that Penn & Teller missed. BUT, in this case, you fooled me too! The whole time, I was thinking, okay, even if she didn't full THEM, she fooled ME. But you fooled them, too! This is a REALLY astounding effect that is so good, one could easily accuse you of doing actual magic. All good wishes!
Bravisimo! That was a briliant routine...I give props to those who deserve it and this young lady certainly deserves huge kudos!
Embrace engineering and use it to invent new astonishing tricks! The world is in your hands, Amanda. Well done!
The most magical thing about magic is knowing it's not magic, but being mystified anyway. I don't know how she did it, but man was it entertaining to watch.
Not knowing is the best part. You keep trying to find the trick but you don't see it and that's wonderful. It doesn't matter if it's a big thing or a small card trick, if it's mentalism... it's great to be fooled.
You make a good point. People who thought David Blane's old street magic was actual magic and he was calling on special powers are a lazy audience. I don't have to think - he's just magical! It's much more of a compliment to say I'm watching with full attention, knowing you are going to try to fool me, and, damn, you did anyway!
Agreed. Knowing the skill and misdirection that is being employed against you is great. You know she's doing something when her hand disappears from view under the table but it's so smooth that you don't see it.
The camera did you no justice 4:09, zooming in so much that it revealed a portion of the trick! Nonetheless, it was such a smart strategy by you to have had so many layers to the trick such that even if they figured out how you did several parts of the act, as long as they couldn't figure out one (major) aspect of the act, they should consider themselves fooled. Sounded like Penn was basically following along the whole time but couldn't figure out your very last finishing move. Great act and well played.
I don't remember what I was doing at 16 but it certainly was not that.
Are there improvements that could be made? Sure. But...16. A LOT of time to evolve.
High praise. Just the confidence to be on that stage, at that age, is impressive. Assembling a plot from an engineer's perspective, even better.
Anyone negatively critiquing this from their sofa was probably not on television at 16.
Well done. Follow your passions, whatever they may be.
I was using a stripper deck and doing double lifts at 16, haha.
@@RMagicS I was watching David Copperfield DVDs at 16. 😂
Penn & Teller constantly reveal that kindness is magic. A great trick and a great response.
It is such a gift when God gives you the skill you prayed for. Especially when you are young enough to enjoy it for long enough to really bring it to another level.
Coming from a fellow magician, this was a great trick and a couple endings fooled me as well on first watch. She’s going to be big time famous, if that’s what she wants. Either way, she’s going to be successful in life!
Didn't fool me at all, but I did enjoy the presentation as it kinds throws the false illusions in your face in a reversal kind of way still leaving you with, htf?
I know magic well, but no idea what she did. Awesome performance.
@@andrelinoge9415 The first trick is an unusual twist to a very old and basic card trick. The rest is playing with misdirection in a fresh and genius way too.
@@ikannunaplays awesome.
@@andrelinoge9415 Sorry for lacking details, I don't want to give it away. But it's a well ordered routine.
I didn't fool Penn and Teller when I was on the show, 😊but this makes me want to go back and try and fool them again!
All things considered - she is extremely impressive, and so is her original unique trick. I am in awe
That was awesome. Just like Penn and Teller said, I kept thinking that it was over, then there was more. Great idea!
I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOUUUU! Finally a young woman in this. Congrats!
I love the little laugh Penn lets out right at the 4th ending, realising he was no idea how it was done.
That was my favorite part. Pure enjoyment from him.
How can anyone possibly give a dislike for such a great routine!!! This kid is just so very talented... I'm jealous... 😍😍😍
I was with you right up until the dribble and then I was going “Okay. So this is real magic. Easy. She’s a witch.”
dribble? the cards all dribbled at the same distance. attached cards kinda like the fake cards waterfall deck. That was the easy bit?
Nah dude, those cards weren't attached
@Symbiote Shaketh 777 sorry
Haha 😂😂
Haha!!! "She's a witch"... best comment ever!!
What a talented young woman! Such poise and stage presence! Very entertaining.
oh my goodness! so much talent! what an AMAZING magic performance!!!
Got me on the last part. I was tracking most everything. Good trick and good act. Keep it up!
I loved their first look at each other when she was done. Penn's look at Teller was saying, "Well, she got me, but I'm sure the kid didn't get you." Teller's look was "Wait a second...How did she do that last bit?"
I came down to say the exact same thing. lol! They cut to Penn and Teller, and their faces were priceless!
I love how at the 3:05 mark Tellers face is in awe and Penns face is trying to figure it out and being enjoyably frustrated that he cant. its hard for these 2 especially to go back to when they were kids watching a magic trick, so seeing them witness magic is always an extra treat. Wonderful act...top notch.
Yup. My guess is wanting to experience again being a kid watching a trick he can't figure out is the whole reason they created Fool Us.
This young lady is very talented… I hope her mom and dad are proud and realize how talented she is…keep going you lady..you did great…
I think this probably the best trick i have seen this year pretty awesome.
BRAVO !! It is great seeing the wave of talented female magicians. That Penn and Tellers show, has helped give a stage to. Well done Amanda, a trophy earned. For a act well poised, planned and presented. Glad I got to see it. Plus a fresh twist on old classics!!
I love how your routine was simple and easy to follow. I felt like I knew what was going to happen and then BAM, plot twist / magic trick. Well done! I’m also an engineer and I love it. I think cool hobbies like magic, music, cars…etc help engineers be more creative with the problems they are solving at work. I hope to see more of your magic in the future!
Wow that was amazing from the beginning to the end, you did a wonderful job👍
Wow what an amazing trick! This young lady is very passionate, ambitious, and professional! Wishing her a fabulous future ahead!!
That was amazing Amanda!!!! Hope to see your name in bright lights someday!!!! You certainly just earned it!!!!!
She's brilliant. I hope to see more of her Magic in the future.
Great work! Once she gains more confidence and has a more relaxed flow to her narration, she’ll be unstoppable.
This was amazing. At first she had me at, eh its alright. But after the second ending 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Wonderful! I got teary at the end! Congratulations
Bloomin' marvellous. Very well done Amanda.
She is so freaking good 👏🏽 and such a clean performance I also hope she start having spectators next to her
I just rewatched the video and paused a lot of times, and I managed to see how the tricks were done, but man, did I not see anything the first time I watched it, this routine is so well done and creative and I am not surprised you fooled P&T. Amazing performance.
i can see when she switches between decks and that's only because i can replay it multiple times, but to actually do this in front of Penn and Teller and to fool them, that's just amazing
the most obvious one was when she showed the copied piece of paper and the camera zoomed in but there is no way Penn & Teller didn't get this
i was personally lost at the last one, without rewatching
Seppiro it was pretty good psychological engineering I would say, with all the endings to make P&T relax and stop looking closely at what was in her hands. Very good job.
Frankly the fact that I replayed it at all... Well I don't do that to some of the champions. 16 or 40, the scripting is good enough to fool magicians even if the sleight of hand is still catching up to her brain. I was like, seriously? I'm rewinding? I've been doing this longer than she's been alive. I quit.
Those 4 different endings were remarkeable! A lot of magicians on this page said they were fooled! She's got a great future in magic if she decides to put aside Engineering for a bit.😊
I’m an engineer and I’m proud of you! I give you my support! ❤
That's Awesome!!. We need more female magicians in this world
I do really like how they let the performers share the videos on their own channels. I think that shows great class.
Also it make me giggle when I see such an aggrandizing title on the magician's own video. 🤣
When I watched this I actually said out loud to myself what is even happening right now 😅 great performance
It was pretty layered
You earned that trophy beyond any shadow of a doubt. They've seen every card trick imaginable, and now this unique routine. Good job
So many twists. I love it when a trick isn't at all what you expected and this one kept me wondering the whole time. Kudos and Best of Days.
That was so impressive. It was fun, entertaining, creative. I always thought "no way they are gonna be fooled by this" and then there is a twist and then another twist and another. This is awesome.
I've been doing magic on and off the past 20 years. Nothing serious. Just typical Michael Ammar stuff or beginner-ish/intermediate level David Stone material. I'm pretty good at spotting how tricks are done.
Not only did your routine fool me in the sense that I didn't see the twists coming. But even after further reflection, there were several spots that left me rather puzzled. Very, very impressive. Also a very beautiful and smooth presentation.
Michael Ammar and David Stone stuff are not serious?
You're an inspiration not just to young magicians, but to young at heart (but old on the outside) people like me. What you said about not copying other people's magic and creating your own magic really resonates with me. I enjoyed your performance on Fool Us and look forward to seeing where you will go in magic in the coming years.
I love this. I've seen probably hundreds of card tricks, honestly I'm usually immune to the magic of card tricks because I tend to pick up on things they do, with slight of hand. But this is refreshing, I'm sure I could figure it out after watching it over and over again, but the last 2 endings I was completely lost on my first view. I really hope you keep up with magic throughout your life as you go to school and pursue the career you want. Plus you could even just do small magic tricks for your coworkers on break. Even if you don't pursue a career in magic, you are definitely talented and it can be used for all kinds of entertainment.
I don't belive it, that was Brilliant. Your perfect skill's with the Card's make us belive in Magic!
Amazing and entertaining routine. And especially the last trick is amazing. While I was able to figure out the first 3, the last one just... I mean.... HOW? I even watched it frame by frame and I coudln't find anything.
Smooth!!!
I think the thing P&T were most impressed with was the transition from cards to printed paper…the laugh of surprise on the last transition was a giveaway as to whether Amanda fooled them or not.
Great Job Amanda! Penn is 100% correct, if you wanted you could have a future as a professional magician. The Fool Us trophy alone gets bookings.
What was most impressive to me wasn’t the magic, or her age, or the fact that she creates her own tricks, but her modesty. She obviously didn’t think she’d actually fool P&T, was just happy to be performing her routine for them, is set on becoming an engineer and maybe having magic as a pastime, not a career. Actual career magicians can’t fool P&T with lavish set pieces, lots of misdirection and highly-polished banter, and this young woman does it with an inventive card trick and straightforward (though slightly nervous) delivery. I think as an engineer she can create even more successful, imaginative tricks. Those engineering skills can only help her future in magic!
Just watched again. Truly fantastic 🎉🎉
I have to agree with the last thing Penn says as he gets on stage. It's the last part(turning the opened face up deck) that floored me.
With everything else, I felt like there were a few moments to make a switch. But that one was just so clean
WOW! Great job young lady! Sending this link to my 13yo daughter..... :)
This is one of the BEST magic tricks ive ever seen in my whole.life... so enjoyable.. what a great act❤❤❤ i actually shed a couple of tear drops.. so touchy ❤❤❤
Wow that was really cool! The last ribbon spread turning into a sheet really got me. A well deserved trophy!
What an intelligent and talented girl. I am blown away! You have an amazing future ahead of you - Congratulations!
But who will now believe her engineering presentations?
Wonderful, well done!