Amazing job Eric. As a fellow magician, I can really appreciate your showmanship throughout this whole routine. It's our job as magicians to make the story and presentation the focus of the whole performance. It doesn't matter if you flash, mess up or whatever. What matters is that in the moment you can hold the audience's attention despite the mistakes. THAT is the sign of a great showman and magician.
Love all the people in the comments who have no idea how 99.9% of this is done but r choosing to focus on that one bit with the coin on the shoulder 😂😂😂
Why is everyone so lyrical about Will Tsai? Will used a prop table and had a mediocre second trick. If you want true sleight of hand search for Shin Lim and be really baffled.
So many hate comments.. The only thing he did wrong is performing close-up magic that uses missdirection, in front of the camera. I bet 99% of these youtube laymen would be fooled in real time, and even thought most of them are, they read comment section from some smartasses that only wants to get attention and show everyone how smart they are. Guys do you know how hard it is to perform for such a big audience?
Btw, everyone saying they know how it’s done and he messes up, if you were watching live like the judges were (because he is trying to impress them too) you would not have realized, it is hard to do perfect misdirection and online, you can rewind so there is nothing he can do about it, it was a great performance.
And i watched it closely he says hes putting three coins in your hand but its just two..Whats up with that. Watch closely as behind their backs he puts something in his pocket..
Magic is all about misdirection, and you can see he mastered this. He fooled everyone with his grand misdirection trick bHow, you may ask? Because where did Simon's $100.00 bill go? Still sitting on the stage for Eric to keep and Simon walked off forgetting LMAO.
I'm not saying I can do anything he's doing, but for America's Got Talent's semifinals.. he executes his performance quite poorly.. you can see several messups, one obviously at 1:18, where you can see hthe coin under the $100 bill
Monis Irfan stfu, explain how he made the coins disappear from their hand jackass who tf cares about the coins on the table and the shoulder, explain the hands
Daryl Moore slight of hand, and special coins that seamlessly join into each other. Plus you can see the setup when he's asking Simon for a bill between his arms on the table
Ian Tate Sim No, Monis Irfan is correct, it is most obvious at 3:50 where it sounds like two magnets snapping together. (And how could this be slight of hand anyway, the coins are in full view in someone else's hands, would be great if you could explain)
leos rule the judges might be in on it on other acts but this performance for sure they were NOT in on it. Look up Eric's performance on Penn and teller fool us. They're not in on it lol
Watch the 100 dollar bill in the beginning he accidentally moves it on the table revealing the four coins underneath. He also used his sleeve to tuck the "disappearing" coins away. And sat one of the "missing coins" on Mel B's shoulder when he touched her shoulder. You can see the quarter after he removed his hand well before he initiated the trick.
he has one "magic coin" made of two "coins". Everytime he is doing his speechs he puts one of the normal coins on his pocket and then he gives the judge the other coins. The magic coin looks like it's in fact two coins when they are lined up, but when they shake or drop, probably some magnetical stuff unites the two "coins".
Yose Ervan what makes a magic trick cool, is not being able to tell how it was done, you may have your suspicions, but nothing concrete. This guy was way too obvious, I could see how he did literally every trick. This year just isn't for magic, don't see any convincing act.
Blaise9228 you got that point thank you. But i mean people should not act like they are some grandmaster magician and bash him.If you see the tricks so obviously then you're not the only one who realize it.I do respect their observation but just respect the magician who get his own stage in front of thousand of people too.Coz it's not a magic show it's a talent show.If he's good he will pass if he's not that good then he will not.Simple.But thanks again for your opinion.
Is this trick a Million Dollar Winner!?? I think not. These tricks work well on a TV stage but on a stage in Las Vegas? I think not. This trick was NOT a WOW trick...sorry...
TheSnapback Gullible? I don't think so. That was a pretty great act. When I see a magic trick, I don't expect a person to make me believe in magic. However, you can see the wonder in the judges eyes when the coins vanish. That's what it is all about. This is close-up magic being presented to us from far away, so it's easy to think it's stupid. But seeing the fluidity and having the coin vanish in YOUR own hands is truly amazing if you see a magician like this in person. All in all, this guy was pretty darn good.
His act was just poorly executed and I do not believe that he deserves to reach the next round tonight. Even if we are not watching it live and could play back and could slow down the speed it just is not up to the standard that we expect for semifinals in agt Look at Matt Franco... I have watched all his performances so many times and I'm still in awe watching them.
This comment is old af but the reason this trick is so much worse than his normal standards is because the act you do on AGT can't be performed by you on television ever again.
you saw him? it was at like 1:17 he flips a switch or something and the coins pop under the bill but he tries to cover it by redirecting the bill, wasnt good at all
HERES THE EXPLAINATION: FIRST: you can see at 1:18 that after he put the bill on the "table" he put his hand on each side, and than you can see coins apear under the bill , and yes these are the coins that he takes at the end. 2ND: 1:38 every times he gives to the judges the money, he places it in the same way, he superposes the coins, (but they're is always that one special coins and the oders or normal, lets continue, this special coins can become 2,)but when the judges drop or shake coins, it replaces into 1 coin! So watch theses exemple and notice what he do and the placement of the coins 2:17 , 3:19 and after watching each, wait till the moment they shake or drop their pieces, youll see that the coin become one! *if you are on pc put the slowmotion. 3RD : the last thing that you need to know is that when he go see another judges, he always put a normal coin on his pocket, so that he can always make the disparition effect! PLEASE LIKE THIS COMMENT SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND THANKS:)
Seriously, you don't have to dis him like that. Everybody knows that, and he tried his best. I doubt you'd do any better. He was just performing for the judges and the audience, it was not meant for hundreds of cameras recording him.
BrickMovieStudios I don't think he was trying to dis him he was just trying to tell people how he did the trick plus there is a show all about seeing how magicians did their tricks. I hope you understand 😊 have a blessed day to everyone
1:18 jajajajajaja I can see the coins on the table 😂😂😂😂
What a wonderful cameraman
he fucked up
Jesus Montilla oh ya
Jesus Montilla exactly and this is not the first time he fucked up
Yes, me to. It is very simple trick.
U can see him put the coin on Mel B's shoulder at 4:10 😂😂😂
Flora Lin ikr it even makes a sound
What if she moved too much and the coin fell off?
Flora Lin yeah that action of coming over with the right (or left?) hand is super unnatural and sloppy
Flora Lin hahaha you're right I see that 😂😂
Ya he flicks it in his other hand and then puts his hand on her shoulder
If you are a magician you will catch many of the things he did, but for the audience it really magical. GO ERIC! WE SUPPORT YOU
Lol at Mel B saying "bullshit" at 5:05 and then remembering this is a family show
Accordion to scientific tests, 90% of people didn't recognize i replaced the first word of the sentence with an instrument.
Or we just got fed up with typos and decided to just filter peoples slip ups anyway...?
I did
No j just thought u mispelled it
Amazing job Eric. As a fellow magician, I can really appreciate your showmanship throughout this whole routine. It's our job as magicians to make the story and presentation the focus of the whole performance. It doesn't matter if you flash, mess up or whatever. What matters is that in the moment you can hold the audience's attention despite the mistakes. THAT is the sign of a great showman and magician.
Every episode of agt my mom says "what is MelB wearing," and that streak continues tonight
At 4:11 his hand is on Mel B's shoulder with the coin and it was never in his other hand
StreakTV oh so it's not real magic?
StreakTV ikr and when he puts the 100 dollar bill on that table the coins are already there 😐
Ya
Exactly
I was waiting for this comment
1:30 Heidi's face when Eric said that Simon was his favourite judge😂😂😂
Love all the people in the comments who have no idea how 99.9% of this is done but r choosing to focus on that one bit with the coin on the shoulder 😂😂😂
His act was realy amature magic style gave us a lot of ways to see where the coins are while he puts it in his pocket and all
Semi-final ? Really ? xD this guy sucks compare with Will Tsai first performance
At least this guy actually uses sleight of hand. Will Tsai was just a gimmick user.
ZeGamer WHAT?
Will Tsai was 100x better sleight of hand than this.
And it was sleight of hand lmao
Why is everyone so lyrical about Will Tsai? Will used a prop table and had a mediocre second trick. If you want true sleight of hand search for Shin Lim and be really baffled.
Media Zone IKR
This mans tricks be easy to figure out! Fast!
Little Man stfu and explain then
JSting ok look at 1:17..look how the coins already under there!
AGT LOVER HE CONSTANTLY PUTS COINS IN HIS POCKET IF Y'ALL HAVE EYES TO SEE
Little Man i saw it too
JSting you done being a fool??
he just got a free 100 dolar note with Simon signature
Worth even more with Simon's signature
No, he gave the money back to Simon. The money he took was the two dollar bill.
baby kay DONT U GET WAT HE JUST SAID? Oh sorry caps XD lol
Ringbearer77 h
Eric....so ballsy! I'm not sure I'd have the nerve to try that. I'd be worried about a "glitch in the matrix". But as always, you KILLED it! 👍👍
Agreed! lol
1:30 Heidi's face!! 😂😂😂
1:17 ruined a bit for me :P I know it better from Eric. The rest was still a great performance.
Alrota Music except for the part where he put the coin on Mel's shoulder to make it seem like the coin "jumped"
Alrota Music same I became a bit disappointed once I realized
Yeah, it was pretty obvious. The whole trick.
same. got disappointed.
Alrota Music you would have never noticed that if you watched the video just once
COIN FAIL at @1:17 lol
when they suddenly appear?
carvage the coin trick the coins he held apart slide into one when he let it go
Once you see it, it's hard to unsee
If it weren't for youtube and playback, you'd have never caught this.... if you watched it live, you wouldn't have known.
You can see the coins under the dollar bill at 1:18.
Krispiez and till today you’re not a magician. Lol.
The greatest part of this video was
When Heidi just screamed "HA" at Simon when the dude said that she was his favorite
I know this is old but stil makes me laugh how protective he is over his gravity coin
That Mel B trick was far fetched. His hand was on her shoulder...
Micktendo yeah I saw that too
classic misdirection
Micktendo far fetched the Pokémon
I do a similar trick where it jumps onto the back of their bare hand.
its simple yet powerful
when the misdirection is done well the person can barely feel the hands on the shoulder
So many hate comments.. The only thing he did wrong is performing close-up magic that uses missdirection, in front of the camera. I bet 99% of these youtube laymen would be fooled in real time, and even thought most of them are, they read comment section from some smartasses that only wants to get attention and show everyone how smart they are. Guys do you know how hard it is to perform for such a big audience?
Danijel Rakic I was about to say this
The whole country saw him fail though
DeNardo _ then why did everyone clap? And now he’s famous dumbshit?
Btw, everyone saying they know how it’s done and he messes up, if you were watching live like the judges were (because he is trying to impress them too) you would not have realized, it is hard to do perfect misdirection and online, you can rewind so there is nothing he can do about it, it was a great performance.
I saw those coins under the 100 dollar bill at the very beginning... 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂 4:11 he puts it on his shoulder when he puts his hands on his shoulder lol
I met this guy and shook his hand on a cruise ship
Eric Jones, can you please do that magic on my sub count? 😘
Music by Choice 😂😂😂😂
"Yeah, alcohol does that."
Many magic trick will be revealed when you guys watched it more than once... Can we just enjoy and put some respect to this man?
The dollar note under the card 😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol I like how at 1:20 you can see him push a button to make the coins appear under the $100.
his magic has too many flaws and mess ups it's disappointing cuz he seems like a rly nice genuine guy but his performance delivery is just bad.
@@CrystalSky64 he does street magic style stuff this is his first stage performance
You can literally see when he puts the coin on Mel b shoulder
Jennis World ...
devlleo what?
yea and I can literally see it every time he does it he's tooooo obvious
Seriously, Jenni? You’re going to be that person?
And i watched it closely he says hes putting three coins in your hand but its just two..Whats up with that.
Watch closely as behind their backs he puts something in his pocket..
“Alcohol does that” 😂
Eric just loves his coin magic is passionate about every move every nuance a great teacher and performer he is famous amongst magicians worldwide.
He really finessed Simon and kept his $100 😩😂👏
He has all of the judges on stage so they can't buzz him.
Magic is all about misdirection, and you can see he mastered this. He fooled everyone with his grand misdirection trick bHow, you may ask? Because where did Simon's $100.00 bill go? Still sitting on the stage for Eric to keep and Simon walked off forgetting LMAO.
Did you watch the show?? It didn't cut to commercial there. Simon definitely got his money back
Did anyone else see Mel B swear at 4:04
Hahahaha the last move on Mel B. Even I could to that, and I'm a wizard
You can see those coins when he place that 100$ 😂😂
You can see the coins under the 100 dollar bill at 1:19.
1:18 - You can see the coins appear as he moves the board. The trick was ruined from the start...
I saw that too but the rest of the act was still amazing asf lol
Milixation Yes, I saw that too.
i saw that as well
wow good eyes i just saw it too
The shoulder one was obvious too
and weren't those coins ALREADY under the $100 bill? i saw them from the beginning but didn't realise that they were supposed to be hidden lol.
Jo'Nai Latrice me too I saw them right away
if the camera didnt zoom in no one wouldve seen
1:18 you can see the coins right there. LOL
Eric is the best
4:10 he puts a coin on her shoulder...
I'm just a a guy who regrets letting his little brother pick his UA-cam name
Poopfish Drinks Bleach Why don't you just use the name change dumbfuck?
Lol
💕I know everyone thinks his performance wasn't that good but he's a genius! He got Simon Cowell to pay him $100💕
He had a few flashes but I enjoyed the performance
5:16 lol he put Simon's dollar bill in his pocket lmao
4:06 Mel cussed and then she noticed a while after!!😂😂4:09
MY MAN DONT QUIT UR DAY TIME JOB
He's smart but I see the coins on the table at 1:18 :))
Very slick
I'm not saying I can do anything he's doing, but for America's Got Talent's semifinals.. he executes his performance quite poorly.. you can see several messups, one obviously at 1:18, where you can see hthe coin under the $100 bill
Monis Irfan stfu, explain how he made the coins disappear from their hand jackass who tf cares about the coins on the table and the shoulder, explain the hands
Daryl Moore slight of hand, and special coins that seamlessly join into each other. Plus you can see the setup when he's asking Simon for a bill between his arms on the table
Monis Irfan
No no he didnt use slight of hand he used magic
Ian Tate Sim No, Monis Irfan is correct, it is most obvious at 3:50 where it sounds like two magnets snapping together. (And how could this be slight of hand anyway, the coins are in full view in someone else's hands, would be great if you could explain)
My youngest cousin who is 5 knows how the trick is done also. Anyways, I have this trick explained in our UA-cam channel.
When he said there was a coin under the 100 dollar bill I said I KNEW IT bc when he put the 100 dollar bill down I could see a coin under it lmao
1:18 REAL LIFE HACK 👏👏👏
When you have so many coins
But you pretend to have some
This is close-up magic. Cool, but not the best for television.
daxoze not good for AGT, but good for Fool Us, because he fooled Penn and Teller.
DifferentRovenz fooling penn and teller is much harder , this guy has some serious skills but the cameraman ruined everything for him
What the hell even is mel b's hair? 😐
Red paint was spilled over her head..
annatsukiya and also a gallon of hair gel
Mel B, it's not Halloween yet. Stop with the rooster hair.
The coolest part about this trick is that he got simon to forget his 100 on the table.
This guy BORES me to death!!!!
The judges are obviously in on it, so it makes one wonder how many of these acts are hired from acting lists.
leos rule the judges might be in on it on other acts but this performance for sure they were NOT in on it. Look up Eric's performance on Penn and teller fool us. They're not in on it lol
Why exactly did he make simon sign the 100 dollar bill again?
I was wondering the same thing.
TheKevin376 hahah i just realized he didnt even say a word about the sig after he signed it. ugh this dude is so bad
TheKevin376 to make sure he did t change the bill
TheKevin376 to make sure he didn't switch the bill for a different one.... seems pretty self explanatory
He needs to diver attention for people on Simon so that he can switch one of the coins
who is here because of Chris Ramsay Shout out to the Ram Fam
Brodie Rosar yes bro i thought i was the only one haha that face time tho! Lol
Brodie Rosar same dude😂
Watch the 100 dollar bill in the beginning he accidentally moves it on the table revealing the four coins underneath. He also used his sleeve to tuck the "disappearing" coins away. And sat one of the "missing coins" on Mel B's shoulder when he touched her shoulder. You can see the quarter after he removed his hand well before he initiated the trick.
he has one "magic coin" made of two "coins". Everytime he is doing his speechs he puts one of the normal coins on his pocket and then he gives the judge the other coins. The magic coin looks like it's in fact two coins when they are lined up, but when they shake or drop, probably some magnetical stuff unites the two "coins".
repeat the video on speed 0.25 and you will see all the tricks. It is funny
You literally see him put the coins in his pocket lmao
yeah, right... He doesn't touch the coins, the judges are holding them as they do what he tells them what to do.
Arch Angel it isnt magnet coins
No one notices 3:52 how his magic spoils and his reaction lol thanks that judge for support to his magic there we saw two coin on judge hand
4:16 I bet nobody was seeing the coin and we're seeing something else🤣🤣
That Mel b trick was way too easy bruh
why magic can't be big cuz 80% the comment say the trick off it
1:16 See the coins at 1:20?
haha i see bro
EXPOSED AF
ez af hahahaha
Exposed
yes
He literally dropped it on her shoulder when he put his hand on her😂😂
You are more observant because of the camera angle and you are paying attention to everything except the magic taking place because it's on tv.
1:19 he pushed a button😂😂
4:10 Eric puts the coin on Mel B's shoulder
Anyone see 1:18 he clicks a button then the coins are under the $100 bill
YES TOO OBVIOUS sigh. I'd hae made Tom through but not him
I saw how he did it. Lol
Kid Catholic Most people watching this did. Its not meant for you. Its meant for the judges
You think you saw how he did ONE thing. Not the whole routine.
No you dont. You dont know how he vanishes the coins.
same I saw everything he's too obvious
ahahah lol u actually know him? tell him tho that hes awesome he's so charismatic in a way :p
got to see him perform live on a disney cruise. One of the best acts I've ever seen!
How do people not now how he did it? LOL
Him and preacher better go through
And the masqueraders :)
Omar Camacho I wish, but they got eliminated
Noah G he's a bad magician lmao you can see his truck through the whole routine! Haha
He messed up this time, but if you watch his other coin magic, you can tell he's a great magician
The masqueraders got eliminated;(
Sleight of hands👏
I was impressed at first. And then I saw the big snafu at 1:18. Now I'm disappointed.
Did anybody else notice that Simon just left his $100 bill on stage?
4:11 you can see when i put the money on her shoulder 😹 but nice trick bro👌🏽
Did anyone see that when he was patting down at the 100 dollar bill you can see the coins
Like to support donkey rights
4:05 its seem's like MEL B hate him + she accidentally cursed
Marouane all I saw was cleavage
Yeah and when he put the bill down on the table the coins came up from the table😂
Simon forgot about his $100 😂😂
He's a magician not a wizard, of course there's always tricks behind it. Stop acting like mr. know it all. No one need it.
Yose Ervan thank you literally thank you
Yose Ervan what makes a magic trick cool, is not being able to tell how it was done, you may have your suspicions, but nothing concrete. This guy was way too obvious, I could see how he did literally every trick. This year just isn't for magic, don't see any convincing act.
Blaise9228 you got that point thank you. But i mean people should not act like they are some grandmaster magician and bash him.If you see the tricks so obviously then you're not the only one who realize it.I do respect their observation but just respect the magician who get his own stage in front of thousand of people too.Coz it's not a magic show it's a talent show.If he's good he will pass if he's not that good then he will not.Simple.But thanks again for your opinion.
James harden on AGT
Is this trick a Million Dollar Winner!?? I think not. These tricks work well on a TV stage but on a stage in Las Vegas? I think not. This trick was NOT a WOW trick...sorry...
@alphadawn2015 lennon These days it doesn't take much to do that.
When he called Heidi Mel B😂
This dude so slick. He even stole $100 from Simon with his autograph on it. Ebay lol
Where was Merrick
Donald king, Merrick got voted off and this joker didn't ,smh.
Unbelievable!
Merrick was a million times better!
Donald king Merrick performs next week, which is round 2 of the semi finals.
Guys, what are you smoking? Merrick is still in the competition, just not this episode.
Check the official AGT website www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/credits/acts/season-12
Chris Dattilio What? Merrick went through...
I swear. If he get's through, I lost hope in humanity. It would just show how gullible humans really are.
TheSnapback
WHAT MAGIC ISN'T REAL.
YOU MUST BE JOKING
*_take note of the sarcasm_*
TheSnapback bro u don't even know it took how long to just master a sleight or a trick
TheSnapback Gullible? I don't think so. That was a pretty great act. When I see a magic trick, I don't expect a person to make me believe in magic. However, you can see the wonder in the judges eyes when the coins vanish. That's what it is all about. This is close-up magic being presented to us from far away, so it's easy to think it's stupid. But seeing the fluidity and having the coin vanish in YOUR own hands is truly amazing if you see a magician like this in person.
All in all, this guy was pretty darn good.
He ALMOST made it through. He just lost the judges vote.
dxniel do you know how mike yung did?
His act was just poorly executed and I do not believe that he deserves to reach the next round tonight. Even if we are not watching it live and could play back and could slow down the speed it just is not up to the standard that we expect for semifinals in agt
Look at Matt Franco... I have watched all his performances so many times and I'm still in awe watching them.
This comment is old af but the reason this trick is so much worse than his normal standards is because the act you do on AGT can't be performed by you on television ever again.
Lyanna Stark If you are talking to me yes
4.27 I saw that he first drop coin her shoulder😂👌
Howies Reaction is the real magic here
A failed show .. I saw him hiding money in his pocket ....
dis like 😡
Princess Riky I saw him hide the quarters under the 100 dollars bill
you saw him? it was at like 1:17 he flips a switch or something and the coins pop under the bill but he tries to cover it by redirecting the bill, wasnt good at all
This isn't really Semi Finals kind of magic more like when you're at a house party :/
HERES THE EXPLAINATION:
FIRST: you can see at 1:18 that after he put the bill on the "table" he put his hand on each side, and than you can see coins apear under the bill , and yes these are the coins that he takes at the end.
2ND: 1:38 every times he gives to the judges the money, he places it in the same way, he superposes the coins, (but they're is always that one special coins and the oders or normal, lets continue, this special coins can become 2,)but when the judges drop or shake coins, it replaces into 1 coin! So watch theses exemple and notice what he do and the placement of the coins 2:17 , 3:19 and after watching each, wait till the moment they shake or drop their pieces, youll see that the coin become one! *if you are on pc put the slowmotion.
3RD : the last thing that you need to know is that when he go see another judges, he always put a normal coin on his pocket, so that he can always make the disparition effect!
PLEASE LIKE THIS COMMENT SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND
THANKS:)
MrBoyyz I
Seriously, you don't have to dis him like that. Everybody knows that, and he tried his best. I doubt you'd do any better. He was just performing for the judges and the audience, it was not meant for hundreds of cameras recording him.
BrickMovieStudios I don't think he was trying to dis him he was just trying to tell people how he did the trick plus there is a show all about seeing how magicians did their tricks. I hope you understand 😊 have a blessed day to everyone
Thanks, have a good day.
Oh dang I didn't see the show more button... sorry,
4:05 she says "bullshit" 😂😂😂
my favorite part is that Simon never got his $100 back.