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I did enjoy the video, but in your commentary, you say you understand what they did, but are unsure about one or two details. Isn't that essentially the same thing Mr. Copperfield said? I'm sure he (or you) could replicate the trick using a different technique or method, but that isn't quite the same as knowing exactly how they did it and I do believe that is the criteria that Penn & Teller go by themselves. I'm not much of a magician myself, more of an 'amateur' card mechanic and a purist at that, no pockets, nothing up the sleeve, no props but my hands and a deck of cards, all deception done in plain sight. Call it a minor hobby; counting, calculating, manual command. Of course, when actually playing cards, I never cheat. I despise cheaters. Cheating takes the honor and sportsmanship out of gaming and I adore gaming and strategy. My favorite game is chess, a game which wholly embraces misdirection and trickery while keeping cheating strictly verboten. My second favorite game is poker. I therefore practice cheating in reverse, so I can catch the little buggers in the act! I study magic because I study everything. How systems work in particular, whether biological, digital, natural, mechanical, psychological, social, etc. (I was the kind of kid who took his radio apart just to see how it worked. I had my own tool set by the time I was 12 and was writing IF/THEN/GOTO games for myself a year later in BASICA on the PC. That was back in '84, back when I was under strict orders not to take the computer apart). Let's face it, magicians cheat just like movies do. They go through so much trouble to make us believe that the falsehoods we see and hear are actually real and true. I believe what separates magicians and movie studios from regular cheaters and makes it fair play is that the observer already knows they are there to be deceived or distracted or even transported. You might say there's a 'certain' level of trust involved. "Wanna see a magic trick?" "Yes, please, entertain us." Always stay true to your art, Jason, it's real kung fu. think of it as such. I hope this finds you well and I wish you all success. God bless...
@@Napthalicious It's not good to combine gaming honor, which is about something else, and magic, which is really about deception, ergo magic is synonymous with deception - for fun. But even in magic there is a boundary that divides what is and what is not magic, for example Angel is not a magician, but a video-cheater who glorifies his supernatural abilities, evokes compassion by presenting a very stupid personal story, etc. This can mislead teenagers if they believe a deceiver who spreads the stigma of the occult from the trick study as true. For a specific video - if the point of the show is that Teller will receive his own prize, Teller will probably receive the prize ... A better judge than David Copperfield is not for Penn and Teller. Mr. Jason certainly knows exactly how the trick was done. I also know this because I saw the original record a year ago. David spoiled the laying of cards. He was not supposed to lay the tenth card, and because in addition to Teller, Penn (still turned away from the table) listened intently, he immediately warned David that if he laid his card, he had to take it, or look at a new one and not put it again ... On video David's decision record is missing. Whether to take a laid card or a new one. Penn, who still had his back to the table, urged David to decide. David took the tenth card back, which was already in the video, and the soundtrack was cut and shifted as if there had been no misunderstanding. Penn had to step in even though he had his back to the table so that Teller would have a clear number from the wiretap and Penn's repairs - 10 cards = 4 spades. It is not a problem. If you mean dishonest interference from TV, I agree. They do it in many cases, it's very criticized and it hurts this particular show ... Finding 4 spades after shuffling is not a problem. It takes a maximum of 1.5s. If you narrow down the selection to a few cards, it's 0.5s ... So it was hearing (not Penna's sight, he can't see across the table) and a quick selection of 4 spades when Teller had his back to the audience. The last part of the trick is not just about body language ...
@@DL-kc8fc Funny, I was just thinking about all that. While gaming is honorable on its surface, gambling is not. Magic itself as a trade is also honorable, but the trickery involved is not. If we play chess and I use some form of fool's-mate you don't know, am I not tricking you? It remains magic until you figure it out. I think we are both on the same page, but using different words to describe a preferred method. If I can flip a coin and make it land heads 16 times, will you gamble on the 17th and call tails? I would place math, music and magic in the same category as I would gaming and gambling. It's all diversion...
Watching David and Penn discuss (in code) was like watching two Magic The Gathering players discuss (argue) the mechanics of a card that would win or lose the game.
Are magicians allowed to play MTG? Could it end up like "and here's that awesome card again and that one that synergises with it ad infinitum (as MTG players will no doubt realise, I am not familiar with exactly how MTG is played) it might be interesting to see a session of Magicians the Gathering.
There was the french magician who did a card trick, and penn said: ''You did this at this moment'' the magician said ''no I didnt'' and then Penn admit that he was then fooled. The skateboard trick, Penn said that the trick went on a way with the lady. The lady said she didnt do any trick at this moment (it was her partner that did it), then Penn admitted he was fooled then. The Nut and Shells game, Penn was sure the nut was added when the cloth was used to break the shell, but he affirmed he did not, Penn then admitted to be fooled. These three example isnt to be mean or anything, but just to make a counter argument to the idea you brought '' Since only one thing was not known, he was fooled? Just to not embarrassed them maybe'' which it seems to be a false statement concidering how Penn and Teller usually react in their show. Since Copperfield didn't understood probably the main and core way the trick was done (which can be one detail, let us be frank here... magicians tries to fool other magician, devils are in the details of the details at this point) it still follows the spirit of the normal show.
Plus, they're friends, it was all in good fun (and publicity). I doubt any of them really care that much about the trophy or "did I really get them" because the respect of the craft outweighs that.
Yes, as was the case with the skate board trick, their "first guess" was plausible, (and obvious) but that wasn't how the trick was done. (Though it certainly COULD have been done that way). So they missed when he transferred the card and then just threw up their hands and said they were fooled. But were they really? What amazed me is that that Spanish guy "Jandro" ALWAYS fooled them and I thought every one of his tricks were pretty easy to figure out.
Maybe the very obvious turning of the back on the crowd was done deliberately as a misdirect, if none of the actual trick required that? To make one focus on what might have been done there and therefore distract you from what they actually did?
I do stuff like this. For example, I have one trick where I already know the deck is exactly how I want it, then I do something stupid like put it in the box and throw it in the air, and people think something happened while it was in the air. That is giving me WAY too much credit, haha. Generally, the flashier the part of the act, the less it has to do with the actual trick.
@@gmamagillmore4812 Lol. It wasn't a contest. I was merely offering a possible explanaton for part of the act. I certainly was not trying to detract from the brilliance of all of it.
Watching David Copperfield has been one of my favorite lifetime memories with my family. Also, I saw Penn and Teller perform once (in Portland,OR). They made it "snow" in the auditorium from paper that Teller was cutting. It made me cry from the beauty.
Shureg should ,, hands not follow what he was saying ,, ,this happend on David Copperfield when he's was talking ,,fail when talking ,,end volume of his voice has not level it was going up end low when he's saying something ,,, he's not sure on his words ,, take a look ...
I´m a card guy, and believe me: Copperfield had one (almost obvious) detail wright, but he couldn't follow the trick. He doesn't have the less idea of how to do it.
I don't think the 'grandfather' trick would work close-up at the card table, or with a high-definition video screen. The screen in the theatre was low-def, very forgiving, such as allowing several stacked cards to show as one card. Even so, it is a doozy sleight-of-hand trick.
Penn sometimes says that they can figure out some parts of a performer's trick, but if they can't figure out the most important part, then they will give them a win. Like with Sean Farquad's first performance. Penn admitted that they knew he had to have done a deck switch, but they couldn't figure out how he got the signed card into a sealed deck, which was the important part of the trick, so they gave him the win.
It's not all up to P&T. They only get one chance to figure it out. It used to be Johnny Thompson, The Great Thomponi, up there, RIP. Don't know who is it now, might have some ideas, but the deal is still the same
MrFastXX As I understand, it is initially up to Penn and Teller and the magician to agree, which they usually do because they (both Penn and Teller as well as most of the magicians) aren’t there so much to be competitive as to put on an entertaining show. And only if they don’t come to an agreement do they go to the judge. And even if the agreement is wrong, the judge doesn’t intervene in an agreed decision. There are multiple cases of comments after the fact (from both sides) saying that a decision was wrong with both the magician conceding when they shouldn’t have and Penn and Teller conceding when they probably had enough.
@@88porpoise I remember a magician, back from the second season, who got naked behind some screens. He said that in taping the show, they gave their explanation, and they got some key parts of his trick, he got nervous, and agreed that he was busted. After he exited the scenario, and started to get dressed, he was asked to come back and re-record the ending, and they started with the same explanation, but then they conceded a FU trophy. That was because there was a key element of the trick that they got wrong, and the magician did not realize that, but the producer-magician-judge who is behind the scenes and who knows the entirety of the trick, tipped P&T that they were wrong, so they came up with the re-recording idea to screw the participant.
@@hansrojas9487 That may have been particularly egregious enough for the judge to step in, or maybe it was still early and they weren't sure what to do. But there have been instances were Penn and Teller said they learned after the fact that they had been fooled by someone who conceded to them. And instances where competitors said they shouldn't have won but they did due to miscommunication. Really the big thing here is it isn't some cutthroat competition The very act of being on the show is far more significant for most of these people than winning. I am sure they want to win (well most of them, some clearly go on with no intention of fooling anyone) and it is valuable to them but it isn't nearly as important as putting on a good show on stage.
You’re absolutely right about David Copperfield’s voice. Very soothing. You might also be right because it’s so familiar to magic fans and goes back decades including our years of growing up and discovering magic:) 👍
Always loved watching David Copperfield's specials growing up ! Fantastic combination of humor, story telling, great music, and of course illusion ! Thank you David !
@TheRelihunter only him can do that magic when youtube doesn't exist... even right now, only mask magician revealed it... no more big magician performing every week because they used CGI...
The Grandfather's cards trick is pretty impressive. One of the greatest nights of my life was getting to watch David Copperfield perform live from only a few rows back. Grew up on his specials... just wow.
On fool us, often just one tiny detail was just big enough to fool Penn and Teller, so it was very gracious of David to follow the same suit and grant them their victory.
The David Copperfield Grandpa’s Aces routine is my favorite performance of his. I had the great fortune to see this performed live when I was a child, and it was amazing.
Was thinking about this today. One thing that P&T like more than automatic principles is classic gaffs. I think this whole thing operates on a simple short key that Teller deals to the top in the demonstration. Copperfield automatically places it during the deal count and replacement of the cards. The key remains with the selection through the shuffling because it is a short (they need him to riffle shuffle and cuts don't ruin keys). Teller cuts it to top as he is turned, peeks, then deals from bottom until the reveal... something like that. No stack needed. This approach would be right in their wheelhouse.
I don't think so. I think that he thought that he knew how it was done but, in further discussion with Teller, realized that there was some vital component that he assumed was necessary that Teller told him wasn't a component of the act. He probably did figure it out soon after but, for that small moment, he was surprised. Though, it is also possible that he had to come to grips with the rules of the show on the spot. P&T get one shot to get it right and get everything that there is in that one guess. That's almost certainly an unrealistic standard for "fooling" if we were talking about the bunch of them together, in private, in a room in the Magic Castle. For the purposes of the show, though, a more practical standard of fooling would probably result in only one or two winners each season. The producers want one an episode, and thus this is the standard. While it is possible that the hesitation before giving them the win is that second issue - Copperfield wrapping his brain around the rules that P&T have to follow - I feel like Teller would want to have the opportunity to genuinely fool David Copperfield and would have come up with some technique that would stump the guy for a little bit once he knew what they *didn't* do. And, of course, Copperfield isn't the only judge. The judges behind the curtains know what P&T did and they know what Copperfield thinks they did. They wouldn't get the trophy unless the hidden judges agreed that they'd pulled the wool over Copperfield's eyes in some way. I think they fooled him and did something special.
I feel like Penn and Teller are too good for that. If he said they didn't fool him, they would have made a quip about "well that's why you're the best, we'll get you next time!"
I thought David Copperfield was awesome. I believe he genuinely wanted Penn and Teller to look good on their own show whether he knew how the trick was done or just didn't try hard enough to dig into every detail. That made him look like the legend he is.
I agree. He came across very gracious, even in the face of Penn's pushing and unkind comments: 'didn't do as many card tricks' 'beady eyes'?! Was nice to be reminded of my childhood though - I also grew up in David copperfield's TV heyday era. Our whole family watched his shows with great anticipation:) I think it was around the time that vcrs were around so for the first time you could record things from tv and watch them back lol. I actually preferred his close-up magic to his larger illusions because not only were they executed perfectly, they were so elegantly presented you just enjoyed experiencing it.
@@lightawake - I thought Penn was alright though, he did say, "the greatest living magician in the world" which was nice to hear, and it made Penn look good. The "beady eyes" thing, lol, I thought it was funny, and I'm sure Copperfield got a kick out of it and took it a joke, not an insult.
@@lightawake that's just Penns outgoing gregarious nature, he's also threatened 5o take magicians out to the parking lot for an qss kicking. It doesn't mean anything you oversensitive baby, it's just banter
I don't know how the trick was done but a couple of things I did notice that I think are critical to the trick. 1. He didn't get to shuffle the cards beforehand so that makes me think the order of the deck is somehow key to the trick. Maybe he had the deck memorized and was just counting the sound as DC selected his card. 2. Since they didn't shuffle the deck, that makes me think that the shuffling was not important. i.e., they knew the card at that point and it didn't matter where it was in the deck. 2. We don't actually get to see that it is a normal deck. We see a few of the cards but not the whole deck. 3. Like you said, the deck is out of view for a long period of time. He's obviously using that time to find the card.
David copperfield was the one who got me into magic since I first watched him vanish the statue of liberty. I recorded every one of his specials. It was so nostalgic seeing him on TV again.
I grew up watching David Copperfield. Love his illusions. I watched all of his TV specials. I also watched him on any talk show he was on. One of my favorite illusions he does, I believe was called the cutting edge and he performed it on the Arsenio Hall Show in 89. David Copperfield is the greatest illusionist of all time. I think you should talk about the magic more
1. The decked was stacked in order Code: magic, like in life, it's impt to have ORDER. 2. There was some sort of marking done when David selected the card or they were listening to determine which card was chosen 3. Shuffled and cut the deck 4. Teller SWITCHED the deck, they have another deck with the exact order as the orginal deck before it was shuffled. 5. Teller already knew the order of the deck, so he knew where the 4 of spades
But they've said there's only one deck. There was no switch. David even checked it. I think Teller could tell which card was selected just by counting the cards as David was putting them on the table, because they're in order. Then while he had his back turned he simply found the 4 of spades in the deck and put it on top, or some other easily recognizeable spot, then simply pulled it out at the right moment.
Good video, Jason. I just saw DC in Vegas a few weeks ago. Something I always wanted to see. He is clearly getting old (as am I). He did a number of tricks that had me thinking it was an "ok"show. Then stuff started happening that I couldn't believe, awesome illusions. $120 well spent. My only criticism was his Mic was not clear enough and he talked too fast (audience participants couldn't understand his directions). But hey, he's doing at least 2 shows per day, every day, so i'll give him some leeway. Still love his work.
- Two decks preset identically - Count down what he selected - Swap decks and search duplicate deck or memorize same -Drawn known card after spelling it out and dropping it on top of counted pile This will work, but may not be the way they did it, (two ways I suggested both work but are nearly the same).
I'm quite sure that this trick was skillfully performed and much harder than it looked. But my biggest problem with this performance is strictly related to personal preference. I find the "pick a card--any card" genre of magic terminally boring. There is no drama, no suspense, no surprise. We all know what is going to happen. Audience member picks a card. Card is "lost." Card is "found" by magician. I was hoping for some kind of surprise kicker at the end. Something that made if feel like magic. I don't mean to disparage two obviously great magicians and performers, but this particular trick didn't make me want to go out and buy Penn & Teller tickets.
I couldn't agree more...I loved the water tank trick P&T performed with John Cleese...had all the ingredients to a great trick you mentioned. This was just lame.
I personally found the trick boring, it wasn't really about the trick in this case though. It was all about if they could fool David into thinking it was another trick. It was all about deceit, it's like looking at a poker game between pros... it's extremely boring, and roping in the opponent and fooling them into thinking that they know what's up, when they don't.
Two possibilities: 1: The cards are marked, he sees the last (key) card before the chosen on top when he turns arround, knows the stack, therefore knows the card. When he turns arround he finds the card quicly (and puts it in the right place. It isnt hard, while David mixed the deck Teller counts the letters of cards so he knows the number before even taking the deck. Turning arround he searches the card and in the same process takes a break on the right number and puts the card in. Or just cuts the card to the top/bottom and takes cards one by one from the other side, even easier. 2: The deck has stack so first 15 cards are the cards that have the right amount of letters in the "name". The other deck is stacked so the cards are in the positions. If I had to guess Id go with the number two, just because its harder to guess.
This trick was so easy to figure out. A short card 3rd from the top. Teller, with his demo, brings it to the top. The short card goes on top of David's selection and as it uses a short card, the deck can now be riffled shuffled because the key (short) card will always stay right above the selection. When Teller turns, he cuts the selection to the top of the deck. *Cards are also marked, so as Teller can note the selection. Teller now pulls cards from the bottom of the deck until the last card, which is from the top. *Using an unmarked deck, Teller would cut the selection to the bottom & notes it. Teller may be using this method, as the bottom card is never seen after Teller turns.
I think this was the first time I ever heard Davids Voice at all. I was surprised that he could speak at all! I sat there and actually thought "huh, he can speak!".
First card of the deck is 3 of flowers (1:56). Teller shows David how to do the trick and by doing so he manages to put the 3 of diamonds at the top (2.13) which is the key card. David start counting cards (the 3 of diamonds is now kissing the table), he picks up the 4 of spades, puts it back at the top of the deck and finally puts the other cards on top (now there are 9 random cards, then the 3 of diamonds and the 4 of spades at the top). when david shuffles the cards he doesn't separate the 3 of diamonds and the 4 of spades, they will allways be kissing each other roughly at the top of the deck. Now Teller turns around and quickly looks at the card next to the 3 of diamonds, the 4 of spades and puts it ad the top. Then he start counting the cards on the table picking them from the bottom of the deck, when the spelling is over he takes the four of spades from the top. i hope i got it right, let me know and thanks for the video !
Since there was no shuffling before the card selection... Teller could have memorized the cards in order that he had given to David Copperfield... With tellers back turned and Keen hearing teller counted the "click of cards" that David Copperfield dealt off the hand... At that point teller knew exactly which card David had selected... Did not matter how many shuffles David Copperfield did teller had the deck in his hand and when he turned around so David could reach his hand in his pocket and pull out the brass knuckles teller, so we could not see him, quickly spread open the deck found the card that he knew was David's card and either put it in the top or the bottom of the deck... Placing the deck in his pocket teller simply dealt from whichever side of the deck was not the selected card... When he had counted out the number of cards he then pulled the "selected card" out from the other side of the deck and placed it turned up!... The three keys the dissolution was knowing the order of the cards in the beginning and Counting the clicks with a good ear.... Using Penn and the brass knuckles as a "diversion" so teller could turn away from View with one hand open up the cards select a card and then relocate the card in either the top or bottom of the deck... No shuffles were made after teller had turned around and located the card... begin to shuffle from his pocket!
I guess this could have been done by using a stacked deck as follows: a) The deck is not shuffled before Copperfields choice, so knowing statistically that he wouldn't think of a number greater than 26 (or less), they could have placed (randomly, not stacked) on the upper half of the deck cards that can bee uniquely spelled-counted to (lets say A-C-E O-F (!!!) S-P-A-D-E-S = 11). b) Copperfield then shuffles and cuts etc, but that doesn't change the fact that he has already picked a card from the set of cards that penn and teller had placed on top of the deck. So until this point, penn and teller do not know which card he has chosen. c) While david is checking tellers pocket, he can do a deck switch, OR place on the top of the deck a stacked packet of cards in a specific order to which you can uniquely spell-count to, and this stacked packet contains all the cards that david could have picked (those that where on the upper half of the starting deck) d) Then you just spell down your card and BOOM
My take on this: - there are two identical sets of cards - P&T count the time DC counted by hearing the sound of card being placed on the table while looking the other way. - brass knuckle diversion gave chance for the change of the set of cards (hidden from camera for quite a while) - the rest is just how to take the card out of the pocket (front or back side) to be able to end up to the same exact number of times DC counted I am no magician, but the trick is obvious
I think that would be too unreliable. What if he fumbled a bit or dealt really quietly? Then the whole trick is blown. No, whatever he did it was guaranteed to work, and counting by sound is anything f but.
I went to Vegas and while all my Friends went partying, I went to see Copperfield. I was like 4 Rows from the stage and BLEW MY MIND. Crazy show. He appeared a Row in Front of me out of no where. After the show I went to see if there was a trap door or something... Nothing. I'll never forget it!
I twice saw Copperfield perform @ Indiana University at Bloomington. (I was one of many volunteer ushers, so I saw the same show twice.) He did a well-known slight-of-hand card trick that blew my mind. Back then I was into magic, actually performing it for people at parties for fun. I'd often go to a magic shop too. I explained the trick to one of the magicians, and then that guy performed it for me! It's known as a color change trick. You show the bottom card of the deck, say it's the 2 of hearts. And then you cover the deck w/ your hand in a special way, and, right in front of your eyes, you take your hand away and the card you thought was a 2 of hearts changed to a 10 of clubs! We asked the guy how to do it, and he actually showed us. It takes tons of practice because it involves pulling a card from the top of the deck and putting it on the bottom, AS THE SPECTATOR IS WATCHING. And it's done so fast, within a second or so, that it looks like magic. And that's what Copperfield did, but with cameras pointed at his hands so the packed 5,000 or so audience could see it on a big screen. And he repeated it like 2 or 3 times. On camera. In front of 5,000+ people (or whatever the max occupancy was). Since then I never saw it performed. Can you do that trick for us?
So, first guess without going back to rewatch: Deck is pre-arranged to look random, but the order is memorized. They listen for the sounds to know what card he's got. During the brass knuckle distraction, somehow Teller either grabs a copy of the card or forces the card to the top or bottom (my first instinct is a copy but David looked at the deck to see so I assume he checked for a duplicate and it seems against the spirit of the show for them to have removed the duplicate if that were the case). Puts the deck in his pocket, and with that, he can pull out the card at any particular point by just drawing from the opposite side until it's needed. Granted, it's P&T, so I'm betting a majority of these obvious ways are intentional misdirection.
The problem with listening is, whether deliberate or not, David Copperfield did not follow instructions. He was supposed to count cards onto the table and then take one of the top of the deck. He counted cards onto the table and took his card from the table. I would guess that the key is the cards are replaced in the opposite order as the original deck with the top card of the deck being positioned directly above David’s card while the card that immediately preceded it is at the top of the deck. There are three potential ways I (not a magician in any sense) can see of identifying the card: 1) The face of the top card of the deck is just sticky enough that it and David’s card don’t separate through the riffle shuffles or the cut. But this wouldn’t need a stacked deck and likely could be noticed by David when he is counting it off. 2) Some sort of mark on the back of the cards so they can read what card is on the top of the deck before David shuffles and know what card was under it originally. 3) Somehow (I don’t have the foggiest idea how it would be possible) there is a degree of order maintained through the shuffles and cut so that they can figure out which cards are in reverse order to know which was David’s. I suspect this is it as the discussion seemed to be what David was this while Penn wanted him to say how they kept the order through the shuffles and cut The rest is pretty straightforward.
@@88porpoise Just to help you out with 3, a riffle shuffle doesn't really change the order that much, all it does is put cards between the card order. So let's say I have the top 11 cards memorized, you then pick one of the top 10 cards through instruction and place it say on top of the deck and the other 9 on top. Then I tell you to riffle shuffle it as much as you want. No matter how many times you riffle shuffle all I have to do is quickly look through and find what was the 11th card then look for the next card that was part of the other 10 and that's the card, no matter how many cards are between it. He was instructed to do 1, so it doesn't mess with the order much, so Teller would just need to determine where the order changed in say the memorizing of the top 15 or 20 cards and then he knows the identity.
If the screens were swapped then there would be a portion of the screen of the trick that would be obscured. Better to have it in its entirety just smaller.
Finding one of 52 cards in a short time could be tricky. Instead, you can divide them into groups where each group has all cards guaranteed to have a different number of letters in spelling. Each group might have a different pattern on top. Now Teller just needs to see it before shuffling and switch to the deck where cards from the group are already in the right positions.
I think you do a great job of respecting the boundaries of revealing methods and principles while giving enough of a tip for beginners - like P&T. Well done with dropping Madison's work as a reference for those who didn't know - just enough for those who care and obscure enough for those who don't to enjoy your channel. I think if P&T were hinting at the 10% it takes to fool a magician, they might have referenced the back of a book or maybe recipe cards like grandma used to have. Recently found your channel - dig your content.
hey Christopher thanks so much for your kind words! I really do try to walk a fine line there... I don't want to hurt/offend these magicians I am reacting to! And glad you are enjoying the videos :)
I think David was just being nice. This trick doesn't seem complicated at all. Teller knew the card due to stacking, as David already mentioned. Then he could shuffle until the cows come home because Teller could have easily switched decks during the brass knuckles misdirection, to a deck in regular order where he could have quickly found the right card and move it to the top or bottom. Then he could've extracted 11 cards from random locations in the deck and the 12th card from top or bottom. Why 12? That's how many it takes to spell "four of spades". Now exactly how the switch was done or how Teller could've quickly found the 4 of Spades in the shuffled deck may be the reason why David felt he was fooled. But I think it's just mechanics at that point and the principle is what matters.
I went there and was disappointed. Not by the illusion. They were better than any grand illusion magician I have ever seen, but by the men itself that was bored on stage, and didn't try to hide it..He was saying his text with no conviction....Maybe it was a bad day for him, but I've seen other comment of people thinking the same. Once again, the illusion were the best I ever seen live (and I've seen a couple of famous grand illusion magician), but that wasn't enough.
read the comments. my thoughts to this: 1. two identical decks before the trick started. 2. Teller uses a mirrow to see, when David stopps to count the cards down or he has someone in the audience who let him know the number using some wireless transferring device (earplug). 3.Teller pulls the right card out of the switched deck and puts this card to the buttom of the deck. Then... 4. while Penn is explaining the procedure of counting the letters, Teller counts the 12 letters of “Four of Spades” himself and pulls the 12th card from the buttom of the deck out of his pocket. Think this is a way, the trick could have be done.
New to the channel and now a subscriber, just a suggestion. Would be cool if the video was bigger and your reaction would be a little smaller to see the actual video. Hard to see on the phone 😑🤪. Keep up the great work!
thanks! And I would love to... but at the time I thought I wouldn't be able to do this at all.... (I mean I thought it would not be allowed). Now I see it's not a problem, unless it's an "Got Talent" act..... so if you check out my more recent Fool Us reactions you will see I am doing this the way you were wanting :)
@alphadawn2015 lennon it's not really a different set of rules... it's just when I try to upload my reaction with a Got Talent act full screen, it is demonetized immediately. But in truth, reaction videos SHOULD be allowed, as they are covered under the "fair use" policy of copyright law. However, UA-cam is a private organization and thus can make whatever rules they want on here. See it's kinda of a long drawn out explanation.... usually I just say that I can't. :)
alphadawn2015 lennon I reacted to magician X but it was my most disliked video so I deleted it. I thought I was being funny but people did NOT take it that way lol. Anyway it seems half of the videos I make about Got Talent shows get demonetized and the videos take me about 7 hours to make... so I’m focusing more on Fool Us now :)
I remember as a kid his specials it was like a big thing. We all sat around the t v and waited to follow the card on the t.v with are finger . David magic special
Then the 10% 90% thing by Eric Mead is a real thing. That if a magician shows somebody a trick and 90% of that trick fools them but there's a little 10% sliver that does not fool them, the Average person will say that the Trick did not fool them even though they can't explain 90% of it. Contrary wise, if that same magician shows that same trick to his fellow conjurers, it only takes 10% sliver for them to admit that they were fooled :) Congrats
Is this a direct quote. I love that you said contrary wise. I think this principle is true. A magician wants to know it all. How it actually really works. So if he doesn’t know 10%, it bugs him and he can concede, he’s fooled. A non-magician if he even feels like he saw a sneaky move, will feel like he hasn’t really been fooled, despite not knowing any method really.
The whole trick was over with the SOUND of the cards being counted .. Teller could HEAR the number of cards being counted .. TEN CARDS - he knew EXACTLY what card David pulled .. when he turned his back, he fanned the cards spotted the four of spades and moved it into position ..
Haha, ok. David Copperfield is a prop maker. He used to make large-scale props that would fool a TV audience, and now he's a washed-up Vegas nobody. He has decent engineering knowledge, but zero skill.
@@Psianth Washed up? zero skill. Maybe your intellect is. David not only specializes in sleight of hand, he filled up all his specials and current live stage acts with nothing but close up magic performed live in front of millions, between the prop illusions. He not only still holds the current guinness world record who has sold most tickets as a solo perfomer, than any other entertainer living or dead, but 10 other world records. Penn and Teller are successful multi millionaires. David is a Billionaire. He has 21 Emmys. He has a permanent residence for life at the Mgm Grand still performing not only in Vegas, but shows around the world. Next Year he will start another worldwide brand new tour. The only thing washed up will be the next record he breaks.
When he has selected a card, that card goes in the same exact place in the deck, but the little stack is now in reverse order meaning Teller will know (markings?) the exact card that followed the stack by looking at the one on top.
@@austynnichols3299 I'm not sure if you know the meaning of "too far" at first place, and i have to say it is relative. So for example for someone like you pretending to be pro its a bit too far and for some other people its O.K.
10:38 you are so right. For whatever the reason, the familiarity over the decades, his projection of magic and setting up mood etc etc David Copperfield’s voice IS magic!
The first deck is a specific order. The spelling of them determines the order of the second deck. Well my guess was wrong. Possibly cards were shaped a specific way.
I didn't know about David Copperfield until sometime relatively recently. I agree that he has a very soothing and pleasant voice and way of speaking that is nice to listen to.
I have seen a lot of the Penn and Teller show and it has been said on the show that a normal person would say that if they know 90% of a trick they are not fooled but a magician will usually state the opposite.
Since you like hearing David Copperfield's voice, you'll definitely love this two hour long podcast with him. It came out today! magicianspodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-100-david-copperfield/
I have had the privilege of performing for David Copperfield once, and have seen him about 3 times. When I performed for him, he said, "That's a nice piece of apparatus.", presumably meaning he knew how it was done because he bought the same trick!
2:30 Interesting. What Penn asked him to do was to put his selected card back and put the other cards on top. What he actually did is put his little pile back on top of the main deck. Yet P&T still ended up getting the card right, which seems to rule out certain methods they could have used?
That's probably the signal identifying the card. All the cards before the selected card are in reversed order relative to the rest of the deck -- so the card immediately before the selected card will be on the top of the deck prior to the two shuffles. Two shuffles wouldn't substantially change the order so that alone could identify the card; in addition Teller could probably tell approximately where in the deck it was by closely watching the shuffles and cut. Would take having the cards in a memorized sequence.
I appreciate you didn't go into too much detail of how you think the trick was done exactly. Not that I wouldn't want to know but it just requires a different context when revealing tricks.
Simpler than that...The deck was never inspected, nor did David look at any cards other than the one he picked. He also replaced the card not into the deck, but on top of the counted cards, so it was replaced to the top of the deck. Since this detail did not mess up Penn and Teller's trick, the whole deck must have been 4 of spades obviously. Everything else was just distraction, in other words faking Dave out, because if you assume something was done, and it is only one part, and other parts do not follow, then you are lost without having figured out the solution. The best tricks are ones that are simple and foolproof...in this case with obvious and suspicious misdirection. Oh, and when watching a magic trick, think of it as viewing a silent movie, keeping your eyes quick, yet ignoring whatever the magician blah blahs on about or claims. BTW, David was trying to be a bit playful by replacing that card on the wrong pile first at least, and that his card was found any way, he knew at least by then also how the trick was done. It got him a television appearance and the rest is all showmanship.
I thought he put the card on top of the deck too, but after watching it again you can see him take his selected card put it on top of the deck he's holding in his hand and then place the rest of the cards on top, so the selected card was in the middle.
I share your opinion 100%. This a standard trick, and the performance was disappointing... The answers to the trick's secret can be found by reading classic books written by vintage cardicians: Jordan and Fulves come to my mind. Needless to say, the moment Teller turned his back, something suspicious happened.... "Pick a card and I will tell you what card you picked" An old and and boring magic principle which has been performed ad nauseam. It is supposed that this duo is a paragon of creativity...couldn't they come up with a cleverer trick?? What a fiasco!! I do believe David did know how the trick was done, but he didn't want to debate further...after all, it is show business. By the way: I do love card tricks, but that doesn't stop me from identifying a mediocre trick and performance.
That was a very simple trick and David got it almost right. What he meant when he said that they are two and he is one is that Penn was doing the distracting chatter and Teller was using a small mirror in his hand to know the card order in the deck since the deck was in an order that P&T knew with a “key”. Then Teller got the same card from a stack when he had his back to Penn. Even if penn and teller did it in a slightly different way, this is what it is all about and it’s kind of pathetic that they would choose such an easy card trick? It was not mind-blowing like it should be. Kinda made me lose some respect for them. If you agree please like his comment.
Robert Ball Magician 100% this is out of royal road to card magic. That was my very first thought as well. With back turned to audience it's easy enough to go through deck face up, locate card and put it to the bottom of the deck. Knowing the card, you count out with participant and when you get to last letter in card, pull card out from bottom of the deck. I really like this. Always looking for interesting ways for a reveal and this is really good
Copperfield actually got it right. He emphasized that he didn't get to shuffle before he chose a card, and shuffling beforehand would have ruined the trick because it would ruin the stack. Idk how this counts as them fooling him.
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SIMPLE logic,3 great magician,and they fooled the audiences Which is naturally entertainment!!!
I did enjoy the video, but in your commentary, you say you understand what they did, but are unsure about one or two details. Isn't that essentially the same thing Mr. Copperfield said? I'm sure he (or you) could replicate the trick using a different technique or method, but that isn't quite the same as knowing exactly how they did it and I do believe that is the criteria that Penn & Teller go by themselves.
I'm not much of a magician myself, more of an 'amateur' card mechanic and a purist at that, no pockets, nothing up the sleeve, no props but my hands and a deck of cards, all deception done in plain sight. Call it a minor hobby; counting, calculating, manual command. Of course, when actually playing cards, I never cheat. I despise cheaters. Cheating takes the honor and sportsmanship out of gaming and I adore gaming and strategy. My favorite game is chess, a game which wholly embraces misdirection and trickery while keeping cheating strictly verboten. My second favorite game is poker. I therefore practice cheating in reverse, so I can catch the little buggers in the act!
I study magic because I study everything. How systems work in particular, whether biological, digital, natural, mechanical, psychological, social, etc. (I was the kind of kid who took his radio apart just to see how it worked. I had my own tool set by the time I was 12 and was writing IF/THEN/GOTO games for myself a year later in BASICA on the PC. That was back in '84, back when I was under strict orders not to take the computer apart).
Let's face it, magicians cheat just like movies do. They go through so much trouble to make us believe that the falsehoods we see and hear are actually real and true. I believe what separates magicians and movie studios from regular cheaters and makes it fair play is that the observer already knows they are there to be deceived or distracted or even transported. You might say there's a 'certain' level of trust involved.
"Wanna see a magic trick?"
"Yes, please, entertain us."
Always stay true to your art, Jason, it's real kung fu. think of it as such.
I hope this finds you well and I wish you all success.
God bless...
@@Napthalicious It's not good to combine gaming honor, which is about something else, and magic, which is really about deception, ergo magic is synonymous with deception - for fun. But even in magic there is a boundary that divides what is and what is not magic, for example Angel is not a magician, but a video-cheater who glorifies his supernatural abilities, evokes compassion by presenting a very stupid personal story, etc. This can mislead teenagers if they believe a deceiver who spreads the stigma of the occult from the trick study as true. For a specific video - if the point of the show is that Teller will receive his own prize, Teller will probably receive the prize ... A better judge than David Copperfield is not for Penn and Teller. Mr. Jason certainly knows exactly how the trick was done. I also know this because I saw the original record a year ago. David spoiled the laying of cards. He was not supposed to lay the tenth card, and because in addition to Teller, Penn (still turned away from the table) listened intently, he immediately warned David that if he laid his card, he had to take it, or look at a new one and not put it again ... On video David's decision record is missing. Whether to take a laid card or a new one. Penn, who still had his back to the table, urged David to decide. David took the tenth card back, which was already in the video, and the soundtrack was cut and shifted as if there had been no misunderstanding. Penn had to step in even though he had his back to the table so that Teller would have a clear number from the wiretap and Penn's repairs - 10 cards = 4 spades. It is not a problem. If you mean dishonest interference from TV, I agree. They do it in many cases, it's very criticized and it hurts this particular show ... Finding 4 spades after shuffling is not a problem. It takes a maximum of 1.5s. If you narrow down the selection to a few cards, it's 0.5s ... So it was hearing (not Penna's sight, he can't see across the table) and a quick selection of 4 spades when Teller had his back to the audience. The last part of the trick is not just about body language ...
@@DL-kc8fc Funny, I was just thinking about all that. While gaming is honorable on its surface, gambling is not.
Magic itself as a trade is also honorable, but the trickery involved is not. If we play chess and I use some form of fool's-mate you don't know, am I not tricking you? It remains magic until you figure it out.
I think we are both on the same page, but using different words to describe a preferred method.
If I can flip a coin and make it land heads 16 times, will you gamble on the 17th and call tails? I would place math, music and magic in the same category as I would gaming and gambling.
It's all diversion...
*Real magic is how David still looks like he's in his 40s lol*
that might be the real dark magic "trick"
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@Xtra Spice Mikey coyi
Agree
He's 62 Chia Lor
Watching David and Penn discuss (in code) was like watching two Magic The Gathering players discuss (argue) the mechanics of a card that would win or lose the game.
Cactyys Totem Entertainment, LLC haha yeah that was cool. Also I used to play MTG... a lot! :)
@@JasonParkerMagic You never stop being a MTG player.
I agree!
Are magicians allowed to play MTG? Could it end up like "and here's that awesome card again and that one that synergises with it ad infinitum (as MTG players will no doubt realise, I am not familiar with exactly how MTG is played) it might be interesting to see a session of Magicians the Gathering.
Jason, you are the best magician, out of Penn, Teller and David, you were the one who made the comercial break vanish.
WonkaLito 😂 😂
However lot of youtubians do that trick.
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bah! he used mirrors!
spoiler: it's hidden in the comment section!
There was the french magician who did a card trick, and penn said: ''You did this at this moment'' the magician said ''no I didnt'' and then Penn admit that he was then fooled.
The skateboard trick, Penn said that the trick went on a way with the lady. The lady said she didnt do any trick at this moment (it was her partner that did it), then Penn admitted he was fooled then.
The Nut and Shells game, Penn was sure the nut was added when the cloth was used to break the shell, but he affirmed he did not, Penn then admitted to be fooled.
These three example isnt to be mean or anything, but just to make a counter argument to the idea you brought '' Since only one thing was not known, he was fooled? Just to not embarrassed them maybe'' which it seems to be a false statement concidering how Penn and Teller usually react in their show. Since Copperfield didn't understood probably the main and core way the trick was done (which can be one detail, let us be frank here... magicians tries to fool other magician, devils are in the details of the details at this point) it still follows the spirit of the normal show.
Plus, they're friends, it was all in good fun (and publicity). I doubt any of them really care that much about the trophy or "did I really get them" because the respect of the craft outweighs that.
Yes, as was the case with the skate board trick, their "first guess" was plausible, (and obvious) but that wasn't how the trick was done. (Though it certainly COULD have been done that way). So they missed when he transferred the card and then just threw up their hands and said they were fooled. But were they really? What amazed me is that that Spanish guy "Jandro" ALWAYS fooled them and I thought every one of his tricks were pretty easy to figure out.
Yeah I think this dude just wanted to hate whatever penn and teller did. This is how they normally conduct the show
Copperfield should do a trick for penn and teller.
Absolutely! Tit for tat.
I feel like that will be the season finale
They'd get it before he started
And if they fool him, they get his theatre.
they'd say he fooled them even if he didn't, they've done that with almost every legendary magician that has been on the show.
Maybe the very obvious turning of the back on the crowd was done deliberately as a misdirect, if none of the actual trick required that? To make one focus on what might have been done there and therefore distract you from what they actually did?
I do stuff like this. For example, I have one trick where I already know the deck is exactly how I want it, then I do something stupid like put it in the box and throw it in the air, and people think something happened while it was in the air. That is giving me WAY too much credit, haha. Generally, the flashier the part of the act, the less it has to do with the actual trick.
@@inflago Heh heh. Good move.
So, you don't know how he did it. He wins,
@@gmamagillmore4812 Lol. It wasn't a contest. I was merely offering a possible explanaton for part of the act. I certainly was not trying to detract from the brilliance of all of it.
Watching David Copperfield has been one of my favorite lifetime memories with my family.
Also, I saw Penn and Teller perform once (in Portland,OR). They made it "snow" in the auditorium from paper that Teller was cutting. It made me cry from the beauty.
Thats a copperfield trick I saw live in the 90s
I have a feeling David Copperfield let them win 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Just out of respect? ;)
I think so too.
You could be right. It doesn't hurt David in any way he's already a legend. And it's great publicity for all of them
Shureg should ,, hands not follow what he was saying ,, ,this happend on David Copperfield when he's was talking ,,fail when talking ,,end volume of his voice has not level it was going up end low when he's saying something ,,, he's not sure on his words ,, take a look ...
I´m a card guy, and believe me: Copperfield had one (almost obvious) detail wright, but he couldn't follow the trick. He doesn't have the less idea of how to do it.
The real magic is that David Copperfield still looks the same to me when I saw him, in person, almost 30 years ago
Copperfield does not have beady eyes, he has mesmerizing eyes!
You could say that you are mesmoreyesd....
@@natepepin09 I thought I am the only one who posted a bad word-joke in this comment-section. Lol
I believe the card trick with the story about his grandfather is his version of "a dream of aces", but you probably already know that.
I don't think the 'grandfather' trick would work close-up at the card table, or with a high-definition video screen. The screen in the theatre was low-def, very forgiving, such as allowing several stacked cards to show as one card. Even so, it is a doozy sleight-of-hand trick.
Penn sometimes says that they can figure out some parts of a performer's trick, but if they can't figure out the most important part, then they will give them a win. Like with Sean Farquad's first performance. Penn admitted that they knew he had to have done a deck switch, but they couldn't figure out how he got the signed card into a sealed deck, which was the important part of the trick, so they gave him the win.
It's not all up to P&T.
They only get one chance to figure it out.
It used to be Johnny Thompson, The Great Thomponi, up there, RIP.
Don't know who is it now, might have some ideas, but the deal is still the same
@@MrFastXX It is Michael Close now. Otherwise I do not think it changed.
MrFastXX As I understand, it is initially up to Penn and Teller and the magician to agree, which they usually do because they (both Penn and Teller as well as most of the magicians) aren’t there so much to be competitive as to put on an entertaining show.
And only if they don’t come to an agreement do they go to the judge. And even if the agreement is wrong, the judge doesn’t intervene in an agreed decision. There are multiple cases of comments after the fact (from both sides) saying that a decision was wrong with both the magician conceding when they shouldn’t have and Penn and Teller conceding when they probably had enough.
@@88porpoise I remember a magician, back from the second season, who got naked behind some screens. He said that in taping the show, they gave their explanation, and they got some key parts of his trick, he got nervous, and agreed that he was busted. After he exited the scenario, and started to get dressed, he was asked to come back and re-record the ending, and they started with the same explanation, but then they conceded a FU trophy. That was because there was a key element of the trick that they got wrong, and the magician did not realize that, but the producer-magician-judge who is behind the scenes and who knows the entirety of the trick, tipped P&T that they were wrong, so they came up with the re-recording idea to screw the participant.
@@hansrojas9487 That may have been particularly egregious enough for the judge to step in, or maybe it was still early and they weren't sure what to do.
But there have been instances were Penn and Teller said they learned after the fact that they had been fooled by someone who conceded to them. And instances where competitors said they shouldn't have won but they did due to miscommunication.
Really the big thing here is it isn't some cutthroat competition The very act of being on the show is far more significant for most of these people than winning. I am sure they want to win (well most of them, some clearly go on with no intention of fooling anyone) and it is valuable to them but it isn't nearly as important as putting on a good show on stage.
You’re absolutely right about David Copperfield’s voice. Very soothing. You might also be right because it’s so familiar to magic fans and goes back decades including our years of growing up and discovering magic:) 👍
Always loved watching David Copperfield's specials growing up ! Fantastic combination of humor, story telling, great music, and of course illusion ! Thank you David !
David copperfield was the highest earning entertainer during the 90's.
Michael Jackson second place.
@TheRelihunter You dont say.... Did you believe that he really had passed through the wall?
@@VLips09 yes? Cuz magic is real
@TheRelihunter only him can do that magic when youtube doesn't exist... even right now, only mask magician revealed it... no more big magician performing every week because they used CGI...
love the methods I genuinely enjoy learning how the effects work and how they are hidden. It makes me enjoy them more.
The Grandfather's cards trick is pretty impressive. One of the greatest nights of my life was getting to watch David Copperfield perform live from only a few rows back. Grew up on his specials... just wow.
Well put you are so right about David Copperfield voice. Nolstagic on level 1000
@Rudy Straight Go go Gadget PENIS!
Dang, I really wanted to see that commercial break! :-P
Walt F. 😂😂😂
Was an awesome magic trick on that one
When I was in grade school we had a field trip to go see David Copperfield in person and I've been in love with magic ever since it was awesome 😎🖤😎
On fool us, often just one tiny detail was just big enough to fool Penn and Teller, so it was very gracious of David to follow the same suit and grant them their victory.
The David Copperfield Grandpa’s Aces routine is my favorite performance of his. I had the great fortune to see this performed live when I was a child, and it was amazing.
I believe this is a trick by a person who already fooled Penn and Teller. I will only say so much.
Was thinking about this today. One thing that P&T like more than automatic principles is classic gaffs. I think this whole thing operates on a simple short key that Teller deals to the top in the demonstration. Copperfield automatically places it during the deal count and replacement of the cards. The key remains with the selection through the shuffling because it is a short (they need him to riffle shuffle and cuts don't ruin keys). Teller cuts it to top as he is turned, peeks, then deals from bottom until the reveal... something like that. No stack needed. This approach would be right in their wheelhouse.
i think you really got it ^^
Am I the only one who thought David Copperfield gave Penn & Teller his "you fooled me" to avoid them to get embarassed?
I don't think so. I think that he thought that he knew how it was done but, in further discussion with Teller, realized that there was some vital component that he assumed was necessary that Teller told him wasn't a component of the act. He probably did figure it out soon after but, for that small moment, he was surprised.
Though, it is also possible that he had to come to grips with the rules of the show on the spot. P&T get one shot to get it right and get everything that there is in that one guess. That's almost certainly an unrealistic standard for "fooling" if we were talking about the bunch of them together, in private, in a room in the Magic Castle. For the purposes of the show, though, a more practical standard of fooling would probably result in only one or two winners each season. The producers want one an episode, and thus this is the standard.
While it is possible that the hesitation before giving them the win is that second issue - Copperfield wrapping his brain around the rules that P&T have to follow - I feel like Teller would want to have the opportunity to genuinely fool David Copperfield and would have come up with some technique that would stump the guy for a little bit once he knew what they *didn't* do. And, of course, Copperfield isn't the only judge. The judges behind the curtains know what P&T did and they know what Copperfield thinks they did. They wouldn't get the trophy unless the hidden judges agreed that they'd pulled the wool over Copperfield's eyes in some way.
I think they fooled him and did something special.
jedsonguedes i was thinking the same. What do you expect, they are friends!
littleratblue no he guessed enough exactly the way they do. He beat them and they wanted the win
I feel like Penn and Teller are too good for that. If he said they didn't fool him, they would have made a quip about "well that's why you're the best, we'll get you next time!"
not embarass. it's just fun. like Mohamed Ali and kids boxing. just having fun.
I thought David Copperfield was awesome. I believe he genuinely wanted Penn and Teller to look good on their own show whether he knew how the trick was done or just didn't try hard enough to dig into every detail. That made him look like the legend he is.
I agree. He came across very gracious, even in the face of Penn's pushing and unkind comments: 'didn't do as many card tricks' 'beady eyes'?! Was nice to be reminded of my childhood though - I also grew up in David copperfield's TV heyday era. Our whole family watched his shows with great anticipation:) I think it was around the time that vcrs were around so for the first time you could record things from tv and watch them back lol. I actually preferred his close-up magic to his larger illusions because not only were they executed perfectly, they were so elegantly presented you just enjoyed experiencing it.
@@lightawake - I thought Penn was alright though, he did say, "the greatest living magician in the world" which was nice to hear, and it made Penn look good. The "beady eyes" thing, lol, I thought it was funny, and I'm sure Copperfield got a kick out of it and took it a joke, not an insult.
@@xuscbs yeah, he was okay - tbh I'm personally just not much of a fan of Penn's character😑
@@lightawake that's just Penns outgoing gregarious nature, he's also threatened 5o take magicians out to the parking lot for an qss kicking. It doesn't mean anything you oversensitive baby, it's just banter
12:57 translation: I know everything but I'm a nice guy.
I don't know how the trick was done but a couple of things I did notice that I think are critical to the trick.
1. He didn't get to shuffle the cards beforehand so that makes me think the order of the deck is somehow key to the trick. Maybe he had the deck memorized and was just counting the sound as DC selected his card.
2. Since they didn't shuffle the deck, that makes me think that the shuffling was not important. i.e., they knew the card at that point and it didn't matter where it was in the deck.
2. We don't actually get to see that it is a normal deck. We see a few of the cards but not the whole deck.
3. Like you said, the deck is out of view for a long period of time. He's obviously using that time to find the card.
I guess two of the best magicians alive that spent many times cooperating and know David for decades dont know David as much as a few youtubers
David copperfield was the one who got me into magic since I first watched him vanish the statue of liberty. I recorded every one of his specials. It was so nostalgic seeing him on TV again.
I grew up watching David Copperfield. Love his illusions. I watched all of his TV specials. I also watched him on any talk show he was on. One of my favorite illusions he does, I believe was called the cutting edge and he performed it on the Arsenio Hall Show in 89. David Copperfield is the greatest illusionist of all time.
I think you should talk about the magic more
Penn whispered, “it’s our show, just say you fooled me.”
1. The decked was stacked in order
Code: magic, like in life, it's impt to have ORDER.
2. There was some sort of marking done when David selected the card or they were listening to determine which card was chosen
3. Shuffled and cut the deck
4. Teller SWITCHED the deck, they have another deck with the exact order as the orginal deck before it was shuffled.
5. Teller already knew the order of the deck, so he knew where the 4 of spades
But they've said there's only one deck. There was no switch. David even checked it.
I think Teller could tell which card was selected just by counting the cards as David was putting them on the table, because they're in order. Then while he had his back turned he simply found the 4 of spades in the deck and put it on top, or some other easily recognizeable spot, then simply pulled it out at the right moment.
This trick seems to be a variation of “gray’s spelling trick” which can be found in Ch. 4 of Hugard’s “Royal Road to Card Magic.”
Good video, Jason.
I just saw DC in Vegas a few weeks ago. Something I always wanted to see. He is clearly getting old (as am I). He did a number of tricks that had me thinking it was an "ok"show. Then stuff started happening that I couldn't believe, awesome illusions. $120 well spent.
My only criticism was his Mic was not clear enough and he talked too fast (audience participants couldn't understand his directions). But hey, he's doing at least 2 shows per day, every day, so i'll give him some leeway. Still love his work.
- Two decks preset identically
- Count down what he selected
- Swap decks and search duplicate deck or memorize same
-Drawn known card after spelling it out and dropping it on top of counted pile
This will work, but may not be the way they did it, (two ways I suggested both work but are nearly the same).
Damn, same deck, so method changes. So Teller riffled and found it really fast.
I'm quite sure that this trick was skillfully performed and much harder than it looked. But my biggest problem with this performance is strictly related to personal preference. I find the "pick a card--any card" genre of magic terminally boring. There is no drama, no suspense, no surprise. We all know what is going to happen. Audience member picks a card. Card is "lost." Card is "found" by magician. I was hoping for some kind of surprise kicker at the end. Something that made if feel like magic. I don't mean to disparage two obviously great magicians and performers, but this particular trick didn't make me want to go out and buy Penn & Teller tickets.
I couldn't agree more...I loved the water tank trick P&T performed with John Cleese...had all the ingredients to a great trick you mentioned. This was just lame.
Yeah I expected a little more showmanship from Penn & Teller.... oh well... I guess they can't always be "hits"...
I personally found the trick boring, it wasn't really about the trick in this case though. It was all about if they could fool David into thinking it was another trick. It was all about deceit, it's like looking at a poker game between pros... it's extremely boring, and roping in the opponent and fooling them into thinking that they know what's up, when they don't.
Check out Brian Brushwood's P&T performance. He walks through the...anatomy of a trick in a fun way :)
@@kingrobert1st That was Penn? He looked like Paul Heyman! ;)
Two possibilities:
1: The cards are marked, he sees the last (key) card before the chosen on top when he turns arround, knows the stack, therefore knows the card. When he turns arround he finds the card quicly (and puts it in the right place. It isnt hard, while David mixed the deck Teller counts the letters of cards so he knows the number before even taking the deck. Turning arround he searches the card and in the same process takes a break on the right number and puts the card in. Or just cuts the card to the top/bottom and takes cards one by one from the other side, even easier.
2: The deck has stack so first 15 cards are the cards that have the right amount of letters in the "name". The other deck is stacked so the cards are in the positions.
If I had to guess Id go with the number two, just because its harder to guess.
I reckon you have it there Igor !
In fact I think your option 1 is method. ....don't think your option 2 woukd work ? As DC shuffled the cards ?
I never saw anyone present magic as well as David Copperfield did. Timeless quality everlasting.
Magic is a creative performing art ... by that, Copperfield is the greatest of all time, even better than Houdini in fact...
This trick was so easy to figure out. A short card 3rd from the top. Teller, with his demo, brings it to the top. The short card goes on top of David's selection and as it uses a short card, the deck can now be riffled shuffled because the key (short) card will always stay right above the selection. When Teller turns, he cuts the selection to the top of the deck.
*Cards are also marked, so as Teller can note the selection. Teller now pulls cards from the bottom of the deck until the last card, which is from the top.
*Using an unmarked deck, Teller would cut the selection to the bottom & notes it. Teller may be using this method, as the bottom card is never seen after Teller turns.
Everything you said may be right, but how did Teller know when David said stop the card?
@@petersun2195 ??? ...with a key card, you don't need to know the number he stopped at.
@Stan Beck I tried it out a few times & it works like a charm.
That was my intitial deduction aswell. Stack, marked, added.
I think this was the first time I ever heard Davids Voice at all. I was surprised that he could speak at all! I sat there and actually thought "huh, he can speak!".
My wife and I saw David Copperfield at Ball State. He gave her a Rose.
what beautiful.
First card of the deck is 3 of flowers (1:56).
Teller shows David how to do the trick and by doing so he manages to put the 3 of diamonds at the top (2.13) which is the key card.
David start counting cards (the 3 of diamonds is now kissing the table), he picks up the 4 of spades, puts it back at the top of the deck and finally puts the other cards on top (now there are 9 random cards, then the 3 of diamonds and the 4 of spades at the top).
when david shuffles the cards he doesn't separate the 3 of diamonds and the 4 of spades, they will allways be kissing each other roughly at the top of the deck.
Now Teller turns around and quickly looks at the card next to the 3 of diamonds, the 4 of spades and puts it ad the top.
Then he start counting the cards on the table picking them from the bottom of the deck, when the spelling is over he takes the four of spades from the top.
i hope i got it right, let me know and thanks for the video !
If you will be reacting to Fool Us shows, then you have to watch the two times Shin Lim appears on that show.
Congrats from Venezuela
Totally agree!
Ay, finally a video that did not get claimed! Great video btw, I enjoyed watching it as always!
5 Minute Tutorials yeah!! :) And thank you for the nice comment :)
@@JasonParkerMagic - Hey, just telling the truth! :)
This was the first episode of FU that I caught on tv. I also thought there was some sort of switch made when teller turned around.
Since there was no shuffling before the card selection... Teller could have memorized the cards in order that he had given to David Copperfield... With tellers back turned and Keen hearing teller counted the "click of cards" that David Copperfield dealt off the hand... At that point teller knew exactly which card David had selected... Did not matter how many shuffles David Copperfield did teller had the deck in his hand and when he turned around so David could reach his hand in his pocket and pull out the brass knuckles teller, so we could not see him, quickly spread open the deck found the card that he knew was David's card and either put it in the top or the bottom of the deck... Placing the deck in his pocket teller simply dealt from whichever side of the deck was not the selected card... When he had counted out the number of cards he then pulled the "selected card" out from the other side of the deck and placed it turned up!... The three keys the dissolution was knowing the order of the cards in the beginning and Counting the clicks with a good ear.... Using Penn and the brass knuckles as a "diversion" so teller could turn away from View with one hand open up the cards select a card and then relocate the card in either the top or bottom of the deck... No shuffles were made after teller had turned around and located the card... begin to shuffle from his pocket!
jason I like how you talk about magic tricks..;) good insight
360escapades thanks! :)
360escapades
Oh, so you like when he talks.....Lol
@@MrHarryjoseph yes because he makes alot of sence! You didn't seriously ask me that question did you? Lol
@@MrHarryjoseph if you had to ask ? Lol should I reply kind of what you just did.
I guess this could have been done by using a stacked deck as follows:
a) The deck is not shuffled before Copperfields choice, so knowing statistically that he wouldn't think of a number greater than 26 (or less), they could have placed (randomly, not stacked) on the upper half of the deck cards that can bee uniquely spelled-counted to (lets say A-C-E O-F (!!!) S-P-A-D-E-S = 11).
b) Copperfield then shuffles and cuts etc, but that doesn't change the fact that he has already picked a card from the set of cards that penn and teller had placed on top of the deck. So until this point, penn and teller do not know which card he has chosen.
c) While david is checking tellers pocket, he can do a deck switch, OR place on the top of the deck a stacked packet of cards in a specific order to which you can uniquely spell-count to, and this stacked packet contains all the cards that david could have picked (those that where on the upper half of the starting deck)
d) Then you just spell down your card and BOOM
Lol. No
My take on this:
- there are two identical sets of cards
- P&T count the time DC counted by hearing the sound of card being placed on the table while looking the other way.
- brass knuckle diversion gave chance for the change of the set of cards (hidden from camera for quite a while)
- the rest is just how to take the card out of the pocket (front or back side) to be able to end up to the same exact number of times DC counted
I am no magician, but the trick is obvious
That was my non-magician take as well. Very obvious.
I think that would be too unreliable. What if he fumbled a bit or dealt really quietly? Then the whole trick is blown. No, whatever he did it was guaranteed to work, and counting by sound is anything f but.
I went to Vegas and while all my Friends went partying, I went to see Copperfield. I was like 4 Rows from the stage and BLEW MY MIND. Crazy show. He appeared a Row in Front of me out of no where. After the show I went to see if there was a trap door or something... Nothing. I'll never forget it!
If you cannot replicate the steps it's hard to say you weren't fooled.
You hit it on the mark..David Copperfield's voice takes you to the good ol' days :)
What’s up Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Evdog04 Thin John Cena?
I twice saw Copperfield perform @ Indiana University at Bloomington. (I was one of many volunteer ushers, so I saw the same show twice.) He did a well-known slight-of-hand card trick that blew my mind. Back then I was into magic, actually performing it for people at parties for fun. I'd often go to a magic shop too. I explained the trick to one of the magicians, and then that guy performed it for me! It's known as a color change trick. You show the bottom card of the deck, say it's the 2 of hearts. And then you cover the deck w/ your hand in a special way, and, right in front of your eyes, you take your hand away and the card you thought was a 2 of hearts changed to a 10 of clubs! We asked the guy how to do it, and he actually showed us. It takes tons of practice because it involves pulling a card from the top of the deck and putting it on the bottom, AS THE SPECTATOR IS WATCHING. And it's done so fast, within a second or so, that it looks like magic. And that's what Copperfield did, but with cameras pointed at his hands so the packed 5,000 or so audience could see it on a big screen. And he repeated it like 2 or 3 times. On camera. In front of 5,000+ people (or whatever the max occupancy was).
Since then I never saw it performed. Can you do that trick for us?
So, first guess without going back to rewatch: Deck is pre-arranged to look random, but the order is memorized. They listen for the sounds to know what card he's got. During the brass knuckle distraction, somehow Teller either grabs a copy of the card or forces the card to the top or bottom (my first instinct is a copy but David looked at the deck to see so I assume he checked for a duplicate and it seems against the spirit of the show for them to have removed the duplicate if that were the case). Puts the deck in his pocket, and with that, he can pull out the card at any particular point by just drawing from the opposite side until it's needed.
Granted, it's P&T, so I'm betting a majority of these obvious ways are intentional misdirection.
The problem with listening is, whether deliberate or not, David Copperfield did not follow instructions. He was supposed to count cards onto the table and then take one of the top of the deck. He counted cards onto the table and took his card from the table.
I would guess that the key is the cards are replaced in the opposite order as the original deck with the top card of the deck being positioned directly above David’s card while the card that immediately preceded it is at the top of the deck.
There are three potential ways I (not a magician in any sense) can see of identifying the card:
1) The face of the top card of the deck is just sticky enough that it and David’s card don’t separate through the riffle shuffles or the cut. But this wouldn’t need a stacked deck and likely could be noticed by David when he is counting it off.
2) Some sort of mark on the back of the cards so they can read what card is on the top of the deck before David shuffles and know what card was under it originally.
3) Somehow (I don’t have the foggiest idea how it would be possible) there is a degree of order maintained through the shuffles and cut so that they can figure out which cards are in reverse order to know which was David’s. I suspect this is it as the discussion seemed to be what David was this while Penn wanted him to say how they kept the order through the shuffles and cut
The rest is pretty straightforward.
@@88porpoise Just to help you out with 3, a riffle shuffle doesn't really change the order that much, all it does is put cards between the card order. So let's say I have the top 11 cards memorized, you then pick one of the top 10 cards through instruction and place it say on top of the deck and the other 9 on top. Then I tell you to riffle shuffle it as much as you want. No matter how many times you riffle shuffle all I have to do is quickly look through and find what was the 11th card then look for the next card that was part of the other 10 and that's the card, no matter how many cards are between it. He was instructed to do 1, so it doesn't mess with the order much, so Teller would just need to determine where the order changed in say the memorizing of the top 15 or 20 cards and then he knows the identity.
Almost got it, almost!
David Copperfield is clearly immortal.
Why is your own screen soooooo big?? You should switchs screens.
Copyrights prob
If the screens were swapped then there would be a portion of the screen of the trick that would be obscured. Better to have it in its entirety just smaller.
Finding one of 52 cards in a short time could be tricky. Instead, you can divide them into groups where each group has all cards guaranteed to have a different number of letters in spelling. Each group might have a different pattern on top. Now Teller just needs to see it before shuffling and switch to the deck where cards from the group are already in the right positions.
I went to Vegas a few months ago I had a choice to see David Copperfield pann or teller or Chris Angel, it was David Copperfield without a doubt.
Chris Angel was the worst show I've seen ins vegas. Copperfield got the best illusion.
Penn likes that "beady little eyes" epithet - he used it to good effect when they were fooled by Kostya Kimlat, too.
I think you do a great job of respecting the boundaries of revealing methods and principles while giving enough of a tip for beginners - like P&T. Well done with dropping Madison's work as a reference for those who didn't know - just enough for those who care and obscure enough for those who don't to enjoy your channel.
I think if P&T were hinting at the 10% it takes to fool a magician, they might have referenced the back of a book or maybe recipe cards like grandma used to have.
Recently found your channel - dig your content.
hey Christopher thanks so much for your kind words! I really do try to walk a fine line there... I don't want to hurt/offend these magicians I am reacting to! And glad you are enjoying the videos :)
Thanks, dude.
I couldn't find the original video on UA-cam.
I think David was just being nice. This trick doesn't seem complicated at all.
Teller knew the card due to stacking, as David already mentioned. Then he could shuffle until the cows come home because Teller could have easily switched decks during the brass knuckles misdirection, to a deck in regular order where he could have quickly found the right card and move it to the top or bottom. Then he could've extracted 11 cards from random locations in the deck and the 12th card from top or bottom. Why 12? That's how many it takes to spell "four of spades". Now exactly how the switch was done or how Teller could've quickly found the 4 of Spades in the shuffled deck may be the reason why David felt he was fooled. But I think it's just mechanics at that point and the principle is what matters.
I went to DC's show in Vegas. It was definitely one of my bucket list.
I went there and was disappointed. Not by the illusion. They were better than any grand illusion magician I have ever seen, but by the men itself that was bored on stage, and didn't try to hide it..He was saying his text with no conviction....Maybe it was a bad day for him, but I've seen other comment of people thinking the same. Once again, the illusion were the best I ever seen live (and I've seen a couple of famous grand illusion magician), but that wasn't enough.
read the comments. my thoughts to this: 1. two identical decks before the trick started. 2. Teller uses a mirrow to see, when David stopps to count the cards down or he has someone in the audience who let him know the number using some wireless transferring device (earplug). 3.Teller pulls the right card out of the switched deck and puts this card to the buttom of the deck. Then... 4. while Penn is explaining the procedure of counting the letters, Teller counts the 12 letters of “Four of Spades” himself and pulls the 12th card from the buttom of the deck out of his pocket. Think this is a way, the trick could have be done.
New to the channel and now a subscriber, just a suggestion. Would be cool if the video was bigger and your reaction would be a little smaller to see the actual video. Hard to see on the phone 😑🤪. Keep up the great work!
thanks! And I would love to... but at the time I thought I wouldn't be able to do this at all.... (I mean I thought it would not be allowed). Now I see it's not a problem, unless it's an "Got Talent" act..... so if you check out my more recent Fool Us reactions you will see I am doing this the way you were wanting :)
@alphadawn2015 lennon it's not really a different set of rules... it's just when I try to upload my reaction with a Got Talent act full screen, it is demonetized immediately. But in truth, reaction videos SHOULD be allowed, as they are covered under the "fair use" policy of copyright law. However, UA-cam is a private organization and thus can make whatever rules they want on here. See it's kinda of a long drawn out explanation.... usually I just say that I can't. :)
alphadawn2015 lennon I reacted to magician X but it was my most disliked video so I deleted it. I thought I was being funny but people did NOT take it that way lol. Anyway it seems half of the videos I make about Got Talent shows get demonetized and the videos take me about 7 hours to make... so I’m focusing more on Fool Us now :)
I remember as a kid his specials it was like a big thing. We all sat around the t v and waited to follow the card on the t.v with are finger . David magic special
Then the 10% 90% thing by Eric Mead is a real thing.
That if a magician shows somebody a trick and 90% of that trick fools them but there's a little 10% sliver that does not fool them, the Average person will say that the Trick did not fool them even though they can't explain 90% of it. Contrary wise, if that same magician shows that same trick to his fellow conjurers, it only takes 10% sliver for them to admit that they were fooled :)
Congrats
Is this a direct quote. I love that you said contrary wise. I think this principle is true. A magician wants to know it all. How it actually really works. So if he doesn’t know 10%, it bugs him and he can concede, he’s fooled. A non-magician if he even feels like he saw a sneaky move, will feel like he hasn’t really been fooled, despite not knowing any method really.
@@d_e_a_n I just copied what Eric Mead said and he's one of the fooler in this very show "Fool Us"
Vinche TV ya. Other than him I’ve never heard anyone say contrary wise before.
That was really funny when Alyson said who gets the theater
Anyone notice David Copperfield had a hard time shuffle that deck? It was messy.
The whole trick was over with the SOUND of the cards being counted .. Teller could HEAR the number of cards being counted .. TEN CARDS - he knew EXACTLY what card David pulled .. when he turned his back, he fanned the cards spotted the four of spades and moved it into position ..
David is a legend. He knew everything. He pitied poor penn n teller so he said the magic words " you fooled me"
Haha, ok. David Copperfield is a prop maker. He used to make large-scale props that would fool a TV audience, and now he's a washed-up Vegas nobody. He has decent engineering knowledge, but zero skill.
@@Psianth You certainly don't know Copperfield's history. Watch his "grandpa aces" cardtrick and try to emulate his sleight o hand.
@@Psianth Washed up? zero skill. Maybe your intellect is. David not only specializes in sleight of hand, he filled up all his specials and current live stage acts with nothing but close up magic performed live in front of millions, between the prop illusions. He not only still holds the current guinness world record who has sold most tickets as a solo perfomer, than any other entertainer living or dead, but 10 other world records. Penn and Teller are successful multi millionaires. David is a Billionaire. He has 21 Emmys. He has a permanent residence for life at the Mgm Grand still performing not only in Vegas, but shows around the world. Next Year he will start another worldwide brand new tour. The only thing washed up will be the next record he breaks.
When he has selected a card, that card goes in the same exact place in the deck, but the little stack is now in reverse order meaning Teller will know (markings?) the exact card that followed the stack by looking at the one on top.
Too easy to fool Copperfield
@@MrFastXX Of course, I'm not saying this is the key for the trick, just one of the countless parts needed to make it happen.
@@NotTheLarryDavid it definitely was a part of of it - the obvious part to throw him, and everyone off.
@@ryoriotwow Kind of the point I tried to make.
I'm totally agree with you! Your discussion about magic was nice and i don't think you went too far, and thanks Jason for this video :)
It sounds like your a laymen trying to sound like your in the magic discussion. Why do you think he didn't go too far?
@@austynnichols3299 I'm not sure if you know the meaning of "too far" at first place, and i have to say it is relative. So for example for someone like you pretending to be pro its a bit too far and for some other people its O.K.
@@4bit4u27 when did I ever say I was pro, im just pointing out that your comment was cryptic and you still didn't answer my question anyway
10:38 you are so right. For whatever the reason, the familiarity over the decades, his projection of magic and setting up mood etc etc David Copperfield’s voice IS magic!
The first deck is a specific order. The spelling of them determines the order of the second deck. Well my guess was wrong. Possibly cards were shaped a specific way.
Teller definitely was facing away for too long.
But would that fool David Copperfield?
"There are two of you and only one of me" - that's code for they switched the decks!
4:40 anyone noticed something there? :D
It seems like Copperfield was being gracious with his hosts. I enjoy Jason's comments and reactions :)
This trick uses a key card. David did figure out but was polite to give them the trophy I like your commentary.
there was no key card and DC admitted that mistake on his side, duh
But the deck was shuffled after the key card was in place - albeit only 2 riffle shuffles and a cut.
@@CharlieForEve They are seeing the deck before the shuffles, or being no gentlemen their team saw the card
I didn't know about David Copperfield until sometime relatively recently. I agree that he has a very soothing and pleasant voice and way of speaking that is nice to listen to.
I am not sure, but I think I saw this trick performed by Tamariz a lot of years ago (without the knuckles, of course).
I doubt if P&T have the skill to use Mnemonica stack although it did occur to me too.
@@kingrobert1st not penn has it teller has that skill
I have seen a lot of the Penn and Teller show and it has been said on the show that a normal person would say that if they know 90% of a trick they are not fooled but a magician will usually state the opposite.
Since you like hearing David Copperfield's voice, you'll definitely love this two hour long podcast with him. It came out today!
magicianspodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-100-david-copperfield/
hey thanks so much for letting me know! I'm saving this link to listen to later.... :) :)
I have had the privilege to see David Copperfield in person twice. Very awesome.
I have had the privilege of performing for David Copperfield once, and have seen him about 3 times. When I performed for him, he said, "That's a nice piece of apparatus.", presumably meaning he knew how it was done because he bought the same trick!
You remind me a lot of Bryan Callen.. I think that's how he spells it
So happy that this Reaction Video is still available!
2:30 Interesting. What Penn asked him to do was to put his selected card back and put the other cards on top. What he actually did is put his little pile back on top of the main deck. Yet P&T still ended up getting the card right, which seems to rule out certain methods they could have used?
That's probably the signal identifying the card. All the cards before the selected card are in reversed order relative to the rest of the deck -- so the card immediately before the selected card will be on the top of the deck prior to the two shuffles. Two shuffles wouldn't substantially change the order so that alone could identify the card; in addition Teller could probably tell approximately where in the deck it was by closely watching the shuffles and cut. Would take having the cards in a memorized sequence.
I appreciate you didn't go into too much detail of how you think the trick was done exactly. Not that I wouldn't want to know but it just requires a different context when revealing tricks.
Simpler than that...The deck was never inspected, nor did David look at any cards other than the one he picked. He also replaced the card not into the deck, but on top of the counted cards, so it was replaced to the top of the deck. Since this detail did not mess up Penn and Teller's trick, the whole deck must have been 4 of spades obviously. Everything else was just distraction, in other words faking Dave out, because if you assume something was done, and it is only one part, and other parts do not follow, then you are lost without having figured out the solution. The best tricks are ones that are simple and foolproof...in this case with obvious and suspicious misdirection. Oh, and when watching a magic trick, think of it as viewing a silent movie, keeping your eyes quick, yet ignoring whatever the magician blah blahs on about or claims. BTW, David was trying to be a bit playful by replacing that card on the wrong pile first at least, and that his card was found any way, he knew at least by then also how the trick was done. It got him a television appearance and the rest is all showmanship.
Robin 1:58 they lay all the cards out face up :)
@@JasonParkerMagic No, they did not when he counted in to pick his card. Open your beady eyes!
I thought he put the card on top of the deck too, but after watching it again you can see him take his selected card put it on top of the deck he's holding in his hand and then place the rest of the cards on top, so the selected card was in the middle.
Your the greatest magician ever, making commercials disappear.
I share your opinion 100%.
This a standard trick, and the performance was disappointing...
The answers to the trick's secret can be found by reading classic books written by vintage cardicians: Jordan and Fulves come to my mind.
Needless to say, the moment Teller turned his back, something suspicious happened....
"Pick a card and I will tell you what card you picked" An old and and boring magic principle which has been performed ad nauseam. It is supposed that this duo is a paragon of creativity...couldn't they come up with a cleverer trick?? What a fiasco!!
I do believe David did know how the trick was done, but he didn't want to debate further...after all, it is show business.
By the way: I do love card tricks, but that doesn't stop me from identifying a mediocre trick and performance.
Well said! :)
That was a very simple trick and David got it almost right. What he meant when he said that they are two and he is one is that Penn was doing the distracting chatter and Teller was using a small mirror in his hand to know the card order in the deck since the deck was in an order that P&T knew with a “key”. Then Teller got the same card from a stack when he had his back to Penn. Even if penn and teller did it in a slightly different way, this is what it is all about and it’s kind of pathetic that they would choose such an easy card trick? It was not mind-blowing like it should be. Kinda made me lose some respect for them. If you agree please like his comment.
Ziad Adwan hey thanks for your comment! I don’t exactly agree so I can’t like your comment, but thanks for sharing your ideas about it! :)
This Is a great trick. Kind of reminded me of a trick in Royal road to card magic. Your input was just fine. No issues. 👍👍😊
Robert Ball Magician 100% this is out of royal road to card magic. That was my very first thought as well. With back turned to audience it's easy enough to go through deck face up, locate card and put it to the bottom of the deck. Knowing the card, you count out with participant and when you get to last letter in card, pull card out from bottom of the deck. I really like this. Always looking for interesting ways for a reveal and this is really good
They also dedicated this show to Johnny Thompson. 👍
I love DC, but why does he have to wear a wig with the color of a twenty-year-old?
So true
So he can perform the instantly aging man effect of course! :)
Copperfield actually got it right. He emphasized that he didn't get to shuffle before he chose a card, and shuffling beforehand would have ruined the trick because it would ruin the stack. Idk how this counts as them fooling him.
Do more pauses. That's best part of ur videos.
Aladin Kejkubat thank you :)
@@JasonParkerMagic You are welcome :)