AMAZING MAGICIAN FOOLS PENN & TELLER WITH JUST A RING! Garrett Thomas on Penn & Teller: Fool Us
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2020
- Magician Garrett Thomas jumps onto the large Las Vegas “Penn & Teller” stage with just his two hands, and a ring, putting his sleight-of-hand magic to the ultimate test right under master magician Teller’s nose. Penn proclaims it’s either A very well-made expensive trick ring, or absolutely perfect sleight of hand, "because we did not catch you on anything." With this episode being titled Lord of the Ring. There just might be One ring to “Fool” them all.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us - Season 7, episode 12: “Lord of the Ring”
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If you think I lied, you were fooled too.
But luckily for you the show is not called Penn and Teller: Fool The Audience and Everybody Else Online. For me there is no victory in puzzling somebody who doesn’t have the clues.
But for those who want to keep digging, for whatever masochistic reason, Look closely at Penn’s quote:
The only thing we can think of, is that you have A RING that is so carefully constructed to COME APART in halves, either with a very strong magnet, or with a shell, or something like that. That an audience member, or even Teller on very, very, very careful examination, Could not get the goddamn thing to come apart.
Now If you have THAT RING, gimmicked in anyway, we are not going to give it to you.
If you did that in anyway other than that, with what would have to be pure sleight of hand, we’re not going to cheat and say, “Okay, it’s sleight of hand.” Because we didn’t catch you you on anything. If it is anything other than a ring that comes apart, you have fooled us...
I HAVE NO RING THAT COMES APART. Nothing I use has and moving or mechanical components. The only mechanism is sleight of hand. If you still don’t believe me that’s on you.
the judges and Penn & Teller have thoroughly re-examined the guess and they still say they had No idea what I was doing. And that from their point of view there were no tells to tip the method and they had to just take a guess.
If you are a student magic you know the actual answer, No need to post Spoilers. Let them enjoy the magic.
Amazing act man congrats you earned that throphy!
i thought it was a ring that breaks apart and wasn't impressed then you said it doesn't break apart and i was blown away. nice work mate
I think it is amazing that the illusion you created is so strong that you truly and honestly managed to fool Teller!
Since you didn't boldly deny it from your Expression I thought the ring Is Gimmick. If it is Real as you told you are the best 👍👍
This was stunning. Well done!! One of the best sleight of hand performances I’ve ever seen.
My ex-wife did the same thing with her wedding ring.
Oof
That is the reason she is your x?
@@Faddnn that is the joke
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂💀
@@user-tr8kr1jd2o obviously.. but the whole joke is so vague. I don't know the character, there is no context or punch line. You can make up the reason yourself why he/she ended it, cause there is no clear path. But ofc, people can laugh and make jokes about what ever they feel funny!
“I trust YOU, not my eyes.”
Words of somebody that truly gets magic.
I think Garrett lied tho
@@dovahkiinvokul9073 he has to explain how the trick works to supervisors beforehand iirc
@@orionl.8491 Garrett used two rings to do this trick, one is normal and the other is an abnormal one. They asked him if the ring was modified in any way, well yeah one was but not this one. They won't consider this cheating, but this was definitely lying..
@@dovahkiinvokul9073 I think he used one and a half ring, so the ring was just a ring. and the half ring was just half of a ring nothing less nothing more. therefor it is something other than a ring that comes appart, and thus he fooled penn and teller honestly
He brought one ring and one half of a ring. The ring was solid and not gimmicked in any way. It was all pure sleight of hand with a ring and a half ring.
Forget about the ring, that’s the best “make a finger disappear” I’ve ever seen
said the man to the proctologist
how could he see it if it's behind him?
The audacity of doing the thumb pull as a follow up to the ring trick was almost as good as the ring trick itself.
My guy deadass did the dumbest trick purely for misdirection 😂
@@Tyfu39944 He changed which thumb the ring was on during that. It was on the "fake" thumb and then back on the real one.
@@SephBane Great call! While watching it he first time, something looked "different" the way he put his thumb back together, but I didn't catch it. I had to go back and watch it again. So subtle... so #Savage.
@@ericschroeder8932 thats the point of the trick though, hes so fast
That thumb pull was the first magic my grandfather, my poppy ever showed me... he had a few stupid ones, nothing special... but I was AMAZED, and is a huge reason I love magic to this day. Made me smile when he did it.
Two rings. One that comes apart. One that doesn’t. He didn’t lie when he said one doesn’t come apart.
FORGET ABOUT THE FAKE RING, HE DISLOCATED HIS FINGERS. That’s commitment.
😂 Pretty sure they know he just hid his finger behind his major, that's why his hand had to be squeezed in a bit.
@@AnatolLaScarf what’s a major
Put in slow motion you can see him move it
So it is gimmicked?
@@Oozes_Dark the middle finger, I wasn't exactly sure of the name in english. In french we technically call it that.
The way he got his ring finger hidden behind his middle finger then flipped his hand over and somehow got it behind his middle finger so quickly was amazing.
I'm almost positive that sound before was him dislocating the finger. Pretty insane even if it wasn't.
@@chisokugaming That sound made me cringe to my core.
"Any art form is just an excuse to meet another human being", so true. Many of us use it and don't realize. Be it music, magic, or drawing.
The only way this could've blown my mind even more than already is if, rather than dropping the ring, you would've said "Give me one of your rings and I'll do it again".
This was my thinking. Take one of their rings and do it, and it's sleight of hand at another level. You'll notice that he did not pass the ring between Teller's fingers, rather he pulled it off his finger which a good pickpocket might have done. You'll also notice, that his is not a simple ring; it's made up of at least four concentric rings. All that being said, it is an incredible act of magic. I also, like his attitude toward performing
I think he gave away the trick when he faked pulling his fingers off, I think that is the exact same trick he used, I don't think the ring was ever on the finger he implied it was on but rather on the same finger on the other hand being placed in a gap between his fingers after putting one down.
@@DomzyDX I would agree.... Except he did it to tellers finger as well as his own. If he hadn't put it fully on there it would've been obvious to teller
@@pcm7315 It was 2 rings. one half and one full. you can see them both at 2:45
@@pcm7315 its not gimmicked in any way. The ring he shows is a standard ring. But the trick wouldnt work with any ring that looks different any obvious way
I had a cousin who also carried an 8 ball in his wallet but he ended up in prison for it
My cousin was the same but he carried it in a sock.
Why
Genius 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I think we’re related Mr. Savage.
Penn & Teller will always respect magic when it's delivered in a flawless performance. This was up close, personal and incredibly crafted magic. I look at this act and think of the Moon. We know the moon is round and sometimes all there to be seen, but there are many times where you only see half of the moon. And the ring is like the moon, it's always facing us on the same side no matter how much it's twisted around. We are never shown the real magical ring which is super amazing.
That’s a lie, no one has seen the other side of the moon, it’s never been seen
Shhhh.
2:53 There's a brief moment where you see the 2nd ring, without freeze frame there's not a hope of catching him out live, it's so well done!
To be fair, this was the remaining option once he rejected P&Ts guess.
Yes it was a half ring and a whole ring but because they said it was gimmicked... It doesn't count
Excellent work! I don't know how often this gets mentioned in the comment sections of FU videos, but kudos to Penn and Teller for allowing magicians to upload FU content on the magicians' own UA-cam channels!
"I carry an 8 ball in my wallet" usually means something else entirely.
😂😂😂
Thats....the joke....
What does it mean?
@@SchwartzerAdler Cocaine
@@Gerald-of-Riviera Aaahhh!
Thanks!
I like how Penn and Teller give a trophy to anyone who manages to actually fool them instead of turning it into some long-drawn out tournament like the Got Talent shows.
Well it is nice to see the contestants come back and do bigger and better things and compete with other winners
I like how the trophies say "F.U." on it
@@rg6310 Yeah but that trophy alone and the advertisement they get from the show is going to boost their careers for life
Nope it needs to be one winner in agt why cause they would give so much money to skilless people.
Got talent judges are mostly talentless hacks who got lucky and think they are superior beings now and have all talents on earth that they can call out anyone. Penn and teller are incredibly humble and are just willing to always learn
I think this is done with 2 devices, a genuine ring, and a half ring ( C shape ) that is traded, rotated, and concealed through slide of hand.
Still an absolutely amazing presentation and I wouldn't have come to this conclusion if it wasn't for Garrett's generous tips in highlighting key words in Penn's response.
Absolutely amazing presentation~
Congrats on the trophy!
Well earned.
Yah. That was easy to tell as he hides the tip of his pinky at the end. Still to manipulate everything the way he did was amazing.
I had the same hypothesis. Definitely a talented sleight of hand magician. I’m surprised Teller did not mention two separate rings in his guess. That seemed fairly obvious to me
2:45 You can see both in his hand before the camera cuts angles.
He's lightning fast with those switches, holy crap lol
@@PantheonContent Great eye, Charlie!
I reckon you have it. It even allows him not to lie about the ring not coming apart
Ive had your ring moves in my practice routine since the first time I saw you do it for David Penn and Craig Petty maybe a decade ago and the method still absolutely fries me. I can stand in front of a mirror and fool myself. this is brilliant sir and the trophy was well deserved
How do I learn them?
@@ichigo_nyanko i’m assuming you would have to buy them somewhere, but I don’t know where
Ohh cool, a ring trick that’s nice HOLY CRAP HE JUST PULLED A FINGER OFF!!
my thought exactly xD
Hahaha
He just hid the finger behind the middle finger
But very good execution of the act
@@tarunkumarbiswal7890 he turned it around.. so no clearly not.
@@fragtical8540 that's what sleigh of hand is, he hide it in the back, but when he turn it around, he hide it in the front, that trick is just for laughing
I'VE SEEN THIS SO MANY TIMES IN PERSON AND IT STILL KILLS!!! Congrats Garrett!!!!
The legend
I love that chris watches these as well
What up Chris! I remember seeing this on your magic live video and trying to figure it out
I'd love to see you performing up there some day Chris!
The legend himself
This is one of the tricks that it doesn't even honestly matter if you know whats going on. The fact that it is genuinely so in your face and you still cant fully tell is the performance itself doing its job and its incredible
I definitely agree with their "even if we know, if we can't see it happen you fooled us" stance.
Okay, that's it. when you removed your finger, I was done. This was no illusion; you were doing ACTUAL magic. The wildest thing I think I have ever seen up close like that. You deserved your FoolUs trophy! All good wishes.
I learned how to visually remove your thumb in kindergarten. Noting was impressive about that, it just added to the story of the trick
no, his finger is clearly visible to the camera. Don't be so gullible.
@@tangokaleidos1926 Obviously his finger didn’t really detach. It’s hidden behind the middle finger. But the way he flipped his hand over so quickly was super amazing.
The ring is obviously a paid actor.
lol
Schrödinger's ring!🤯🤫🤔
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Lol
Are you serious? Are people as dumb as you? His fingers are obviously paid actors, individual people jumping at precise times, tellers fingers too, all paid actors for men that have no digits
It would have been absolutely badass if he asked Penn for his ring and repeated the trick with it
Edit: Can y’all stop commenting that there’s a second ring? I’ve read the same comment about the second half-ring 50 times now.
Couldnt do that.
@@jasonmackintosh1253 he just has to get a copy of Penn’s wring and make the switch
@@Tinker.Studio how so?
@@Tinker.Studio Can't be. It seems they have to explain the trick to the director before they are allowed to perform on stage. If they lie, they get called on it and don't get the prize.
He did say that it's a normal ring, but maybe it's a ring he has used to practice a million times. It would make sense if he's not willing to use a different one
What a flawless performance!! The thumb pull fitted so well that it looked like it was created for this trick, absolutely amazing. Congrats!
The real magic of this trick isn't the "trick", it's Garrett's narrative, presentation, and especially his execution. Even watching at .25x knowing the "trick" behind the impossible parts, it's difficult to catch him on anything. Really impressive stuff!
watch one more time at 0.25 time 3:01 pls watch carefully - ring is opening and Telles was not able to see this moment because it was on the other side of his finger. Penn asked him whether it was gimmicked ring, he said "NO" - he lied and won the throphy... sad but true
@Reio4 hahah "participants are not allowed to lie" - it makes me laugh. USA president was not allowed to lie but he lied, the reason was simple = money. If sb will fool P&T may perform in Vegas - it means good $$$ for performance, I believe rather my eyes not Garret or yourself. Garret is not miracle worker, watch carefully, he is twisting this ring from right to the left, every time the same way, It means that this ring was very precisely constructed and must be opend in specific way, but only from one side.
case closed
@Reio4 no, his claim was that "that ring isn't gimmicked" after he made the switch. He won because they didn't know he switched.
@@bjorn402 I doubt he lied, that ring was not gimmicked, but there are two rings.
For the dummies saying he lied... he couldn't have.
The stipulation to be on the show is that a producer behind the stage has to know how the trick is done. If P&T guess and there is a dispute, the guy behind the scenes can tell them if they're right or wrong.
You can't just lie for the trophy.
At 3:01 you can clearly see that the ring opens up.
@@Funrarders
Bingo.
@@Funrarders yeah I dont see it
@@shadd0banned509 @2:45 is a better visual of two rings.
Wait just keep pausing between 3:08 to 3:09 you'll notice something... Also Speed it up at .25
No one is talking about how he removed one of his fingers and it looked real af 👀.
I saw it and he did it SO well. At first I was like "oh, that old trick" and not super impressed and then he turns his hand around and I'm like "damn, he's really fast" and got impressed with how steady his hands are, the dexterity, and speed... this dude is talented AF.
@@dc3561 Not to mention the flexibility of his fingers.
How did he do that ????? Please someone tell me !
Dan Quayles , no I mean how did he make his middle finger disappear
@@cherrybomb4184 If you slow down the video and watch that section, you'll be able to catch how he does it when he flips his hand. There are a few frames where you can see what he did.
Has Teller inspect his right hand, then proceeds to do all the magic on his left hand 😂
Garrett, my friend, you are a true master. I have most of your props and have always been amazed by your talent. Keep up the great work you do and the limitless assets you offer to the world of magic!
"your coffee would be 2 dollars sir"
"Oh im sorry, I dont have cash but I have 8 ball"
On the plus side he could just chuck the 8 ball to their face. Ever rob a Starbucks with an 8 ball? Also ever get coffee from Starbucks for 2 dollars? Yeah. Neither have I.
Gonna see if my wife will take the 8ball instead of my check......
Not gonna lie if I could do that I would do it so many times
My 8 ball is always white. And never an actual ball lol
I don't get it... is he talking about buying it with cocaine?
"I trust you more than I trust my own eyes" I think that pretty much says it all for the quality of your magic.
Very much agree
Usually I have a fair idea of how the trick was done but this is one of the tough ones. The only thing I can think of is that you had two rings. One a genuine ring that you showed in the end and the other was the trick ring which had a cut out to slide off of fingers. Thats the only thing I can think of. Apart from all that, this is a fabulous trick and I loved it. You are very talented.
This has to be one of the greatest magic performances I have ever seen. So simple in presentation but impossible to figure out even to two pros. And I loved the little story about taking the thumb off. It’s all really really smooth. No pomp and circumstance or crazy music or hanker chiefs over anything. I loved it.
It's less fun when you realized he lied to win. The full monologue in the top comment gets completely shredded by the video we watched.
@@xExplosionsofAwesome you do realize this show has producers who know the trick and that if the guy lied they would have kicked him out, right? There are multiple times in early seasons where they have the producers in their ears confirming that the thing the person is saying is right. It’s fun to make guesses, but there’s no need to be conspiratorial. If they recorded him saying they got it wrong, then they got it wrong.
@chris batycki um, they did call him out. He said it’s not the ring. No time code for the part where it’s supposedly obvious? You can’t believe internet comments. SMH.
@chris batycki I didn’t say you were believing internet comments. I’m telling you I’m not just going to believe your internet comment. I watched it at .25 speed and there is no point at which it “obviously” came apart. I’m almost certain he has a real ring which is basically just for show, and a half ring which he can slide around, and he keeps swapping them. Why else would he cover his hand as he takes them off? He constantly looks like he’s palming something, not in the sense where he absolutely must be, but in the sense where he’s not showing us his palms. And if he does have a half ring, he could palm it on the back of his hand by holding his fingers together. In fact, there’s a point at which there’s pretty much no way the ring just came off. He switches the ring between his two thumbs so instantly that it’s most likely two rings. Or should I say a real ring and a half ring.
@@silverlightsinaugust2756 If you pause at 2:12 you can see from the angle of the ring it can't be the full ring shown at the beginning, and you can see a shiny object between his baby and ring finger on the other hand. I'm with the people who admire a trick more when having an idea of the skill involved. Prop magic is lame. Incredible performance.
"I carry an 8-ball in my wallet"
He must be popular at parties.
I came to the comments to post something very similar, damn lol.
Pretty sure Rick James did too
"Is than an 8-ball in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
People still go to parties?
@@mootkickee didn't you hear about covid parties? Lol everyone chips in like 20-50 bucks or whatever and if you get covid then you get the money which many ppl gotten it an the money lol ppl don't care about anyone else right now lol they still do whatever they want regardless of whom it hurts like those whom riot over a child abuser and then break innocent ppls lives by burning their stores and cars or even them trying to protect their store.. smh but then put glue in their hair thinking ... well idk what she was thinking cause she definitely looks like she is on something with her eyes bursting out of her head lol 😆 but yeah I'm rambling lol basically ppl will still do whatever they want cause they only care about themselves an will still go to parties an keep spreading the virus...smh...
That ring was incredibly amazing but that finger. That was wildly underrated
The only thing I could think of is that maybe he's double jointed. I could see him squeezing the two neighboring fingers together pretty hard. But how would he hold it back? Just because your fingers are stretchy doesn't mean they can hold themself there... I guess the giveaway was that trick was the only one he didn't do directly in front of Teller.
@@Hexen_Wulf he hid it behind his fingers and in angle you don’t see it and he is quick with it on doing it for practicing over the years. It was just done to misdirect Penn and Teller to not think about how the ring magic work because I guarantee Penn and Teller knows how he did the finger trick.
@@blowc1612 he showed both sides of the hand though, the finger can only bend one way
@@MrCrystalm8 he does it quick and in an angle, I can do the same trick but not as fast.
@@MrCrystalm8 As he rotates his hand he quickly move the finger to the other side. It starts with ring finger held behind the middle & index finger, pressed against them to hold -- this take a lot of flexibility and finger strength. As he rotates his hand he flick that finger to the other side, with the whole finger pointing in a line perpendicular to the plain of his palm and other fingers. He clearly does have unusually flexible finger joints to pull this off so cleanly.
I literally had to stop the video and I cried out WITCH!!! Truly masterful.
Probably the best episode EVER!
I love how he drops it to be dramatic and Penn just stomps all over the moment! lmao
Lmfao awkward!
"I trust you more than my eyes"
Magician to magician, that's actually a really powerful statement.
I'm sure they both collapsed from emotional exhaustion after the 'take'.
and yet so many on this show abuse it
There are judges that know exactly all the procedure of the tricks, I think it's not possible to lie to them, the judges will just tell that he's lying.
Anyway who cares about judges, that is respect from magician to magician.
@@dylangleeson2814 I don't know if you are saying this guy abused that trust or not, but just to clarify, they asked if the ring came apart, like fake earrings for example, of which, the guy said it didn't. This was a sleight of hand trick with multiple rings, of which, both Penn and Teller couldn't even guess when he'd swap rings to do the trick
As a layman who doesn’t know how magic is done. I absolutely loved this!
I never ever comment, but I have to say this is by far my favorite performance I’ve seen on Fool Us, absolutely amazing!
The amazing part for me is: Forget the ring... Why is nobody talking about “missing finger” bit?!?!
That's all I've been thinking about. He showed both sides wtf
The fact that he can bend it back like that gives me the heeby-jeebies. But it was super-well executed!
I don't know if there's anything on UA-cam about it. But look up magician Meir Yedid.
I can do it as well, but I'm an actual amputee (as is Meir), but Meir has a method which worked both before and after his accident.
@@modularcuriosity : Good grief.... I’m glad I asked.
Thanks much for the pointer.
He Dislocated his finger. That was the pop. That is dedication to craft right there.
"In the end, any artform is an excuse to meet another human being." What a beautiful quote
Why do we need an excuse? That quote is lame sauce in my humble opinion which is worthless to anyone who thinks differently.
that's his opinion because since he was young he was looking for attention and approval from his father. You must have some sort of similar issue for it to hit home so hard.
It's actually a way to truly meet oneself.
@@wunizhim says a guy that's replying a dickish comment online to make himself feel superior.
Not true though. tons of artists are reclusive.
"in the end any form of art is just a way to meet people" is such a brilliant way of getting to the heart of why i am an artist
Teller's face when Garret pulled the ring off his finger is incredible
Imagine being so good at magic, the easiest explanation people can come up with is "He lied about how he did it." Remember, the show has producers that verify things are what they are. It's not easy to just lie about it and walk away scott free. Dude is a legendary sleight of hand master. Great work! The trick is amazing!
He didn't lie but he wasn't honest either but Penn and Teller got it wrong. There are TWO rings being manipulated a quarter or just under half a ring and the full ring which his sleight of hand effortlessly conceals and swaps out. Beautiful manipulation
@@jordanloeffelman394 He wasn't dishonest though. Penn and Teller asked if he had a single ring engineered to come apart in a clever way. Assuming the multiple ring theory (one full, one halfish), he didn't. Pure sleight of hand which they agreed would be fair game and different from a ring that comes apart.
@@caterinadc5567 Oh I agree. They were SO close though it's almost iffy but I do agree their specific theory was a single ring that came apart but in reality he was using two rings. Right on the edge
@@jordanloeffelman394 All 3 magicians agreed it was a sleight of hand trick! Watch it back! 🙄
@@jordanloeffelman394 They weren't 'close'. They were right on the money, Penn plainly says its either a gimmick ring or sleight of hand so good they never caught it. And with 2 rings, 1 full and 1 half, its pure sleight of hand that they never caught.
Truly magical! If they are fooled, then you've fooled the best. No one else's opinion really matters as they asked you and you told them! All slight of hand. Thank you for the show!
He Blew Me Away! I don't know how he made one finger disappear! I love this guy!
There are additional judges who know exactly how the trick is done so if he says it's a normal ring, it really is a normal ring
Yes, they have to reveal how the trick is done to another person in production so they can't just come on and lie. The ring was 100% normal even if its so hard to believe he could do that any other way. Specially on someone else's hand.
@@dacomputernerd4096 They did ask if it was a normal ring or if it was gimmicked in anyway. I'd assume that would be a clean yes or no type question.
He lied lol
@@loco_123 im sticking to that too coz it was damn too good to be true😁
I think the slight of hand is that there are two rings - one normal and one gimmicked. He's telling the truth that the one that is always presented in the open is a normal ring.
“I carry an 8 ball in my wallet it reminds of my father” chap must love the white
LMFAO
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant 👏👌
Garett Thomas is one of the best magicians I can learn from. He is a real worker and has lots of experience with great theory of magic. I hope I can see him live once in Europe.
Just met this guy tonight, as he gently approached my group. Very entertaining! His rubix cube trick was mind blowing!
"I want your WORD. I trust YOU more than my eyes."
Hearing that statement from Penn was far more validating than I expected. Congratulations!
3:55 My God, that was so clean
I didn't realize how good that was until I checked another time.
oh shit, that was so clean i didn't realize he did anything beyond the classic thumb trick until now
That was my favorite moment in the whole thing.
Yeah this part was really good- even knowing the illusion seeing his slight of hand in action is phenomenal.
AMAZING! You are such a talented magician and great guy! Thank you for blowing my mind!
Absolutely amazing sleight of hand skills. Incredible.
And they call Sauron Lord of the Rings... Not anymore...
😂😂😂😂
Finally! A lord of the rings joke.
👍😁
Funny Joke :D
I think sleight of hand is the only magic that gets better when you know how it's done, because you appreciate how much time and effort and love went into the performance that you see. Absolutely beautiful performance, congratulations.
I consider myself the greatest slide of hand peformer in
Bed
@@wintonsam496 I’m sure you’re very experienced with your hand
@@eyeconqueror1185 certified
I agree, sleight of hand is real magic!
I suspect that's why they gave it to him. Penn and Teller obviously know how it's done. He comes right out an tells them what he's doing. They gave him the trophy because it was done with such skill, that even they couldn't detect it despite knowing how it's done.
I used to keep an 8 ball in my wallet to start conversations when I lived in Vegas. Bazinga!
This is still the most amazing magic performance ive seen truly amazing
Even if he has 2 rings or not, the execution was undeniably flawless. Great skills Garrett!
That's what makes it flawless. As Penn said, it's excellent sleight of hand. The unsaid part is that it's excellent slight of hand as long as it's two rings and not one gimmick ring.
It's honeslty such a simple trick there is zero way they were actually fooled.
Even if he had 2 rings how did he get it off Teller's finger
@@jayh7226 how can it be simple unless you can do it too
@@GrimBirthday one ring is cut the other is not, and so being able to make it appear as one ring the whole time is the single most amazing slight of hand you can do
Didnt fool me at all! The ring was a paid actor
Yes it was a stooge
Best fukin answer ever !!!!
It was a ring-in.
Hahaha
No it was in reverse
one full ring that doesnt come apart, and one half ring. and a very skilled magician. well done.
Wow! Watched so many times frame by frame. No clue how you did it! Amazing!
"Look! A distraction" low key still gets me lmao
I still laugh every time I see the “F U” trophy come down 😂
Astonishing work.
I am 99% certain I know how this is done. But I have been able to watch this video dozens of times to work it out. If I am correct, then your slight of hand is the best I have ever seen. Amazing.
1:30 lmao this man said “examine my hand to make sure there’s no prosthetics”, and then used the other hand…. 😂😂😂 I can’t believe they didn’t see that lol
😂
The ring does open, you can see it when he takes it off Tellers finger lol
Yeah but it doesn't prove anything because he did it on tellers finger.
@@EskyIsAlive and 3:08
@@EskyIsAlive yes from one side ,or maybe he is using two rings one is half ring
The ring is all fine and dandy, but I'm still freaked about his disappearing finger!
He's disjointed in that knuckle and he's worked the muscles enough to bend it backwards or forwards to look like it's missing. And he's practiced turning it over while switching the finger to the side that's out of view. It's excellent artistry, though.
@@---cr8nw Wow, do you think that's how he did it? I'm not suggesting the finger actually detached, but even when changing from front to back, and back again, there was no sign of his finger was there? Just brilliantly done.
@Dan Trebune ok, I'll see if i can thanks
I noticed this the first time I saw this, and I went back and slowed it down to 1/4 speed at 2:25 and you can see it unlock and separate as it moves to the pinky. Busted ;)
One of the few, 100% fully worthy, and moving, Fool Us performances. Outstanding Sir! I felt connected to your character, presentation and showmanship through UA-cam screen! You are a mega inspiration! Well deserved! And thank you for your many thoughtful and inspirational Reel Magic Magazine lessons. Absolute excellence!
Love how the show is constructed to give magicians like Garrett a platform for their act. Respect.
Seriously, this show is absolutely amazing. It’s entertaining, ‘wholesome’ and just good fun.
The ring does not come apart at all. There are 2 rings. One is completely solid and it is a ring and just that. The second is a partial ring with an opening. It took a lot of watching in slow motion to catch 1 spot where you can see it. But there is no moving pieces at all, no mechanical anything happening. It is truly sleight of hand. Well done.
You killed it man. Haters just don't understand magic. That was pure skill. Wow.
Simply amazing. I can't imagine being that dexterous. And the finger pull trick! Just blew me away.
I really just like that all the magicians post these on their own accounts.
"In the end, any art form is just an excuse to meet another human being." - Garrett Thomas
That's one reason. How about ego massaging, money, fame...
@@donotwantahandle1111 Which are all just ways of saying the same thing.
I thought that was a supernally beautiful quote.
Nonsense quote with no meaning lol.
Marvellous Trick. I aint seen something like this man. Amazing.
Hey, this really was incredible man. I did not see any thing at all, even slowed it down and rewound it a few times. This was seriously some of the best sleight I have ever seen. Props bro. Well done.
You can see the slit in the ring at 3:08 when he puts it back on his finger.
you cant see anything because one of the two rings is gimmicked, even tho he lied about that
He really just re-invented the fucking disappearing thumb trick I am dead
For his next trick, he will reinvent the "hand" dog sniffing and taking a literal poop.
Did he seriously just pull his thumb off on penn and teller? Even the most basic trick done by a master leaves you questioning afterwards. Excellent performance.
Wow…that was one of, if not, the best trick I’ve ever seen.
I have been invested in magic for almost 7 years now, and I have genuinely never had my literal jaw drop man. Wow
"Any art is just an excuse to meet another human being" wow!!!
It’s how we maintain individual identities. Without art, we don’t have a society, we just have a living organism called homosapians which is of course important too. We are blessed to be able to create these individual art pieces all called “I”
@@MentalMagicYT The moment I've heard that sentence, I knew I'm going to be quoting it. Brilliant.
@@MentalMagicYT your comment here lends itself very well to what Dali said about art, being "A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others."
I truly believe that art can be anything at all that moves someone. It wont move everyone the same way or in the same capacity, and some people wont be moved or inspired at all, but if what you create reaches ONE person with any degree of profoundness...then you have added bright colors to mankind and you have created an experience for that single person that will remain with them until they depart. Glad you appreciate and understand art for what it really is. That makes seeing performances like yours so much more enjoyable.
They obviously know there’s a second ring, or half rings, but they admit they didn’t see a single switch. Really good trick
Lol no it's not. Change your playback speed and you'll see the entire thing clear as day how he's doing it. It's actually something really easy to learn. I've watched it like 7 times on the lowest speed and he's actually doing sleight of hand. Im SHOCKED he didn't catch any of it.
@@malakiyahamari8448 Can you be more specific about what you saw and when?
@@adampowers6423 What I think I saw at the slowest playback speed was that it looks like he has a small curved strip (or multiple) that has the same design as his actual ring which he slides around his and Teller's fingers.
Now I could be wrong, but I'm thinking he palmed his real ring to slide on whatever finger is going to be shown last as he slides the strip around the other fingers.
@@adampowers6423 look at 2:24 The real ring is palmed in right hand. When he turns left hand he puts the palmed ring on the pinky.
@@wysokirafal at 2:46 you see the rind and the half-ring in his hand
that was a really cool routine! i loved it!
Wow, amazing work. I can only aspire to be so skilled.
1:08 He got Teller to talk and fooled the whole world. It was only a 'yup' but what an amazing moment.
Oh yeah! Well spotted lol
Teller talks a ton during his masterclass. It’s just an act he does for the stage
When you put the video in slow motion, you can see how you are fooled in slow motion
Very true
I saw it with out the slow motion on the last one on his pinky it was impressively fast.
🤣🤣🤣
Yup correct
hahahaha
I totally get it now! Very smooth.
Amazing!
there's something odd about his technique. i just can't put my finger on it...
Top tier comment
im guessing you did the rip the finger off trick and now it wont re attach?
Neither can he, I'd imagine
🤣😂 " I can't put my finger on it." 🤣😂
@@sterling8298 BA-DUM-BUM.
this is one of the very few tricks where knowing how it's done doesn't take anything away from the magic of it - in fact it makes it even more awesome, because of the level of sleight of hand involved. I can completely understand why he likes close up magic, because this kind of magic works best without a lot of camera angles, just two persons, next to each other. if he is able to pull this off almost flawlessly on stage with a dozen cameras pointing at him from all directions, image how amazing his other tricks must be. great performance and a great magician
Would you mind sharing how is it actually done? I still can't figure it outn
@@thefierybrib there are multiple comments already explaining the trick - the short version is that he uses multiple rings, one of which is only half a ring
@@Orniflyer I really can't see the second ring anywhere, nor when they swap them before giving it to Teller. Kudos to them! Impressive.
@@thefierybrib I think that the camera angles are often fixed before the show to make sure that it doesn’t give it away on repeat viewings.
@@Orniflyer ok then it makes sense how he emphasized Penn’s quote on his pinned comment and then went to say “no mechanics involved”
wow you’re right. Knowing how it’s done makes it even more amazing
man... you sound so so so sincere and honest!!! You fooled Teller with a bloody sleight of hand!! How good are you !!!
he did not fool them. He lied. The ring opens.
I've looked at this video many times, it is one of the most incredible performances on P&T
Of course the ring is real, is the finger that comes apart doh.
Lolll no it doesn't.... put your playback speed on 0.25x and you'll see what he did.
@@malakiyahamari8448 r/woooooosh
@@malakiyahamari8448 no you won't
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For the people out there confused on the whole "gimmick ring" thing, let me ask you one question. Is it more or less impressive that when faced with the option to guess "sleight of hand" or "gimmick ring", P&T went with "gimmick ring" as the basis of the trick since the alternative - that Garrett was using sleight of hand so cleanly that Teller couldn't see it from a foot away - seemed less likely?
A gimmick ring would mean the trick was in some kind of technology being used - that this was just a clever device Garrett was operating. It's not - it was the other possibility that there were two props being used and Garrett's sleight of hand was so good that Teller couldn't catch the swaps happening right in front of his face. P&T flat out stated the two possible options and went with option B - the incorrect one. They know that it is impossible for an actually solid metal ring to pass through objects and there's only a couple ways this trick could work, but they only get one guess and they guessed the wrong method. The confidence to be able to perform something like this flawlessly in that situation is amazing!
More specifically, they have said before that even knowing how a trick is done, if it is preformed so well that they can't see what they know must be there, they will give it to them for being a master. They know if it isn't a mechanical ring, that he is using two rings(one and three quarters?) and his slight of hand is so good he should win anyway.
Yeah, I like that they had an actual guess here and could be wrong. Saying "sleight of hand" also is a bit of a cop-out since that can have so many different techniques as well. But asking Teller to go up close, inspect it and be wrong is just very very well done
That was so incredibly slick. Wow.
Outstanding