i can vouch that this is possible. 4 years ago me and my friends tried this for couple of days in various shops. success rate 5-10 proc. and we are not even close to Derren Browns manipulation level. on top of it - i was lucky enough to witness Derrens abilities first hand 1 year ago in London - he is really amazing and very honest about what he does. i see no point for him to scam people on this particular video, cause he can do far more amazing stuff easily.
What alot of you are not doing amazes me. Perhaps if you looked into the theories and techniques behind what he is doing. Known as Neural Linguistic Programming you would have a better understand of what he is doing and why it works. And why it does not work on the hot dog vendor. All pretty simple. Look it up before you start talking about things you don't understand or comprehend.
What you don't see is the 10 misses he has for every hit. It's not necessarily a trick at all. He probably also does it in the afternoon when people are more tired and less alert too.
I just realised he was saying "take it, take it, it's fine", "take that and feel ok", "take it, it's fine" at the exact moment he's handing over the bill. Also, (and I hope this isn't racist) but the hot dog guy seemed to have a bit of an accent, so maybe English isn't his first language?
Yes it's true that he uses guiding words at the moment of the transaction such as "take it, it's fine, it's fine" or "it's good for you to take" etc..... but that is just a small final element of what is actually happening.
He sets the whole thing up with misdirection. Notice how each time he mentions location/direction and being lost. He points and tries to get the merchant to point as well. This works well with the accent. He is trying to alter the persons "conscious vision" so to speak.
This is fake, as a cashier you NEED to see the denomination of the bill. If the fish costs $18 and someone hands me over a single, i need to know if it's $20, $50 or $100 to give the man his change, if I sell a $4500 watch I need to know how much he's handing me over $3000, $2000 or 45 $1 bills. Also, at 3:07 he obviously see the blank paper.
sorry to spoil it people, but this is a well know mentalism effect. NO NLP!!! How's it done? So easy - there is real money (£5, £10, £20 notes) in the middle of the paper money bundle. Derren hides this from the viewer with camera angles, but the sellers can all see it and accept the cash (despite being confused by the paper)
Some people would feel uneasy with this behaviour.
In the past it happened to me to accept fake 5€ bills even though I notice they were fake, just because I found it so embarrassing for the other person.
I know they won anyway, but it's a fact that I'm embarrassed for them and I wouldn't exclude that these people in this video felt the same way.
The salmon guy might felt like "oh, look at this guy. he's so desperately trying to fuck me with these fake bills. poor guy I'm embarrassed for him".
when he gives them money he says over and over "take it, its fine" even thought it was part of a story i wonder if that sends a subconscious message?
@holahahaful Nope, not at all. Brown is the best in the business and suggestion techniques will work with about 30% of the population. I'm guessing they edited out some other failures rather than just the hot dog guy, but it works and that's a fact.
in that case that it does work, you can also just bring a person and have them film you trying to get away with it. if you get away, you just got some free stuff. If you get caught, just pretend you were filming a TV show.
This probably worked because the paper reminds people of checks, so it is accepted as some form of money. Handing out fake checks would probably work just as well.
The mind is a incredibly complex system. It can be easily manipulated. I've seen things that weren't really there, and have heard things that have never been said.. and these are just the few cases I know have happened to me at some point. You can't tell me these kinds of things have never happened to you because if they did you wouldn't know about it.
@enigma2213322133 Well my friend I did not think it is possible too , but I served food in a Pub in my hometown and the guy who was making pizza did it too me a couple of times saying it was a different kind of pizza so I delivered a different kind of pizza to tables I served. It is not too difficult if you have the guts to do it. Off course there is some margin for error , but most of the time it will work if the trust bond is solid.
Think about it. A rich person would be insulted if the jeweler stopped and counted the bills. It's just classy for a transaction like that in cash to just take all the bills and not even glance at them. A guy on the street would easily be used to scams with fake bills.
@Rainbowsixoperator1 He counted the money with his hands when he riffed the fake bills against his thumb. Even classier to have those kinds of skills :D
@MrIncoming He doesn't count it. He puts the receipt over it and hands it to the cashier. The lady comes back and tells him that the bills are paper. Watch closer next time.
@Rainbowsixoperator1 Before he puts the receipt over it, he runs it all against his thumb. That's how he counts it, he intentionally does so without disrupting the conversation. There's a reason they specifically show him running it against his hand. Specifically at 3:10 you can see it
@Rainbowsixoperator1 Yes. He counts it by feel. That's literally exactly what I'm saying. He rapidly counts it with his hands without breaking eye contact, because he's a classy businessman who knows how to do that. You mentally count how many times you feel a bill pass over your finger, and thus you get the number of bills, without using your eyes.
I was just about to say how Derren Brown didn't do any mind fucking in this video and that he was fake. But after reading a lot of the comments, I realised he just mind fucked at least 4k+ YouTube believers. He doesn't make money by using paper to buy rings, he makes money off his gullible viewers.
@forthreeeee do you understand how the mind works. i dont believe in psychics but hes using science. the mind is a fucken retarded thing and its easily tricked.
@bigbangXxXx Derren Brown is very smart and a lot that he does is truthful but I really cant see this situation happening. Talking about the subway is going stop him looking at the paper, counting the paper, feeling the paper (I don't live in America so I don't know the currency well, but its going to feel different from regular paper, can you even flick paper money as hard as he does?). I don't believe he would lose awareness of his senses simply because of what Derren says.
@forthreeeee The idea is that he said something along the lines of your okay with taking this or something. It might seem ridiculous but since he said that, that person just accepted it without question. like have you ever opened up food in a wrapper and threw away the food and had the wrapper. My point is that we do alot of stupid shit without even knowing that we do it. And he realized what he did wrong instantly like many of us do on a daily basis
@bigbangXxXx So you have opened food in a wrapper, thrown away the food, and then consumed the wrapper without noticing? Do you run a jewellery store by any chance?
@bigbangXxXx And who the fuck counts money at a jewellery store by flicking through it? This guy would have a set process he goes through when making a sale, he's not going to not count $4500 no matter how fine derren's friend thought the subway was.
I think it's because ( and not to sound racist ) the hot dog guy was foreign and sopke barley any english. Since mostly all of the distraction/hypnosis had to do with how Derren spoke and what he said (do you know what i can TAKE for a headache?) The man was probably not listening or had a hard time understanding him which would mean that he was unaffected by the hypnosis/distraction.
the hot dog vendor didn't fell for it maybe cause the 1st thing he looked at was the money and not Derren. He did not got distracted by his words or eye contact which created the induction..
that had to be fake, at least it was with the jeweler.. anyones reaction to being jipped $4500 would be a little more intense than simply walking outside your store, putting your hands on your hips and looking around, he'd either be running down the sidewalk or calling the cops
@kryptonickraze I think tuoz is right. Consider that he probably can't go running down the sidewalk and just leave the store or his station unattended, and also that if he calls the cops or goes to his supervisor, he also has to explain why he ACCEPTED blank money, and he wouldn't have anything to say. So it's probably a little bit of embarrassment and angst over having to explain what just happened that causes that reaction.
it makes sense when you know what to pay attention to...the way he constantly bombards them with words and such... he keeps their focus shifted. and the obvious one, as he hands them the paper, "take it, it's fine, it's fine." especially on the last one, for the big purchase, he said "it's fine" a bunch of times.
Lol he pays with paper my dentist who I found out was a jew is hawking me for 10 dollars true story. I got a letter in the mail from his brother who is a lawyer that says I must pay past due or else I will be reported to the credit agency lol. Hmm
It seems like the girl from the Jewellery shop noticed it. If she did, why she didn't say something when Derren was in the shop but she was so disappointed when he left? No sense.
I bet the way he looked and his accent played a big part. He doesn't look like the type of guy who would trick you. He looks like some rich traveling english businessman with a fancy wallet.
@misterhed Oh, absolutely. Part of scamming is learning these things called 'Fixed Action Patterns' or FAPs (I know, not the best acronym), which dictate how people respond to certain social cues, so to speak. One of them is Authority, and it involves dressing like a figure of authority (CEO, doctor, etc.) because we subconsciously believe that those people are less likely to lie to us. Ironic as that seems... If you've ever seen "Catch Me If You Can" or heard of Frank Abagnale, you'll know.
Can anyone recommend, what the best learning material is for the kinds of things derren brown does? there are so many bullshit systems around, and practise alone is not quite enough.. really need to understand the mind more
@Leeanne645 out of the people who watch it, a small portion will start to do bad things, but a much larger portion can become protected by knowing about the trick..
@matrixphijr No, not as apposed to public tv, it shouldn't appear anywhere, but it is supposed to be educational and if it helps people become more aware. The criminals dont' really need any help to find ways to cheat people. I get calls from them almost every day with one scam or another.
@rdy2pone he is using subliminal messages, notice everytime he is about to give them the money he uses the subway line and he says "just take it" in the sentence about his friends, the just take it is subliminal associated with the paper he is handing them. Obviously it's not always going to work and you have to very skilled in the first place to even use it.
side note to others you will never be satisfied if it works all the times it's a hoax if it doesn't it's a trick so you think its not
I want to see the part where he gives them their money back and asks them to sign a release. New Yorkers are going to act differently than Englishmen.
I have a bit of a hard time believing that a jewelry store owner would be duped into taking blank sheets of paper for a $4500 ring... I just don't see that happening. He didn't even count it - that would be 45 - $100 bills.
@calebmallen Derren used conversational hypnosis to put him into a trance and if you listen closer, he embedded the command "take it it's fine" as he handed over the paper. he is really talented!!
@calebmallen What I think about that is that the jewelery guy knew it was paper but his mind was like 'Blanked out' that he didn't relize he was accepting the blank pieces of paper as money. Thats what i Think :/
@calebmallen Did you see the way he passed it against his thumb? He was counting it by feel so he wouldn't have to break up the flow of the sale by making his customer wait for him to count them individually by eye.
"Do you know my dad is "age same as the amount of money" would work if said before paying that amount of money (paper) to convince the salesperson that it is enough.
@matrixphijr And who is it that sees the states as the shining beacon of reason? Haha, your country is so lost from what it should be. We don't care what americans think of us, I guess we only get taken seriously when we burn Grey houses to the ground :P
@skydome29 I find so much of that ironic I don't even know where to begin. It's funny, considering I was never really serious, anyway, just trying to get my jab in to see if I could knock you off your pedestal.
@Passwordcracks Oh, that's a clever way to look at it. Makes sense as well. Sorry, I got the number wrong, didn't want to look through the video haha.
@Tyoson123 I think there's a relatively simple two-part explanation for that. First, a hot-dog vendor in New York City is probably used to being scammed or robbed and has to keep himself as closed as possible so as not to be manipulated. On the other hand, jewelers (though they may be robbed) are not typically ripped off or manipulated in broad daylight, so most people who enter a jewelry store are assumed trustworthy. Secondly, Derren didn't control the conversation as well with the vendor.
I noticed that he keeps saying things like "Just take it as it is," which could somehow render them a little more suggestible. I really don't see how he could use such a subtle manipulation to entirely throw their attention away from the fact that they're holding paper, though.
This is utter bullshit. There's no way im going to walk into a jewerly store and buy a ring with blank pieces of fucking paper. BULLSHIT! If I could do that, I would. I would rob the world blind with it. Die fake ass motherfucker.
@shitthrowingmonkey1 If you had any understanding of psychology, suggestion and "rapport", and you tried it at a dozen different places you could. Even you.
@joshuaoha no you couldn't dickhead lol, unless your a total downie cunt that has no idea whats going on, and would accept blank paper, then yes it might work.
@shitthrowingmonkey1 While his last comment was unnecessary, he's trying to explain to you that it is feasible. Conmen have been running scams like this for most of recorded time. It IS possible if you know about certain psychological tricks and keys like FAPs (Fixed Action Patterns). These dictate that people are more likely to believe someone or give someone something under certain circumstances. Derren used several FAPs to his advantage in this, which made it possible.
note the two time that he succeeded he was talking about the subway and right when he handed the person the "money" he said "Take it. Take it its fine." This tells the person subconsciously that its real money.
I felt really bad for the jewler, I hope he paid him back :/ I'd be so stressed if I accidentally gave away a like 500 dollar piece of jewelry. yikes.
@lasarahxox He (and the camera crew) came back only a few minutes later to return it and to compensate them for their time and trouble. (: Don't worry!
@TheHowToMan1, That is all that is involved, but to pull it off is far from simple. The success rate for something as bold as this would probably be under 50%.
You are awake when you know this Earth is controlled by malevolent extra terrestrials and evil humans. You are awake the history of this Earth is major lie. And that we are not the first intelligent people here. You are awake when you want an utopia like civilisation where we live in love and harmony with the existance, and that this is actually possible. You are awake that we live in the 3rd dimension, and that there are 12 in this universe. The therm awake is a bit bigger mate:)
i didnt payed for my stuff, while i was talking like crazy to the shopkeeper after i took some "funny pills". I payed him next day when i told him the truth. :)
watch closely he is saying "Take it its fine its fine" or some other variation as soon as he is handing them the blank paper
TheJosephValentino 2 days ago
That shirt would tell any american that you're not seriously rich...
VirtuosicElevator 6 days ago
I believe this is possible.
faiz434 6 days ago
absolutely fake! ahahahah...so many stupid people that believe this shit
ImaeNoon 1 week ago
@ImaeNoon
i can vouch that this is possible. 4 years ago me and my friends tried this for couple of days in various shops. success rate 5-10 proc. and we are not even close to Derren Browns manipulation level. on top of it - i was lucky enough to witness Derrens abilities first hand 1 year ago in London - he is really amazing and very honest about what he does. i see no point for him to scam people on this particular video, cause he can do far more amazing stuff easily.
skaloon 6 days ago
What alot of you are not doing amazes me. Perhaps if you looked into the theories and techniques behind what he is doing. Known as Neural Linguistic Programming you would have a better understand of what he is doing and why it works. And why it does not work on the hot dog vendor. All pretty simple. Look it up before you start talking about things you don't understand or comprehend.
DJDuplicity 1 week ago
What you don't see is the 10 misses he has for every hit. It's not necessarily a trick at all. He probably also does it in the afternoon when people are more tired and less alert too.
5teampunker 1 week ago
Something you all must learn.. the trick Derren Brown is doing, is on you. If you believe this, then you are the fool. Even Derren knows that...
freethinkaa 2 weeks ago
lol did he get away with the ring?
SimplyTehDopest 2 weeks ago
It's amazing how many youtubers are in genuine disbelief.
Brunchtkts 2 weeks ago
Impossible! I don't believe it!
This must be fake!
aboalwi 2 weeks ago
This is totally fake. No, seriously.
patilsaurabhr 2 weeks ago
I just realised he was saying "take it, take it, it's fine", "take that and feel ok", "take it, it's fine" at the exact moment he's handing over the bill. Also, (and I hope this isn't racist) but the hot dog guy seemed to have a bit of an accent, so maybe English isn't his first language?
jimjames59 2 weeks ago
He can steal a 4500 dollar ring,yet can't get a hotdog. He'll starve looking like Mr.T
weirdoevil 3 weeks ago 4
Hahaha, "that's good for you to take. So you can just take that and feel OK."
theshredguy 3 weeks ago
derren is a genius BUT! this is a MAGIC TRICK. Google the words, Telling Tales Big Spender by Luke Jermay (a derren brown consultant)
MystySkies 1 month ago
I hope he actually paid them afterwards.
JamesJimRaynor 1 month ago
You'd think saying "it's okay" would make people more suspicious, like your waiter saying that your food isn't poisoned.
holycrapadinosaur 1 month ago
@holycrapadinosaur Haha, good point xP "Here's your fish and chips, it's not poisoned. It's for you to eat. Enjoy the meal".
andreasgutten 4 weeks ago
He uses the words "Take it, it's okay" to suggest that everything is okay. Derren Brown is all about Neurolinguistic Programming
gourmander 1 month ago
At 2:20 the owner pulls his hand back a bit, which means that he thought Derren will take it and run away.
That means that Derren never met him before and this isn't fake. :)
LucdDream 1 month ago 8
@LucdDream But then the owner lets him handle the ring, which would allow him to just run away.
NinjaDuck1337 1 month ago
Yes it's true that he uses guiding words at the moment of the transaction such as "take it, it's fine, it's fine" or "it's good for you to take" etc..... but that is just a small final element of what is actually happening.
He sets the whole thing up with misdirection. Notice how each time he mentions location/direction and being lost. He points and tries to get the merchant to point as well. This works well with the accent. He is trying to alter the persons "conscious vision" so to speak.
toblerusseta 1 month ago
what the fuck is wrong with you haters? derren brown isn't a hoax, he's just really good at NLP. none of you even noticed the language he used.
1:03 - "It's okay, take it, take it" while talking about a subway.
1:37 - "It's good for you to take, so you can just take that and feel okay"
3:04 - "Take it, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine"
Fucking christ. I mean, just watch the video of him and Simon Pegg. He's good at using language to convince people to think a certain way.
clancym1 1 month ago 3
This is fake, as a cashier you NEED to see the denomination of the bill. If the fish costs $18 and someone hands me over a single, i need to know if it's $20, $50 or $100 to give the man his change, if I sell a $4500 watch I need to know how much he's handing me over $3000, $2000 or 45 $1 bills. Also, at 3:07 he obviously see the blank paper.
omfgroflma0 1 month ago 3
@omfgroflma0 he does say "take it, its fine" that can allow the sense of security subliminally
lumimobb 1 month ago
@omfgroflma0 you're right, but you'd be surprised how often cashiers work on autopilot and just put money in the register.
darylali 1 month ago
Oh snap
megan12778 1 month ago
sorry to spoil it people, but this is a well know mentalism effect. NO NLP!!! How's it done? So easy - there is real money (£5, £10, £20 notes) in the middle of the paper money bundle. Derren hides this from the viewer with camera angles, but the sellers can all see it and accept the cash (despite being confused by the paper)
attentionaddicts 1 month ago
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iAlshreef 1 month ago
Some people would feel uneasy with this behaviour.
In the past it happened to me to accept fake 5€ bills even though I notice they were fake, just because I found it so embarrassing for the other person.
I know they won anyway, but it's a fact that I'm embarrassed for them and I wouldn't exclude that these people in this video felt the same way.
The salmon guy might felt like "oh, look at this guy. he's so desperately trying to fuck me with these fake bills. poor guy I'm embarrassed for him".
daniglue 1 month ago
so fuckin fake -.- you count the fuckin money! salmon guy would look at and see how much the change is. so fake
putyourweedup 1 month ago 2
when he gives them money he says over and over "take it, its fine" even thought it was part of a story i wonder if that sends a subconscious message?
ShimmeringMirage 1 month ago
lol what bullshit
111UnderOath111 1 month ago
He's pretty cheeky...
NEAI2 1 month ago
It's clearly fake. There's no way.
holahahaful 1 month ago
@holahahaful Derren Brown is legit, qqmoar.
Iced1992 1 month ago
@Iced1992 you have to be pretty retarded to think this is legit.
holahahaful 1 month ago
@holahahaful Nope, not at all. Brown is the best in the business and suggestion techniques will work with about 30% of the population. I'm guessing they edited out some other failures rather than just the hot dog guy, but it works and that's a fact.
timbrownson 1 month ago
@holahahaful Nope, you have to be pretty retarded to think it's not.
Iced1992 1 month ago
Im pretty sure I would notice what was being handed to me...im pretty paranoid when it comes to money.
TwoHeadedHawk 1 month ago
I think it is because of his british accent.
TheGuyAcrossTheRoad 1 month ago 5
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The fuck? No way... I don't believe it.
markusthut 1 month ago
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Holy. Fucking. Shit.
Hooplaz1 1 month ago
False and homosexual! If the jeweler was actually trumped for a few thousand, surely he would have been freaking out.
ULTRAsoulBRAWLER 1 month ago
so....did he ever pay those people back?
kfizzle3920 1 month ago 11
in that case that it does work, you can also just bring a person and have them film you trying to get away with it. if you get away, you just got some free stuff. If you get caught, just pretend you were filming a TV show.
dtrippy66 1 month ago 20
@dtrippy66 It's not stealing if they agree to it.
eyescreamcake 1 month ago
bullshit
badjer1785 1 month ago 9
If you noticed, he said, "Just take it its fine" when he would hand over the money.
TheIanwolfe 1 month ago 10
3,197 people are more gullible that the so-called shopkeepers in this video
sidewinderxx 1 month ago
This probably worked because the paper reminds people of checks, so it is accepted as some form of money. Handing out fake checks would probably work just as well.
teddyknox 1 month ago
@teddyknox Who uses multiple checks to pay for things?
SalientK 1 month ago
I like how he enjoys this.
iWatchinTubes 1 month ago
The mind is a incredibly complex system. It can be easily manipulated. I've seen things that weren't really there, and have heard things that have never been said.. and these are just the few cases I know have happened to me at some point. You can't tell me these kinds of things have never happened to you because if they did you wouldn't know about it.
sjsawyer 1 month ago 2
@sjsawyer You might wanna get that checked out...
prisonerofboredom 1 month ago
@prisonerofboredom Very original. Kudos!
sjsawyer 1 month ago 3
I'd believe this, seems like hes using hypnosis tactics
blooagga 1 month ago
Ooo I love this guy. Havent seen his show in a while though
TheCratt 1 month ago
Bollocks.
33dgtp 1 month ago
i don't buy it, i think they just put that hot dog guy in there to add the illusion that it wasn't rigged in the first place.
enigma2213322133 1 month ago 86
@enigma2213322133 could be...but @Rainbowsixoperator1 has a good theory aswell
lumimobb 1 month ago
@enigma2213322133
Exactly.
Derren Brown is amazing, but this kind of stuff really undermines everything else he claims he can do.
neveSykcuL 2 weeks ago
@enigma2213322133 Well my friend I did not think it is possible too , but I served food in a Pub in my hometown and the guy who was making pizza did it too me a couple of times saying it was a different kind of pizza so I delivered a different kind of pizza to tables I served. It is not too difficult if you have the guts to do it. Off course there is some margin for error , but most of the time it will work if the trust bond is solid.
don77frye 3 days ago
Think about it. A rich person would be insulted if the jeweler stopped and counted the bills. It's just classy for a transaction like that in cash to just take all the bills and not even glance at them. A guy on the street would easily be used to scams with fake bills.
Rainbowsixoperator1 1 month ago 134
@Rainbowsixoperator1 He counted the money with his hands when he riffed the fake bills against his thumb. Even classier to have those kinds of skills :D
MrIncoming 1 month ago 2
@MrIncoming He doesn't count it. He puts the receipt over it and hands it to the cashier. The lady comes back and tells him that the bills are paper. Watch closer next time.
Rainbowsixoperator1 1 month ago
@Rainbowsixoperator1 Before he puts the receipt over it, he runs it all against his thumb. That's how he counts it, he intentionally does so without disrupting the conversation. There's a reason they specifically show him running it against his hand. Specifically at 3:10 you can see it
MrIncoming 1 month ago
@MrIncoming He rubs it against his thumb but he doesn't lose eye contact with Derren. He gives it to the cashier to count after Derren has left.
Rainbowsixoperator1 1 month ago
@Rainbowsixoperator1 Yes. He counts it by feel. That's literally exactly what I'm saying. He rapidly counts it with his hands without breaking eye contact, because he's a classy businessman who knows how to do that. You mentally count how many times you feel a bill pass over your finger, and thus you get the number of bills, without using your eyes.
MrIncoming 1 month ago
@Rainbowsixoperator1 your a fucking idiot. no man in the world would take 4500$ in bills and not count/mark the bills. it's obviously fake.
nerdude2021 3 weeks ago
@nerdude2021 You go pay in cash for a piece of jewelry. The salesman doesn't count the cash, the person manning the register does.
Rainbowsixoperator1 3 weeks ago
@Rainbowsixoperator1 If you like after he takes the paper he flips through it like a flip book than puts the receipt over it.
wsktke 2 weeks ago
I was just about to say how Derren Brown didn't do any mind fucking in this video and that he was fake. But after reading a lot of the comments, I realised he just mind fucked at least 4k+ YouTube believers. He doesn't make money by using paper to buy rings, he makes money off his gullible viewers.
forthreeeee 2 months ago 3
@forthreeeee do you understand how the mind works. i dont believe in psychics but hes using science. the mind is a fucken retarded thing and its easily tricked.
bigbangXxXx 2 months ago
@bigbangXxXx Derren Brown is very smart and a lot that he does is truthful but I really cant see this situation happening. Talking about the subway is going stop him looking at the paper, counting the paper, feeling the paper (I don't live in America so I don't know the currency well, but its going to feel different from regular paper, can you even flick paper money as hard as he does?). I don't believe he would lose awareness of his senses simply because of what Derren says.
forthreeeee 2 months ago
@forthreeeee The idea is that he said something along the lines of your okay with taking this or something. It might seem ridiculous but since he said that, that person just accepted it without question. like have you ever opened up food in a wrapper and threw away the food and had the wrapper. My point is that we do alot of stupid shit without even knowing that we do it. And he realized what he did wrong instantly like many of us do on a daily basis
bigbangXxXx 1 month ago
@bigbangXxXx So you have opened food in a wrapper, thrown away the food, and then consumed the wrapper without noticing? Do you run a jewellery store by any chance?
forthreeeee 1 month ago
@forthreeeee Lol i didnt eat the wrapper... Im talking about mental slips. Take a psych course bro. You learn many things
bigbangXxXx 1 month ago
@bigbangXxXx And who the fuck counts money at a jewellery store by flicking through it? This guy would have a set process he goes through when making a sale, he's not going to not count $4500 no matter how fine derren's friend thought the subway was.
forthreeeee 2 months ago
@bigbangXxXx you are spot on.
paddym27 1 month ago
I think it's because ( and not to sound racist ) the hot dog guy was foreign and sopke barley any english. Since mostly all of the distraction/hypnosis had to do with how Derren spoke and what he said (do you know what i can TAKE for a headache?) The man was probably not listening or had a hard time understanding him which would mean that he was unaffected by the hypnosis/distraction.
Stinger198 2 months ago
@Stinger198
Or maybe he was just more aware? He seemed to speak English just fine.
Voidkvlt 2 months ago
@Voidkvlt Very possible as well
Stinger198 2 months ago
the hot dog vendor didn't fell for it maybe cause the 1st thing he looked at was the money and not Derren. He did not got distracted by his words or eye contact which created the induction..
sinnedbisk 2 months ago
that had to be fake, at least it was with the jeweler.. anyones reaction to being jipped $4500 would be a little more intense than simply walking outside your store, putting your hands on your hips and looking around, he'd either be running down the sidewalk or calling the cops
kryptonickraze 2 months ago
@kryptonickraze I disagree. At that point you'd be so confused and/or embarassed that the reaction seems pretty realistic.
tuoz1 2 months ago
@kryptonickraze I think tuoz is right. Consider that he probably can't go running down the sidewalk and just leave the store or his station unattended, and also that if he calls the cops or goes to his supervisor, he also has to explain why he ACCEPTED blank money, and he wouldn't have anything to say. So it's probably a little bit of embarrassment and angst over having to explain what just happened that causes that reaction.
matrixphijr 2 months ago
it makes sense when you know what to pay attention to...the way he constantly bombards them with words and such... he keeps their focus shifted. and the obvious one, as he hands them the paper, "take it, it's fine, it's fine." especially on the last one, for the big purchase, he said "it's fine" a bunch of times.
bonzo21290 2 months ago
He must be using a Jedi mind trick. Pretty cool. Maybe one day I'll try it.
LordOfPersia1 2 months ago
I hope this is fake... if not i'm going to try it.
had0c 2 months ago
I sure hope that he returned that ring.
futuremrspk 2 months ago
Lol he pays with paper my dentist who I found out was a jew is hawking me for 10 dollars true story. I got a letter in the mail from his brother who is a lawyer that says I must pay past due or else I will be reported to the credit agency lol. Hmm
DownwiththeK004 2 months ago 2
@DownwiththeK004 And since you're a Jew, we know that you're going to fight tooth and nail before you give up a single penny.
shitthrowingmonkey1 2 months ago
lol did he at least pay for them after lol
Shift4chizzle 2 months ago
Oh, it's the doctor with psychic paper!
gimkilo57 3 months ago 2
It seems like the girl from the Jewellery shop noticed it. If she did, why she didn't say something when Derren was in the shop but she was so disappointed when he left? No sense.
moniapadme 3 months ago
"take it, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine..." lol that's kind of a cheeky line there, isn't it?
TheAngryPhilosopher8 3 months ago
HOW.?
187BURNZY 3 months ago
The guy is a LEGEND!!!! - How to beat a casino - I will watch that when I get home!
r3n20kuk3n9999 3 months ago
I bet the way he looked and his accent played a big part. He doesn't look like the type of guy who would trick you. He looks like some rich traveling english businessman with a fancy wallet.
misterhed 3 months ago 3
@misterhed Oh, absolutely. Part of scamming is learning these things called 'Fixed Action Patterns' or FAPs (I know, not the best acronym), which dictate how people respond to certain social cues, so to speak. One of them is Authority, and it involves dressing like a figure of authority (CEO, doctor, etc.) because we subconsciously believe that those people are less likely to lie to us. Ironic as that seems... If you've ever seen "Catch Me If You Can" or heard of Frank Abagnale, you'll know.
matrixphijr 2 months ago
cool
MrCcdu22 3 months ago
The first thing he says in the video - so arrogant
chupacapre 3 months ago
@chupacapre I think that's on purpose and it's a joke.
akisaksala 3 months ago
@akisaksala Yeah, I'm sure if one don't know his satirical ways one would misinterpret it badly :)
chupacapre 3 months ago
Can anyone recommend, what the best learning material is for the kinds of things derren brown does? there are so many bullshit systems around, and practise alone is not quite enough.. really need to understand the mind more
cartesiaLive 3 months ago
@cartesiaLive he has a recomended reading list on his website
JimmyMcCaw 3 months ago
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen
Stumpy44444 3 months ago
I think it's a mistake to put things like this on a public site, some people have enough bad ideas without giving them more.
Leeanne645 3 months ago
@Leeanne645 out of the people who watch it, a small portion will start to do bad things, but a much larger portion can become protected by knowing about the trick..
cartesiaLive 3 months ago
@Leeanne645 As opposed to public TV, where it usually appears, right?
matrixphijr 2 months ago
@matrixphijr No, not as apposed to public tv, it shouldn't appear anywhere, but it is supposed to be educational and if it helps people become more aware. The criminals dont' really need any help to find ways to cheat people. I get calls from them almost every day with one scam or another.
Leeanne645 2 months ago
Not as good as the stuff in the Mindreading Exposed ebook
yeeeeahdroppingteam 3 months ago
how did he do that?
rdy2pone 3 months ago
@rdy2pone he is using subliminal messages, notice everytime he is about to give them the money he uses the subway line and he says "just take it" in the sentence about his friends, the just take it is subliminal associated with the paper he is handing them. Obviously it's not always going to work and you have to very skilled in the first place to even use it.
side note to others you will never be satisfied if it works all the times it's a hoax if it doesn't it's a trick so you think its not
DarthRane113 3 months ago
I want to see the part where he gives them their money back and asks them to sign a release. New Yorkers are going to act differently than Englishmen.
adam3251 3 months ago
I have a bit of a hard time believing that a jewelry store owner would be duped into taking blank sheets of paper for a $4500 ring... I just don't see that happening. He didn't even count it - that would be 45 - $100 bills.
calebmallen 3 months ago 95
@calebmallen he uses distraction and suggestion. Notice how he says "take it, it's fine, take it" in his story when he hands over the money.
gor5kibrohuck 2 months ago
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@calebmallen Alot of things are hard to believe, doesn't make it any less true
IonizedApple 2 months ago
@calebmallen Derren used conversational hypnosis to put him into a trance and if you listen closer, he embedded the command "take it it's fine" as he handed over the paper. he is really talented!!
JoJo12777 2 months ago 7
@calebmallen What I think about that is that the jewelery guy knew it was paper but his mind was like 'Blanked out' that he didn't relize he was accepting the blank pieces of paper as money. Thats what i Think :/
JonathanMeneguzzi 2 months ago
@Tyoson123 His india of corse he dosn't get fooled by 2$
JonathanMeneguzzi 2 months ago
@calebmallen Did you see the way he passed it against his thumb? He was counting it by feel so he wouldn't have to break up the flow of the sale by making his customer wait for him to count them individually by eye.
MrIncoming 1 month ago 3
"Do you know my dad is "age same as the amount of money" would work if said before paying that amount of money (paper) to convince the salesperson that it is enough.
GhostLinkSC 3 months ago
@GhostLinkSC imma try that shit!
bigu236 3 months ago
it will never work in Israel XD
shachar9111 4 months ago
Derren Brown... my pen is missing.
I Blame You.
kdaffy1991 4 months ago
@kdaffy1991 your penis missing? i'm confused. how relevant is this?
cityofaustralind 3 months ago
@cityofaustralind Post signs around the neighborhood. At least you'll have fun drawing it.
matrixphijr 2 months ago
Try this in Canada, you will get canned mr. Brown. (having a hard time believing these clowns actually took your ridiculous "money"
skydome29 4 months ago
@skydome29 Nobody takes Canada seriously as it is. Don't make it worse. Or do. I mean, I really don't care, I'm just trying to help.
matrixphijr 2 months ago
@matrixphijr And who is it that sees the states as the shining beacon of reason? Haha, your country is so lost from what it should be. We don't care what americans think of us, I guess we only get taken seriously when we burn Grey houses to the ground :P
skydome29 2 months ago
@skydome29 I find so much of that ironic I don't even know where to begin. It's funny, considering I was never really serious, anyway, just trying to get my jab in to see if I could knock you off your pedestal.
matrixphijr 2 months ago
It's funny that the hot dog guy isn't fooled for around $2, but the jeweller can be fooled for $1400.
Tyoson123 4 months ago 36
@Tyoson123 it was 4500, the hot dog guy wasn't very social and not open minded, as for the jewellery man he was quite social and open minded
Passwordcracks 4 months ago
@Passwordcracks Oh, that's a clever way to look at it. Makes sense as well. Sorry, I got the number wrong, didn't want to look through the video haha.
Tyoson123 4 months ago
@Tyoson123 I think there's a relatively simple two-part explanation for that. First, a hot-dog vendor in New York City is probably used to being scammed or robbed and has to keep himself as closed as possible so as not to be manipulated. On the other hand, jewelers (though they may be robbed) are not typically ripped off or manipulated in broad daylight, so most people who enter a jewelry store are assumed trustworthy. Secondly, Derren didn't control the conversation as well with the vendor.
matrixphijr 2 months ago 2
@matrixphijr Great explanation :) Well analysed.
Tyoson123 2 months ago
@Tyoson123 Thank you.
matrixphijr 2 months ago
@Tyoson123 $4500*
FamilyGuy3424 2 months ago
@Tyoson123 4500$*
JonathanMeneguzzi 2 months ago
I noticed that he keeps saying things like "Just take it as it is," which could somehow render them a little more suggestible. I really don't see how he could use such a subtle manipulation to entirely throw their attention away from the fact that they're holding paper, though.
SergeantOtter 4 months ago 4
It's not fake unfortunately. We humans really are easy to manipulate. Corporations and governments do it everyday but on a much larger scale.
joshuaoha 4 months ago
This is utter bullshit. There's no way im going to walk into a jewerly store and buy a ring with blank pieces of fucking paper. BULLSHIT! If I could do that, I would. I would rob the world blind with it. Die fake ass motherfucker.
shitthrowingmonkey1 4 months ago
@shitthrowingmonkey1 If you had any understanding of psychology, suggestion and "rapport", and you tried it at a dozen different places you could. Even you.
joshuaoha 4 months ago
@joshuaoha no you couldn't dickhead lol, unless your a total downie cunt that has no idea whats going on, and would accept blank paper, then yes it might work.
magicsteve1 4 months ago
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@magicsteve1 Ok kid. Now go play with your toys.
joshuaoha 4 months ago
@joshuaoha OK, so you're the smart guy and I'm the idiot. So you're making a living passing off blank paper to stores that sell diamonds, right?
shitthrowingmonkey1 4 months ago
@shitthrowingmonkey1 While his last comment was unnecessary, he's trying to explain to you that it is feasible. Conmen have been running scams like this for most of recorded time. It IS possible if you know about certain psychological tricks and keys like FAPs (Fixed Action Patterns). These dictate that people are more likely to believe someone or give someone something under certain circumstances. Derren used several FAPs to his advantage in this, which made it possible.
matrixphijr 2 months ago
note the two time that he succeeded he was talking about the subway and right when he handed the person the "money" he said "Take it. Take it its fine." This tells the person subconsciously that its real money.
steveometer92 4 months ago
"Can I buy some of your sole?" He's the devil!
magicentral 4 months ago
I felt really bad for the jewler, I hope he paid him back :/ I'd be so stressed if I accidentally gave away a like 500 dollar piece of jewelry. yikes.
lasarahxox 4 months ago
@lasarahxox He (and the camera crew) came back only a few minutes later to return it and to compensate them for their time and trouble. (: Don't worry!
darkesseofmagyk 4 months ago
This is fake to so many degrees.
xDoctorWho 4 months ago
the last guy is a filthy disgusting moneywhore jew
TheTechBite 4 months ago
how can he still get change from paper lol
ReStriCt100 4 months ago 3
How does derren get change back if the cashier didnt see the amount he got?
(First transaction)
pcuserx 4 months ago in playlist Derren Brown & NLP 4
@pcuserx I think it's because Darren has given 2 pieces of paper ad the guy assumed it was 20. Derren had to pay 18,55. It's just an idea
bluebob80 4 months ago
@bluebob80 "Derren" not Darren
bluebob80 4 months ago
@TheHowToMan1, That is all that is involved, but to pull it off is far from simple. The success rate for something as bold as this would probably be under 50%.
DToccs 4 months ago
is it truely as simple as establishing rapport and then subliminally hiding a suggestion?
TheHowToMan1 4 months ago
1:20 hahahaha
FooootballFreak 5 months ago
this guys son is one lucky bastard
292929johnny 5 months ago
@292929johnny Derren has no kids... He's gay.
DB98000 4 months ago
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Derren Brown can even fool a jew !!!
911Investigate911 5 months ago 65
3:25 dont you feel like a dipshit? haha
gpfitz11 5 months ago
@nlpqwerty your a good person :D
extreem573 5 months ago
fake as fuck -___--
AngelishAfyX 5 months ago
do you know my dad is 65?
Passwordcracks 5 months ago 3
whoooops, didn't work with the hot dog-guy!
schlumbl84 6 months ago
@trakomako
You are awake when you know this Earth is controlled by malevolent extra terrestrials and evil humans. You are awake the history of this Earth is major lie. And that we are not the first intelligent people here. You are awake when you want an utopia like civilisation where we live in love and harmony with the existance, and that this is actually possible. You are awake that we live in the 3rd dimension, and that there are 12 in this universe. The therm awake is a bit bigger mate:)
dAt3q 6 months ago
@dAt3q you are awake when you aren't sleeping -.-
ch987ch 5 months ago
i tryed this and it didnt work as i thought it would, i got kicked out of my fav store :(((
betterbutter510 6 months ago
Unbelieveble!
Gollumz 6 months ago
i didnt payed for my stuff, while i was talking like crazy to the shopkeeper after i took some "funny pills". I payed him next day when i told him the truth. :)
sloma111 6 months ago