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  • Just Google "Equinox and Magic Trick". You'll have your answer. I just typed in " magic trick and black and white balls in bag" and it took me straight to a magic shop that sells this.

  • Your all wrong, DB's an alien and can read minds.

  • And you REALLY think that's how he did it? I take it you're not into magic then? Trust me, he uses a FAR FAR simpler method!

  • At 2:50, it says, "He got it right. That is why he is so happy and relieved all of the sudden."

    ...No, acting "happy and relieved" is a standard part of the act. When a magician finishes his trick and appears to have beaten some incredible odds, he does that acting relieved move because it makes it appear that there was a chance he could have been wrong. It's the same thing he did when he kept repeating "Now, I could be wrong."

    It is just a way of making it seems that much more impressive.

  • Everything till the end is correct, whilst she's in a trance she actually whispers or mimes the name of the person she first had a crush on I can hypnotise people and you put them in a state where they retrieve the name through whispering he kept on saying which you can't see on this vid after 20 seconds of her miming or whispering he then says be carefully to not give anything away well she did as I even managed to lip read after watching it and replaying it over and over on sky+ the first par

  • wow.. this is actually so true!

  • can someone tell me how he does the name part, i can replicate the lying bit but not the name part, can someone tell me how he gets the name right

  • I also enjoyed your explanation, very clever, but I seriously doubt he would rely on guessing.

  • I enjoyed your explanation but im afraid you are incorrect on many accounts, although your explanation would be a good way to do this ( apart from the guessing element.

    Derren never guesses, he is sure from the word go , the reason for repeating he may be incorrect is simply to put himself down so the ending is more immpressive!

  • Where did she place the note? Behind her elbow?

    You explanation is essentially that he guessed. If he were that good, why narrow it down at all? You don't do live shows hoping you get it right.

  • As for the figuring out the name, that is the most impressive part. It may have been pickpocketing, but another explanation (the one he promotes implicitly) is that she is mouthing the name unconsciously. He points out that the "p" in the name "Price" is a plosive, which means her lips pucker (it does appear that way). Note that he reads the two consonant sounds and guesses the vowels after wards. This is inverse to how animators animate lips to sync to audio tracks.

  • GPS does not work that precisely, especially in a big building with high ceilings, but even outside, you'd have to have U.S. military grade GPS to get within a few feet.

    In theory, a custom triangulation system could be built in the building, but that seems unlikely. There are much easier ways more consistent with what he really does. I don't think it's hard to read people about 1. Lying 2. Their first crush (notice her heart rate and sighing quality as she gets hot and heavy for her crush).

  • Or the black ball could have a gps inside :P Witch 3 station detectors around the seat so that he could know for sure where the ball is all the time. That way you could build allot more fun trick.

  • @K0lsyr4 screw GPS -- RFID works extremely well. You can have a vibrator (or earpiece) hidden anywhere on the host (ex. jacket, shoes, sleeve), that activates whenever it is in proximity (within x range) to the RFID chip, which is as light as a feather. Not expensive, not bulky, and certainly works well.

  • @MsHojat Never thought of that. It would be a better idea ye.

  • Let's say that he did pickPocket the lady to get the name ... So, can you tell how he predicts the body movements , the names , and LOT of other stuff ???

    is it by pickPocketing too ?

  • good guess, but wrong !! If you go on my channel I do this trick in a talent act :-) (just without the writing thing)

  • i think your right but i dont think he guessed the last two....he is a bloody good face and body reader

  • Derren didn't pick pocket and he wasn't relieved that he guessed correctly. He doesn't guess.

  • did anyone notice how theres no 4:00

  • no, no and no. Not a bad guess though.

  • Good explanation but, sorry, im a magician and i can replicate this act, and plus, i saw this show ive and the second person had the black ball, and also, its not pick pocketing, its much clever (and more expensive!) but still nice explanation, sorry to be a dick :/

    (if you want a pm about the names of the tricks, just let me know :) )

  • @cchhaarrlliiie Hhm, let me guess: I remember he told them to write the name "large and clear" so I guess there are cameras above them? Am I closer now? ;-) and yeah I'd love to have the names of the tricks, pm me ^^

  • @cchhaarrlliiie he pickpockets it.

  • @Mistaken4starz No he doesnt, trust me, Im a magician, I know how he does this, theres no pickpocketing in any live shows, he wouldnt risk it

  • @cchhaarrlliiie so you know.. but you cant tell anyone right? lol mighty convenient.

  • @Mistaken4starz like i wrote in my first post, pm me for details....

  • @cchhaarrlliiie You can see that the girl had the black ball when she hands it to him. What do you mean the second person had it?

  • @jdjamesthepilot When I saw the live show: the second person picked the black ball, not in this show, but at the one i attended.

  • @cchhaarrlliiie isnt this max mavens method of doing this trick

  • @scoffguitar1 Not quite, Brown used a simpler method!

  • @cchhaarrlliiie please let me know, and any nooks you would recommend, websites etc, thanks

  • @philip2260 Hey, not sure what nooks are!? sorry! but i dont usually tell non magicians but i can tell you what they're called and where to get them? them ball one is from a site called 'magic box' and is called 'odd ball' and the clip board is his own creation but loadss exist, and if you just go on most magic shop sites and type mentalism clip board, 9 times out of 10 they'll have something. hope this helps, pm me if you need more!

    few other sites:

    alakazam

    penguin magic

    magic geek

  • Thanks man! You r genuius...

  • love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great video but he should have used the change bag if he wanted to know for sure who had the ball.

  • can you help me get out of my chair now?

  • hahaha lol that's really funny!

  • Great explanation. Sounds reasonable.

  • You need to do more videos like explaining Derren Brown, they are very entertaining. Reply to this saying that you will, and I will most definitely subscribe.

  • @Pauzle Let's say that I will if I have time ;-) I can't promise you anything, but I definitely will do another one if I have time.

  • @FiatLux47 Alright. Fair enough.

  • why do you have no footage of him reading it?

  • @TheyCallM3 For a very simple reason: because it has been edited out. If you watch closely Derren Brown's videos of him on stage, you will see many discontinuities, simply because some parts are edited out, which makes the whole trick even harder to figure out. You want an example? Watch Part 2 of this trick (the link is at the beginning of the video) and follow Derren's right hand from 3:38 to 3:42. It goes from the girl's back pocket to the girl's head in.... 0 seconds ! --> edited out.

  • @FiatLux47 i noticed this also. you are quit witted.

  • Oh,  Lol! Thats very clever. Well done ^^ good 'theory' =D

  • Wake up, Neo.

  • Thank you for this professional explanation! It's very clever.

  • @TaurenJihad Thank you :)

  • Why do you feel the need to put a Derren spoiler on youtube ? Why can't you just enjoy the trick for what it is, i reckon its because your a bit of a sadist at heart!!!

  • Wow amazing!! I think's it's the real explanation!!

  • Wow, you analyzed that like a pro :P good job.

  • @wiggium Thanks :-)

  • I enjoyed this. I'm a believer up until the part where you say Derren Brown (of all gods) guessed! He never guesses; that's why he is not man. Also, if he pickpocketed the li'ul wanka, wouldn't she be all like, "Where is my paper, toothless mum?!" unless Derren glanced at it without taking it. Derren does announce the use of Magic along with other things at the beginning of his programs. I LOVE DERREN BROWN. I JUST SAW THE FAITH HEALER BIT AND WANT MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY WON'T DERREN

  • @TittyMcTits BROWN PUT HIS SHOWS ON AMERICAN TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THOUGH I THINK THEY were on Sci Fi briefly.

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