Magic, Science, and Mystery - Eric Mead

[nasimbahal]

:| not really impressed

[aleinsteinizmi]

When he says let me pull my sleeves back it's then when he starts to fool the fools:) When he "pull" his right hand sleeve back to show that he is honest about his intention. He then brings his hands together and take the coin from the left hand at 6:53 the he pretends that he's pulling his left hand sleeve again to distract the audience so they don't focus on his right hand. Look at the way he holds his right hand after he took the coin. You can figure the rest out.

[bergali]

WOZ!!!

[griftorifto2]

Lol I'm usually crap at spotting magic but he got the first coin pulling back his sleeve the second time

[pinguinmen1]

Kieith barry is beast than he

[puppyloveforu]

"Don't fuck with me".....haha....sometimes I feel like saying this to people who try to screw up my performance.

[swaggomite]

on 7:20 watch his hands

[Rouricht]

I just know one kind of magic... MAGIC THE GATHERING FTW !!! :D

[ukgreaterlondon]

magic used in world religions vs modern magic?

[MegaMagicExpert]

theres too much talking. magic should be direct.

like the stuff i do in my profile. way better than this shit.

[Buddyvision2010]

@smiddy319

haha

[RS1963]

@smiddy319 Not even close to how any 3 fly effects works.

[DiamondCutMagic]

BEST 3 Fly Ever! The only one I've seen that interested me and made me care!

[MLP88]

@ 7:30 the two coins in his left hand make the sound of two coins coming together.

But, so what. He's brilliant.

[kermitek91]

he stacks them one on the other and pretends theres one in his hand ;), great hand moving skills

[fstarsinic]

Excellent Eric!!! Excellent. Excellent. Excellent!

[berti12tura]

"don't f*** with me" lol

[joshuademoraes]

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[TheBradTobin]

ahh i love how he mixed invisable deck with triumph.

[yoislam]

does he pull out a 4th coin when he pulls up his left sleave ?

and then while saying ''Audiance at the front watch closely and not at the screen he switches a coin to the other hand .... (i think) can anyone confirm that ?

the other moves i cant spot the trick .....yet

[cranzberry]

ok, so has anyone ACTUALLY figured out how he does those tricks???

[TheBradTobin]

@cranzberry yes the first effect is 3 fly by chris kenner and the second is... well i dont want to name it because his presentation of it will even fool most magicians.

[bulboflight]

wooooooooooooow

[cranzberry]

@smiddy319 i was thinking that too, but how does he get away with it when he shows his hands??

[baller2705712]

speechless

[danielloowk]

ooh wow I didn't expect joshua bell to be there!

[mrjutsumaster]

lol don't fuck with me XD

[kyrctgikqvserbnn]

That's ain't magic at all, that illusionism.

[990MOMO]

-How did you do that?

-Satan....

-Ok...

[discodan82]

I liked how he did indeed keep the mystery of the tricks but at the same time showed us mystery that CAN be explained......maybe I should say that would be explained.

[Etyde]

Beautiful.

[magicrev]

Now this is what magic should be like. No flashy moves, no flourishing, just pure magic. And very intelligently presented.

[remember132]

@smiddy319 If you think about it, he only ever had two coins in each hand. When he 'slowed' it down, he transferred one coin in order to show the transfer of three total. He only needed four coins.

[M6ks77]

actually he has 4 coins :D not 6 ;)

[idiallin]

haha fucking idiot

[byScrooby]

"God: Hidden Science" - Google it!

[SirMikeMagic]

If you look at the audience you will see some very intellegent people. For Eric to entertain at that level I must give him kudos. Great job Eric.

[TheLastHero14]

I have the card trick he performed, it's such a cool one to do and so easy and was worth every penny it cost ^.^

God bless,

Dan.

[SanjHD]

Where do you buy it? Is it even possible to purchase?

[charliethepunk]

Another jerk comment.

The guy is saying "I don't want you to say that I've cheated you" then he grabs coin from the slevee :D

[gkdeguia]

FreakoftheNature, Smiddy, and ctagzfsx. you all fail. not even close.

[bjacks1186]

wow dude....you are so wrong its not even worth trying to correct you....

[permagic]

@smiddy319 I love these types of comments. Their explanations are so far out of the box.

[drunkenirish420]

he kinda looks like Seth McFarlen

[Vanur2]

It's so very funny to read comments from people saying how easy things like this are... then providing a 'method' that if given a moments thought after watching the video, are so obviously wrong!

[freakOFtheNature]

that was easy, the cards are ordered before he puts them in the tin can...then, when the final card is picked that is when he switches the card around...which is when the trick actually takes place.

[DemainPhoenix]

good video

[donotfeedthetroll]

he's balding in the most disgusting way possible

[marsCubed]

Very disappointing and rather depressing to have the door slammed shut at the end. It doesn't seem a mystery so much as it does a scam.

If the point of the 'lecture' was to give us a sense of mystery then a juggler can do that, even though we can see how it is done we are caught in the spectacle and experience the magic of the performance, that's a mystery. However this video defined the mystery as a private object and thus kills it.. there is no glamour without some hint of promise.

[beefviper]

The most interesting part was the fist two minutes, listening to him explain what he thinks his job is as performer. The magic tricks themselves were rather unimpressive.

There is no magic. I'd rather know the truth.

[eviltwin777]

I don't know how he did the coin and the card. Was it scripted? For the card?

[CountJakamo]

it was not scripted

[CountJakamo]

If you are searching for the truth, the method, behind Eric's performance, you clearly did not understand his concept of mystery which was the point of the entire video.

[CountJakamo]

In believing that there is no magic and searching for the 'truth' you have overlooked the entire point of Eric's performance. Eric clearly announces his underlying theme at the beginning and end of the video.

[DarkSmokey]

"How do i do it? Satanism"

hahaha brilliant

[DD1982]

"I think I would have used a rough/smooth deck."

Nope, All I am going to say is notice how he goes through the cards when showing them. That is all you really need to know. The drink was simply there to add conviction and make it look more impossible.

The coin effect can pretty much be done with or without sleeves and is extremely expensive.

[ctagzfsx]

why is the coin trick expensive, i thought he had 4 coins or more he pulled them out of his sleeve as he rolled them back higher... you didnt see his right palm after he rolled the seeves back

[amazementproductions]

Bravo! Wonderful presentation, and perfect for this audience. A blend of science... and magic.

[sodia1]

emn i didnt what was hes point and.... what was he tryng to say lol

[diadija]

no nie mogę zrozumieć bo po angielsku no:(((

[spcarlson]

Superb presentation! Magicians can learn a lot from Erics presentation and stage presence.

[miamimagicians]

Its basicaly the Bob Kholer 3 fly!

[GalacticPenguin13]

Best presentation for the invisible deck I have ever seen.

[spanishlake]

I think he looks a lot like Bob Saget.

[magicianmike1234]

Anybody else her just love listening to his voice? He's got the coolest voice ever... very articulate with a slight nasal undertone, it's a pleasure to listen to.

[nd4speed]

He sounds like god.

[thefatherofyourmoma]

LOL... idk why but this made me crack up....=]

[jlitchford]

Eric

Absolutely brilliant.. Your courage to hold on to your belief that magic is art inspires my to hold on to my ideals, just wanted to say thanks. So can I steal your routine? LOL

[magicianmike1234]

Eric lectured on his ThreeFly last august.... BRILLIANT is all I can say. You are all off-track.

[Krumbz2003]

That was a great performance. I like that dude.

Thanx for the vid!

[HymerSchmidt]

Half of his cards are double faced, so that when he puts them in they look disorganized from one side -- but when he pulls them out he just shows you the other, organized side. There are various ways he could have picked the card itself.

[merdufer]

i hope it's not the confederate trick... all too common in religious "miracle" shows.

how else would you propose he could have done it?

[sharrynuk]

I think I would have used a rough/smooth deck.

[merdufer]

good thinking.

[JeffSCorn]

Did you even pay attention to he video? The whole thing about magic not being about solving problems?

[merdufer]

he also said at the end that the whole lecture aspect is just to make it more entertaining to that particular crowd. if you want to take a performing magician's word seriously that's fine, but don't judge others with your own commitment.

[HymerSchmidt]

With the coins: he pulled the coin out of his shirt sleeve as he was rolling it up, then he's working with 4 coins. And the rest is self explanatory.

[merdufer]

That would be one way to do it.

In that case, I wonder what he did to make it look like there were only three coins around 7:19 and 7:40.

Gotta love the fake left hand motion at 7:59 and 8:13 though.

[JeffSCorn]

He did that because there were no extra coins in his hands. Looks better from two or three feet, but still looks really nice here.

[JeffSCorn]

I wish I could be that wrong and not know it. How does it feel?

[HymerSchmidt]

Really good.

[JeffSCorn]

That's great. Keep it up, then.

[jvilla21]

I still want to know how to do that card trick.

[stratvic]

What for?

[elphenom9]

is it me, or does he sound a little like carl sagan? need to hear him say 'billions' to be sure

[lFlash4]

@elphenom9 LMAO

[Blackliam]

killer

[nayrskater]

Wow. Just great.

Loved it.

[stone1home]

Very entertaining presentation.

[blackiron60]

Wow, now that is solid!

[Luke12000]

I love how he said "don't fuck with me", pretty unexpected!

[superfisto]

Satanism.