Derren Brown Evening Of Wonders (4/8)

[roodra8]

OMG i found out! he did a switching with another guy jus before the 'double' brought the easel over to the other side! the attention is focused on the easel, alloweing derren to swoop into the backstage and wear the monkey suit!

[MeltedFilms]

The box is a trick box which can show either 500 or 5000 pounds. Just before he took off the cover his hand linger on the top of the box and looked like it was pressing a button. This makes any necessary switch

[TheUsedMagician]

@MeltedFilms ha...oh man. No.

[MeltedFilms]

@TheUsedMagician ha... so you think he actually did all thoughs trick using 'hypnosis and mind control?' I admit Derren Brown do use persuasion techniques and hypnosis on his TV show, but everything in the 'Evening of Wonders' are magic tricks mixed with basic psychology. I do reaIize that my theory is stupid. But it was a sleight of hand. He somehow switched it in the last minute.

[whiteholedy88]

@MeltedFilms I'm assuming that you spent your time in school watching magic tricks and wrongly coming up with the solution to basic tricks; when you really should have been in your English lessons.

[invisiblebears]

Derren must be drowning in pussy.

[TheNoobKiller]

@invisiblebears Sad thing is he answered to an interview that he is a homosexual. =(

[MassimoPiai]

@TheNoobKiller OMG

[TobiasArn]

@invisiblebears gay

[pimpmymail]

hahaha previous winners are derren and his mother,,, fucking funny picture !!!

[19cohen]

PREVIOUS WINNER of 5000 was so lucky .LOL hahahaha,Derren you are great

[liesmensink]

doesn't this show look exactly like something wicked this way comes

[RockySeven7]

@liesmensink eh.. no, not at all

[pimpmymail]

The table illusion is just amazing... I just don't wanna learn it !!! Its just amazing to watch

[yeshevishman]

great with the end of his switch. How he got in the costume so fast is the mystery...

that opening trick in the second half- I can do that.

[yeshevishman]

great with the end of his switch. How he got in the costume so fast is the mystery...

[CAPSLOCKISONDAMNIT]

Anyone else notice the pictures of the money boxes had colors corresponding to them? The 500 had a green tint to it and the 5k was red.

[izaatmusic]

i wish he could come down to singapore for a show..

[zakiemon]

Ooooh that last switch before the break was cool. I now how they switched out, but not how he got into the costume so fast...

[Lateralus03]

that was so fucking cool but so simple. I love Brown's style and charisma.

[DarkmindedProduction]

i shat bricks

[thenameless191993]

COME TO ME!

[Monkor001]

I like comments that try to disprove him due to trickery.

He admits himself that everything he does is trickery and misdirection.

[TEKM0SIS]

derren brown rocks

[RosieGrl26]

I'm a girl and I would have switched by the end. For no other reason than the fact that no one gives away 5000 pounds that easily.

[marasellegarde]

If a woman were the one to be guessing for the money, she would have gone with 500 pounds. That's why Derren wanted a man.

[peachtable966]

why do u say that?

because men are overly confident?

because women expect less?

that was a strange statement....

[marasellegarde]

No, it's true. Women look @ body language and voice intonation more. A woman would more likely change her mind based on what Derren was saying and not what he was showing her. Derren was blatantly trying to get the guy to change his mind. A stereotypical male thinks "I'm going to stick with 5000" A stereotypical female thinks "maybe he's trying to tell me something" and she would change to 500. Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason.

I want to know about Derren's 3 questions, though.

[peachtable966]

lol i don't know if it's "true". people think in individual ways. i have a girlfriend who's oblivious to social cues, tone, and esp. body language, and a few guy friends who are just the opposite.

but anyway, i see your point, especially since you're not just generalizing for the sake of generalizing, but pointing out a possible reason for Derren's choices.

so, yah. Thanks for the explanation! ;-)

[92benno92]

I like how he goes to the extra effort to ensure viewers the people who take part are definitely not actors.

[pcdsgh]

what's the song at 3:00, or where can I find it?

[canadianmaple09]

It's pretty obvious when he goes off stage and the stage hand carries the stand with the pieces of paper over! hahaha

[92benno92]

It's obvious when you watch it 5 times, maybe not so obvious to the unsuspecting eye.

[mileezerboi]

1:27 out loud please im not a fucking mind reader HAHA

[880330145789]

out loud please im not a fucking mind reader HAHA

[onepiecemachine]

Excellent 'person swap'. I love the misdirection of attention by the easel and the context set before with the gorilla. Derren is sheer class.

[TorugaMagic]

Amazing Showmanship!!

[JonahTorn]

How did he do that?

[coolm0di]

How do they now, that the should "step forward"? He just say sir. Just by hearing,c ant believe that

[shawnamb]

Their eyes weren't closed, if that's what you mean. They were looking at the weights, but their eyes were open & could still see Derren.... If that's what you were talking about.

[kutieboo]

can someone explain to me what the game is that he does with his thumb and index finger lol i still dont get it...

[jefftravilla]

It's an old school kids game where if your friend "falls for it" and you catch him, you get to punch him in the shoulder.

[kutieboo]

falls for what?

[jefftravilla]

The object is for your friend to resist looking at it when you make the OK sign/symbol. If you catch them looking at it, you clobber them.

[kutieboo]

OOH OK THANKS! lol :)!! im clear!

[timofly]

once he's asked to step forward, it swings in a circle. simple

[timofly]

haha the stuff swing because the person has their eyes closed. they are easily directed to swing the chains. SURELY out of 10 people, at least half will not be able to keep it still.

[BENSHAND]

the gorrila trick was amazing when i watched the show,

if you watch it carefully it was easy to

spot.

:/

[CreamyCrackers]

Ye just for a second you see him run off the stage and the person grab the board. But when i first saw this it was brilliant!

[novitasx]

And this is partially one reason why magicians tend to never do the same trick twice. Many tricks are astoundingly simple and quite disappointing when you know how to do them.

However, if you take it a step further and continually examine things and learn how to do it yourself, then it's not disappointing at all. Then you can use these skills on other people to amaze them as Derren did with you the first time you saw the show.

I myself was shocked the first time but understood the trick later.

[Pr0x1mo]

Its funny that that was one of Derren's simplest tricks yet was so out-standing.

[Spyronsss]

It's not as simple as it seems. If you think about it, he has to act as himself with his voice and as the gorilla with his body: not easy to do or prepare!