Keith Barry: Brain magic

http://www.ted.com First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.

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[thefanofcards13]

I still can't do the first arm trick

[xtian556661]

11:03 look at his leg he hits the guy to signal him to move his arm

[mundaserious2]

178 people could not do first trick

[Nintenutts]

@xtian556661

That could be the psychological part of the trick. I think it's that when he's explaining it to the guy, he applies pressure to his foot when he want's him to drop his arm and releases when he wants him to raise it. And that association between the pressure on his foot and the movement of his arm subconsciously tells him what to do.

[methodinsane]

Dynamo did the driving trick recently on his tv show.

[Isteinier]

@sofiasmiley Yup, classic magician's trick. Note that when he mixes the cups up, he can watch the cups directly to look for the mark. All he then has to do is watch the last mix-up through the blindfold and guide the man to the last cup...

[Isteinier]

@LivingTheFantasy The secret is ambiguous phrasing. The spectator was probably not planted but Barry pressured the guys leg or foot. Note: the guy never says where he feels the pressure. All our direction is focused on the hand, because he does some 'voodoo' around it, implying the pressure will be there. The spectator has his eyes closed and doesn't see the gestures and thus, isn't misdirected. Exactly the same with the girl. Watch his right hand go behind her back at 7:19.

[lopytube]

@TheGreatJudger

Im glad you also know how its done.

This stuff is see through once you know what to look for.

Man I love derren brown