James Randi shows his ESP

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Uploaded by on Jan 4, 2010

Recorded: 2000
Location: California IT
Lecture: Chasing the Chimera

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  • After he looks at them he realized he had them on the wrong side. Watch the cards after he pulls them out and if you follow which side should have the + you can see that in the end it's actually the circle. So, he knows what cards are in there but doesn't really know what side of the envelope they are on so he uses distraction to make sure hes flipped them to the right way before revealing.

  • This is so obvious....James Randi must have ESP abilities!

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  • "You wanna know how I did it?"

    :D

    "Tough."

    :'(

  • he flips the book at 6:21

  • I noticed he flipped the envelope. Love that doode

  • Classic accomplice trick

  • @PSNspraynpray Randi used DISTRACTION

    Its super effective.

  • Picking 2 cards out from 5 gives you 10 possible combinations. If we asume the cards were simply numbers i.e 1,2,3,4,5 this is the combinations you can pic: 12,13,14,15,23,24,25,34,35,45

  • @Bigman74066 The audience member given the envelope would notice the cards, and also where would putting the chosen cards in the envelope factor in?

  • @Bigman74066 i think you only get 1 mil if you do the trick with esp and prove it... not with the way you described it :)

  • no magic how boring :(

  • I think I know how this trick works...

    The envelope has a hidden compartiment containing all the cards that are in the original deck. The cards that are given to the gentleman in the audience contain metal discs, each card has its own specific pattern. The cards in the envelope contain magnets. The arrangement of the discs and magnets is such that, when opening the pile it opens in the correct position...

    Can I get the million dollars now ? ;-)

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