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From: j_heyburn
Date: Tue Nov 12, 2002 12:57pm
Subject: Derren's predictions
Hi
I know a lot of people keep mentioning that what Derren does is just
magic tricks and it's the presentation that makes what he does appear
to be psychological. Don't confuse method with presenation they keep
saying. I can relate to this on a lot of his 'tricks' but how on
earth can he guess words in peoples' heads ?
I just listened to the sound clip of him on Bristol radio and he
correctly guessed a town in Cornwall and even threw in that the
presenter was initially thinking of a bicycle !!! How can he do
this ? He can't be putting the suggestion in their heads as the names
they think of are usually personal to them and Derren had never even
heard of the Cornish town the presenter thought of.
He asks his 'subject' to look him in the eye and think of various
letters within the word - is this all for show or does this really
help him ?
If anybody could shed some light on this then I would be grateful!?
