Derren Brown: Archive
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From: Blue Chip
Date: Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:59pm
Subject: Re: MC1
Just one quick comment, i've gotta go out. The greater the amount of
money, the more likely the trick is to work. It puts the pressure on. If
I put a 2p piece in one hand and say "guess which hand" - what do you care
if you're right or wrong? Now add a build up spiel about how it is
possible to work it out (maybe demonstrate first) and then say 'look for
the signs' then I put a token in my hand that's worth the next three rounds
- NOW pick the correct hand, it CAN be done and it's worth three rounds at
the pub - wouldn't you actually LIKE to see me fail now.
>--- In a previous message zoweeuk wrote:
> > Having watched MC1 last night I noticed a few interesting things.
> > When he was doing the money in the envelopes in the pub, where he
>put
> > a cheque for £10000 in one envelope and allowed the guy to choose
> > which envelope he would give to Derren. It was quite obvious how
> > Derren emphasised the number 2 when counting from one through to
>five
> > and the "ow" sound in a lot of words, and it was the number 2
> > envelope that the man chose to give to Derren.
>
>To be honest - on the first watch I wasn't expecting it - i was
>expecting the number one. "settle on one..... I only get ONE shot at
>this.... " etc
>
>But when I watched it a second time, knowing that the guy had chosen
>number two, i did notice that when derren counted through the cards
>initially, he always looked down at the envelopes, EXCEPT for the
>number 2 - when he looks directly into the guys eyes, so I think that
>this trick was more about a forceful suggestion than about mind
>reading - the guy didn't give anything away to me when he counted
>from 1 to 5, but then thats just me.
>
>I did like what the guy said about looking at the fifth envelope to
>try and throw derren off - he tried gawd bless his little cotton
>socks!
>
>still... £10,000 on one trick - derren's very sure of himself.
>
>I wonder if he had a certain amount of cheques already written iut
>for different amounts, each depending on how sure he was that his
>suggestion had been accepted - it wouldnt make sense to me to bet
>£10,000 on a trick you're not %100 will work - but then £500 might be
>a good way to go... still.. its a heck of a lot of money.
>
>
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