Derren Brown: Archive
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From: hypersang
Date: Wed Feb 26, 2003 5:39pm
Subject: Re: 4x4 (how it's done)
There's various ways of doing it, just find something that fits your
style.
I think Derren does it either by suggesting a number to them ie. a
subtle suggestion/force , cold reading, or simply ask them after two
guess attempts.
Well you know the number is between 30 and 100...
The way I would do it is (assuming 62 is chosen):
Firstly draw some of the numbers of the Magic Square (4x4), then just
talk to them and draw the single digit numbers on the 4x4 that has to
be on there. You could ask if their 'thought of' number contains any
of those numbers - you can kinda pick up on that with their respond
to it... ie. hesitation, eye movements etc.
Cos dont forget, there is only 10 different single digit numbers:
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
So if you guess 45 and they said NO! then you can ask if it had a 4
or a 5. If they say no, you can write them on the 4x4 if you needed
to then you can make another attempt and say something like 93 and
ask the same. (there you have eliminated a few numbers already!)
If you have a feeling that you have got it right, then ask if 62 (or
whatever it is in mind) is the correct answer. If that is wrong just
ask them for the number.
Then you can say and do whatever you need to, to write the rest of
the numbers on the magic square.
Then do the adding up :)
Just my idea... haven't seen Derren perform this live so I don't know
what he says and does.
Hope that should be enough info to get you practicing.
Sang
--- In a previous message timjoler wrote:
> thanks for that, but what i wanted to know was how do you "guess"
the
> number beforehand so that you know what the numbers in the square
add
> up to??????? --- In a previous message jimbyrne101 wrote:
> > Here's a page that will work out a magic square for all the
> > > numbers between 23-100
> > >http://members.aol.com/mdormann/tricks/vernon.html
> >
> > Previous link was wrong
> > > > regards
> > > > Jim Byrne
