Derren Brown: How did he do it?

[brum]

Yes to that Hal, he's amazing at what he does and I'm sure he's loving all this speculation about how he actually did it.

[red devil]

I'm staying in tonight to watch the reveal, it better be fooking more than a split screen video effect!..

[HAL9000]

Anyone who'd like to join the EDF's New Lottery Prediction Syndicate, don't PM me, I know who you are :)

[reggie]

bit crap wasnt it?

Derren has a mean streak..watching the group get all emotional about their 'work' together

but he did tell us how he did it " it was a trick"

[HAL9000]

He certainly appears to have tricked the volunteers into believing that they had actually predicted the winning numbers.

As for the performance on Wednesday, it might as well have been just a split-screen video effect - that being the cheapest and easiest option - since he revealed nothing about it. Very disappointing.

[Reg Smeeton]

Very disappointing. Misdirection is one thing, but Derren Brown blatantly lied before and during this programme, the title of the programme was dishonest. Of course magicians lie all the time ("you had a completely free choice of card") but Brown's lying makes me uncomfortable, since he's encouraging a lot of susceptible people to believe in pseudo-psychological babble. Mind you, the HHT "trick" he did in the middle of the show is a neat bit of maths. It's a phenomenon known as Penney-Ante,and is genuine (albeit nothing to do with the people wearing red hats).

[Jeremy]

Complete nonsense. Very disappointing. His pseudo-psychological explanations are often semi-convincing, but this was just a crock of shite. The coin trick and story about the weight of the cow were irrelevant, and all the stuff about automatic writing and averaging the numbers was an insult.

I hope he redeems himself with the mass-hypnotism one he's trying next time.

[bigbadwolf]

Steady on Jeremy, it's only a T.V show or were you just one number away from the jackpot?

[Mick Mac]

I have read back through the thread - has he said how he did it or not? I can't see where anyone has said this so far.

[reggie]

at the end of the show he said..its a trick.. which is as far as any magician will go to explain his own work

but he didnt give any detail apart from the bullshit hour mentioned above.

[Mick Mac]

I see. Never trust an illusionist, thats always been my motto.

[reggie]

its a shame cause he's really shot himself in the foot with this one.

His horse racing prog was Derren at his best where he fooled and then told the truth which just as entertaining as the fooling.

We all knew this one was a 'trick' and to spend a whole hour telling us otherwise was a waste of time.

He is a great live performer and a thoughtful intelligent guy who sometimes is a bit crap.

[HonaloochieB]

Will everyone shut the f@ck up, spoilt rotten we are these days.

When I was a kid, we had David 'Folds His Arms And Looks Like A Skull And Crossbones' Nixon for our magical entertainment.

The climax of most of his tricks was with the words "I think you'll find the card you picked was the nine of clubs"

Pleb on stage looks suitably amazed, plebs in audience batter their hands numb.

It was either that or The Black & White Minstrel Show, so I shouldn't complain really.

Still I like Dezza, and just by coincidence I picked up one of his books in an animal charity shop in Tooting yesterday.

The good thing is that the book is published by a specialist magic imprint and has the endorsement 'This is a book for the serious thinker who would normally disregard 99% of a magic-book's content'

The bad thing is that the charity shop wasn't named 'Paws For Thought'

Still, can't have everyting I suppose. Any way I'll give the book a bit of a once over this weekend and get back to you.

Probably as a sort of Swami or somesuch.

Any how I'd strongly advise never playing poker with me.

I've no idea of the rules and am completley sh!t at it.

[HAL9000]

This afternoon I met someone who had seen both shows. He had rejected the explanation based on averaging guesses as bullsh*t but thought that Brown?s ?admission? ? that the lotto?s normal balls had been surreptitiously swapped for heavier versions ? was the actual explanation!

I couldn't be bothered to argue with him. Brownie must be laughing all the way to the bank.

[Mick Mac]

Eh - don't meet that someone again Hal. That's my advice.

[HAL9000]

I wouldn't normally but I'm trying to sell Tower Bridge.

[HonaloochieB]

HAL9000 Wrote:

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> I wouldn't normally but I'm trying to sell Tower

> Bridge.

Actually Hal, I'd start with the wooden nickels and build.

[HAL9000]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> I'd start with the wooden nickels and build.

Oh yes, the old wooden nickel trick, those were the days - before the grandiose delusions acquired resistance to the meds, alas.

[Mick Mac]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> I see. Never trust an illusionist, thats always

> been my motto.

Overlay Video theory - quite funny