Derren Brown explains how he predicted the lottery (sound is off-sync but it’s the best I can find):
So, in conclusion, he says he used a “wisdom of the crowds” method where people guessed random numbers, then he averaged them together, to get the result. I think we all know that’s bullshit with random numerical systems. [...]
Derren Brown predicted the UK lottery tonight live, 10 minutes before the machines picked the numbers. Here is his amazing feat:
You can tell how excited he is — usually he doesn’t talk so fast and ramble like that. Or at least that’s how he wants to appear… this is Derren, and he excels in showmanship.
Here’s [...]
Here is a video of James Randi escaping a straitjacket while being hung upside-down over Niagara Falls.
The headmask and shoddy camerawork makes it look a bit creepy to me.
Penn & Teller explain the seven basic principles of magic:
In case you missed it:
Palm: To hold an object in an apparently empty hand.
Ditch: To secretly dispose of an unneeded object.
Steal: To secretly obtain a needed object.
Load: To secretly move a needed object to where it is hidden.
Simulation: To give the impression that something that hasn’t [...]
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