Code Drink
Need: a group of people, 5 bottle caps, 5 coins, one drink, one napkin, and a secret helper.
Method: Watch as Brian successfully determines which bottle cap is missing a coin. But in reality someone is secretly helping Brian by using a code known to both of them.
Depending where the helper places his drink on the napkin, Brian will know the correct answer!
Highlights
Robert Downey
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6:21, 6:21
)
Nokia
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2:45, 2:45
)
played video games
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1:09, 1:09
)
superpowers
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0:31, 0:31
)
Robert Downey
(
6:21, 6:21
)
Nokia
(
2:45, 2:45
)
played video games
(
1:09, 1:09
)
superpowers
(
0:31, 0:31
)
Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
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" Don't forget I know we're gonna have great stories and I went up these gangs."
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" Don't forget next time we're gonna do a very special tribute to the agency. -- Robert Downey. Until then. --"
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" The -- they got him who cocky bill. --"
" War. This upset a scam school route you might godaddy.com."
" McCain is unspoken thirteenth step scam school the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street trying to -- prime rest -- alleged -- today has everything it has superpowers that magic -- deception to candidate -- best of all you'll end up getting a free beer."
" I did he use the power of X -- vision."
" We're gonna win the game and I this is yeah. Is that it is that you guys could be good don't want not to eat good green beer on me tonight."
" I'm a pretty good guesses and here's what I thought --"
" According to. He's a bottle caps not he's not -- it. Just all the quarter the united played video games instead to. Today's portables represents one year ago in this interview one time -- have a one yeah years. I turn around though."
" I'm basically I'm going to turn out of this the other way. And about 100 in this field of the other can get what you think that is doing. Feeling very popular. I can usually tell if even one of and I'm gonna guess which one I didn't want to Phillips. I guess like we've got it back. I don't know let's not. Yeah --"
" Not a bad idea then we'll start of the look development going to numbers. Are right here don't you guys you guys make sandwiches and anything -- like."
" All right yeah."
" You ought to tell me when it's -- about -- other way. Yeah. Yeah. --"
" Not a 100% sure that. I thought this guy was -- an edit them and blood. Yeah. Yeah yeah yeah."
" All right who's next. Many aren't you guys want to check it isn't as Nokia. Right back here. -- right there's no way like yeah."
" It all right."
" It's like some of these --"
" It was going to want to yeah. Loan. Connected and I don't like it. He does now I -- assurances."
" And yeah. All right you know what we are --"
" And then you go ahead and."
" As if it's all right same deal -- anyway I think look at the -- is that what. Frequently asked but. Still I think there I don't I don't think anybody decides it's time. Yeah yeah. I'll bet you're watching me -- All right."
" The moment."
" I just breath. Yeah it is that you -- that it wasn't -- yet I. I think that against I didn't think that what I do know is that you have a lot of friends before you guys you know here. And that got it right there yeah. It's yeah. To have a close third place it on the -- yeah."
" As I don't know. Yeah."
" It's never as straight as -- his friends had no idea -- It's something they've never met before don't want to him I would drinks little five dollar bill that your friends are around and if they have no idea that he's on. You are all freaking -- Make sure also to set up a plausible explanation that actually answered the secret X ray guys that are noticing tiny adjustments of the way the -- place."
" If they believe that legalized they're much more likely to be blown away at it they try to such an event next area."
" Don't forget I know we're gonna have great stories and I went up these gangs."
" It makes it opposed an act of god complex game school on the forums and Clinton you want to get your favorite bars him. Right incorrectly right division three dot com. Music and Ellison your copy of my book."
" Don't forget next time we're gonna do a very special tribute to the agency. -- Robert Downey. Until then. --"
" Output port from the people who really are by energy terrorist -- godaddy.com. Keep your personal information away from spammers hackers and you're crazy ex roommates -- registration from go to any dot com protects your privacy by keeping your address phone number and more out of the public database. -- broad scale of one when you check out and seek an additional 10% on your entire order some restrictions apply see site for details -- your piece of the Internet and godaddy.com."
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" Is secret many years it's special secret body. -- secret lovers here I."
" Yeah."
" The -- they got him who cocky bill. --"
Started discussion: July 10, 2008 @ 9:03am GMT
Episode 17 - Code Drink [Discussion]
Effect: Surprise your friends by telling them you have X-ray vision
Watch and download this episode of Scam School here.
I noticed it too, but that was probably only because I have read Brian's book.
I showed the episode to a friend (who I plan to have assist me with this trick in an hour or so at a co-worker's goodbye party) and he thought the cameraman was signaling. After I told him that he wasn't, he asked if it was "the PBR guy" since he seemed to be nursing that can a while.
I think it stands out a bit more given the wide angle on the camera. If you're there in person, I don't think PBR guy stands out so much...except maybe for the fact he's drinking a PBR. Ugh.
I think most people who spotted the scam were reacting to the subliminal idea the camera was telling you, "Watch this guy here."
I think most people who spotted the scam were reacting to the subliminal idea the camera was telling you, "Watch this guy here."
Right on target. Stuff was framed so you could watch the accomplice during the performance, which likely clues the viewer in. Plus, the fact that the episode was titled [COLOR="Red"]"code drink"[/COLOR] might have been just a *teensy* *tiny* tipoff. :D
In all seriousness, this one totally fooled all three of these guys. When you're actually there, there's just no reason to suspect the random other folks at the bar.
In all seriousness, this one totally fooled all three of these guys. When you're actually there, there's just no reason to suspect the random other folks at the bar.
It seems like a lot of things could have gone wrong.
1. For instance, I never saw you look at that PBR can. I'm sure if I had tried this, someone would have noticed me looking at the can.
2. Also, for the third act in this scam, what if they had arranged the bottle caps in a way where the accomplice could not have given you the answer?
Like:
x x x x x versus
x x
_x
x x
That's why you tell them. "If you want, you can switch the locations of the caps.... the middle one switched with this corner one, etc."
1. For instance, I never saw you look at that PBR can. I'm sure if I had tried this, someone would have noticed me looking at the can.
2. Also, for the third act in this scam, what if they had arranged the bottle caps in a way where the accomplice could not have given you the answer?
Like:
x x x x x versus
x x
_x
x x
1. I never did (not directly, anyway). I stood where his drink would be plainly visible right behind the bottlecaps.
2. Remember: this is your game. You run the show, and you dictate the rules.
If you get someone wanting to screw things up at every turn, it just means that you haven't groomed them properly. In the case of mixing the bottlecaps, just make sure you say "rearrange them in this formation in any order you like." If you turn around and they've put them in a line, then repeat the instructions... slower this time (like maybe Mr. Jerk is just a little soft in the head). The other marks will often turn on him, encouraging him to just shut up and follow directions (after all, they want a show, too).
