How to predict the future using dominoes!
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 running time 08:47
It's true: you can never have too much money, have too many friends, or know too many ways to predict the freaking future.
This week's effect uses a full set of dominoes, which means it's not exactly an "any time, any where" slam dunk. But if you file away this method, next time you see a set around, you can blow your friends away.
EFFECT: The mark shuffles all the dominoes, picks any domino to start, and then begins to create a long domino chain (matching ends, as they would when playing dominoes). Despite the fact that he has complete freedom of choice, you will have correctly predicted the two numbers appearing at either side of the chain.
Why?: because a complete set of dominos will make a circle when totally played out. By removing one domino, you're predetermining where the break in the circle will come, allowing you to "predict" what numbers will be on each end!
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Highlights
high blood
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1:53, 1:53
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Heineken
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8:21, 8:21
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Barack Obama
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6:27, 6:27
)
The Yankees
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6:14, 6:14
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high blood
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1:53, 1:53
)
Heineken
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8:21, 8:21
)
Barack Obama
(
6:27, 6:27
)
The Yankees
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6:14, 6:14
)
Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
" This upset a -- school of rock you by godaddy.com. Welcome to show us more potent an up cycle of oysters scam school the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. -- your whole front graduate and if you ask me there's no such thing as having too much money there's no such thing as having too many friends. And there's no such thing as knowing too many ways to predict the preteen futures. You know we're obligated domino's right and done and -- yeah yeah -- Doesn't involve so little they sound good and could not solve -- loved it because what I wanted to yeah I don't know. Our. We had hair like that. -- college ended up. What -- before you even didn't come and make a prediction right hold it over like this. -- Continue to wait for a that means in -- leaving the -- Candidate. Made my prediction but it's his right over here it looks like we're nobody can get to god. -- that I wanted to. I would just start to win in need domino over the entire thing. Yes I would have -- a little bit away packed and -- like Janet -- one of them out for restarting -- which runs the mile high blood out. Had to -- him. Who the -- do you don't want to start playing dominos. Yeah when are hedging on dollar and that the bacteria and and keep going until you run out of them and stuff like dominos. They got start build always and -- that's probably never know. I was -- most of my magic words. -- And others that is that you like you go on that one line. -- this morning it's. Armando complaining. Only winning. You know like chips I don't know. Yeah. Wow better. First of all the other good question yeah. And it -- did anybody tell us the predictions -- it well yeah. The critics it was done yeah -- Secondly he's. Import your pictures the birds domino -- totally ridiculous and I'm an Independent track yeah yeah. Well I didn't really. Yeah. Really. Influence the way you played at all outside then to help you when you couldn't by the -- I use it did everything you'd ever they admitted I would look -- what's -- some problems. All. Are you ready for. He got an alert that. Yeah they did -- that even. Whatever word professor of domino players don't seem to know it turns out that he could play this game and it -- that there. Community. And god knows what form a circle. And by all rights group later -- who's -- this should -- But the reason they don't match his because -- yeah. -- I'm so proud. Only. That would have kid that would have made it closer to home. So in this case and -- split this -- before -- again what's great is. You could -- about the domino. And talk or whatever. -- and I was catching a glimpse of what what. When you yeah. I gotta -- and got it yeah. The congratulations on your head you're dealing. Ridiculous hairstyle."
" Can't say enough about how much I like this -- it is so diabolical samples --"
" Nobody seems to know and I was able to do it on my very first trial as far as I'm concerned the ultimate prediction of fact. They'll take a moment to check in with our quest to find the ultimate domain smack. First of her list of domains max comes from Patrick. -- registered the domain overpaid and still not adequate dot com and ordered. The Yankees website my favorite part is that it actually says right here on the official -- yankees. Next up we get a little bit political from Robert Jorgenson who registered to the main thing -- The dot com and ported to Barack Obama's acceptance speech. Lastly we've got wasn't ministry who registered will never get laid dot com -- pointed to. Hey wait a minute that's me. The episode runs -- yeah he's. Master. All right if you want to join our contest to create the ultimate domains -- here's what you gonna keep -- performance -- three when you check out."
" And it may only cost seven dollars and 49 cents and the point where you want for free. Now remember when you. Good domains Mac you're not just insulting your friends you're not just taking out corporate America -- also keeping stands --"
" To make absolutely certain to put that promo code in. The only way to get credit and the only -- really keeps gamble on the air."
" We got enough time for a little manicure they were gonna talk some game theory here from the forum user Murphy -- he asks my biggest question has always been where to begin winning comes to doing --"
" Brian can you give us an example an -- is when you begin your stance is I would think hey you wanna see some magic wouldn't work that well your local biker -- I also think -- camera crew would grease the -- pretty well to tell you are correct that walking with a camera -- certainly makes it easy to start doing is stands at the bar but it's not always that way but I found when I go to a bar usually the best way to open the subject is that ask someone else if they happen to know any good -- usually the loved one that I've seen before."
" But it opened the door for me to reciprocate by saying all would do you know this line. Have you ever seen this variation and then all of a sudden before you know -- you're performing your score and drinks left and rights and have a great time while -- By the way don't forget you can post -- questions on the forums at revision3.com. Slash -- school get a question if you want to suggest your favorite bars him right directly at Bryant revision3.com. Next week we're gonna get back to an environmental theme we're gonna learn a difficult complicated maneuver that'll make your solar powered calculator even more green and her friend."
" Pedigree and and 900 trying to connect positive -- right. That's so Heineken around here is that."
" This upset a -- school of rock you by godaddy.com. Welcome to show us more potent an up cycle of oysters scam school the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. -- your whole front graduate and if you ask me there's no such thing as having too much money there's no such thing as having too many friends. And there's no such thing as knowing too many ways to predict the preteen futures. You know we're obligated domino's right and done and -- yeah yeah -- Doesn't involve so little they sound good and could not solve -- loved it because what I wanted to yeah I don't know. Our. We had hair like that. -- college ended up. What -- before you even didn't come and make a prediction right hold it over like this. -- Continue to wait for a that means in -- leaving the -- Candidate. Made my prediction but it's his right over here it looks like we're nobody can get to god. -- that I wanted to. I would just start to win in need domino over the entire thing. Yes I would have -- a little bit away packed and -- like Janet -- one of them out for restarting -- which runs the mile high blood out. Had to -- him. Who the -- do you don't want to start playing dominos. Yeah when are hedging on dollar and that the bacteria and and keep going until you run out of them and stuff like dominos. They got start build always and -- that's probably never know. I was -- most of my magic words. -- And others that is that you like you go on that one line. -- this morning it's. Armando complaining. Only winning. You know like chips I don't know. Yeah. Wow better. First of all the other good question yeah. And it -- did anybody tell us the predictions -- it well yeah. The critics it was done yeah -- Secondly he's. Import your pictures the birds domino -- totally ridiculous and I'm an Independent track yeah yeah. Well I didn't really. Yeah. Really. Influence the way you played at all outside then to help you when you couldn't by the -- I use it did everything you'd ever they admitted I would look -- what's -- some problems. All. Are you ready for. He got an alert that. Yeah they did -- that even. Whatever word professor of domino players don't seem to know it turns out that he could play this game and it -- that there. Community. And god knows what form a circle. And by all rights group later -- who's -- this should -- But the reason they don't match his because -- yeah. -- I'm so proud. Only. That would have kid that would have made it closer to home. So in this case and -- split this -- before -- again what's great is. You could -- about the domino. And talk or whatever. -- and I was catching a glimpse of what what. When you yeah. I gotta -- and got it yeah. The congratulations on your head you're dealing. Ridiculous hairstyle."
" Can't say enough about how much I like this -- it is so diabolical samples --"
" Nobody seems to know and I was able to do it on my very first trial as far as I'm concerned the ultimate prediction of fact. They'll take a moment to check in with our quest to find the ultimate domain smack. First of her list of domains max comes from Patrick. -- registered the domain overpaid and still not adequate dot com and ordered. The Yankees website my favorite part is that it actually says right here on the official -- yankees. Next up we get a little bit political from Robert Jorgenson who registered to the main thing -- The dot com and ported to Barack Obama's acceptance speech. Lastly we've got wasn't ministry who registered will never get laid dot com -- pointed to. Hey wait a minute that's me. The episode runs -- yeah he's. Master. All right if you want to join our contest to create the ultimate domains -- here's what you gonna keep -- performance -- three when you check out."
" And it may only cost seven dollars and 49 cents and the point where you want for free. Now remember when you. Good domains Mac you're not just insulting your friends you're not just taking out corporate America -- also keeping stands --"
" To make absolutely certain to put that promo code in. The only way to get credit and the only -- really keeps gamble on the air."
" We got enough time for a little manicure they were gonna talk some game theory here from the forum user Murphy -- he asks my biggest question has always been where to begin winning comes to doing --"
" Brian can you give us an example an -- is when you begin your stance is I would think hey you wanna see some magic wouldn't work that well your local biker -- I also think -- camera crew would grease the -- pretty well to tell you are correct that walking with a camera -- certainly makes it easy to start doing is stands at the bar but it's not always that way but I found when I go to a bar usually the best way to open the subject is that ask someone else if they happen to know any good -- usually the loved one that I've seen before."
" But it opened the door for me to reciprocate by saying all would do you know this line. Have you ever seen this variation and then all of a sudden before you know -- you're performing your score and drinks left and rights and have a great time while -- By the way don't forget you can post -- questions on the forums at revision3.com. Slash -- school get a question if you want to suggest your favorite bars him right directly at Bryant revision3.com. Next week we're gonna get back to an environmental theme we're gonna learn a difficult complicated maneuver that'll make your solar powered calculator even more green and her friend."
" Pedigree and and 900 trying to connect positive -- right. That's so Heineken around here is that."
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Started discussion: January 15, 2009 @ 9:58am GMT
Episode 44 - How to predict the future using dominoes! [Discussion]
It's true: you can never have too much money, have too many friends, or know too many ways to predict the freaking future.
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patrickd
10 months ago
Woot! My domain smack made it into an episode!
...and the Yankees still suck.
My first thought while watching this episode:
"Wow, that guy's got some crazy hair. Oh wait... he's sitting next to Brian."
I'm so used to seeing Brian's hair week-after-week that it didn't seem unusual anymore.
As for the trick featured in the episode, my grandmother always has dominoes handy at her house. This will be something fun to try on my family sometime.
...and the Yankees still suck.
My first thought while watching this episode:
"Wow, that guy's got some crazy hair. Oh wait... he's sitting next to Brian."
I'm so used to seeing Brian's hair week-after-week that it didn't seem unusual anymore.
As for the trick featured in the episode, my grandmother always has dominoes handy at her house. This will be something fun to try on my family sometime.
Memorylag
10 months ago
That's definitely an impressive one to pull off, think I'll try it sometime. Best thing, it's as simple as they get!
PacGamer
10 months ago
I love the guy's expressions. After he finishes putting the dominoes together he say "I was trying to make a swastika."
Really great trick. I'm gonna have to try this one out.
Really great trick. I'm gonna have to try this one out.
xfuuey
10 months ago
In reply to PacGamer:
I love the guy's expressions. After he finishes putting the dominoes together he say "I was trying to make a swastika."
haha. yeah, that was funny.
sieler
9 months ago
dominoes gotcha
As described, the domino scam has a 25% chance of failure :((That's with a Double 6 set , there's a lower chance with bigger sets.)
The problem is that if you "cop" a double by accident, you have
no guarantee how the chain of dominoes will end.
(Proof: consider the double-six ... if it were inserted between
a 3/6 and a 6/4, it wouldn't affect the ends of the chain.)
So...be careful, and don't hold out a double :)
SS
shwooddotcom
9 months ago
In reply to sieler:
As described, the domino scam has a 25% chance of failure :(
(That's with a Double 6 set , there's a lower chance with bigger sets.)
The problem is that if you "cop" a double by accident, you have
no guarantee how the chain of dominoes will end.
(Proof: consider the double-six ... if it were inserted between
a 3/6 and a 6/4, it wouldn't affect the ends of the chain.)
So...be careful, and don't hold out a double :)
SS
(That's with a Double 6 set , there's a lower chance with bigger sets.)
The problem is that if you "cop" a double by accident, you have
no guarantee how the chain of dominoes will end.
(Proof: consider the double-six ... if it were inserted between
a 3/6 and a 6/4, it wouldn't affect the ends of the chain.)
So...be careful, and don't hold out a double :)
SS
I think that could be remedied just by making it a policy not to start the trick until you've confirmed that you didn't steal out a double...
good observation, though!











So this prompts two questions. First, I'm assuming in your years of work, you've had a slip up or two. Any wonderfully good or bad stories about magic/scam fails (not including the 'first trick you ever bought' or your 'first attempt at the knife test' both of which are wonderfully epic)? Which brings me to the more important question: how do you handle a misfire? Say you accidentally lose control of the key card (an amateur mistake) and it gets shuffled in? Or maybe your mark is asked to cut the cards and he shuffles them? Do you back out of the trick? Start over?