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Read minds with Mental Mastery!

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 – running time 15:01
Learn how to read the secret thoughts of three friends!

Segments

Effect: straight from the forums comes our most epic mind-reading effect yet...Three volunteers are each asked a fair, random question as the scammer jots down his guesses and hides them in a glass.

After everyone has "locked in" their answers, the scammer shows that he's three for three in his guesses.

As we already learned from Daniel, there are three ways to escape from handcuffs:

Method: this effect relies on con man working out of order. After asking the first question, he writes the answer to the third question he plans to ask (in our case, we used a card force to know the third answer in advance, but a guess at a yes/no question will work just as well).

Next, to "lock in their choice," the con man will jot down the answer to question number one on a separate sheet of paper.

Likewise, he'll continue to write down the answer to each previous question until he finally finishes with the one pre-arranged question.

For the reveal, pour out the jumbled guesses and hand each one to it's correct match.

The Scam

Brian reads the secret thoughts of 3 guests

00:00

Play

The Reveal

Brian reveals how to be a mind reader

04:55

Play

The Replication

Serafina uses her mind reading powers

10:14

Play

The Review

Review of the Mental Mastery scam.

13:29

Play

Highlights

gabriel byrne: 9:40
benicio del toro: 9:41
kevin spacey: 9:42
united states: 14:13

Automatically Generated Transcript

May not be 100% accurate

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" I want to know the name of your first. You never truly loved."

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" Three -- All the while looking at you."

" And then at that and after Obama."

" Oh I forgot that won't help your name -- yeah that's right so let's see that. It is and why. Okay good off. You're the type of person to walk -- country."

" But if you work I found a way to keep people from June to remind later to lock it in right now a lot of good building Courtney."

" In the name of receivers kids so it's yeah. -- Now with the therapy for making my guess as to be cuts. You first match and walking and they're being -- and I felt as well there. A that you say FINA but now when a storm warning ahead of the -- and then finally. Being -- just to clear things up well -- it. --"

" And you gotta have some reason for the third effective well I've been -- this is I --"

" Girls I decided well I don't wanna be your personal -- guys will be something a little more objective and fair and we do. Our fifth turnover of make fun. Very god take a look at your card real. Don't know with the three of spades. And that now on the right down my prediction that work from right now I see nothing -- is -- this is just a short. The surfing of the war. Well I didn't wanna do that for you guys literally as your day. --"

" And general."

" I in the game and then finally you lost in the -- And you won't be as much time doing is possible between what you're writing it. Down and when you're watching it and who doesn't look like -- just like you want -- and -- the other it was the three. And now -- The could be somebody who want them included track of which one winner and drawn out. Now like the moment."

" Opening up in each one is personalized. My writing their name on it gives them reason it's -- yours."

" And it creates a moment with impunity native and I got all -- he's exactly right you'll put it up and you are showered them. It would build an amber beer."

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" I didn't want to one U -- has what it takes to perform its."

" Possibly get you get everything right. I can't remember you've got it got to figure out which ones on the."

" We'll find you so much good you can read -- high on -- game dance. Yeah."

" Yeah. Didn't."

" I love."

" Something yet. I think I guess there."

" Is under suspicious I'll pick it begins gotta have it. --"

" Anything we can back them. You know why then tell me that there. And price plus cool. That's a good solution that makes it more personal in the morning from alienated the better it'll read about. Now yeah now. Yes."

" Person John. --"

" I'm sending them and again the right -- All right."

" Brian. Yeah. That's right."

" I'm thinking."

" He doesn't -- my answer is Clinton. Mix it up different. -- news just look over and over time. And they've done. Obama well I. And then nearly killed. And it's. That didn't read it and think about it and."

" it and so many aliases. -- then."

" Yeah. Hey right. You know what happened -- financings. And is it that big ball but reading. -- their personal lives. Yeah."

" And get busy and."

" The iPod -- yeah --"

" Yeah."

" Do under the bright yeah."

" The damned election."

" Yeah it. Does -- presented him."

" Things to remember when -- up the mental mastery first of all you don't have to be perfect in this case we went three for free by forcing the last card. You could easily guess the simple yes no question if you get it wrong you still have two out of -- get it right."

" He got a perfect trifecta or better yet work out something it'd be happy with this huge to pretend to be a volunteer for the third person."

" Remember you can check out all of the -- collected all the way back to episode one of the head on over this Scam School dot TV. You wanna join us on the boards where revision3.com. Slash Scam School."

" And if you wanna suggest your favorite bars and -- directly Brian revision3.com."

" If you're doing the torture thing you can follow scam school at twitter.com slash scam school and you could follow my goofy adventures all over the United States -- twitter.com slash woods. Next week we're gonna be tourism board game trivial we're gonna find out how you can feel Mediterranean avenue by only using it broke a battleship that the Beijing alone."

" I don't get my hands on -- evidence. That's the tough ones."

" War. This week on Scam School be perfect mind reading trick going to be --"

" This episode -- in school has two months."

" Godaddy and."

" What can of the show that'll throw you down kick you in the forehead and give you a great big hug."

" Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street journal's Brian Brushwood and this week in episode that comes straight out of the Scam School forums. -- wrote about an experience where he was blown away by the best buying reading -- he had ever seen. He promised he would do anything to get the answer and so this episode Carrick."

" He's just trio."

" You never -- just as first thing I'd like anyone's who drilled. -- I'm doing my prediction. Courtney fantastic. There we go and hide and this we're gonna lock. In a secret unbeatable wolf I don't want to figure this type person according. But I've run into people especially the -- like demands that meet and exchange online and -- that -- all the other stuff like. And so we're gonna go ahead we'll get a lot the end. Our name with the name of the -- Kinda forget. Message -- question. You for this."

" I want to know the name of your first. You never truly loved."

" I'd sit at first -- biggest Pennsylvania one. What was your name is Sarah you know it's really it's telling him. All right surveyed say rules of building a minute you know I don't want this ball going nowhere. Good news there. And what's the name of your first -- Did you ever truly. Then maybe until the idea. I don't even look at it and predicted it IC Qaeda. I've visited a person like just personal lessons of the -- but we did not a lot of it threw it down evidently feel it and we're. We'll it will give. I remember I was sitting back to. Jennifer doesn't want to do. Fortunately I did what you reach down and -- so. Cards and pertinent pieces. Of it is because you. Listen I'm not total number. And got it right in fact that you could -- work. He's like yeah."

" Yeah."

" Not that I'm accusing -- of being a guy that does everything up. What's -- close your car without the June. Totally there right. And I didn't foresee good -- I didn't make you choose the first Stanley love that's certainly didn't make it just game and it. Who got -- personal. Gentlemen it's. It is important."

" Just having -- right."

" That was --"

" The idea."

" Deadline out. We'll find out who's -- of the sponsors who makes digital Bosnia."

" What you -- when domains are ridiculously cheap after our sponsor godaddy.com. It's simple to screw with your friends from college domains banking for example Royce dealer registered cougars spike in dot com. Implicated at his friend's MySpace page. Jason cats are registered Mikey is a -- dot com imported into this lovely picture of his friend. And Doug Wilson registered the stupid -- Hertz dot com and ordered it to. Digg. Has steered clear about -- if you want to pull off domains -- head on over to godaddy.com. And use the promo code scam the check out. Not only with the -- a domain for seven dollars and 49 cents plus reporting from any site you'll -- Things Scam School in business."

" I support Obama scale of one to."

" Awesome how does -- on the amazement that Victoria. I have angle of the definitely gonna hurt feelings yeah. You're more amazed at the airport in your car -- yeah. The actual effective way simpler in fact you can music -- just -- index cards to those show up better on camera now there is a bit of a card element. So we're gonna go -- you wouldn't want with these domains but you know there's a way to treat people and it's -- right. So when I did in this case like that what cards will say it will -- I want you to have the heat of the don't look at it -- long time. And I explain your -- you want to turn over as many cards as you want. But -- with the with the way I looked it over I've looked over some number -- right so the one that was classic look there was deviated diamonds so when you flip over. Cards. That made it so. That he needed diamonds would be the person based on one solo -- the sort of negative on the negative equals positive if you flip over -- guards twice whatever was on top becomes. What appears to be that -- they selected so you're part it was a little hard for us now we learned about two different forces you to do for example the vanishing card you could do. This one where you just on the face off whenever you want me show on the bottom card for we also learned another. Way to force hardball with Chris Rock port in the episode control -- as well whatever way you want just make sure that you have when I look forward. You want -- town beyond confidence away as the Prius it's okay. The other thing way to find out is the name of the period of you honestly did not know anyone else's game but I want to know what -- again again and what you're seeing this now this is easy for doing this with your friends. So I ask you something very personal. The more I personally think the question the more amazing the revealer is right for this case I ask you for the name. The person who first kids' ride into laughter don't say they're just gonna watch it. And I try to make. A prediction here -- deepen your soul and I write -- and the."

" Three -- All the while looking at you."

" And then at that and after Obama."

" Oh I forgot that won't help your name -- yeah that's right so let's see that. It is and why. Okay good off. You're the type of person to walk -- country."

" But if you work I found a way to keep people from June to remind later to lock it in right now a lot of good building Courtney."

" In the name of receivers kids so it's yeah. -- Now with the therapy for making my guess as to be cuts. You first match and walking and they're being -- and I felt as well there. A that you say FINA but now when a storm warning ahead of the -- and then finally. Being -- just to clear things up well -- it. --"

" And you gotta have some reason for the third effective well I've been -- this is I --"

" Girls I decided well I don't wanna be your personal -- guys will be something a little more objective and fair and we do. Our fifth turnover of make fun. Very god take a look at your card real. Don't know with the three of spades. And that now on the right down my prediction that work from right now I see nothing -- is -- this is just a short. The surfing of the war. Well I didn't wanna do that for you guys literally as your day. --"

" And general."

" I in the game and then finally you lost in the -- And you won't be as much time doing is possible between what you're writing it. Down and when you're watching it and who doesn't look like -- just like you want -- and -- the other it was the three. And now -- The could be somebody who want them included track of which one winner and drawn out. Now like the moment."

" Opening up in each one is personalized. My writing their name on it gives them reason it's -- yours."

" And it creates a moment with impunity native and I got all -- he's exactly right you'll put it up and you are showered them. It would build an amber beer."

" This week for your Netflix hallmark of all the movies have the slightest thing to do its games and arms."

" This one is the very best I want you watched the usual suspects directed by Bryan Singer with Gabriel Byrne Benicio del Toro and Kevin Spacey. Not unlike a regular homework I'm not going to tell you why that you've seen this movie. -- You shut your words chasm in you don't see a single thing they haven't seen this movie here's how to watch it on Netflix. And on over at www. Netflix.com. Slash scam school and start your free two week trial to forget that the WW daddy's at the beginning of the URL are just as important as the students looked into the picture we get credit."

" I didn't want to one U -- has what it takes to perform its."

" Possibly get you get everything right. I can't remember you've got it got to figure out which ones on the."

" We'll find you so much good you can read -- high on -- game dance. Yeah."

" Yeah. Didn't."

" I love."

" Something yet. I think I guess there."

" Is under suspicious I'll pick it begins gotta have it. --"

" Anything we can back them. You know why then tell me that there. And price plus cool. That's a good solution that makes it more personal in the morning from alienated the better it'll read about. Now yeah now. Yes."

" Person John. --"

" I'm sending them and again the right -- All right."

" Brian. Yeah. That's right."

" I'm thinking."

" He doesn't -- my answer is Clinton. Mix it up different. -- news just look over and over time. And they've done. Obama well I. And then nearly killed. And it's. That didn't read it and think about it and."

" it and so many aliases. -- then."

" Yeah. Hey right. You know what happened -- financings. And is it that big ball but reading. -- their personal lives. Yeah."

" And get busy and."

" The iPod -- yeah --"

" Yeah."

" Do under the bright yeah."

" The damned election."

" Yeah it. Does -- presented him."

" Things to remember when -- up the mental mastery first of all you don't have to be perfect in this case we went three for free by forcing the last card. You could easily guess the simple yes no question if you get it wrong you still have two out of -- get it right."

" He got a perfect trifecta or better yet work out something it'd be happy with this huge to pretend to be a volunteer for the third person."

" Remember you can check out all of the -- collected all the way back to episode one of the head on over this Scam School dot TV. You wanna join us on the boards where revision3.com. Slash Scam School."

" And if you wanna suggest your favorite bars and -- directly Brian revision3.com."

" If you're doing the torture thing you can follow scam school at twitter.com slash scam school and you could follow my goofy adventures all over the United States -- twitter.com slash woods. Next week we're gonna be tourism board game trivial we're gonna find out how you can feel Mediterranean avenue by only using it broke a battleship that the Beijing alone."

" I don't get my hands on -- evidence. That's the tough ones."

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Started discussion: August 5, 2009 @ 8:51pm GMT

CUbuffsFTW
4 months ago

alternate third person question/answer

What other ideas can you come up with for the third "known" question/answer besides the card trick or as Brian mentioned, a lucky guess or an accomplice?
thorex
4 months ago
i realized how this one was done quickly, only because of a card trick that has a similar idea behind it ..... i think it was called the prediction or something like that

personally this would be a great trick if you where at a party, and you know a little bit of info about someone you never met before from someone else.
rabidbadger
4 months ago
This was one of my fave tricks on scam school in a long time. I didn't see it coming, and was all headslap when I saw how it was done.
Capotasto
4 months ago
I like this one, it got me thinking for a bit before you told us the answer. Sometimes I can work out what the secret is but I didn't manage it this time.

Better still, I've done my homework - that's a good film.
Marcus_Andrews
4 months ago
In reply to cubuffsftw:
What other ideas can you come up with for the third "known" question/answer besides the card trick or as Brian mentioned, a lucky guess or an accomplice?


One option is to have them choose between two objects, colors, coins, or something similar. If you put a little more emphasis on one over the other ("Quickly, which object do you choose, the QUARTER or the dime?") then they'll be more likely to choose the one you emphasize. They'll also sometimes say, "Oh, I was going to pick the straw, but changed to the match at the last minute."

A more risky option: you can have them pick a number from one to ten. More people pick seven than any other number, and even if they don't you'll probably be pretty close. ("You picked eight? I was close, I thought you were thinking of seven.") Half the time they will think of seven before picking another number ("I was going to pick seven, but changed my mind"), or another observer will have thought of seven and "mixed up the psychic vibrations." ("Was someone else thinking of seven? No wonder I was getting multiple psychic vibes coming in.") You can also use one of the standard dodges: "I was going to pick three, but changed my mind to seven at the last minute." This is even more effective if you write a couple of numbers, cross them out, and then write "7" - that way, you're covering multiple possibilities while still ending on the most likely one.
cynicalbrit94
4 months ago
Yeah, as soon as we were on serafina I worked out the trick. Don't know why this one was obvious to me because I usually don't work the tricks out.
Jukey
4 months ago
When I first saw this trick done (about 2 years ago) I got it instantly...maybe its because he wasn't very good at faking it, but I'm surprised that people had no idea.
Serafina
4 months ago
Hey! It's me! :)

I knew something was fishy when he held out the pack of cards with some face up, but didn't put it together till he started explaining... I think it would work a lot better if you have an accomplice as the third person, or just ask a question with a 50% chance you'll get it right and risk the 2 out of 3. Still an awesome trick, though! And definitely one that takes practice...
hellhound
4 months ago
I mentioned a trick using almost the same technique months ago... I learned it 20 years ago... the "key" (final) question was something like: choose a number 18 or 81... You wrote that down 1st and then wrote down their previous answer on the next piece of paper.. 18 or 81 or such a "radar" (forewards or backwards) type answer isnt as good as a forced card push. I really gotta practice my dexterity for cardwork
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