The Mirror
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 running time 06:14
For this effect we've dressed up a straight-up old school bar scam. Here's the simple presentation for the classic "you do as I do" effect: Bet a friend he can't copy everything you do.
Secret: 1. Both of you take a drink. 2. Hold your drink forward in a toast. He does the same. 3. You take a drink. So does he. 4. You toast again. He does, too. 5. You spit a mouthful of your drink back into your glass. He can’t--he’s already swallowed!
Now, remember: the more you dress up the presentation with red herrings, the greater the chances they’ll miss your mouthful of drink. That’s why we start with the mirror setup… fussing over all the props on the table. Notice also the bizarre rituals as part of “the mirror” (by the way, for those of you wondering… yes, that’s a reference to “Mr. Show” in there). But most importantly, notice that after the first drink, I make them say something… that reinforces the point that we’ve both swallowed our drinks. That way, second time you start the ritual, your sucker expects that he’s about to say something, guaranteeing he swallows first (and buys you a drink).
Highlights
Ted Kennedy
(
0:25, 0:25
)
reservists
(
2:40, 2:40
)
bigotry
(
4:45, 4:45
)
blazers
(
2:32, 2:32
)
Ted Kennedy
(
0:25, 0:25
)
reservists
(
2:40, 2:40
)
bigotry
(
4:45, 4:45
)
blazers
(
2:32, 2:32
)
Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
" Once upon a time at a bar are far away. Harry Houdini tenants of drinking right next to Ted Kennedy she's -- magical evening together and nine months later. In school was more. And school the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street I'm right freshman and today we're gonna learn a straight up old school bark bond awaiting the pitifully to drink. It's sort of an all set up with a new packaging it used to be called you do -- argue that today we're going to college. That year."
" All right -- yeah. Now normally I would play this game -- cloning and similarly disparate treatment right. I think it is all he knew I knew more likely given that era and the -- all you have to do. Thirty cents. Comedy yeah I do like an easier. Lewis' second lag like I'm not gonna do things like that executive you that is exactly as. Not to do inning double joined Ted and I got us hire any third party is is also. Stuff and it you can follow me -- think it's great -- a drink -- you make an op is a big gap. -- I mean yeah. You better believe this I don't favorite -- 1976. But I was one."
" All right -- the -- first mostly negatives it -- have this done the way but it's actually going to set up like -- mirror image here. The mile mark -- put this over your right hand and elect him your right -- this'll be a bit of a challenge is for you because I'm if I'm right handed. This feels so good but this here like that -- this over here. Perfect mirror image. There you go get it lined up here -- it yes. It. I. I don't have an excellent diet is not so much yet --"
" An employee is -- have to be able to replicate everything idea right."
" And and and yeah I sort of -- the blazers thought he got a second or two to stay the same thing you know -- there's. There's a lag in there -- reservists are the other dot he would -- here. I -- the game begins. One that you're at a party lost it is played miserably mirror image not right not inverted. Video is. It it it did but diets as the rim Blackberry yeah I think that's all right you got that you and I did you interpreted it correctly every make. The game again."
" Yeah."
" Didn't weren't included but you got the -- now right now that you there's a couple of things that you do it if you -- of is that they are there any and I tell you what it is to comedy is -- to lock -- with someone tried not -- it to him the most delicious -- in the world -- so. This is at its business Allah set everything up so -- here. But I think one's life. And all speaking that way it's clear if you've swallowed Drake and especially that you know it happens. Kind of bigotry I started across my arms again to do that crazy -- and a good thing don't you probably were suspecting okay is about box so that means. Me having a mouth full of beer is the one thing that was on your mind. Which is what they think -- Such an impact it has been enacted at the time."
" Makes sense to people look up."
" All right do appreciate -- Jason you are fantastic meant."
" I gag like this is -- proposition that you'll what you proposition bets that people like you in this."
" Way to make people like you. It by looking them right in the an engaging them look at you know how ridiculous this is that you play the game again share that moment and that you --"
" We'll be more than happy to buy your dream for you by the way any stories of winning with this -- any of the -- The -- that revision3.com. Slash game school at any questions -- directly at Bryant. At revision3.com. Until next what it's."
" Oh we're -- reading your old flip flops using celery and super --"
" Once upon a time at a bar are far away. Harry Houdini tenants of drinking right next to Ted Kennedy she's -- magical evening together and nine months later. In school was more. And school the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street I'm right freshman and today we're gonna learn a straight up old school bark bond awaiting the pitifully to drink. It's sort of an all set up with a new packaging it used to be called you do -- argue that today we're going to college. That year."
" All right -- yeah. Now normally I would play this game -- cloning and similarly disparate treatment right. I think it is all he knew I knew more likely given that era and the -- all you have to do. Thirty cents. Comedy yeah I do like an easier. Lewis' second lag like I'm not gonna do things like that executive you that is exactly as. Not to do inning double joined Ted and I got us hire any third party is is also. Stuff and it you can follow me -- think it's great -- a drink -- you make an op is a big gap. -- I mean yeah. You better believe this I don't favorite -- 1976. But I was one."
" All right -- the -- first mostly negatives it -- have this done the way but it's actually going to set up like -- mirror image here. The mile mark -- put this over your right hand and elect him your right -- this'll be a bit of a challenge is for you because I'm if I'm right handed. This feels so good but this here like that -- this over here. Perfect mirror image. There you go get it lined up here -- it yes. It. I. I don't have an excellent diet is not so much yet --"
" An employee is -- have to be able to replicate everything idea right."
" And and and yeah I sort of -- the blazers thought he got a second or two to stay the same thing you know -- there's. There's a lag in there -- reservists are the other dot he would -- here. I -- the game begins. One that you're at a party lost it is played miserably mirror image not right not inverted. Video is. It it it did but diets as the rim Blackberry yeah I think that's all right you got that you and I did you interpreted it correctly every make. The game again."
" Yeah."
" Didn't weren't included but you got the -- now right now that you there's a couple of things that you do it if you -- of is that they are there any and I tell you what it is to comedy is -- to lock -- with someone tried not -- it to him the most delicious -- in the world -- so. This is at its business Allah set everything up so -- here. But I think one's life. And all speaking that way it's clear if you've swallowed Drake and especially that you know it happens. Kind of bigotry I started across my arms again to do that crazy -- and a good thing don't you probably were suspecting okay is about box so that means. Me having a mouth full of beer is the one thing that was on your mind. Which is what they think -- Such an impact it has been enacted at the time."
" Makes sense to people look up."
" All right do appreciate -- Jason you are fantastic meant."
" I gag like this is -- proposition that you'll what you proposition bets that people like you in this."
" Way to make people like you. It by looking them right in the an engaging them look at you know how ridiculous this is that you play the game again share that moment and that you --"
" We'll be more than happy to buy your dream for you by the way any stories of winning with this -- any of the -- The -- that revision3.com. Slash game school at any questions -- directly at Bryant. At revision3.com. Until next what it's."
" Oh we're -- reading your old flip flops using celery and super --"










