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Always win a virtual version of Rock-Paper-Scissors

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 – running time 12:05
Without looking, peeking, or even cheating, the scam artist can tell who will win in a virtual game of rock-paper-scissors

Method: This is a brilliant trick developed by Robert Neale and can be found in his book "Tricks of the Imagination". Start by grabbing three markers to represent the players (in this episode, Brian used three different colors of sweetener packets). Next, grab three items to represent the paper, rock, and scissors (in a pinch, you can use scraps of paper with names of each player or item written on them).

Lay out three players in a row, with a weapon in front of each of them. As explained in the video, set them up in a configuration wherein Red beats White, White beats Blue, and Blue beats Red. Now, in your mind, picture the colors/players arranged in a circle, such that the "circle of victory" moves clockwise (with red beating white beating blue).

Now, as strange as it seems, any one swap of two weapons OR swap of two players (no matter which ones) will cause that imaginary "circle of victory" to change directions and go counter-clockwise. In other words, after making just one change (of any type), blue will then beat white, and white will beat red. Make another change (of any type), and the circle goes back to clockwise.

With this in mind, you can know at all times which player will win, no matter what changes have been made, as long as you know HOW MANY changes have been made.

Watch the video for a more detailed explanation, but remember when performing this, to start small and get bigger. Start by first having your volunteer change the weapons. Next, have them move some of the players. Finally, allow them to make changes both to the weapons AND to the players, and finish with the big reveal of All three victors.


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Highlights
rock paper scissors ( 0:06, 0:42, 5:50 ) host brian ( 0:29 ) dominant player ( 8:38 ) brushwood ( 0:30, 11:20 )

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" War. What if you can predict the outcome of any game of rock paper scissors what you will on this episode."

" A Scam School."

" Yeah some tennis in Little Rock you by Michael company's -- those nasty -- A regular day. Welcome to the showed a slight skinny dipping in honey and pancakes Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. And a host Brian Brushwood and this week I give up another one of my all time favorite effects it's great because you could do it anytime anywhere and you just -- odds and ends that are already sitting at the dinner table. Today we learn how to play. Rock paper scissors. "

" Am I listening. -- and you are just an awesome I'm so stubs to show you this because this is a -- I've been doing for the last. Decade and I've never been able to teach it to anyone until the this morning I got an email from the genius who created it saying I can -- the -- out -- and -- totally stoked about an hour right. Yeah we're gonna play a game of -- memorial cup next. And we're gonna predict the winners. We'll see fighting against our players here giving up. And I love it because at every restaurant that was on the sweeteners so I do -- I do it went up three characters named Brandon Whiting and we're gonna park features like three gladiators. With a different -- would get -- of paper. And -- we'll get him. Rock and rock song right. And then finally the last guys and normally I just seems like a night herself because you don't usually have scissors but thinking back in his simple as possible actually might. A simple pair of scissors now. Why editorial comment. Listen to -- one's wiener believes that the winner in your immediate. There well yeah read because he's got it right handy little players right these are just there left -- as -- likewise if we. Had to jump between these -- between blue and red who wouldn't. That's right some blue and win unless we don't we switch that license then. And yeah. That's what we're -- when we switch from all around again and so here's what we're gonna -- I'm gonna turn Iraq. I'm not -- scouts are right on the have you changed. To of the weapons. Whichever two you want thanks to right now we're gonna start up. We'll start out with -- had a -- what -- White with a paper we'll have read what this is threatening to turn around. Who switched into weapons to -- them whichever ones you. He got."

" I'm gonna make another change just stick with what you got -- and right now I want you to pick any two gladiators. And and tell me and I'll bet I could tell you which --"

" Red and -- between red and white. Why wouldn't."

" You hey Greg I don't I don't know we're gonna take this up front we're gonna dig us up by the now I want to make any change with the weapons you want. -- it's not that. -- and now even better. You can switch into players that you want to tell me which ones. If you wanna stay right -- won't make another change ingredient. Yes there there are some guy named EU competitors I'm sure I can tell you --"

" Who interact between blue and red."

" Okay good out here is the best part. Now don't even tell me either switch to players or switch to weapons."

" Don't make another change any good right there. -- He got it I know there's the best part yeah I can tell you. You know random battle Royale and all figured you could get a."

" And -- if you read my."

" What are the main thing."

" And everything I think that maybe maybe. Yeah."

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" That you can register an insulting and demeaning domain and putting your friends website just for the element for less than the amount of money that's in your couch -- right now."

" go to their friend -- a little bit proud of his sexual prowess register the domain loser virgin dot com and pointed to his MySpace. Don't like this show registered the domain at worst show on the Internet dot com imported to Scam School what you're rather proud of her own performance register the demand -- help. Damn I'm good looking dot com and according to your page whatever it is be -- be outrageous. Revision3.com."

" We'll collect the winners and create a hall of fame and still remains Mac dot com you know."

" Forget to get the best price -- 340 to whatever site you want to make sure to use that code scanned a three that's a good thing to get a good -- and more importantly it keeps me in business."

" Is what my favorite -- from his genius named Robert -- beautiful -- of the imagination I highly recommended but in this one. We've we've playing rock paper scissors with a three different colors. If we think red white -- because of resuming. And I wrapped up to represent rock paper scissors we got -- paper and scissors and all you have to do is start off an arrangement. Read it is beating your -- can be blue now that's not what we have right now because red doesn't -- life right now see that this element now. We have read it. So -- paper paper needs luck at all so in your mind and I wanted to get it this way I want you to remember we."

" White and -- And future and it's -- I intentionally in the mountain road kind of keep your mind from seeing that this is also the live picture one of -- recycling circle."

" Else we got rid of these lights -- and it's going clockwise. Well that's the way back. Correct that's the latest right now this is -- don't want to have wanted a picture Redd who NYPD blue in the clockwise circle okay."

" Now here's the thing every time you make -- change it doesn't matter if -- change is switching. That characters or change is good."

" She's an object of their holdings. All it does these change whether it's -- clockwise circle of victory for counter clockwise circle and increasingly him. -- he would write or clockwise right now it's not gonna make -- change. And now. It's why it's -- red -- blue so again all we're doing is now that counterclockwise. And with me it's gonna make another change. Now about the clockwise red it means life into. That's not in your mind not stop looking at this put in your mind continued danger right now we're clockwise. Right so why make the change and -- these two characters. In your mind not your victory in the good -- atop the white down here let we've done the last. But now -- counter clockwise. Victory. So between. -- say red and white who would win man. It's counter --"

" Doesn't between red and white right. That's absolutely right -- we're going kind of walk and it it was clockwise spin. -- that would be white or white and blue ball doesn't like would be blue which is also correct. Way. This is that's how it started as people think that picture of the triangle. Right here -- at the top lightning. Normal life but when the equivalent effect and it -- clockwise as dollars. Now you know if you're moving people were moving weapons. That's politics -- cents. Dominant player that you guys now you've got to discuss the you know UK's the other way I'm gonna start off setting it up we'll read. That's why he can't live event I'm turning. So yeah that you reported for me you got in the oval pattern right you got it just okay. Plus with a laugh okay but make -- change it. I then made one change to the weapons cannot make another change the eleven's. Okay thank -- and I've made another change. Are you ready for your question. Yes let's get away. Between red --"

" Absolutely correct yeah."

" How did he look like. He looked like right now I'm gonna go I'm just. I had just witnessed. And I'm in America even more. I switched to more of the people. And I'm gonna -- the third time. By switching to people."

" They're out Madrid championship honestly yeah. The players. And I'm not gonna tell you. Switching players or weapons. I'm gonna make another change that they tell you whether players elevenths. -- how to -- fourteen. To their way mixed up. Now for the grand prize of breed -- online. But we have. All three of them."

" The only game. Absolutely your -- yeah."

" Did you stop them. You know you're good enough -- just got to keep track clockwise or counterclockwise. And get. Any doubt about that."

" I know this looks complicated at first but once you get it down it'll be -- light relief obviously would just takes a little bit of practice. If you wanna make sure the -- has maximum impact. Make sure you have three phases first he'll just put the weapons second deal with changing the players. Third have a mix it up and make sure that and with the big finale saying who -- who can -- By the way if you wanna suggest your favorite bars can't write me directly at Brian at revision3.com. And don't forget you can see all of the episodes of Scam School all the way back to episode one and join us at the forums at revision3.com. Slash Scam School. He -- this -- thing you could follow Scam School -- golf beautiful Brian Brushwood catch word and don't forget next week very special ground breaking episode. We're gonna broadcast in mind blowing it to he. By the way -- five months and also do -- The glasses you can play along."

" Yeah."

" War. What if you can predict the outcome of any game of rock paper scissors what you will on this episode."

" A Scam School."

" Yeah some tennis in Little Rock you by Michael company's -- those nasty -- A regular day. Welcome to the showed a slight skinny dipping in honey and pancakes Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. And a host Brian Brushwood and this week I give up another one of my all time favorite effects it's great because you could do it anytime anywhere and you just -- odds and ends that are already sitting at the dinner table. Today we learn how to play. Rock paper scissors. "

" Am I listening. -- and you are just an awesome I'm so stubs to show you this because this is a -- I've been doing for the last. Decade and I've never been able to teach it to anyone until the this morning I got an email from the genius who created it saying I can -- the -- out -- and -- totally stoked about an hour right. Yeah we're gonna play a game of -- memorial cup next. And we're gonna predict the winners. We'll see fighting against our players here giving up. And I love it because at every restaurant that was on the sweeteners so I do -- I do it went up three characters named Brandon Whiting and we're gonna park features like three gladiators. With a different -- would get -- of paper. And -- we'll get him. Rock and rock song right. And then finally the last guys and normally I just seems like a night herself because you don't usually have scissors but thinking back in his simple as possible actually might. A simple pair of scissors now. Why editorial comment. Listen to -- one's wiener believes that the winner in your immediate. There well yeah read because he's got it right handy little players right these are just there left -- as -- likewise if we. Had to jump between these -- between blue and red who wouldn't. That's right some blue and win unless we don't we switch that license then. And yeah. That's what we're -- when we switch from all around again and so here's what we're gonna -- I'm gonna turn Iraq. I'm not -- scouts are right on the have you changed. To of the weapons. Whichever two you want thanks to right now we're gonna start up. We'll start out with -- had a -- what -- White with a paper we'll have read what this is threatening to turn around. Who switched into weapons to -- them whichever ones you. He got."

" I'm gonna make another change just stick with what you got -- and right now I want you to pick any two gladiators. And and tell me and I'll bet I could tell you which --"

" Red and -- between red and white. Why wouldn't."

" You hey Greg I don't I don't know we're gonna take this up front we're gonna dig us up by the now I want to make any change with the weapons you want. -- it's not that. -- and now even better. You can switch into players that you want to tell me which ones. If you wanna stay right -- won't make another change ingredient. Yes there there are some guy named EU competitors I'm sure I can tell you --"

" Who interact between blue and red."

" Okay good out here is the best part. Now don't even tell me either switch to players or switch to weapons."

" Don't make another change any good right there. -- He got it I know there's the best part yeah I can tell you. You know random battle Royale and all figured you could get a."

" And -- if you read my."

" What are the main thing."

" And everything I think that maybe maybe. Yeah."

" Fully insured domains are so ridiculously cheap -- sponsor godaddy.com."

" That you can register an insulting and demeaning domain and putting your friends website just for the element for less than the amount of money that's in your couch -- right now."

" go to their friend -- a little bit proud of his sexual prowess register the domain loser virgin dot com and pointed to his MySpace. Don't like this show registered the domain at worst show on the Internet dot com imported to Scam School what you're rather proud of her own performance register the demand -- help. Damn I'm good looking dot com and according to your page whatever it is be -- be outrageous. Revision3.com."

" We'll collect the winners and create a hall of fame and still remains Mac dot com you know."

" Forget to get the best price -- 340 to whatever site you want to make sure to use that code scanned a three that's a good thing to get a good -- and more importantly it keeps me in business."

" Is what my favorite -- from his genius named Robert -- beautiful -- of the imagination I highly recommended but in this one. We've we've playing rock paper scissors with a three different colors. If we think red white -- because of resuming. And I wrapped up to represent rock paper scissors we got -- paper and scissors and all you have to do is start off an arrangement. Read it is beating your -- can be blue now that's not what we have right now because red doesn't -- life right now see that this element now. We have read it. So -- paper paper needs luck at all so in your mind and I wanted to get it this way I want you to remember we."

" White and -- And future and it's -- I intentionally in the mountain road kind of keep your mind from seeing that this is also the live picture one of -- recycling circle."

" Else we got rid of these lights -- and it's going clockwise. Well that's the way back. Correct that's the latest right now this is -- don't want to have wanted a picture Redd who NYPD blue in the clockwise circle okay."

" Now here's the thing every time you make -- change it doesn't matter if -- change is switching. That characters or change is good."

" She's an object of their holdings. All it does these change whether it's -- clockwise circle of victory for counter clockwise circle and increasingly him. -- he would write or clockwise right now it's not gonna make -- change. And now. It's why it's -- red -- blue so again all we're doing is now that counterclockwise. And with me it's gonna make another change. Now about the clockwise red it means life into. That's not in your mind not stop looking at this put in your mind continued danger right now we're clockwise. Right so why make the change and -- these two characters. In your mind not your victory in the good -- atop the white down here let we've done the last. But now -- counter clockwise. Victory. So between. -- say red and white who would win man. It's counter --"

" Doesn't between red and white right. That's absolutely right -- we're going kind of walk and it it was clockwise spin. -- that would be white or white and blue ball doesn't like would be blue which is also correct. Way. This is that's how it started as people think that picture of the triangle. Right here -- at the top lightning. Normal life but when the equivalent effect and it -- clockwise as dollars. Now you know if you're moving people were moving weapons. That's politics -- cents. Dominant player that you guys now you've got to discuss the you know UK's the other way I'm gonna start off setting it up we'll read. That's why he can't live event I'm turning. So yeah that you reported for me you got in the oval pattern right you got it just okay. Plus with a laugh okay but make -- change it. I then made one change to the weapons cannot make another change the eleven's. Okay thank -- and I've made another change. Are you ready for your question. Yes let's get away. Between red --"

" Absolutely correct yeah."

" How did he look like. He looked like right now I'm gonna go I'm just. I had just witnessed. And I'm in America even more. I switched to more of the people. And I'm gonna -- the third time. By switching to people."

" They're out Madrid championship honestly yeah. The players. And I'm not gonna tell you. Switching players or weapons. I'm gonna make another change that they tell you whether players elevenths. -- how to -- fourteen. To their way mixed up. Now for the grand prize of breed -- online. But we have. All three of them."

" The only game. Absolutely your -- yeah."

" Did you stop them. You know you're good enough -- just got to keep track clockwise or counterclockwise. And get. Any doubt about that."

" I know this looks complicated at first but once you get it down it'll be -- light relief obviously would just takes a little bit of practice. If you wanna make sure the -- has maximum impact. Make sure you have three phases first he'll just put the weapons second deal with changing the players. Third have a mix it up and make sure that and with the big finale saying who -- who can -- By the way if you wanna suggest your favorite bars can't write me directly at Brian at revision3.com. And don't forget you can see all of the episodes of Scam School all the way back to episode one and join us at the forums at revision3.com. Slash Scam School. He -- this -- thing you could follow Scam School -- golf beautiful Brian Brushwood catch word and don't forget next week very special ground breaking episode. We're gonna broadcast in mind blowing it to he. By the way -- five months and also do -- The glasses you can play along."

" Yeah."

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Started discussion: July 22, 2009 @ 10:28pm GMT

Episode 71: Always win a virtual version of Rock-Paper-Scissors [Discussion]

Without looking, peeking, or even cheating, the scam artist can tell who will win in a virtual game of rock-paper-scissors

Watch and download here.

Minton
4 months ago
A great one!!!

Is it just me or does CaptianMG look a little odd lurking in the background???
MikeMcCulley
4 months ago

dont bother thinking about direction

instead of trying to remember counter-clockwise vs clockwise, just remember america and france. america = red->white->blue and france = blue->white->red.
shwooddotcom
4 months ago
In reply to mikemcculley:
instead of trying to remember counter-clockwise vs clockwise, just remember america and france. america = red->white->blue and france = blue->white->red.


VERY nice!
ThisNotes4You
4 months ago
I have been around the block a few times and have never seen anything like this!!! Wow

Could you use cards? K,Q and Jack?

It is my nature to shot holes in the presentation. For some people that like to wreck your trick, you might want to add a small rule. Don't lie and say you made a move when you actually left everything un-touched. Just a thought.

Well I gotta go. lots of taverns to visit and so little time. pete
MrPopular
4 months ago
wow, i may have to watch this again before i have it down.
soren121
4 months ago
Haven't finished watching yet, but I think Justin is either gay or retarded. He's just staring at Brian open-mouthed.
logant
4 months ago
In reply to soren121:
Haven't finished watching yet, but I think Justin is either gay or retarded. He's just staring at Brian open-mouthed.


Or he's in aww of the trick. Or he breathes primarily through his mouth.

I'm gonna go with the former.
krykel
4 months ago

Who cares if dude is gay or whatever

If I ever get to see shwood perform close up tricks and stuff, I'd probably stare at him too. If nothing else, just to see if I couldn't pick out if he was doing a variation on anything he's shown us. Though I doubt he performs much of what he's shown aside from the fire eating and blockhead stuff.

Plus, don't forget that most of the stuff he shows is to MAKE people pay attention to you.

Sorry, didn't mean to go off on a mini rant there, no harm/insult intended.
spookyttws
4 months ago

No Change

I can see a huge issue with this trick: What if they don't switch when asked to do so? We can kind of see that Justin was contemplating doing just that in the video. Is there an easy way to add that rule (When you say you've switched something you actually have to do so) without obviously giving away that it's so simple?
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