We call this one "Through the Table"!
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 running time 07:25
Move a solid object straight through any table!
Effect: After claiming he can send a coin through the table, the scamster instead slams his hand on a large salt-shaker, appearing to slam it down and *through* the table!
Method: This is one of the first scams you'll learn that absolutely requires good misdirection. (Don't sweat it though, it's easier than you think). Start by putting all the focus on the coin to be vanished. Make it clear that the COIN is the focus. Have it carefully examined and placed on the table. Next, grab a saltshaker and napkin: wrap the napkin around the saltshaker, completely covering it. You can tap the shaker on the coin, and the glass will make a "clinking" sound to show that the coin is still there. Pull back the saltshaker a couple of times (to show nothing has happened yet), and during one of these "pull-backs", allow the shaker to drop down into your lap.
Now comes the acting: The napkin will retain the shape of the shaker, but you'll go on acting as though you're holding the actual object. Hold the (imaginary) shaker right over the coin, then slam your hand down, crushing the napkin and apparently vanishing the shaker. Wait a good 3-4 seconds for the effect to register with your audience, then pull out the shaker from under the table (actually from in your lap).
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Highlights
real tennis
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1:21
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united states
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6:14
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scam
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0:15, 0:26, 3:21, 6:03
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brushwood
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0:31
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Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
" War. What's more fun -- annoy your friends at a fancy restaurants. Nothing."
" This -- so the Scam School brought to you by those insidious lizards and then place."
" Welcome to the show where we don't condone drinking we demand it Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. I hope I Brushwood and from now on gators out of a restaurant will never be the same -- you're gonna learn to trick. That's so -- beautiful and averages again we college through the table."
" Helping a lot of Ryan. Enable us hand me I mean has -- did you guys -- prominent. Apparently New Jersey -- figured you're on vacation right and you've been here all love. We need something now. I don't have already been -- in addition any incoming into the magistrate Maria. I don't know I don't it's gonna work but. I'm gonna take this. Quarter -- network access night and it seek treatment for him. -- Let's really look real real tennis is like Israel as well and thank you. You can hear. I've got to do that they got to get the magic salt on the on the make that check out results yet another so we'll -- but that's the magic city. Because this. I like to use the magic salt shaker to sit in the quarter. Right through the table on that was a bad stuff that -- do Philadelphia. And so we're a little bit of that -- he can hear that it's a real. Impact here. Go ahead and open this business. Yeah -- magic started. We -- nearly ensnared notes that you watching other -- I haven't. That behind -- but it's not it's BI there aren't sold in this -- in Iowa just say it hasn't happened yet right. -- him -- it's. All there yeah yeah yeah right I hear this gap. How many gallons of free. And is getting -- right room. You don't look like you believe it will. --"
" This was a classic you gotta love it but first we have to check in with our sponsors. This week we have a light and easy Netflix homework assignments going to check out the very best con man comedy movie ever boy that's a specific genre."
" I want to watch dirty rotten scoundrels starring Steve Martin and Michael -- directed by Frank Oz back in 1988 to about two rival con men who agreed that the French Riviera is not big enough for the two of them as movies not only hilarious but to get to learn some classic cons as well. By the way heads up they are remaking this -- gotta watch it now before the memory gets -- it. You don't have Netflix head on over at www. Netflix.com. Slash scam school and start your free two week trial to forget that the Debbie Debbie -- said to be. Beginning of the URL are just as important as the scam school at the end to make sure we get credit."
" Do you wanna learn how that's done yeah. We do love the agonizing -- don't believe in Bahrain and handle breakdowns. Where's the ball. Assaults not that I don't want I don't want to depress you. It is her ball all -- make everything about the quarter -- put all the focus on the court right and then the salt -- built on top. And then you've covered up like this and you keep saying it -- right -- a lot of times you'd you'd draw up. That landed on the here you can hear it you bet it did you want to land him in in your lap. We'll get back here and you drop -- bigger. Opening at this time we weren't hanging. No you hit their radio geek gadget he got back and because all the books on the quarter nobody notices that a -- like that's. And and you -- down. His name -- yes that's how did they. So the question and you guys just. I'm not gonna be out of your time we'll do it will do little click here ended."
" They even have the new nice. To know what else do you remember yeah. Okay so we'll. Get them this year brick covered up. Two hands -- the middle of the days. Say you -- is still there has happened yeah but you can tell you what it really is there in the second that's what I do than it. They barely yeah that's yeah yeah yeah yeah -- anecdotal and still. Play and it. They get the idea what it's. Yeah. -- definitely a good -- yeah. Do you got there."
" This is one of the first stands where you're gonna be relied heavily on in this direction that's gonna bring some of these guys -- don't worry about it just practice practice practice and remember. This girl so I just thought in the next then got what they did tricks by now. It was just you have any questions I want to the polls and of the board revision3.com. Slash Scam School. What I suggest your favorite parts of this camp site directly at -- at revision3.com. To get all the latest updates on -- score at twitter.com slash there's more to follow my adventure of all over the United States who can go there will be a twitter.com slash away. That's what we're gonna have an intellectual debate we're gonna be discussing the compositional differences between -- and -- I wonder. Either of those -- box."
" War. What's more fun -- annoy your friends at a fancy restaurants. Nothing."
" This -- so the Scam School brought to you by those insidious lizards and then place."
" Welcome to the show where we don't condone drinking we demand it Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. I hope I Brushwood and from now on gators out of a restaurant will never be the same -- you're gonna learn to trick. That's so -- beautiful and averages again we college through the table."
" Helping a lot of Ryan. Enable us hand me I mean has -- did you guys -- prominent. Apparently New Jersey -- figured you're on vacation right and you've been here all love. We need something now. I don't have already been -- in addition any incoming into the magistrate Maria. I don't know I don't it's gonna work but. I'm gonna take this. Quarter -- network access night and it seek treatment for him. -- Let's really look real real tennis is like Israel as well and thank you. You can hear. I've got to do that they got to get the magic salt on the on the make that check out results yet another so we'll -- but that's the magic city. Because this. I like to use the magic salt shaker to sit in the quarter. Right through the table on that was a bad stuff that -- do Philadelphia. And so we're a little bit of that -- he can hear that it's a real. Impact here. Go ahead and open this business. Yeah -- magic started. We -- nearly ensnared notes that you watching other -- I haven't. That behind -- but it's not it's BI there aren't sold in this -- in Iowa just say it hasn't happened yet right. -- him -- it's. All there yeah yeah yeah right I hear this gap. How many gallons of free. And is getting -- right room. You don't look like you believe it will. --"
" This was a classic you gotta love it but first we have to check in with our sponsors. This week we have a light and easy Netflix homework assignments going to check out the very best con man comedy movie ever boy that's a specific genre."
" I want to watch dirty rotten scoundrels starring Steve Martin and Michael -- directed by Frank Oz back in 1988 to about two rival con men who agreed that the French Riviera is not big enough for the two of them as movies not only hilarious but to get to learn some classic cons as well. By the way heads up they are remaking this -- gotta watch it now before the memory gets -- it. You don't have Netflix head on over at www. Netflix.com. Slash scam school and start your free two week trial to forget that the Debbie Debbie -- said to be. Beginning of the URL are just as important as the scam school at the end to make sure we get credit."
" Do you wanna learn how that's done yeah. We do love the agonizing -- don't believe in Bahrain and handle breakdowns. Where's the ball. Assaults not that I don't want I don't want to depress you. It is her ball all -- make everything about the quarter -- put all the focus on the court right and then the salt -- built on top. And then you've covered up like this and you keep saying it -- right -- a lot of times you'd you'd draw up. That landed on the here you can hear it you bet it did you want to land him in in your lap. We'll get back here and you drop -- bigger. Opening at this time we weren't hanging. No you hit their radio geek gadget he got back and because all the books on the quarter nobody notices that a -- like that's. And and you -- down. His name -- yes that's how did they. So the question and you guys just. I'm not gonna be out of your time we'll do it will do little click here ended."
" They even have the new nice. To know what else do you remember yeah. Okay so we'll. Get them this year brick covered up. Two hands -- the middle of the days. Say you -- is still there has happened yeah but you can tell you what it really is there in the second that's what I do than it. They barely yeah that's yeah yeah yeah yeah -- anecdotal and still. Play and it. They get the idea what it's. Yeah. -- definitely a good -- yeah. Do you got there."
" This is one of the first stands where you're gonna be relied heavily on in this direction that's gonna bring some of these guys -- don't worry about it just practice practice practice and remember. This girl so I just thought in the next then got what they did tricks by now. It was just you have any questions I want to the polls and of the board revision3.com. Slash Scam School. What I suggest your favorite parts of this camp site directly at -- at revision3.com. To get all the latest updates on -- score at twitter.com slash there's more to follow my adventure of all over the United States who can go there will be a twitter.com slash away. That's what we're gonna have an intellectual debate we're gonna be discussing the compositional differences between -- and -- I wonder. Either of those -- box."
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Started discussion: July 15, 2009 @ 8:29pm GMT
Episode 70 - We call this one "Through the Table"! [Discussion]
Move a solid object straight through any table!
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ThePeacemaker02
4 months ago
I knew about this one but I'm pretty sure it was always would be in that case just involving the salt shaker. Putting the focus on the quarter definitely improves the trick. It's kind of an easy one to figure out though.
Capotasto
4 months ago
I had a "Well he's dropped it somehow hasn't he?" moment.
It's not gonna cause the most intrigue, but it definitely has that wow factor when peoploe realise the money isn't what matters!
It's not gonna cause the most intrigue, but it definitely has that wow factor when peoploe realise the money isn't what matters!
amon91
4 months ago
Great episode! And did you guys notice the background song at the beginning? It sounded like the HDNation theme song. :P
comeoneileen
4 months ago
Ding! you are correct!
In reply to amon91:
Great episode! And did you guys notice the background song at the beginning? It sounded like the HDNation theme song. :P
One of my favorite things to do in post production is add the underlying music to Scam School. Here are Revision3 we share the same music database and although I sit two feet away from the HD Nation crew, I had not heard their theme song till it aired. By then, I had already chosen the music for this week's episode.
Good catch!
jon88
4 months ago
already a remake
Yes, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" is a great movie. Didn't know they were remaking it (or are they filming the musical version?). But if you really want to be a completist, check out "Bedtime Story" (1964) with Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones. (Alas, you'll have to find another source besides your sponsor.)
marlin4774
4 months ago













And great homework I love that movie