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Fake Telepathy and Scam School in SPACE!

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 – running time 12:36
We made it! 50 episodes of Scam School! YEE-HAW!! You learn fake ESP powers and we show you the Mind Control trick from outer space!

And to reward you for sticking with us for almost a year now, we're giving you a double-stuft episode, featuring our first intergalactic scam school student AND a diabolical method to fake telepathy between you and a friend:

THE CURRENCY CONNECTION

The Setup: To prove that you and your friend have ESP, any bill of any denomination is borrowed from any stranger. While the "psychic receiver" keeps his vision completely away from the bill, he's able to "remotely view" the bill in the transmitter's hands, and is able to recite all 9 digits of the borrowed bill.

The Work: this effect relies on a simple, yet deceptive code. While confirming each correct digit, the transmitter" uses the verbal code to tell the "Receiver" what the next digit will be.

To help you learn the code and understand what phrase goes with which digit, just think of the phrase "Yep, Yeah, Uh-huh." Each of these words will indicate a "top" "middle" or "Bottom" section of numbers.

Part One: diving the numbers into three "zones" of :yep, yeah, and uh-huh":

FIRST WORD

  1. - uh-huh
  2. - uh-huh
  3. - uh-huh

  4. - yeah
  5. - yeah
  6. - yeah

  7. - yep
  8. - yep
  9. - yep

Part Two: subdivide the 3 groups into 9 individual numbers by adding a SECOND word, indicating that the number is the top, middle, or bottm of its section:

COMPLETE PHARSES

  1. - uh-huh
  2. - uh-huh, yeah
  3. - uh-huh, yep

  4. - yeah, uh-huh
  5. - yeah
  6. - yeah, yep

  7. - yep, uh-huh
  8. - yep, yeah
  9. - yep

Finally, for zero, just pick any random affirmative. ("that's right" for example). You'll also notice that we don't repeat some of the words ("yep, yep" for example) since that would just sound weird.

Take about 20 mins to practice this code, and remember that it's actually the "transmitter" who has the harder job: If the receiver takes a moment to figure out the next digit, it comes across as looking like he's just "working his ESP", but if the transmitter shows any delays or mixups, your friends at the bar are going to figure out that you're working some kind of code. If you're playing as the transmitter, make sure to already be working out the next digit while you wait for the response from the receiver. There can be no delays if you're going to pull this off.

**50th episode BONUS**

We've got Scam School fans all over the world, but now we've eve got them in FREAKIN SPACE! Check out the bonus material featuring footage of video game mogul and second generation space explorer Richard Garriott performing Scam School mind control experiments (from episode 28) from the International Space Station!

Don't forget to submit your Scam School Domain Smack!

Play along and have Brian introduce your domain smack in a future episode! Find out more here.

Highlights
International Space Station ( 8:05, 8:34, 8:05, 8:34 ) video game ( 8:00, 8:29, 8:00, 8:29 ) Chris Johnson ( 4:39, 4:39 ) mind control ( 8:12, 9:00, 9:10, 9:52, 10:25, 8:12, 9:00, 9:10, 9:52, 10:25 ) International Space Station ( 8:05, 8:34, 8:05, 8:34 ) video game ( 8:00, 8:29, 8:00, 8:29 ) Chris Johnson ( 4:39, 4:39 ) mind control ( 8:12, 9:00, 9:10, 9:52, 10:25, 8:12, 9:00, 9:10, 9:52, 10:25 )

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" This episode stands -- you the body are gonna clean up -- the bark we teach you a way to big. Yes he. He's kept at a standstill brought to you by those chicken little bastards -- GoDaddy. Welcome to the show we're last Karl is only the beginning scams -- the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. And home -- Westwood and welcome to our fiftieth episode extravaganza. Up. I can't believe it's already been in the end zone of those blown -- This week we have an unbelievable effect that's going to convince all your friends that you and your body have a secret psychic monetary connection and we also have a little bit of a postcard. From freaking space. So let's get started with the currency connection."

" I'm Brian with the name. Kelly you are. And this over here is my -- I might -- captain and speak his mind you. Manning road manager on the relative of all the props he's been a lot of time telling them what six weeks now. And like almost. That it's only painful memory he had. -- as we tour around all these colleges. Never you know you're on the road to build the report with someone with them day and night or whatever. It's almost as though Mike has the ability to see through. It's like. Excellent guest telepathy clairvoyance is in their my eyes. The fact we've working on. Palisades of trick is so much more than -- is that genuine demonstration site psychic phenomenon here. Before that we need some money. Which he'll -- which is probably about the best indicated very well yeah we don't need -- bill we need any ability getting the nomination you want to Mike's yet. Mikey. -- me. I but I could see Agassi all at once again fondled -- I got an area and you know what I'm going to do this your job that I do your job is to make your -- and he doesn't look over here he's not odd is that lives. And we'll take it will take it as they -- As an article of faith that we're not using any. Third parties here it is just -- few of us that are super the FB connection. And your job Kelly right act is to make sure he actually gets it right because I'm using my -- cat and he. He's going to do read the serial number off this bill. And by the way to get that would be pretty impressive. Yeah without its own president that you would spontaneously -- well the beverage they sat and used -- that. Yeah but it would be -- yet if you're. All right you're out there there's nothing. All right -- need to know before we start Kathmandu are employed. -- US built right yeah yeah."

" To me. Well look yeah."

" Seven yeah."

" Soon -- yeah."

" One yeah yeah."

" To me. Obama."

" Dead and -- from. Yeah. Maybe another one. That is correct."

" Zero yeah."

" That's a -- call for a double -- did did did you think at all now did you see him get signals from anyone and now."

" And did you verify that every single -- he said was right."

" That has a good at that -- the important question to you guys want to know how it's done. Yes well we are going to find out as soon as we thank our sponsors."

" On the answer is still very close but first we have to check in with our long running contest to find the ultimate. Domains that."

" This week it got free domain snacks all making fun of online video site starting off with -- if they -- in Houston. He registered just not our college kids dot and forwarded it to you bombs world. Next up we've got a site I registered from a suggestion for recipient for fun we've registered your computer desk. That it forwards to. Chris Pirillo lives free. Seriously I never said Jim what -- what that. And finally got Chris Johnson took my famous last words for my viral video and forwarded and it all goes well dot com of my life -- Here. -- The episode was only the beginning. Let's find out just how to pull all this he has the F back."

" I was seriously and also theory on -- scale of one to brain explosion. How good how -- was after the guys. -- pretty up there and kick out of it it's a kangaroo that's where it is all right I don't like you in on the gag. And actually heard you guessed correctly because it is the verbal -- this is a code that's super simple it's ridiculously. Easy. Basically take the numbers one through nine and vitamins at three -- 103. Islam is the group yeah. Greets supporters -- is the group yeah seventh through nine the group aha. And then you take each of those groups need vitamins that -- One that is -- and then the other group and the second word would also be. We're not gonna say yep yep why is that we're so we'll say -- will be the number one. Number two will be yeah yeah -- the second one in the group and never agree with me -- aha. Killing Jesus when he said whatever it says in the previous number I don't yup ha -- and he knows. Bennett -- as the first group behind in the third one in the group -- this week. Yes and I can. I noticed a huge you can do rags to get a practicing with you guys."

" Yeah. The."

" so we just like -- Well yeah yes that is safe while you -- believe it here's the bill very."

" If anything you need to know."

" It didn't want to."

" she get it right. Yeah."

" That is correct -- zero. Uh huh -- Seven. Yeah --"

" Oh yeah. Yeah. And it did work well yeah."

" So yes you will have to practice this one before he busted out of the bar but trust me if it is well worth it I think Mike and I spent twenty minutes working on -- thing before we blew somebody away -- it. And now for your fiftieth episode bonus -- for games space some guys know that Richard very in the video game mobile please. Became America's first second generation after not going up to the International Space Station. Which may not -- that -- the game of scams wolf it's actually pulled off episode twenty -- mind control -- is going to -- in thinking space. Check it out."

" My god I'm right right good and welcome to a very special bonus -- school news flash addition we've ever had in life vision that we've ever had any views at least not as exciting as this right here with -- video game Lowell himself mister Richard period just returned. From an extended stay out -- the International Space Station ethical and Richard operated street -- honor the spirit here. How many ties to people get to say that this -- it's good to be back on earth I like your landed -- glad to be back. -- head and it it. It's it was obviously an amazing experience but it is expected to back land of breast. -- next -- full. Perhaps you have that. All right so let's get to the crux of the matter is. It true that you participated in mind control experiments."

" While on the that is absolutely true right confirmed that -- percent I can also say that not only that I participate in mind control experiments but I report. That it works. So eleven as amazing as it sounds if history they had nothing to look that would let -- what is -- exactly what happened here. Well so well while I was -- like -- or Kazakstan just prior to my -- thanks again and political quarantine just a few weeks prior life. And I had been net searching as we have but I think now my friends and family about. Have magic facts that -- like to be able to performance based. And just -- great -- stroke of -- your latest this sample episode showed up on -- you know they're like our. And and as it reviewed that what an amazing effect this would be for me to -- the performance based because it's a remote mind control trick out of it and my neighborhood location that's. With a would it wouldn't know an audience there -- I had my grounds it's my very quickly put together some notes and facts on the ground it was."

" Baghdad I got some that pretty amazing here orient."

" It is only -- You know before I left here on the flights I saw an interview on YouTube with a guy and a 100%. Success rate at long distance mind control I think he'd agreed that says it would be pretty amazing when you think."

" I would go go ahead a few seconds on this conversation."

" What Taylor says try this experiment then. Just relax and listen to this poem and then tell me what pardon -- It's just just a bump from Robert frost that was in this. The woods are lovely dark indeed that I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. -- tell me what card. The first card becomes your mind and -- Oh six of clubs. Six of clubs. That's good versus six months we know there is this guy named coach Alfred --"

" That I thought it was a baseball but anguish. You're you know over."

" So what you're describing life and is selling my patrol. Actually it is that would have been -- art and one. Every time it six. About com nobody."

" Talk about a childhood dream come true -- thanks to -- area for being our first intergalactic stands schools --"

" By the way you have a video point out any of these games especially effective connection I wanted a cluster motherboard revision3.com. Flights canceled. They question about this camera if you want to -- your favorite -- him -- directly at Bryant and revision3.com."

" This was very special we're gonna learn how I can use might care to fend off a clan of vengeance for filled and you guys you were enough love. -- That'll be at the bar."

" This episode stands -- you the body are gonna clean up -- the bark we teach you a way to big. Yes he. He's kept at a standstill brought to you by those chicken little bastards -- GoDaddy. Welcome to the show we're last Karl is only the beginning scams -- the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. And home -- Westwood and welcome to our fiftieth episode extravaganza. Up. I can't believe it's already been in the end zone of those blown -- This week we have an unbelievable effect that's going to convince all your friends that you and your body have a secret psychic monetary connection and we also have a little bit of a postcard. From freaking space. So let's get started with the currency connection."

" I'm Brian with the name. Kelly you are. And this over here is my -- I might -- captain and speak his mind you. Manning road manager on the relative of all the props he's been a lot of time telling them what six weeks now. And like almost. That it's only painful memory he had. -- as we tour around all these colleges. Never you know you're on the road to build the report with someone with them day and night or whatever. It's almost as though Mike has the ability to see through. It's like. Excellent guest telepathy clairvoyance is in their my eyes. The fact we've working on. Palisades of trick is so much more than -- is that genuine demonstration site psychic phenomenon here. Before that we need some money. Which he'll -- which is probably about the best indicated very well yeah we don't need -- bill we need any ability getting the nomination you want to Mike's yet. Mikey. -- me. I but I could see Agassi all at once again fondled -- I got an area and you know what I'm going to do this your job that I do your job is to make your -- and he doesn't look over here he's not odd is that lives. And we'll take it will take it as they -- As an article of faith that we're not using any. Third parties here it is just -- few of us that are super the FB connection. And your job Kelly right act is to make sure he actually gets it right because I'm using my -- cat and he. He's going to do read the serial number off this bill. And by the way to get that would be pretty impressive. Yeah without its own president that you would spontaneously -- well the beverage they sat and used -- that. Yeah but it would be -- yet if you're. All right you're out there there's nothing. All right -- need to know before we start Kathmandu are employed. -- US built right yeah yeah."

" To me. Well look yeah."

" Seven yeah."

" Soon -- yeah."

" One yeah yeah."

" To me. Obama."

" Dead and -- from. Yeah. Maybe another one. That is correct."

" Zero yeah."

" That's a -- call for a double -- did did did you think at all now did you see him get signals from anyone and now."

" And did you verify that every single -- he said was right."

" That has a good at that -- the important question to you guys want to know how it's done. Yes well we are going to find out as soon as we thank our sponsors."

" On the answer is still very close but first we have to check in with our long running contest to find the ultimate. Domains that."

" This week it got free domain snacks all making fun of online video site starting off with -- if they -- in Houston. He registered just not our college kids dot and forwarded it to you bombs world. Next up we've got a site I registered from a suggestion for recipient for fun we've registered your computer desk. That it forwards to. Chris Pirillo lives free. Seriously I never said Jim what -- what that. And finally got Chris Johnson took my famous last words for my viral video and forwarded and it all goes well dot com of my life -- Here. -- The episode was only the beginning. Let's find out just how to pull all this he has the F back."

" I was seriously and also theory on -- scale of one to brain explosion. How good how -- was after the guys. -- pretty up there and kick out of it it's a kangaroo that's where it is all right I don't like you in on the gag. And actually heard you guessed correctly because it is the verbal -- this is a code that's super simple it's ridiculously. Easy. Basically take the numbers one through nine and vitamins at three -- 103. Islam is the group yeah. Greets supporters -- is the group yeah seventh through nine the group aha. And then you take each of those groups need vitamins that -- One that is -- and then the other group and the second word would also be. We're not gonna say yep yep why is that we're so we'll say -- will be the number one. Number two will be yeah yeah -- the second one in the group and never agree with me -- aha. Killing Jesus when he said whatever it says in the previous number I don't yup ha -- and he knows. Bennett -- as the first group behind in the third one in the group -- this week. Yes and I can. I noticed a huge you can do rags to get a practicing with you guys."

" Yeah. The."

" so we just like -- Well yeah yes that is safe while you -- believe it here's the bill very."

" If anything you need to know."

" It didn't want to."

" she get it right. Yeah."

" That is correct -- zero. Uh huh -- Seven. Yeah --"

" Oh yeah. Yeah. And it did work well yeah."

" So yes you will have to practice this one before he busted out of the bar but trust me if it is well worth it I think Mike and I spent twenty minutes working on -- thing before we blew somebody away -- it. And now for your fiftieth episode bonus -- for games space some guys know that Richard very in the video game mobile please. Became America's first second generation after not going up to the International Space Station. Which may not -- that -- the game of scams wolf it's actually pulled off episode twenty -- mind control -- is going to -- in thinking space. Check it out."

" My god I'm right right good and welcome to a very special bonus -- school news flash addition we've ever had in life vision that we've ever had any views at least not as exciting as this right here with -- video game Lowell himself mister Richard period just returned. From an extended stay out -- the International Space Station ethical and Richard operated street -- honor the spirit here. How many ties to people get to say that this -- it's good to be back on earth I like your landed -- glad to be back. -- head and it it. It's it was obviously an amazing experience but it is expected to back land of breast. -- next -- full. Perhaps you have that. All right so let's get to the crux of the matter is. It true that you participated in mind control experiments."

" While on the that is absolutely true right confirmed that -- percent I can also say that not only that I participate in mind control experiments but I report. That it works. So eleven as amazing as it sounds if history they had nothing to look that would let -- what is -- exactly what happened here. Well so well while I was -- like -- or Kazakstan just prior to my -- thanks again and political quarantine just a few weeks prior life. And I had been net searching as we have but I think now my friends and family about. Have magic facts that -- like to be able to performance based. And just -- great -- stroke of -- your latest this sample episode showed up on -- you know they're like our. And and as it reviewed that what an amazing effect this would be for me to -- the performance based because it's a remote mind control trick out of it and my neighborhood location that's. With a would it wouldn't know an audience there -- I had my grounds it's my very quickly put together some notes and facts on the ground it was."

" Baghdad I got some that pretty amazing here orient."

" It is only -- You know before I left here on the flights I saw an interview on YouTube with a guy and a 100%. Success rate at long distance mind control I think he'd agreed that says it would be pretty amazing when you think."

" I would go go ahead a few seconds on this conversation."

" What Taylor says try this experiment then. Just relax and listen to this poem and then tell me what pardon -- It's just just a bump from Robert frost that was in this. The woods are lovely dark indeed that I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. -- tell me what card. The first card becomes your mind and -- Oh six of clubs. Six of clubs. That's good versus six months we know there is this guy named coach Alfred --"

" That I thought it was a baseball but anguish. You're you know over."

" So what you're describing life and is selling my patrol. Actually it is that would have been -- art and one. Every time it six. About com nobody."

" Talk about a childhood dream come true -- thanks to -- area for being our first intergalactic stands schools --"

" By the way you have a video point out any of these games especially effective connection I wanted a cluster motherboard revision3.com. Flights canceled. They question about this camera if you want to -- your favorite -- him -- directly at Bryant and revision3.com."

" This was very special we're gonna learn how I can use might care to fend off a clan of vengeance for filled and you guys you were enough love. -- That'll be at the bar."

travislopes

Started discussion: February 26, 2009 @ 9:09am GMT

Episode 50 - Fake Telepathy and Scam School in SPACE! [Discussion]

We made it! 50 episodes of Scam School! YEE-HAW!! You learn fake ESP powers and we show you the Mind Control trick from outer space!

Watch and get scammed here.

Hayz
9 months ago
Wow, 50 episodes and going strong, yay for scam school!
As for the content, awesome effect, just takes a bit of learning the signals.
And how awesome is it we have fellow scammers in FREAKING SPACE!!!! Rock on Shwood, Rock on!
danhauk
9 months ago
Awesome job on 50 episodes! Looking forward to many many more.

This one would wow people, but as I was watching I figured it out. Not necessarily the pattern, but I could tell it was the way he was saying "yep" or "yeah" that was giving him clues. But it's still a great trick.
rabidbadger
9 months ago
Me too, Dan. But like I twittered, we are looking for that, someone in a bar wouldn't notice if the yeah-yeps were said in a natural manner like Brian is so good at.

The couple were great sports, and I liked watching them pulling it off.

Also, I liked the format change, with the sponsors before the "reveal." Creates a little suspense, and gives us time to think about how it was done. (Er, we should be thinking about the sponsors, though. Haha)

Dude pulling the card thing from space was absolutely wonderful. What a Coup for scam scou!
comeoneileen
9 months ago
In reply to rabidbadger:

Also, I liked the format change, with the sponsors before the "reveal." Creates a little suspense, and gives us time to think about how it was done. (Er, we should be thinking about the sponsors, though. Haha)


Thanks Rabidbadger! Personally, I struggled with executing the change but I'm glad you found a benefit with it!
rabidbadger
9 months ago
In reply to comeoneileen:
Thanks Rabidbadger! Personally, I struggled with executing the change but I'm glad you found a benefit with it!


Yeah, I was thinking from a "production" aspect, especially now that I'm in process of designing my own new vidcast, so I notice that stuff. I also notice if it interferes with the AEF (audience entertainment factor) and at least for me, it actually added, not subtracted from the AEF, but maybe because I expected a sponsor in the show somewhere, already.

A show like Tikibar doesn't have sponsors till the very end, so it would totally screw up the AEF if they threw one in in the middle, but a show like this, with "natural" breaks works.

Still, not a fan of sponsors before the last story of Diggnation. Ruins the AEF AND the continuity of the hosts natural flow.
travislopes
9 months ago
I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet, but captmg did a great job with Brian on this scam.
rabidbadger
9 months ago
Shit, I meant to mention how cool it was to see the handsome captain on the show! Hope he's regular. (when appropriate)
Murphy1d
9 months ago
I could actually see where the absence of a response could also be a verbal cue. So 1 could be yep, 2 could be yeah, and 3 could be anything else just to mix it up. So 9 could be "Dude, Wow."

I noticed that zero was "that is correct." Don't think it was mentioned.
Cybersuchus
9 months ago
Dude, how awesome is it to have Lord British himself, pulling scams off; and in space nonetheless?

It's always cool to hear about fairly big named celebrities (esp. with the geek crowd) enjoying the same shows we do. Makes me feel like Rev3 will be around for a long time.
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