Watch Cali Lewis, Tony Hsieh and Jay Adelson get scammed!
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 running time 09:51
Brian performs some magic tricks in front of some big wig web celebs!
Remember those awesome days of elementary school, when your teacher would blow off homework in favor of some kind of special "game time"? that's what we're doing today: a special edition of Scam School, where Brian performs for some of the biggest web celebrities.
We'd like to thank:
- Cali Lewis, Host of GeekBrief.TV
- Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com
- Jay Adelson, Chairman of Revision3 and CEO of Digg.com
for stopping by and hanging out to learn some magic!
...And if you want to get the most out of this episode, keep an eye out for little performance tips. Stuff like crowd management, pacing, and audience control.
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Highlights
Charlie Chaplin
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3:03, 3:03
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Angelina Jolie
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5:49, 5:49
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movie theater
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3:33, 3:39, 3:33, 3:39
)
movie stars
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2:57, 2:57
)
Charlie Chaplin
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3:03, 3:03
)
Angelina Jolie
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5:49, 5:49
)
movie theater
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3:33, 3:39, 3:33, 3:39
)
movie stars
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2:57, 2:57
)
Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
" So it's important. Basically -- they're important people there. This episode a Scam School brought -- you by his original celebrate originality. Welcome to -- it tastes great and -- less drilling Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street."
" host rush would we're still here and Austin Texas at south by southwest interactive right have a chance to scam and being scammed by the web's hottest celebrities."
" I'm Bryant. Donnie is a pleasant intimate you."
" I know nothing about -- That's right yeah."
" This is my favorite of all the money magic -- I've ever learn."
" When did you hear anything yes that's the trick."
" Yeah the severe."
" Good -- wasn't going to show you. Over the years I'd -- to -- the money magic tricks most of them I've forgotten the developed world -- five teams but there's one -- held -- you because -- not Tony it is far and away the best -- you can possibly do -- 51 dollar bills. I'll let you -- what is the best trip to possibly do with the 51 dollar. Clinton on quadruple looks at like what about it in your lives. What the stock market is certain in the morning to visit here either way we're live what about -- I -- say yeah he's got -- Hello -- yeah. My time. -- is you know it's going. -- Now I haven't -- any -- you get doubles one dollars hold on to their. Those are my best of the record that's going to have a great day. I thought yeah and again that's up -- up the processing fee for it to transact things."
" probably continue we gotta think that it -- me tonight possible again this originals are celebrating sixty years of souls and stripes. They encourage everyone to celebrate originality ever making you -- art science magic music you name it. Do whatever makes you do. Head on over toward the end of dot com slash originals and check out their shoes and -- that's the band where he is that 234327. And 15% off your -- here."
" What do I -- I got my reading it's -- this doesn't always work. But it does work it's kind of -- I. Think that it happened -- after -- that's called covering your --"
" I think you're gonna watch video I want you to think. A famous movie stars in this movie actor or actress comedy currently popular than everybody else. Like almost out of Charlie Chaplin on your -- and I want you to -- don't let go of the cameras you don't let -- it was a we'll get a giant deficit and face down on the table and nobody can he follow my. It's. He got it got an awesome talent is -- possibly here we'll actually put this away where nobody could see it Barbara Herbert. How much you'd imagine that this is not my -- I don't think there's any way to read minds. But there is that there's body reading your muscle reading Helstrom as a body language it's. -- so I wanted imagining going to a movie theater. There's nobody in the movie -- totally empty seats are all empty. You sit down right square in the middle of the movie theater and the right they're just bring you -- get to play a movie with this actor or actress and beginning to get a movie with the actor actress told us how talented figure that movie and watching actually jotted down. Right -- it not to -- in your head between your yeah they got their. Analogy imagine it once and ability to remember this is not migrating at most his body reading on the makes an educated guess is made up right maybe I'm wrong okay. Interest. There's like action and has been the maximum is that right. Is there look you've seen it's. Oregon's."
" I'd feel like this didn't come out really -- They came out awhile ago. --"
" strong female president."
" Ideally get strong female presence in the does that make sense yeah okay good this is like. -- Yeah. Lots of watching lines. As the explosions IC. Colors IC what the dynamic activity. I don't want to tell it to that they don't want to think of the first letter of the -- were activated."
" And I want you got a column that begins at the same letters he's losing focus on the color it's interesting you immediately looked up into the right. Giving the blues that you can begin the color -- I'm gonna -- out of land."
" I'm running around."
" Jolie and her right yeah."
" Are you thinking of Brad --"
" Yeah. I'm gonna go for broke and it overrode an okay I'm gonna say you're thinking of Angelina -- that's good. I couldn't decide to -- as -- about one seed coaches latins are or on mr. and mrs. Smith."
" On important figure in -- looking at Tomb Raider."
" It is different it's I had the end of the big guns and knives that's that's pretty good guy got. I got Angelina Jolie you know I'm -- I don't read head -- I guess that's the -- thing."
" It's great it's always doing that."
" There's so yeah I did you learn how much you yeah after the US. It's yeah."
" They haven't seen he's thinking I. Truly sad -- you're just an open book I."
" I should have written down before we began. And as a prediction."
" It's. Okay I'm an eyewitness."
" I'm good. I. Got it sounds like this -- many pulling this. -- Okay like this remind us again. It's. Yep yep yep okay."
" Tired yeah. Right here that's -- and I did -- diamonds diamonds and I was on top in the American yup and then the I want you. -- didn't say thank you. Like tap tap tap and -- like. Like this and hold your hand like and right. And then anyone inside your hands but don't nobody like -- he got it yeah NN. Okay we're not a woman's time that's good but still he got it. I did what's it like this yeah -- and then. -- it's 1045 year old drunk people don't forget -- still -- and golden. -- In the golden monkeys were gonna do a little differently yeah. Yep yep yep and got it's. Not yet -- your wallet and watch -- that slowly trying. It's -- You're drunk. During this trip all right you won the game and then. It's funny now you guys -- life. Hello Maria yeah yeah yeah. And it like to really focus on that they know and I know I got look at as much as I possibly can NN NN."
" No. I didn't."
" Get a huge thanks to all the big way to divide up the -- little old me it was a brief being -- it can't wait to bring you all the rest of our managers here at south by southwest interactive. Let's -- thank you could draw me email at Bryant revision3.com. Or better yet to witness that the message boards at revision3.com. Slash Scam School as always you can follow my adventures around the country as Twitter dot why would. -- I think we're off to a party is --"
" This week god scams go -- and hot dog truck. I'm Fred bear the brunt -- some guys yeah. The yeah we got dressed up prayers are. You guys wait to get into the guys that they."
" executing well. -- yet it did in Montana on social engineering and cardigan on the inside."
" That's. Good."
" So it's important. Basically -- they're important people there. This episode a Scam School brought -- you by his original celebrate originality. Welcome to -- it tastes great and -- less drilling Scam School the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street."
" host rush would we're still here and Austin Texas at south by southwest interactive right have a chance to scam and being scammed by the web's hottest celebrities."
" I'm Bryant. Donnie is a pleasant intimate you."
" I know nothing about -- That's right yeah."
" This is my favorite of all the money magic -- I've ever learn."
" When did you hear anything yes that's the trick."
" Yeah the severe."
" Good -- wasn't going to show you. Over the years I'd -- to -- the money magic tricks most of them I've forgotten the developed world -- five teams but there's one -- held -- you because -- not Tony it is far and away the best -- you can possibly do -- 51 dollar bills. I'll let you -- what is the best trip to possibly do with the 51 dollar. Clinton on quadruple looks at like what about it in your lives. What the stock market is certain in the morning to visit here either way we're live what about -- I -- say yeah he's got -- Hello -- yeah. My time. -- is you know it's going. -- Now I haven't -- any -- you get doubles one dollars hold on to their. Those are my best of the record that's going to have a great day. I thought yeah and again that's up -- up the processing fee for it to transact things."
" probably continue we gotta think that it -- me tonight possible again this originals are celebrating sixty years of souls and stripes. They encourage everyone to celebrate originality ever making you -- art science magic music you name it. Do whatever makes you do. Head on over toward the end of dot com slash originals and check out their shoes and -- that's the band where he is that 234327. And 15% off your -- here."
" What do I -- I got my reading it's -- this doesn't always work. But it does work it's kind of -- I. Think that it happened -- after -- that's called covering your --"
" I think you're gonna watch video I want you to think. A famous movie stars in this movie actor or actress comedy currently popular than everybody else. Like almost out of Charlie Chaplin on your -- and I want you to -- don't let go of the cameras you don't let -- it was a we'll get a giant deficit and face down on the table and nobody can he follow my. It's. He got it got an awesome talent is -- possibly here we'll actually put this away where nobody could see it Barbara Herbert. How much you'd imagine that this is not my -- I don't think there's any way to read minds. But there is that there's body reading your muscle reading Helstrom as a body language it's. -- so I wanted imagining going to a movie theater. There's nobody in the movie -- totally empty seats are all empty. You sit down right square in the middle of the movie theater and the right they're just bring you -- get to play a movie with this actor or actress and beginning to get a movie with the actor actress told us how talented figure that movie and watching actually jotted down. Right -- it not to -- in your head between your yeah they got their. Analogy imagine it once and ability to remember this is not migrating at most his body reading on the makes an educated guess is made up right maybe I'm wrong okay. Interest. There's like action and has been the maximum is that right. Is there look you've seen it's. Oregon's."
" I'd feel like this didn't come out really -- They came out awhile ago. --"
" strong female president."
" Ideally get strong female presence in the does that make sense yeah okay good this is like. -- Yeah. Lots of watching lines. As the explosions IC. Colors IC what the dynamic activity. I don't want to tell it to that they don't want to think of the first letter of the -- were activated."
" And I want you got a column that begins at the same letters he's losing focus on the color it's interesting you immediately looked up into the right. Giving the blues that you can begin the color -- I'm gonna -- out of land."
" I'm running around."
" Jolie and her right yeah."
" Are you thinking of Brad --"
" Yeah. I'm gonna go for broke and it overrode an okay I'm gonna say you're thinking of Angelina -- that's good. I couldn't decide to -- as -- about one seed coaches latins are or on mr. and mrs. Smith."
" On important figure in -- looking at Tomb Raider."
" It is different it's I had the end of the big guns and knives that's that's pretty good guy got. I got Angelina Jolie you know I'm -- I don't read head -- I guess that's the -- thing."
" It's great it's always doing that."
" There's so yeah I did you learn how much you yeah after the US. It's yeah."
" They haven't seen he's thinking I. Truly sad -- you're just an open book I."
" I should have written down before we began. And as a prediction."
" It's. Okay I'm an eyewitness."
" I'm good. I. Got it sounds like this -- many pulling this. -- Okay like this remind us again. It's. Yep yep yep okay."
" Tired yeah. Right here that's -- and I did -- diamonds diamonds and I was on top in the American yup and then the I want you. -- didn't say thank you. Like tap tap tap and -- like. Like this and hold your hand like and right. And then anyone inside your hands but don't nobody like -- he got it yeah NN. Okay we're not a woman's time that's good but still he got it. I did what's it like this yeah -- and then. -- it's 1045 year old drunk people don't forget -- still -- and golden. -- In the golden monkeys were gonna do a little differently yeah. Yep yep yep and got it's. Not yet -- your wallet and watch -- that slowly trying. It's -- You're drunk. During this trip all right you won the game and then. It's funny now you guys -- life. Hello Maria yeah yeah yeah. And it like to really focus on that they know and I know I got look at as much as I possibly can NN NN."
" No. I didn't."
" Get a huge thanks to all the big way to divide up the -- little old me it was a brief being -- it can't wait to bring you all the rest of our managers here at south by southwest interactive. Let's -- thank you could draw me email at Bryant revision3.com. Or better yet to witness that the message boards at revision3.com. Slash Scam School as always you can follow my adventures around the country as Twitter dot why would. -- I think we're off to a party is --"
" This week god scams go -- and hot dog truck. I'm Fred bear the brunt -- some guys yeah. The yeah we got dressed up prayers are. You guys wait to get into the guys that they."
" executing well. -- yet it did in Montana on social engineering and cardigan on the inside."
" That's. Good."
travislopes
Started discussion: April 1, 2009 @ 8:36pm GMT
Episode 55 - Watch Cali Lewis, Tony Hsieh and Jay Adelson get scammed! [Discussion]
Brian performs some magic tricks in front of some big wig web celebs!
Watch and download here.
mooy
8 months ago
I dont know about you but it would be fun to let that wait a week or a few days to figure it out on my own. What do you other think?
dpsoccer12
8 months ago
Episode 55 QUestions
Brian,Two things regarding episode 55.
The first is, were you really deceived by Tony's trick the first couple times, or were you just being a good friend and going along with it?
The second thing is, i was kinda sad that we didnt get to learn a new scam. I was excited upon seeing the money changing trick, but alas you didnt teach us. :(
Overall though, love the show....keep up the great work
Metacore
8 months ago
Well, there are pretty much only a couple of ways it could have went down, I think.
Well, I figure he either somehow saw the name, and the rest is BS filler to throw you off(very doubtful, but who knows) or he really did just figure it out from some of the clues he got(also, I'm assuming, you ask anyone for a celebrity's name, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are probably the first two names that pop into their head.) I mean, it was cut in a way to show it's more or less the same line of questioning, with little tweaks to fit the answers and responses, and personality(geeky for the host of the geeky show, and action, cause, well, chances are it's either an action movie or a comedy, and he could have just said no and you move on to comedy), then, you have an idea of the movie and the first letter of the star's name(he does the first letter thing in the book test as well) and some statistics.
Or, most likely, I'm way off in both counts. Still, everyone go around and ask people for the first celebrity that pops into their head, I sorta wanna see if it's true.
Well, I figure he either somehow saw the name, and the rest is BS filler to throw you off(very doubtful, but who knows) or he really did just figure it out from some of the clues he got(also, I'm assuming, you ask anyone for a celebrity's name, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are probably the first two names that pop into their head.) I mean, it was cut in a way to show it's more or less the same line of questioning, with little tweaks to fit the answers and responses, and personality(geeky for the host of the geeky show, and action, cause, well, chances are it's either an action movie or a comedy, and he could have just said no and you move on to comedy), then, you have an idea of the movie and the first letter of the star's name(he does the first letter thing in the book test as well) and some statistics.
Or, most likely, I'm way off in both counts. Still, everyone go around and ask people for the first celebrity that pops into their head, I sorta wanna see if it's true.
mooy
8 months ago
In reply to Metacore:
Well, I figure he either somehow saw the name, and the rest is BS filler to throw you off(very doubtful, but who knows)
Might be that the card they are writing on is soft and show on backside what they wrote.
Use a pen that requires some more pressure than normal and card that is soft. Might work better if you prep the card in some way I haven't found out how yet. Will be back with some other ideas.
Or just a really good 20questions player.
tjpeople
8 months ago
Last time I checked it was Scam SCHOOL. I want to be schooled on the tricks!
For the Celeb guessing game, ruling out him seeing/in some way reading the card, There is one obvious way that works great for an edited show. (Shown on an amazing scale by Derren Brown) Do we know how many different people he tried the trick on and failed? It's not a super long trick he could have tried a bunch of different web celebs and the ones that failed we never saw.
For the Celeb guessing game, ruling out him seeing/in some way reading the card, There is one obvious way that works great for an edited show. (Shown on an amazing scale by Derren Brown) Do we know how many different people he tried the trick on and failed? It's not a super long trick he could have tried a bunch of different web celebs and the ones that failed we never saw.
mooy
8 months ago
Lets not be like that. Its good in a educational purpose. Problem based Learning is fun. How nice is it to be spoon feed like a infant :-) every time. Work those brain muscles. You too will figure this out. Im guessing Brian will spill the beans later.
/Robion











I guess I lose some geek cred since I didn't know any of the "celebs"