1 00:00:00,734 --> 00:00:03,703 [jazz music] 2 00:00:03,737 --> 00:00:09,576 ♪♪♪ 3 00:00:09,609 --> 00:00:14,781 ♪♪♪ 4 00:00:17,917 --> 00:00:19,152 [cheers and applause] 5 00:00:19,185 --> 00:00:21,287 - PENN: From the Penn & Teller Theater 6 00:00:21,321 --> 00:00:25,558 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, 7 00:00:25,592 --> 00:00:28,895 here's our host, Brooke Burke. 8 00:00:28,928 --> 00:00:32,899 [cheers and applause] 9 00:00:32,932 --> 00:00:39,973 ♪♪♪ 10 00:00:40,006 --> 00:00:41,541 - Welcome to "Fool Us," everyone. 11 00:00:41,574 --> 00:00:43,176 I'm so excited to be here, 12 00:00:43,209 --> 00:00:45,979 and I hope that Penn and Teller are prepared for a workout 13 00:00:46,012 --> 00:00:48,248 because tonight's performers are ready 14 00:00:48,281 --> 00:00:50,283 to flex their magical muscle, 15 00:00:50,316 --> 00:00:53,219 and maybe they can make the stars of our show 16 00:00:53,253 --> 00:00:54,587 feel the burn. 17 00:00:54,621 --> 00:00:58,425 Now take a deep breath and give me ten reps of applause 18 00:00:58,458 --> 00:01:02,028 as we welcome two of the fittest minds in magic, 19 00:01:02,062 --> 00:01:04,097 Penn and Teller. 20 00:01:04,130 --> 00:01:07,100 [cheers and applause] 21 00:01:07,133 --> 00:01:14,307 ♪♪♪ 22 00:01:20,180 --> 00:01:23,450 Penn and Teller have a slot in their world famous magic show 23 00:01:23,483 --> 00:01:26,820 and a fancy "Fool Us" trophy to offer 24 00:01:26,853 --> 00:01:28,721 any magician who fools them. 25 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:32,459 Our first magician just might take them up on that offer. 26 00:01:32,492 --> 00:01:33,660 Let's meet them. 27 00:01:36,029 --> 00:01:38,498 - I'm Jeffrey Wang from Beijing, China. 28 00:01:38,531 --> 00:01:40,500 I've been doing magic since childhood. 29 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:42,235 I perform all kinds of magic, 30 00:01:42,268 --> 00:01:44,370 but my specialty is coin magic. 31 00:01:44,404 --> 00:01:46,639 I didn't choose it. It chose me. 32 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:49,075 When I'd invent tricks with other objects, 33 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:51,811 I'd find out that someone else has already done them. 34 00:01:51,845 --> 00:01:53,947 But when I design a coin effect, 35 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:56,082 it's easier for me to be original. 36 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,318 I'm one of the founders of the Magic Club 37 00:01:58,351 --> 00:02:00,353 at the University of Southern California. 38 00:02:00,386 --> 00:02:03,256 Going to school in Los Angeles has been great 39 00:02:03,289 --> 00:02:06,259 for my magic career and is close to Las Vegas. 40 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:08,194 A few years ago, I met Penn and Teller 41 00:02:08,228 --> 00:02:10,163 and seemed to amaze them with the trick. 42 00:02:10,196 --> 00:02:12,265 Now it's time to try and fool them again 43 00:02:12,298 --> 00:02:13,766 in front of the world. 44 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,836 Penn, Teller, remember me? 45 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:20,373 I'm back, and I've got something brand new. 46 00:02:21,341 --> 00:02:24,944 [applause] 47 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:26,913 - Let's see if you can make heads or tails 48 00:02:26,946 --> 00:02:28,648 of Jeffrey Wang. 49 00:02:28,681 --> 00:02:30,183 [applause] - Hello, hello. 50 00:02:30,216 --> 00:02:31,584 Nice to meet you. Please take a seat. 51 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:33,853 - You too. Thank you. - Please take a seat. 52 00:02:33,887 --> 00:02:36,055 Okay. Hello, everybody. My name is Jeffrey Wang. 53 00:02:36,089 --> 00:02:37,624 Super glad to be here. 54 00:02:37,657 --> 00:02:39,559 Brooke, you ever see a lot of magic trick? 55 00:02:39,592 --> 00:02:42,095 - Yes. -Okay, have a question for you. 56 00:02:42,128 --> 00:02:45,999 Which side of the card box is the face of the card box? 57 00:02:46,032 --> 00:02:47,500 - This one. - This one? 58 00:02:47,534 --> 00:02:48,768 - Yes. - Why? 59 00:02:48,801 --> 00:02:51,738 - Because the numbers are on that side. 60 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:53,106 - Uh, you know what? 61 00:02:53,139 --> 00:02:55,775 It's a very weird question. You know what? 62 00:02:55,808 --> 00:02:58,344 My card is easy to tell which side 63 00:02:58,378 --> 00:03:00,046 is the face because 64 00:03:00,079 --> 00:03:01,614 it has my face. 65 00:03:01,648 --> 00:03:03,116 - That makes sense. 66 00:03:03,149 --> 00:03:04,384 - Yeah, look at this. 67 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:05,618 Look closer. Look at this. 68 00:03:09,289 --> 00:03:10,523 Just kidding. Okay. 69 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:12,325 So, you like card tricks? - I do. 70 00:03:12,358 --> 00:03:13,493 - Sorry, I do coin trick only, 71 00:03:13,526 --> 00:03:14,994 so I'll do a coin trick for you, okay? 72 00:03:15,962 --> 00:03:17,063 - Okay. 73 00:03:17,096 --> 00:03:18,531 - Cool. Let's do a coin trick. 74 00:03:18,565 --> 00:03:20,567 Okay. I'll put this back. 75 00:03:21,701 --> 00:03:23,169 Cool. Your left hand face up. 76 00:03:24,137 --> 00:03:25,371 Please. Thank you so much. 77 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:26,839 Do me a favor. 78 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:28,441 Just hold on to the coin... 79 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:29,609 in my left hand, okay? 80 00:03:29,642 --> 00:03:31,578 - Okay. - In my left hand, this way. 81 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:32,645 [laughs] 82 00:03:32,679 --> 00:03:34,981 Hold on to it. Yes. - Okay. 83 00:03:35,014 --> 00:03:36,049 - You can see I have a marker 84 00:03:36,082 --> 00:03:37,584 right here. - Yes. 85 00:03:37,617 --> 00:03:39,385 - Do you know which side of the coin 86 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:42,522 is the face of the coin? - Heads. 87 00:03:42,555 --> 00:03:44,090 - This one? - I think so. 88 00:03:44,123 --> 00:03:46,125 - Okay, try to initial on the face of the coin 89 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:47,994 using the marker in my left hand. 90 00:03:48,027 --> 00:03:49,896 - [laughs] Okay. 91 00:03:49,929 --> 00:03:51,664 - Yeah, try to initial on it. - Okay. 92 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:54,400 How's that? - Beautiful. And show it 93 00:03:54,434 --> 00:03:56,369 to the camera right there. - Okay. 94 00:03:56,402 --> 00:03:59,872 - I'm also going to write my initial on the back like this. 95 00:03:59,906 --> 00:04:02,375 So we just mark this coin, a very unique coin. 96 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:07,914 So this is her signature and this is my signature. 97 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:09,215 Okay? - Yeah. 98 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:11,818 - Okay. Now I don't need a Sharpie. 99 00:04:11,851 --> 00:04:15,388 Now, still, I want you to hold out your left hand like this. 100 00:04:15,421 --> 00:04:17,223 I want to show you the moment I can transfer 101 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,025 an object from one hand to the other. 102 00:04:19,058 --> 00:04:20,059 Okay? - Okay. 103 00:04:22,428 --> 00:04:24,063 - I'm going to toss the coin into your hand. 104 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:25,665 You're gonna catch it, okay? - I'm going to catch it. 105 00:04:25,698 --> 00:04:28,101 - Yes. One, two, three. 106 00:04:28,134 --> 00:04:29,802 - [audience gasps] - Troubles. 107 00:04:29,836 --> 00:04:31,437 [applause] 108 00:04:31,471 --> 00:04:32,905 And this is our signature, yes? 109 00:04:32,939 --> 00:04:33,906 - Yes. 110 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:35,375 - You see it? - I do. 111 00:04:35,408 --> 00:04:36,609 - Signature. 112 00:04:37,877 --> 00:04:39,212 Now do the holding one more time, okay? 113 00:04:39,245 --> 00:04:40,413 This time I'll put on the back of my hand. 114 00:04:40,446 --> 00:04:41,481 More difficult, okay? 115 00:04:41,514 --> 00:04:42,615 - Okay. - Your hand, your hand. 116 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:44,250 Like this. One, two, three. 117 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:47,887 [applause] - Wow. Wow! What? 118 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,355 - Still go to the left. 119 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:51,858 Do you want to know how to do it? 120 00:04:51,891 --> 00:04:53,626 - I do. - Yeah? I will show you 121 00:04:53,660 --> 00:04:55,428 because I can do that in two parts. 122 00:04:55,461 --> 00:04:57,563 The first part, I can put the coin 123 00:04:57,597 --> 00:04:59,299 into the hand like this. 124 00:04:59,332 --> 00:05:02,535 And right here, I can put the coin... 125 00:05:02,568 --> 00:05:04,137 [pops lips] into the air. 126 00:05:04,170 --> 00:05:06,205 [audience gasps, applause] 127 00:05:06,239 --> 00:05:07,273 Okay. It's right here. 128 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:08,941 Okay. Second part, second part. 129 00:05:08,975 --> 00:05:11,911 I can take the coin out from anywhere I want. 130 00:05:11,944 --> 00:05:13,379 Point to anywhere. 131 00:05:13,413 --> 00:05:15,515 - Okay. - Yeah, anywhere, point to. 132 00:05:15,548 --> 00:05:16,916 Here. Right here. 133 00:05:16,949 --> 00:05:18,151 Right here. Do you see the coin? 134 00:05:18,184 --> 00:05:19,986 There's going to be a coin in my hand. 135 00:05:20,019 --> 00:05:21,688 Appears, um... 136 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:26,092 Not yet. Okay, another point. Anywhere. 137 00:05:26,125 --> 00:05:28,494 Here. Okay, take it. 138 00:05:28,528 --> 00:05:29,896 There's going to be a coin. 139 00:05:29,929 --> 00:05:32,165 Appear. Uh... 140 00:05:32,198 --> 00:05:34,100 Sorry. It's my first time on "Fool Us." 141 00:05:34,133 --> 00:05:35,168 I'm a little bit nervous. 142 00:05:35,201 --> 00:05:36,669 I don't know where the coin goes. 143 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:37,904 Where is it? 144 00:05:38,905 --> 00:05:40,740 Do you see it? No? - I don't see it. 145 00:05:41,708 --> 00:05:42,742 - Where is it? 146 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:45,378 [laughter] 147 00:05:45,411 --> 00:05:46,446 - No way. [applause] 148 00:05:46,479 --> 00:05:48,681 [applause] 149 00:05:48,715 --> 00:05:49,749 - What? 150 00:05:49,782 --> 00:05:51,351 Oh, on my back? Right there? 151 00:05:51,384 --> 00:05:52,719 Oh, okay. Let me take it off. 152 00:05:53,953 --> 00:05:55,388 The coin. 153 00:05:55,421 --> 00:05:57,523 Let me peel off the tape for you, 154 00:05:57,557 --> 00:05:59,525 and this is our signed coin. 155 00:05:59,559 --> 00:06:00,827 Yes? - It is, yes. 156 00:06:00,860 --> 00:06:02,395 - Thank you. 157 00:06:02,428 --> 00:06:03,529 [applause] 158 00:06:03,563 --> 00:06:05,031 [applause] Okay, you know what? 159 00:06:05,064 --> 00:06:06,265 I made a little mistake, 160 00:06:06,299 --> 00:06:07,867 so let's try it one more time. 161 00:06:07,900 --> 00:06:08,868 Okay? - Okay. 162 00:06:08,901 --> 00:06:10,136 - Come closer. Look at this. 163 00:06:10,169 --> 00:06:11,971 Do you see the coin? 164 00:06:12,004 --> 00:06:13,039 With the signature? - Yes. 165 00:06:13,072 --> 00:06:14,941 - I close my hand. I give a wave. 166 00:06:14,974 --> 00:06:15,942 [blows on fingers] 167 00:06:15,975 --> 00:06:17,643 AUDIENCE: Whoa! 168 00:06:17,677 --> 00:06:19,045 [applause] - Wow. 169 00:06:19,078 --> 00:06:20,747 - It's gone. 170 00:06:20,780 --> 00:06:22,315 Where is it? - I don't know. 171 00:06:22,348 --> 00:06:24,150 - Have a guess. - On your back? 172 00:06:24,183 --> 00:06:25,752 - Do you see it? - No. 173 00:06:25,785 --> 00:06:26,886 - No? 174 00:06:28,020 --> 00:06:30,323 So weird. Let's try something like this. 175 00:06:30,356 --> 00:06:32,258 Okay? - Okay. 176 00:06:32,291 --> 00:06:34,360 - Gonna I take off my jacket. - Okay. 177 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:37,230 Need help? - Ooh. 178 00:06:37,263 --> 00:06:38,765 You can see right here. 179 00:06:45,271 --> 00:06:47,073 Oh, there's nothing. It's just right here. 180 00:06:47,106 --> 00:06:48,541 [laughter] 181 00:06:48,574 --> 00:06:49,876 [applause] 182 00:06:49,909 --> 00:06:51,644 Okay. You know what? 183 00:06:51,677 --> 00:06:53,045 This is a coin, yes? - Yes. 184 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:54,547 - Okay, check it. 185 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:57,049 Show to the camera and I will try a last thing for you. 186 00:06:57,083 --> 00:07:00,286 Okay? This time I'm going to stand on your right. 187 00:07:00,319 --> 00:07:02,522 Yes. Can I have the coin? - Yes. 188 00:07:02,555 --> 00:07:03,623 - I'm gonna take it, I'm gonna stand 189 00:07:03,656 --> 00:07:05,191 on your right side, okay, right here. 190 00:07:05,224 --> 00:07:06,225 - Okay. - Okay. 191 00:07:06,259 --> 00:07:07,360 Do you see the coin? - I do. 192 00:07:07,393 --> 00:07:08,861 - You still see the coin? - I do. 193 00:07:08,895 --> 00:07:10,563 - Yes? Now, look what's in my left hand 194 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:11,798 right here. 195 00:07:11,831 --> 00:07:13,733 There's going to be a coin... - Wait. 196 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:15,201 - with the signature. - What? 197 00:07:15,234 --> 00:07:16,436 [audience gasps] 198 00:07:16,469 --> 00:07:17,570 - Empty. [applause] 199 00:07:17,603 --> 00:07:19,138 [applause] - How do you do that? 200 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:21,441 Thank you very much. Thank you so much. 201 00:07:22,408 --> 00:07:23,576 Thank you very much. 202 00:07:23,609 --> 00:07:26,946 - Jeffrey Wang, everyone. Thank you so much. 203 00:07:26,979 --> 00:07:29,315 Oh, my goodness. - Thank you. 204 00:07:29,348 --> 00:07:32,819 - Wow. So, so up close and personal. 205 00:07:32,852 --> 00:07:34,253 - Thank you. - Does that make it 206 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:36,556 more challenging for you? 207 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:37,690 - So close is not a big deal. 208 00:07:37,723 --> 00:07:39,125 It's like in front of so many audience, 209 00:07:39,158 --> 00:07:41,427 it's kind of nervous for me. 210 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:44,030 - You did great. We really enjoyed that. Right, everyone? 211 00:07:44,063 --> 00:07:46,632 [cheers and applause] - Thank you. Thank you. 212 00:07:46,666 --> 00:07:49,202 - Let me ask you, do you have any advice 213 00:07:49,235 --> 00:07:52,171 that you would share for aspiring young magicians? 214 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:53,506 - Yes. Don't do magic. 215 00:07:53,539 --> 00:07:55,541 [laughter] - Don't do magic? 216 00:07:55,575 --> 00:07:57,777 Why? 217 00:07:57,810 --> 00:07:59,045 - I think, in my opinion, 218 00:07:59,078 --> 00:08:01,347 when I was very young, I see everything's magic. 219 00:08:01,380 --> 00:08:04,517 So I want people to get into magic later 220 00:08:04,550 --> 00:08:06,152 than six, seven years old. 221 00:08:06,185 --> 00:08:07,854 - All right, it's time to go to Penn and Teller. 222 00:08:07,887 --> 00:08:09,288 - Already? - We are ready. 223 00:08:09,322 --> 00:08:10,790 Are you ready? - I'm not ready, but I'm... 224 00:08:10,823 --> 00:08:12,091 - Boys? 225 00:08:12,124 --> 00:08:13,426 We're ready. - Okay. 226 00:08:13,459 --> 00:08:16,028 - Oh, Jeffrey, you know, I want to just ask Brooke. 227 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:19,665 Brooke, you got the best experience of that of anybody, 228 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:23,002 and I believe you saw real magic. Is that right? 229 00:08:23,035 --> 00:08:25,037 - I believe I saw real magic, yep. 230 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:26,606 - Every moment of it was just perfect. 231 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:27,807 - I have no idea how he did that. 232 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,775 - The stuff you did was just beautiful. 233 00:08:29,809 --> 00:08:33,246 It's the best of that kind of stuff we have ever seen. 234 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:34,814 When I say "that kind of stuff," 235 00:08:34,847 --> 00:08:36,516 I gotta backtrack a little bit. 236 00:08:36,549 --> 00:08:39,986 And people watch "Fool Us" for different reasons. 237 00:08:40,019 --> 00:08:42,688 Everybody just watches to see great magic. 238 00:08:42,722 --> 00:08:45,124 Some people, of course, tune in just to see Brooke. 239 00:08:45,157 --> 00:08:47,460 Uh, some people... [laughter] 240 00:08:47,493 --> 00:08:51,864 And some people tune in to try to figure out, uh... 241 00:08:51,898 --> 00:08:54,500 I say certain things in code. 242 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:56,168 They listen to the puns 243 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:58,304 and they try to go to the Internet, 244 00:08:58,337 --> 00:09:01,274 and they search every word and every pun, 245 00:09:01,307 --> 00:09:03,843 and they go running down all these angles 246 00:09:03,876 --> 00:09:06,612 to try to find out how the trick was done. 247 00:09:06,646 --> 00:09:09,348 So I give them arrows to Toyland. 248 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,951 I just tell them where to go to find that. 249 00:09:11,984 --> 00:09:14,120 And for those people who watched 250 00:09:14,153 --> 00:09:18,391 that incredible, magical moment between you and Brooke 251 00:09:18,424 --> 00:09:20,493 and want to go to the Internet and search, 252 00:09:20,526 --> 00:09:23,095 I want to say to them, tough [bleep]. 253 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:26,699 I am not giving them a syllable. 254 00:09:26,732 --> 00:09:29,402 There's a technique that you do 255 00:09:29,435 --> 00:09:31,203 that I'm not going to do a pun about, 256 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:32,972 I'm not going to give a hint about, 257 00:09:33,005 --> 00:09:36,008 but you do it as well as we've ever seen it done, 258 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:37,743 better than we've ever seen it done. 259 00:09:37,777 --> 00:09:40,813 And it was fabulous. It was truly magical. 260 00:09:40,846 --> 00:09:43,349 They got to see you. They got to see Brooke. 261 00:09:43,382 --> 00:09:46,085 It was a wonderful moment, and... 262 00:09:46,118 --> 00:09:48,821 you didn't fool us. AUDIENCE: Aww! 263 00:09:48,854 --> 00:09:50,523 - You didn't fool them, 264 00:09:50,556 --> 00:09:52,892 but it sounds like they really loved us. 265 00:09:52,925 --> 00:09:55,227 - Yeah. - Jeffrey Wang, everyone. 266 00:09:55,261 --> 00:09:58,030 [applause] 267 00:09:58,064 --> 00:09:59,832 Thank you so much. - Thank you very much. 268 00:09:59,865 --> 00:10:02,868 [applause] 269 00:10:02,902 --> 00:10:05,438 - We gotta take a quick break and set the stage 270 00:10:05,471 --> 00:10:07,340 for our next fabulous magician, 271 00:10:07,373 --> 00:10:09,542 so stay close, everyone. 272 00:10:09,575 --> 00:10:14,413 ♪♪♪ 273 00:10:17,083 --> 00:10:18,618 ♪♪♪ 274 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:21,687 [cheers and applause] 275 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:24,757 - Welcome back. I hope you're ready 276 00:10:24,790 --> 00:10:26,125 for more fantastic magic 277 00:10:26,158 --> 00:10:28,461 because we have some for you right now. 278 00:10:28,494 --> 00:10:29,495 Take a look. 279 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:34,100 - I live in two worlds. 280 00:10:34,133 --> 00:10:35,701 I was born in America, and my magic 281 00:10:35,735 --> 00:10:38,004 is totally in the American style. 282 00:10:38,037 --> 00:10:41,107 But we went to live in India when I was eight years old, 283 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:44,310 and India is where I learned to dance. 284 00:10:44,343 --> 00:10:47,780 I was just 19 when I came on "Fool Us" for the first time. 285 00:10:47,813 --> 00:10:49,649 I didn't expect to fool Penn and Teller. 286 00:10:49,682 --> 00:10:51,350 I don't know how any magician can, 287 00:10:51,384 --> 00:10:52,918 but I had some good advice 288 00:10:52,952 --> 00:10:54,387 from a more experienced magician. 289 00:10:54,420 --> 00:10:56,355 He said, "Don't focus on the fooling. 290 00:10:56,389 --> 00:10:58,758 "Make magic the goal, and you win 291 00:10:58,791 --> 00:11:00,059 no matter how you do." 292 00:11:00,059 --> 00:11:01,594 And then I heard Penn say... 293 00:11:01,627 --> 00:11:03,896 - We could not examine that deck, is that right? 294 00:11:03,929 --> 00:11:04,897 - And then I said, 295 00:11:04,930 --> 00:11:06,332 Yeah, these are yours. 296 00:11:06,365 --> 00:11:08,434 I thought, "This can't be happening," 297 00:11:08,467 --> 00:11:10,269 and my heart beat fast. 298 00:11:10,302 --> 00:11:12,071 And then I heard... - You fooled us. 299 00:11:12,104 --> 00:11:13,706 [applause] 300 00:11:13,739 --> 00:11:15,641 - Unbelievable. 301 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:18,577 Then the show aired, and my social media exploded 302 00:11:18,611 --> 00:11:20,780 with people from India saying how much it meant 303 00:11:20,813 --> 00:11:23,916 to see someone who looked like them succeed. 304 00:11:23,949 --> 00:11:25,951 I'm still thinking about the magic, 305 00:11:25,985 --> 00:11:28,521 of course, but I can't help it. 306 00:11:28,554 --> 00:11:30,456 I'm also thinking about the trophy. 307 00:11:30,489 --> 00:11:32,391 The excitement of coming on this show, 308 00:11:32,425 --> 00:11:35,161 that's something that hasn't diminished at all. 309 00:11:35,194 --> 00:11:40,766 [applause] 310 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,804 - Give it up for the magical mind of Sanjeev Vinodh. 311 00:11:44,837 --> 00:11:48,040 [applause] 312 00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:50,009 - Hi, Penn. Hi, Teller. 313 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:52,912 Thank you for inviting me on this season of "Card Tank." 314 00:11:52,945 --> 00:11:58,250 Today I'm seeking a $10 investment for a 5% stake 315 00:11:58,284 --> 00:12:00,119 in my latest invention... 316 00:12:01,353 --> 00:12:03,122 two cups and a string. 317 00:12:03,155 --> 00:12:05,157 - Oh, no. 318 00:12:05,191 --> 00:12:08,861 - In Silicon Valley, they call this a string telephone. 319 00:12:08,894 --> 00:12:10,329 You whisper something on one side, 320 00:12:10,362 --> 00:12:11,664 it travels through the string, 321 00:12:11,697 --> 00:12:14,100 and you hear it on the other side. 322 00:12:14,133 --> 00:12:17,136 I know, it looks like a kindergarten science project, 323 00:12:17,169 --> 00:12:20,372 but I brought the string phone into the digital age 324 00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:22,475 by making it... 325 00:12:22,508 --> 00:12:23,743 wireless. 326 00:12:23,776 --> 00:12:25,711 [laughter] 327 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:29,081 [cheers and applause] 328 00:12:30,483 --> 00:12:32,551 I'm going to need a caller to test this out. 329 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,086 Brooke, would you mind helping with this, please? 330 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,855 Give her a huge round of applause. 331 00:12:35,888 --> 00:12:38,624 [applause] - All right. 332 00:12:38,657 --> 00:12:39,859 How can I help you? 333 00:12:39,892 --> 00:12:41,093 Nice to meet you. - Thanks for helping out. 334 00:12:41,127 --> 00:12:42,628 - Nice to have you back. Of course. 335 00:12:42,661 --> 00:12:45,097 - Brooke, this is going to be your phone for today, 336 00:12:45,131 --> 00:12:47,666 so please hold on to this until the very end. 337 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:50,970 I also have a deck of 52 different cards. 338 00:12:51,003 --> 00:12:52,171 For our demo, it's going to be like 339 00:12:52,204 --> 00:12:55,207 52 different messages we can send, yeah? 340 00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:57,743 Brooke, could you please touch the back of any card 341 00:12:57,777 --> 00:12:59,512 that you'd like. This one. 342 00:12:59,545 --> 00:13:01,747 I want you to look at it, but make sure none of us see it. 343 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:04,016 Yeah, keep it to yourself. Let me know once you got it. 344 00:13:04,049 --> 00:13:05,217 - I've got it. 345 00:13:05,251 --> 00:13:07,520 - In a moment, Brooke is going to whisper 346 00:13:07,553 --> 00:13:09,321 the name of her card into her cup, 347 00:13:09,355 --> 00:13:13,125 and whatever she says, I'm going to hear it in mine. 348 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:15,361 But before that, we need test conditions. 349 00:13:15,394 --> 00:13:17,229 So, as Brooke is whispering from the audience, 350 00:13:17,263 --> 00:13:19,532 I'm going to need some background noise, some static. 351 00:13:19,565 --> 00:13:22,001 [imitates static] Okay? Brooke, get ready. 352 00:13:22,034 --> 00:13:24,136 - I'm ready. - Audience, static, please. 353 00:13:24,170 --> 00:13:27,206 [audience creates shushing] 354 00:13:27,239 --> 00:13:28,474 [Brooke whispers indistinctly] 355 00:13:28,507 --> 00:13:30,409 [audience "static" continues] 356 00:13:32,111 --> 00:13:33,979 Signal's a little weak in here, 357 00:13:34,013 --> 00:13:36,081 but, uh, Brooke, I heard 358 00:13:36,115 --> 00:13:40,019 the ace--eight of clubs. Was that it? 359 00:13:40,052 --> 00:13:41,854 - Bingo. - Show it to everyone. 360 00:13:41,887 --> 00:13:44,089 That is the eight of clubs. 361 00:13:44,123 --> 00:13:45,291 [applause] 362 00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:47,159 Remember, Penn, Teller, 363 00:13:47,193 --> 00:13:48,527 just $10. 364 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:50,729 [laughter] $9 for a 5% stake 365 00:13:50,763 --> 00:13:52,631 in these cups. 366 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:54,567 And they come with even more features, 367 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,635 even speech-to-text software. 368 00:13:57,603 --> 00:13:59,338 Let me show you. Brooke, one more time. 369 00:13:59,371 --> 00:14:00,339 Could you please touch 370 00:14:00,372 --> 00:14:02,241 the back of any card that you'd like. 371 00:14:03,209 --> 00:14:04,610 That one? Yes, same as before. 372 00:14:04,643 --> 00:14:05,711 I want you to look at it, 373 00:14:05,744 --> 00:14:06,579 but make sure no one else sees it. 374 00:14:06,612 --> 00:14:07,713 You got it? - Got it. 375 00:14:07,746 --> 00:14:10,182 - Yeah? Audience, static please. 376 00:14:10,216 --> 00:14:11,617 [audience creates shushing] Get ready to whisper. 377 00:14:11,650 --> 00:14:12,651 - BROOKE: Okay. 378 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:14,453 [whispers indistinctly] 379 00:14:15,921 --> 00:14:17,223 - Can you do it one more time? 380 00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:21,393 [audience "static" continues] 381 00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:23,996 Shh. 382 00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:27,066 Brooke, what card did you whisper? 383 00:14:27,099 --> 00:14:29,335 - Eight of spades. - The eight of spades? 384 00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:30,669 - Yes, sir. 385 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:32,972 - The reason I couldn't hear Brooke is because my cup 386 00:14:33,005 --> 00:14:36,475 converted her speech into text. 387 00:14:36,508 --> 00:14:39,378 Which is why now printed inside my cup 388 00:14:39,411 --> 00:14:41,881 is exactly the eight of spades. 389 00:14:41,914 --> 00:14:43,015 - What? 390 00:14:43,048 --> 00:14:44,583 What? [applause] 391 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:47,052 [applause] 392 00:14:47,086 --> 00:14:47,920 Okay. 393 00:14:47,953 --> 00:14:50,389 - But Brooke, Penn, Teller, 394 00:14:50,422 --> 00:14:51,857 I dreamt even... 395 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,158 [dramatic whisper] ...bigger. 396 00:14:53,192 --> 00:14:55,394 [laughter] I dreamt of a whole network 397 00:14:55,427 --> 00:14:57,763 of these cups around the world. 398 00:14:57,796 --> 00:15:00,099 I dreamt of integrating these with the smartphones, 399 00:15:00,132 --> 00:15:01,734 the voice assistants we already have, 400 00:15:01,767 --> 00:15:05,371 which is why these cups come with Bluetooth technology. 401 00:15:05,404 --> 00:15:07,139 - Amazing. [laughter] 402 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:10,609 - Paired. 403 00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:13,245 [laughter] One final time. 404 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:15,014 [applause] 405 00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:17,116 One final time. Brooke, could you please touch 406 00:15:17,149 --> 00:15:19,184 the back of any card you like? 407 00:15:19,218 --> 00:15:20,486 This one. Same as before. 408 00:15:20,519 --> 00:15:22,054 You see it, but keep it a secret. 409 00:15:22,087 --> 00:15:23,622 Audience, one final time. 410 00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,157 [audience creates shushing] 411 00:15:25,190 --> 00:15:26,191 Brooke, you know what to do. 412 00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:28,127 [audience "static" continues] 413 00:15:30,863 --> 00:15:32,831 Shh. 414 00:15:32,865 --> 00:15:35,100 Think about this. Think about this. 415 00:15:35,134 --> 00:15:38,404 Brooke, you could have picked any one of these cards, 416 00:15:38,437 --> 00:15:40,539 and she just whispered it, right? 417 00:15:40,572 --> 00:15:42,408 It's impossible for any of us to know 418 00:15:42,441 --> 00:15:44,310 what card Brooke said. 419 00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,580 But with these cups, anything is possible. 420 00:15:51,383 --> 00:15:54,787 Google, what card did Brooke say? 421 00:15:56,088 --> 00:15:59,692 - ALEXA: Two of spades. - Two of spades. Was that it? 422 00:15:59,725 --> 00:16:03,028 That's the two of spades. [cheers and applause] 423 00:16:03,062 --> 00:16:04,663 That's the string phone. [cheers and applause] 424 00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:06,465 [cheers and applause] 425 00:16:06,498 --> 00:16:08,734 - Can I invest in this? 426 00:16:08,767 --> 00:16:10,569 - $7. - Are we investing? 427 00:16:10,602 --> 00:16:12,838 I'll do seven, you guys do three? 428 00:16:12,871 --> 00:16:14,907 - Penn, Teller, I'm ready to hear your offer. 429 00:16:14,940 --> 00:16:16,875 [laughter] - Wow. 430 00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:18,877 [applause] 431 00:16:18,911 --> 00:16:20,245 [applause] - BROOKE: Incredible! 432 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:22,982 Sanjeev Vinodh, come on over here. 433 00:16:23,015 --> 00:16:25,384 Let's chat. That was fascinating. 434 00:16:25,417 --> 00:16:26,785 - Thank you. I appreciate it. - Wow. 435 00:16:26,819 --> 00:16:28,821 How did you come up with a concept like this? 436 00:16:28,854 --> 00:16:30,389 - How did I come up with this? - Yeah. 437 00:16:30,422 --> 00:16:34,293 - I think a lot of magic begins with just a silly idea. 438 00:16:34,326 --> 00:16:36,762 You know, it pops in your head. You think, what if? 439 00:16:36,795 --> 00:16:39,064 And I think, for me, something I've struggled with a lot before 440 00:16:39,098 --> 00:16:41,100 is right after you get that "what if?" 441 00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:43,535 you start thinking, "Oh, these are the things I know exist. 442 00:16:43,569 --> 00:16:45,337 "These are things I know I could already do. 443 00:16:45,371 --> 00:16:46,672 This is the stuff that's possible." 444 00:16:46,705 --> 00:16:48,507 But luckily, with this one, I had the help 445 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:50,843 from some really smart friends, and they reminded me, 446 00:16:50,876 --> 00:16:52,845 you know, just take that seed of the idea, 447 00:16:52,878 --> 00:16:55,147 the purest form in your head, run with it. 448 00:16:55,180 --> 00:16:57,383 - Do you have a philosophy about magic? 449 00:16:57,416 --> 00:16:59,251 - Ah, I'm a kid. 450 00:16:59,284 --> 00:17:00,652 [laughter] 451 00:17:00,686 --> 00:17:02,454 -That's the beauty of it, right? - I'm just starting out. 452 00:17:02,488 --> 00:17:05,858 I think magic's very special in the sense that 453 00:17:05,891 --> 00:17:09,328 the older we all grow, we become more and more sure 454 00:17:09,361 --> 00:17:10,963 of how the world works. - Mm-hmm. 455 00:17:10,996 --> 00:17:12,264 - Yeah, we get very certain. 456 00:17:12,297 --> 00:17:14,266 But magic can challenge 457 00:17:14,299 --> 00:17:16,902 even the oldest person to just rethink. 458 00:17:16,935 --> 00:17:19,638 "Oh, maybe, maybe there's something I don't know." 459 00:17:19,671 --> 00:17:21,373 - All right, Sanjeev, let's see if 460 00:17:21,407 --> 00:17:23,342 your potential investors have figured out your trick. 461 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:24,943 All right, here we go. Boys? 462 00:17:24,977 --> 00:17:27,513 [applause] 463 00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:29,648 - Sanjeev, welcome back. 464 00:17:29,681 --> 00:17:31,150 I don't know about your two cups, 465 00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:33,085 but we sure want to invest in you. 466 00:17:33,118 --> 00:17:35,287 That's a--that's a great performance 467 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,022 and a great idea for a trick. 468 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:40,759 And I love paper cups with strings. 469 00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:44,463 That's one of my favorite magic things to think about. 470 00:17:44,496 --> 00:17:46,765 You've done a wonderful job of doing some really, 471 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:48,267 really, really nice uses, 472 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:51,804 some old technology and some very new technology. 473 00:17:51,837 --> 00:17:55,207 Your premise of wanting people to invest 474 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,042 in your invention of the, uh, 475 00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:59,845 of the two cups, there's actually 476 00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:02,581 things you're using to accomplish that, 477 00:18:02,614 --> 00:18:05,484 that if you did it yourself, 478 00:18:05,517 --> 00:18:07,019 which I think you did, 479 00:18:07,052 --> 00:18:08,420 you can probably sell 480 00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:10,756 that great technology to magicians 481 00:18:10,789 --> 00:18:13,592 because it's a really, really good system 482 00:18:13,625 --> 00:18:15,427 and seems to work really well, 483 00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:17,763 and you don't need marks in the audience 484 00:18:17,796 --> 00:18:20,399 like they have on "Shark Tank" to say that, 485 00:18:20,432 --> 00:18:22,901 because you've got it all up there on stage. 486 00:18:22,935 --> 00:18:25,304 You just--all of it just really worked. 487 00:18:25,337 --> 00:18:27,439 It was really funny, really great. 488 00:18:27,473 --> 00:18:29,541 Really, really good magic 489 00:18:29,575 --> 00:18:32,311 but we do not think you fooled us. 490 00:18:33,312 --> 00:18:35,013 I think we snuck a few little words in there, 491 00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:36,315 didn't we? Here and there? 492 00:18:36,348 --> 00:18:37,983 - I think you did for sure. 493 00:18:38,016 --> 00:18:40,319 - It seems that they really loved your act, 494 00:18:40,352 --> 00:18:41,887 but you didn't fool them. 495 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,122 - Yes, that sounds about right. 496 00:18:43,155 --> 00:18:44,957 But $7, $6. We'll talk. 497 00:18:44,990 --> 00:18:46,024 - [laughs heartily] 498 00:18:46,058 --> 00:18:47,359 - Don't lower it. You're worth it. 499 00:18:47,392 --> 00:18:49,928 You're so worth it. Thank you so much. 500 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:53,565 It's a pleasure. Sanjeev Vinodh, everyone. 501 00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:57,269 [cheers and applause] 502 00:18:57,302 --> 00:18:59,438 So far, we've seen some amazing magic, 503 00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:01,039 and we don't plan on stopping. 504 00:19:01,073 --> 00:19:04,443 The conjuring continues when "Fool Us" returns. 505 00:19:04,476 --> 00:19:06,111 [cheers and applause] 506 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:09,314 ♪♪♪ 507 00:19:12,017 --> 00:19:17,556 ♪♪♪ 508 00:19:17,589 --> 00:19:18,757 - Welcome back, everyone. 509 00:19:18,790 --> 00:19:20,692 Taking center stage to face P and T 510 00:19:20,726 --> 00:19:25,130 is our next magician. Take a look. 511 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:28,800 - [speaking Spanish] 512 00:20:28,594 --> 00:20:33,065 [cheers and applause] 513 00:20:33,098 --> 00:20:36,535 - Coming to us from Valencia, Spain, it's Miraver. 514 00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:39,538 [cheers and applause] 515 00:20:39,571 --> 00:20:41,873 - MAN: You think that everything is in order, 516 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:45,310 in harmony and in balance. 517 00:20:45,344 --> 00:20:49,481 But in the blink of an eye, chaos appears. 518 00:20:49,514 --> 00:20:51,483 Albert Einstein said, 519 00:20:51,516 --> 00:20:55,287 "God does not play dice with the universe." 520 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:56,622 But... 521 00:20:56,655 --> 00:20:59,691 what happens when magic plays with the dice? 522 00:21:05,030 --> 00:21:08,000 [applause] 523 00:21:22,347 --> 00:21:25,384 [applause] 524 00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:43,468 [audience gasps] 525 00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:47,773 [applause] 526 00:22:01,753 --> 00:22:03,555 [audience gasps] 527 00:22:03,588 --> 00:22:05,691 [applause] 528 00:22:19,404 --> 00:22:23,642 [applause] 529 00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:49,701 [applause] 530 00:23:17,195 --> 00:23:18,797 [audience gasps] 531 00:23:18,830 --> 00:23:22,167 [applause] 532 00:23:57,436 --> 00:23:59,204 [audience gasps] 533 00:23:59,237 --> 00:24:01,940 [applause] 534 00:24:04,075 --> 00:24:08,046 [applause] 535 00:24:30,368 --> 00:24:34,005 [audience gasps, applause] 536 00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:42,447 [cheers and applause] 537 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:50,889 [cheers and applause] 538 00:24:50,922 --> 00:24:53,725 - Miraver, everyone! 539 00:24:56,728 --> 00:24:58,196 BROOKE: It was amazing. 540 00:24:58,230 --> 00:25:00,732 What do you think is more challenging 541 00:25:00,765 --> 00:25:03,902 up most, magic like this or big magic? 542 00:25:03,935 --> 00:25:06,104 - [translator speaks Spanish] 543 00:25:12,711 --> 00:25:15,413 - How does he choose which trick 544 00:25:15,447 --> 00:25:16,815 that he's going to perform for them, 545 00:25:16,848 --> 00:25:18,517 considering they've seen so much? 546 00:25:26,324 --> 00:25:28,727 Are there many techniques in your dice routine 547 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,195 that are totally original? 548 00:25:40,572 --> 00:25:42,440 Okay, Miraver, let's see if your trick 549 00:25:42,474 --> 00:25:45,010 rattled Penn and Teller or if they figured it out. 550 00:25:45,043 --> 00:25:46,411 Listo? 551 00:25:46,444 --> 00:25:47,479 Okay, boys. 552 00:25:47,512 --> 00:25:48,713 [cheers and applause] 553 00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:51,016 - Miraver, ah... 554 00:25:51,049 --> 00:25:52,183 I gotta tell you, 555 00:25:52,217 --> 00:25:55,086 a lot of times on this show, 556 00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:57,088 more times than I'd like to admit. 557 00:25:57,122 --> 00:25:59,357 Teller likes the acts more than I do. 558 00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:02,527 Teller likes certain kinds of niggly things 559 00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:04,663 that I don't like one bit, 560 00:26:04,696 --> 00:26:08,333 but I like the stuff that has juggling in it, 561 00:26:08,366 --> 00:26:11,770 and I love dice stacking. 562 00:26:11,803 --> 00:26:14,739 I just love dice stacking. 563 00:26:14,773 --> 00:26:17,943 And I was over in Spain recently 564 00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:19,678 with my dear friend Jandro, 565 00:26:19,711 --> 00:26:23,214 and he said, "Well, there's this guy in Valencia 566 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:24,649 that you gotta see." 567 00:26:24,683 --> 00:26:26,685 He's the best at dice stacking," 568 00:26:26,718 --> 00:26:28,887 and that's as far as we got. 569 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,890 He never said the name. He never said anything. 570 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:34,993 But I now know that my dear friend Jandro 571 00:26:35,026 --> 00:26:36,561 was talking about you 572 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:40,098 because he knew I had to see you, and I had to see you. 573 00:26:40,131 --> 00:26:41,866 Now.... 574 00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:45,971 The juggling parts of dice stacking, I just adore, 575 00:26:46,004 --> 00:26:48,406 and if you just did the juggling parts 576 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,309 of dice stacking, I probably couldn't 577 00:26:51,343 --> 00:26:53,511 in good conscience say, 578 00:26:53,545 --> 00:26:55,447 that was great, great magic. 579 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,150 But you have that slide behind the cup 580 00:26:59,184 --> 00:27:00,986 where it changes colors. 581 00:27:01,019 --> 00:27:03,388 You have the stack that appears. 582 00:27:03,421 --> 00:27:05,123 We know some dice stacking. 583 00:27:05,156 --> 00:27:07,926 We know some dice stacking. I've played with it, 584 00:27:07,959 --> 00:27:11,296 but you have all sorts of stuff we don't know. 585 00:27:11,329 --> 00:27:15,100 So I am thrilled out of my mind 586 00:27:15,133 --> 00:27:17,469 to say that you did dice stacking, 587 00:27:17,502 --> 00:27:19,337 and you fooled us. 588 00:27:19,371 --> 00:27:23,808 [cheers and applause] 589 00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:25,644 - Congratulations! 590 00:27:25,677 --> 00:27:27,045 Amazing! 591 00:27:29,681 --> 00:27:31,916 Miraver, everyone. 592 00:27:32,884 --> 00:27:34,853 - Thanks, my man. - Thank you. 593 00:27:34,886 --> 00:27:36,821 [indistinct chatter] 594 00:27:36,855 --> 00:27:38,890 - MIRAVER: Thank you. Thank you. 595 00:27:40,959 --> 00:27:43,161 - That's amazing. 596 00:27:43,194 --> 00:27:47,565 [cheers and applause] 597 00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:49,067 - Thank you so much. 598 00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:53,071 Come back and see us again. Oh, that's so beautiful. 599 00:27:54,072 --> 00:27:56,641 I just love this show. Makes me feel so good. 600 00:27:57,609 --> 00:28:00,845 Another fooler has been welcomed into the world. 601 00:28:00,879 --> 00:28:03,114 Penn and Teller, take some deep breaths, 602 00:28:03,148 --> 00:28:06,217 because it's back to work when "Fool Us" returns. 603 00:28:06,251 --> 00:28:11,089 ♪♪♪ 604 00:28:13,892 --> 00:28:19,464 ♪♪♪ 605 00:28:19,497 --> 00:28:20,932 Welcome back, everyone. 606 00:28:20,965 --> 00:28:23,868 Let's keep the party popping and bring out our next acts. 607 00:28:26,237 --> 00:28:27,972 - Magic can bring happiness. 608 00:28:28,006 --> 00:28:30,141 I know because it brought happiness to me. 609 00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:33,244 I have autism and social anxiety. 610 00:28:33,278 --> 00:28:34,913 I was in special education, 611 00:28:34,946 --> 00:28:36,848 and because I loved magic, 612 00:28:36,881 --> 00:28:38,316 they let me focus on that. 613 00:28:38,349 --> 00:28:41,586 Magic really helped me get out of staying at home 614 00:28:41,619 --> 00:28:44,689 in my safe little world where nothing can hurt me. 615 00:28:46,091 --> 00:28:49,427 Because magic helped me practice my social skills, 616 00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:52,097 I now have social skills. 617 00:28:53,231 --> 00:28:55,934 I loved comedy, and I worked it into my act. 618 00:28:55,967 --> 00:28:58,503 Humor helped me adjust with other people. 619 00:28:58,536 --> 00:29:02,774 I knew my social role was to amuse people. 620 00:29:02,807 --> 00:29:05,643 For me, laughter is the sound of acceptance. 621 00:29:05,677 --> 00:29:07,345 When I go out on stage tonight, 622 00:29:07,378 --> 00:29:09,948 I will stand in front of a room full of people 623 00:29:09,981 --> 00:29:11,282 and try to make them laugh. 624 00:29:11,316 --> 00:29:13,418 And if Penn and Teller laugh, too, 625 00:29:13,451 --> 00:29:15,887 that will already feel like my trophy. 626 00:29:17,155 --> 00:29:20,658 [cheers and applause] 627 00:29:20,692 --> 00:29:23,895 - Direct from Denmark, here's magic world champion, 628 00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:25,730 Mortenn Christiansen. 629 00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:29,334 ♪♪♪ 630 00:29:29,367 --> 00:29:31,136 - Hello. 631 00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:43,615 I now realize this joke only works in Danish. 632 00:29:43,648 --> 00:29:47,152 [laughter] 633 00:29:50,221 --> 00:29:51,623 Hello. My name is Mortenn. 634 00:29:51,656 --> 00:29:53,925 I'm from Denmark. I'm a magician. 635 00:29:55,393 --> 00:29:57,095 Whoo, yeah. No, just--no. 636 00:29:57,128 --> 00:29:59,097 [applause] 637 00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:00,799 You can tell I'm a magician 638 00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:02,333 because that is what the show is about, 639 00:30:02,367 --> 00:30:03,635 and also, you can clearly tell 640 00:30:03,668 --> 00:30:05,103 I have no friends. 641 00:30:05,136 --> 00:30:06,771 So, uh...so, 642 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:08,006 and maybe you're wondering, 643 00:30:08,039 --> 00:30:09,874 can you make a living off being a magician 644 00:30:09,908 --> 00:30:11,342 if you're not Penn and Teller? 645 00:30:11,376 --> 00:30:12,944 And, no. 646 00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:14,212 [laughter] 647 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:18,149 Okay, but I have a trick. I have a trick. 648 00:30:18,183 --> 00:30:21,019 It's not really a magic trick, but it's a trick. 649 00:30:21,052 --> 00:30:23,922 It's sort of like voodoo. I'll show you. I'll show you. 650 00:30:23,955 --> 00:30:26,958 Watch, I have-- I have made some drawings. 651 00:30:26,991 --> 00:30:28,459 I've made some drawings here. 652 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:31,029 So let me just show-- show you these. 653 00:30:31,062 --> 00:30:32,363 These are ducks. 654 00:30:35,466 --> 00:30:37,268 Still not funny? Okay. 655 00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:41,973 So this is here, it's a drawing I'm working on. 656 00:30:42,006 --> 00:30:43,308 It's a drawing of me. 657 00:30:43,341 --> 00:30:45,710 I'll just finish it. 658 00:30:45,743 --> 00:30:48,847 It's not that good. I usually only draw ducks. 659 00:30:51,449 --> 00:30:53,251 Well, I'll do my best. 660 00:30:53,284 --> 00:30:55,320 Just like this. 661 00:30:55,353 --> 00:30:57,322 Okay, so this... 662 00:30:57,355 --> 00:30:58,289 Whoops. 663 00:30:59,257 --> 00:31:00,792 This is me. 664 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:05,930 Look. We're the same. He has a hat and a face. 665 00:31:05,964 --> 00:31:08,366 I have a hat and a face. 666 00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:10,034 He has a smile. 667 00:31:11,035 --> 00:31:12,370 [laughter] 668 00:31:16,140 --> 00:31:17,742 We're now the same. 669 00:31:17,775 --> 00:31:19,110 So if I do this, 670 00:31:19,143 --> 00:31:20,845 [grunts] 671 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,580 then I feel it. It's... 672 00:31:22,614 --> 00:31:24,849 The reason why I do this is so I can feel how it is 673 00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:26,584 to have a connection with another person. 674 00:31:26,618 --> 00:31:28,086 [laughter] 675 00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:31,789 Got too real? Okay... 676 00:31:31,823 --> 00:31:33,424 [laughter] 677 00:31:33,458 --> 00:31:35,260 I'm sorry. 678 00:31:35,293 --> 00:31:36,661 So we're now the same. 679 00:31:36,694 --> 00:31:39,464 So if I do this-- I have here a lighter. 680 00:31:39,497 --> 00:31:41,232 So if I do... 681 00:31:41,266 --> 00:31:43,234 No, if I do this... 682 00:31:51,442 --> 00:31:53,344 [audience gasps] 683 00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:54,412 [blows] 684 00:31:59,617 --> 00:32:01,419 Just to be clear, this does not hurt me. 685 00:32:01,452 --> 00:32:02,587 It hurts the drawing. 686 00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:03,688 [laughter] 687 00:32:03,721 --> 00:32:05,356 But I feel what the drawing feels. 688 00:32:05,390 --> 00:32:07,292 It's complicated. 689 00:32:07,325 --> 00:32:10,161 I'll do this. I'll do this. I have here a fist. 690 00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:13,998 I will now hit myself in the face. 691 00:32:14,032 --> 00:32:15,466 Just for you guys. 692 00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:16,768 [mild laughter] 693 00:32:16,801 --> 00:32:17,835 Thank--Thank you. 694 00:32:17,869 --> 00:32:19,337 [laughter] 695 00:32:19,370 --> 00:32:21,506 "The guy from Denmark is going to hit himself in the face? 696 00:32:21,539 --> 00:32:22,640 Oh, I'm glad I came." 697 00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:24,342 [laughter] 698 00:32:24,375 --> 00:32:26,511 I'm now going to hit myself in the face. 699 00:32:34,485 --> 00:32:36,220 It is in moments like this where I really feel 700 00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:37,855 like I should have gotten an education. 701 00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:39,857 [laughter] 702 00:32:40,992 --> 00:32:42,794 I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. 703 00:32:50,335 --> 00:32:51,436 Ugh. 704 00:32:52,403 --> 00:32:53,237 Ugh. 705 00:32:54,205 --> 00:32:55,873 Oh, my hat. Where's my... 706 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:57,608 [applause] 707 00:32:57,642 --> 00:32:58,876 [applause] 708 00:33:01,145 --> 00:33:03,614 Oh, am I bleeding? Oh, I am. Ugh. 709 00:33:07,085 --> 00:33:09,053 This is...[mutters] 710 00:33:09,087 --> 00:33:10,621 This is too much. 711 00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:15,460 Let's do this. You can-- 712 00:33:15,493 --> 00:33:16,961 You can have this as a souvenir. 713 00:33:16,995 --> 00:33:19,197 I will sign it. 714 00:33:19,230 --> 00:33:21,099 Like this. 715 00:33:21,132 --> 00:33:22,633 Here you go. 716 00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:26,738 Souvenir. - Thank you. 717 00:33:26,771 --> 00:33:28,573 [audience laughs] 718 00:33:30,975 --> 00:33:33,244 - I signed it on the face. I hope that's okay. 719 00:33:33,277 --> 00:33:34,545 [laughter] 720 00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:36,481 And one more thing before I go. 721 00:33:36,514 --> 00:33:38,216 Okay. 722 00:33:38,249 --> 00:33:39,717 Ducks? 723 00:33:39,751 --> 00:33:41,219 [laughter] See, it works! 724 00:33:41,252 --> 00:33:43,788 I'm going to go back to Denmark now. Thank you. 725 00:33:43,821 --> 00:33:45,757 [cheers and applause] 726 00:33:45,790 --> 00:33:47,058 - Mortenn Christiansen. 727 00:33:47,091 --> 00:33:49,861 Let's give him a big hand, everyone. 728 00:33:49,894 --> 00:33:52,230 Hi, Mortenn. - Hello. 729 00:33:52,263 --> 00:33:56,167 - How different is magic culturally, in Denmark? 730 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,101 Are you sure you don't want a tissue? 731 00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:58,603 - No, it's fine. It's fine. 732 00:33:58,636 --> 00:33:59,537 It's fine. 733 00:33:59,570 --> 00:34:01,839 It's not--It's not my blood. 734 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:04,275 [laughter] 735 00:34:04,308 --> 00:34:06,277 How-- [laughs] 736 00:34:06,310 --> 00:34:08,346 [laughter] 737 00:34:08,379 --> 00:34:09,614 Did you ever imagine 738 00:34:09,647 --> 00:34:11,249 that you would make it to this stage? 739 00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:13,317 - No, not really. 740 00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:16,487 Because I sent an email to "Fool Us" five years ago, 741 00:34:16,521 --> 00:34:17,755 didn't hear back. 742 00:34:18,956 --> 00:34:22,493 And then I became the world champion of magic last year, 743 00:34:22,527 --> 00:34:24,362 and they are calling back. 744 00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:26,431 [cheers and applause] 745 00:34:26,464 --> 00:34:28,566 - Showbiz. - Yeah, yeah. 746 00:34:31,035 --> 00:34:34,038 - What is your process like in deciding what magic 747 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:35,106 you're going to perform? 748 00:34:35,139 --> 00:34:37,375 - It needs to be fun 749 00:34:37,408 --> 00:34:38,876 or violent, clearly. 750 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:40,878 I'm really funny in Danish. 751 00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:43,581 You should-- You all want to hear it? 752 00:34:43,614 --> 00:34:44,715 Do we have time? 753 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:47,085 - Sure. - A Danish joke. Okay. 754 00:34:47,118 --> 00:34:49,487 [speaking Danish] 755 00:34:53,191 --> 00:34:56,727 [laughter] 756 00:34:56,761 --> 00:35:00,064 I said it was a Danish joke. Come on. 757 00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:02,800 - Okay, Mortenn, are you ready? Because it is time. 758 00:35:02,834 --> 00:35:06,437 Let's find out if you have fooled Penn and Teller. 759 00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:09,307 - Sir, how are things in Denmark? 760 00:35:09,340 --> 00:35:11,776 - The weather is better than here. This is horrible. 761 00:35:11,809 --> 00:35:14,645 [laughter] 762 00:35:14,679 --> 00:35:16,180 - It's a little-- It's a little warm. 763 00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:17,782 - Yeah. - I said when you finished, 764 00:35:17,815 --> 00:35:19,350 I said, "I really like that act." 765 00:35:19,383 --> 00:35:21,419 And Teller said, "I love him." 766 00:35:21,452 --> 00:35:23,020 So Teller one-upped me 767 00:35:23,054 --> 00:35:24,355 - Thank you so much. - ...right there. 768 00:35:24,388 --> 00:35:27,291 And, you know, the slapstick. We just love that. 769 00:35:27,325 --> 00:35:29,060 Like Jerry Lewis. We used to work with 770 00:35:29,093 --> 00:35:30,761 Martin and Lewis. You know Martin and Lewis? 771 00:35:30,795 --> 00:35:32,730 - Yeah, I've heard of that guy. 772 00:35:32,763 --> 00:35:34,966 - It was very good, and we just say... 773 00:35:34,999 --> 00:35:37,301 What we want to mostly say about your act 774 00:35:37,335 --> 00:35:40,972 is it was really three ducks, which... 775 00:35:41,005 --> 00:35:43,608 which is a pun that only works in Norwegian. 776 00:35:43,641 --> 00:35:44,909 - Have you changed your name to do it? 777 00:35:44,942 --> 00:35:47,145 - Yeah, exactly. [laughter] 778 00:35:47,178 --> 00:35:48,980 It's now Penn with two Ns, 779 00:35:49,013 --> 00:35:51,215 - which it was not until-- - Oh, that is so funny. 780 00:35:51,249 --> 00:35:52,350 You don't even know why. 781 00:35:52,383 --> 00:35:54,018 Okay. [laughter] 782 00:35:54,051 --> 00:35:56,487 That is really funny. 783 00:35:56,521 --> 00:35:59,190 So what are you saying? [laughter] 784 00:35:59,223 --> 00:36:00,825 - BROOKE: Get to the point. - Come on. 785 00:36:00,858 --> 00:36:03,261 - We just love, love, love you, 786 00:36:03,294 --> 00:36:05,363 but we don't think you fooled us. 787 00:36:05,396 --> 00:36:07,832 - Okay, but I think I didn't fool them, 788 00:36:07,865 --> 00:36:09,834 but I think it's because I didn't get the duck joke. 789 00:36:09,867 --> 00:36:11,302 So it's really their fault. 790 00:36:11,335 --> 00:36:14,639 It's really their fault. - We take full blame. 791 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:16,174 - Well, Mortenn, you didn't fool them, 792 00:36:16,207 --> 00:36:18,476 but you got all the love, and we love you. 793 00:36:18,509 --> 00:36:20,211 Thank you so much. 794 00:36:20,244 --> 00:36:22,613 Mortenn Christensen, everyone. 795 00:36:24,415 --> 00:36:26,817 Well, we have one last trick up our sleeve, 796 00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:28,753 and we're going to take it out of our sleeve, 797 00:36:28,786 --> 00:36:30,855 and we're going to hand it over to Penn and Teller 798 00:36:30,888 --> 00:36:33,758 to perform when "Fool Us" returns. 799 00:36:33,791 --> 00:36:38,629 ♪♪♪ 800 00:36:41,465 --> 00:36:44,402 ♪♪♪ 801 00:36:44,435 --> 00:36:45,570 Hi. 802 00:36:46,537 --> 00:36:47,972 - Welcome back to "Fool Us." 803 00:36:48,005 --> 00:36:50,208 So people say-- not me, but people-- 804 00:36:50,241 --> 00:36:52,443 say Teller does all the hard work, 805 00:36:52,476 --> 00:36:54,612 and Penn's only remotely working. 806 00:36:54,645 --> 00:36:56,013 Well, for tonight's final trick, 807 00:36:56,047 --> 00:37:00,017 we've got Teller on stage and Penn working remotely. 808 00:37:00,051 --> 00:37:01,752 Guys, take it away. 809 00:37:01,786 --> 00:37:04,322 - Good evening. My name is Penn Jillette. 810 00:37:04,355 --> 00:37:07,725 This is my partner, Teller. We are Penn and Teller. 811 00:37:07,758 --> 00:37:09,427 We got two people from the audience. 812 00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:12,363 We got a man who can get a ring off his finger. 813 00:37:12,396 --> 00:37:14,065 What is your name, our newest friend? 814 00:37:14,098 --> 00:37:15,700 - Pat. - Hello, Pat. 815 00:37:15,733 --> 00:37:17,368 And someone who likes flowers. 816 00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:19,170 What is your name, please? - Nicole. 817 00:37:19,203 --> 00:37:20,571 - We have Pat and Nicole. 818 00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:22,773 Now, Pat, you have a ring, right? 819 00:37:22,807 --> 00:37:24,308 Now I always wear a ring, too. 820 00:37:24,342 --> 00:37:26,043 This is called a carny ring. 821 00:37:26,077 --> 00:37:28,212 Every carny performer wears a ring 822 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,982 that when he dies, can be pawned 823 00:37:31,015 --> 00:37:32,883 and used to pay for his burial. 824 00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:35,086 So that's my ring right there that I always wear. 825 00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:36,621 Now Teller's got your ring 826 00:37:36,654 --> 00:37:38,155 from off your finger there? - Yes. 827 00:37:38,189 --> 00:37:40,458 - And here's the most important part. 828 00:37:40,491 --> 00:37:42,293 This whole trick is based 829 00:37:42,326 --> 00:37:45,162 on you being able to recognize your ring 830 00:37:45,196 --> 00:37:46,397 when you see it again. 831 00:37:46,430 --> 00:37:48,065 Will you recognize that ring, Pat? 832 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:50,034 - Yes, sir, I will. - Are you positive? 833 00:37:50,067 --> 00:37:51,569 - I am positive. - Good. 834 00:37:51,602 --> 00:37:53,137 Now we have a flower. 835 00:37:53,170 --> 00:37:55,072 Want to make sure this is a real rose. 836 00:37:55,106 --> 00:37:57,008 It has to be a real rose. Give that a whiff. 837 00:37:57,041 --> 00:37:59,710 Is that a real rose, Pat? - That's a real rose. 838 00:37:59,744 --> 00:38:02,213 - And Nicole, is that a real rose? 839 00:38:02,246 --> 00:38:03,481 Give it a whiff. Give it a whiff. 840 00:38:03,514 --> 00:38:05,149 - Mm-hmm. It is. - Now, Teller, 841 00:38:05,182 --> 00:38:07,551 give that a whiff on me. Take a whiff on me. 842 00:38:07,585 --> 00:38:10,154 There we go. And give me a whiff. 843 00:38:10,187 --> 00:38:13,057 Oh, man, that stinks pretty. That's really nice. 844 00:38:13,090 --> 00:38:16,994 Now, would you please hold firmly both ends of the rose? 845 00:38:17,028 --> 00:38:18,229 Pat, you hold one end. 846 00:38:18,262 --> 00:38:20,264 Nicole, you hold another right there. 847 00:38:20,298 --> 00:38:22,800 This is a classic trick of magic. 848 00:38:22,833 --> 00:38:25,903 Goes back hundreds, maybe thousands of years. 849 00:38:25,936 --> 00:38:30,441 Nicole, are you all set there? Here we go, and... 850 00:38:30,474 --> 00:38:33,778 one, two, three. 851 00:38:34,745 --> 00:38:36,047 [audience gasps] 852 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:37,682 What do you see 853 00:38:37,715 --> 00:38:40,318 on that rose, Nicole? 854 00:38:40,351 --> 00:38:41,752 What do you see on that rose? 855 00:38:41,786 --> 00:38:43,721 - I see the ring, - Nicole, what's on the rose? 856 00:38:43,754 --> 00:38:46,557 - The golden ring. - Yes, it's a ring, Nicole, 857 00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:49,293 on a real, no-kidding rose. 858 00:38:49,327 --> 00:38:52,630 But the most important part of this is Pat. 859 00:38:52,663 --> 00:38:57,401 Pat, is that your ring on a real rose? 860 00:38:57,435 --> 00:38:59,770 - Yes, it is. - Are you sure it's your ring? 861 00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:00,938 - I am positive. 862 00:39:00,971 --> 00:39:03,541 - Say, "I, Pat, swear that's my ring." 863 00:39:03,574 --> 00:39:05,309 - I, Pat, swear that's my ring. 864 00:39:05,343 --> 00:39:07,011 - Say, "If that's not my ring, 865 00:39:07,044 --> 00:39:10,715 "I will happily spend eternity in hell 866 00:39:10,748 --> 00:39:15,519 doing nude lap dances for Nixon and [bleep]." 867 00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:17,588 - [laughs] - You promise that? 868 00:39:17,621 --> 00:39:18,756 - I promise! 869 00:39:18,789 --> 00:39:20,591 - That's your ring, no doubt about it. 870 00:39:20,624 --> 00:39:22,493 Thank you so much, Nicole. 871 00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:25,296 You can take the flower. Please give the ring to Pat. 872 00:39:25,329 --> 00:39:27,198 And you can go back to your seat right there. 873 00:39:27,231 --> 00:39:28,833 Thank you so much, Nicole. 874 00:39:28,866 --> 00:39:32,470 Give the ring to Pat, and you go right back to your seat. 875 00:39:32,503 --> 00:39:33,904 What are you doing, Pat? 876 00:39:35,706 --> 00:39:37,208 - This isn't my ring. 877 00:39:37,241 --> 00:39:39,410 - What did you say? - This isn't my ring. 878 00:39:39,443 --> 00:39:41,512 - That's not your ring? - No, it's not. 879 00:39:41,545 --> 00:39:46,817 - Pat! Am I high on LSD? 880 00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:50,554 Because I thought you said clearly that was your ring, 881 00:39:50,588 --> 00:39:52,390 that you swore it was your ring. 882 00:39:52,423 --> 00:39:55,526 Do you want to do nude lap dances in hell 883 00:39:55,559 --> 00:39:56,927 for [bleep] and Nixon? 884 00:39:56,961 --> 00:39:58,229 Is that your ring? 885 00:39:58,262 --> 00:39:59,563 - It's not my ring. 886 00:39:59,597 --> 00:40:00,898 - Hold it up to me. Let me see it. 887 00:40:00,931 --> 00:40:03,000 Wait a minute. That-- 888 00:40:03,033 --> 00:40:06,103 That's my ring. So what's-- What's on my finger? 889 00:40:06,137 --> 00:40:08,072 It doesn't even fit over my whole finger. 890 00:40:08,105 --> 00:40:09,940 'cause yours-- that's your ring. 891 00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:12,243 - [Pat laughs] -I'm in the back of the theater, 892 00:40:12,276 --> 00:40:15,179 and I've got Pat's ring. I've got Pat-- 893 00:40:15,212 --> 00:40:17,715 You can see it wouldn't even fit on my finger. 894 00:40:17,748 --> 00:40:21,552 So not only is Pat a liar, 895 00:40:21,585 --> 00:40:23,788 he's also a ring thief. 896 00:40:23,821 --> 00:40:25,456 I want my ring, Pat. 897 00:40:25,489 --> 00:40:27,858 Here is your ring. 898 00:40:27,892 --> 00:40:30,194 Let me take mine. Here's your ring. 899 00:40:30,227 --> 00:40:34,398 And, Pat, Is that your ring? 900 00:40:34,432 --> 00:40:36,434 - That is my ring. - Do you swear it's your ring? 901 00:40:36,467 --> 00:40:38,636 - I swear this is my ring. - And that's my ring, 902 00:40:38,669 --> 00:40:39,970 and I swear it is. 903 00:40:40,004 --> 00:40:42,072 - Thank you so much, Pat. - Thank you very much. 904 00:40:42,106 --> 00:40:44,008 - That's Pat. That's my ring. - Thank you. 905 00:40:44,041 --> 00:40:46,043 - I got my carny ring right here. 906 00:40:46,076 --> 00:40:50,748 [cheers and applause] 907 00:40:50,781 --> 00:40:53,017 - That's all the miracles that we have for tonight. 908 00:40:53,050 --> 00:40:54,251 But we'll have plenty more 909 00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:56,854 when you join us next time on "Fool Us." 910 00:40:56,887 --> 00:40:58,489 Good night, everyone. 911 00:40:58,522 --> 00:41:01,559 [cheers and applause]