Magician REVEALS trick and still fools Penn & Teller!!! - Asi Wind on Penn & Teller: Fool Us 

"You can't un-know it" You sir overestimate my memory

dude before he left the house: "im telling you man i got a good feeling about this sweater"

I love that a huge drawing of the inside of the table was right behind the stage the whole time.😂

I love how the entire time he's doing the trick within a trick, he has the blue prints for the card spinner in the background in plain sight!

I love that when he asks the audience if they want to see it, there's one woman with her ears covered, shaking her head and mouthing "no". Cracks me up.

The guy literally had the blueprints as his backdrop on stage..... zero fucks

How I think it's done: 1:00 - Forcing the picture cards. - He says "Do you want to pull out the number cards or the picture cards?" Note the ambiguous words "pull out". - If they say number cards you say we pull them out to throw away and then choose from the picture cards. - If they say picture cards you say we pull them out to use and choose from the picture cards. This gets us down to only 12 choices at which point it's a free choice of Jacks, Queens, Kings, and suit. 1:53 - There are 3 decks in the box. One with Jacks, one with Queens, one with Kings. They're marked so he can pull out the correct one. - Each box contains 51 blank red backed cards and 4 blue-backed cards of the chosen type, one of each suit. In this case he pulls out the box with the 4 Kings. 2:00 - The kings are at the back of the pack. He pulls the cards out slowly taking his time to select the correct suit of king with his thumb and holds it to the back of the rest of the deck as he pulls them all the way out. In this case the King of Clubs. - The 3 Kings of the wrong suit are left inside the box. Note how he points the opening away from the audience the whole time he carries it and when he puts it down on the table. 2:11 - He spreads the cards. As he pulls the two halves apart he pulls the King of Clubs from the back of the entire pack over to the back of the pile in his left hand using his thumb. You can even hear the card swipe across the others. He then slides it out from behind them as if it was in the middle the whole time. Ta da, it's the selected card! But the trick is not over. Next he has to get rid of any evidence. 3:54 - He closes the old "empty" box of cards. Something there would be no need of doing if there weren't cards inside that could be seen or could fall out. 4:20 - The assistant comes and removes the wooden box with the extra 2 decks and and the "empty" deck box with the extra 3 cards. And just like that the evidence is gone! He then tells his long story of how it was(n't) actually done to distract you from ever thinking about the wooden box or "empty" deck box. Trick complete!

My favorite part of these is when they pan to P&T and they both have massive smiles on their faces. The amount of joy they get from watching someone perform magic is awesome.

I love when he asks the crowd if they still want to hear how the trick is done and a woman has her ears covered and is shaking her head no 😂

I LOVE the way you "stole the mystery", and then returned it, that was beautiful.

I've rewatched this trick more than any other trick on not just P&T but ANY magic show. The thinking that came up with the idea behind it is just beautiful to me and the storytelling from Asi is sheer perfection that only adds to that beautiful idea. I absolutely love this video.

This has to be one of my favorite performances on the show, if not the best. It appeals to enthusiasts just as much as anyone, if not more.

"Do you still wanna know how it's done?" 3:46 lady clamping her ears and shaking her head lol

This guy is basically the "They had us in the first half..." meme

I love how Penn and Teller aren't even phased as if they were expecting him to fool them from the beginning. They truly respect him

What I especially love about this is: the "magic" effect itself is already finished after only 2 minutes, and while nothing that seems impossible happens in the 4 minutes that follow, the original effect is enriched well beyond its initial impact. P&T might well have been able to guess the method if he'd just stopped after the initial effect, and yet he pulls us all along with a much more satisfying explanation, only to leave us retroactively fooled when it's pulled away! What a treat.

The fact that the performers are allowed to upload it to their own personal channels honestly just shows how genuine penn and teller or the network it’s run on is

I have to say this is one of the best routines I've ever seen.

As someone who loves to see how mechanisms and machines work, this trick is awesome. Even if I don’t know how it’s done, I still walk away understanding a really innovative way in which something similar *could* have been done.

I don't know how many times I've seen this very trick, both "live" on TV and on this channel. It's not few, and every time, I get amazed, and entertained! Love this act, and it's so perfectly executed! Thank you!

He used a trick to trick us into not noticing his own trick.

The background is literally a blueprint for the inside of the table lmfao

This is my favorite trick in all of magic. I absolutely love the journey you took everyone on. I love it!

That was pure magic. That was magic of generosity, big heart and ingenious ideas. Never felt as happy and comforted after a mere magic trick.

well, he may have revealed A trick, but he didn't reveal his trick.

"once I show you how it's done, you can't unknow it" uh, I beg to differ. my memory is terrible

I think the meta-illusion you have here is my favorite I have ever experienced. The story, the execution, brilliant.

Interesting that the cup placement for the “trick” and the cup placement for the “reveal” are on 2 very different places, and despite the magnets on the bottom of the cup, it comes up incredibly easy the first time when starting to explain, but not during the “reveal”. Very well done

This guy came up with an incredible trick, revealed it to everyone, and then did a completely different trick? ABSOLUTE LEGEND

"I did not have to drink, I drank because I had to."

Since the very start of the act I found myself looking at the circles and other drafts of the mechanisms on the back screen. I love that it was staring you right in the face from the second he began. What a lovely way to deconstruct, yet reconstruct that magical moment - also giving the audience a rare window into the mechanics of the performance - something that magic lovers like myself (who love tinkering in general) a unique peak inside the workings all at the same time! So unique, so satisfying!

A great magician and a wonderful story teller. So very enjoyable

“I told you that every single thing on the stage is part of the illusion...myself included.” *snaps his fingers and instantly vanishes*

For all the people worrying about the mic'ed-up audience member, here's what happens (according to people who've been to a taped episode): Before filming begins, if the act requires audience participation, a *producer* walks around after everyone has taken their seats, and asks people if they would like to be part of the act on stage. If they say yes, he mics them up, explains where to walk to get to the stage, to be careful of the stairs when they come off stage, and not to leave with the mic pack on. When the trick is done the volunteer(s) return to their seat(s) and the producer retrieves the mic from them. Also, P&T have stated many times: "plants/stooges" are never allowed.

He tricked us all about revealing the trick that was a trick in itself - Legend

I love this. Literally the trick is just the pull of the correct card out of the deck, and the "explanation" is an amazing way to get rid of the trash! It's an absolutely amazing trick.

this one is simple...the wooden box has a tiny card painting demon in it.

That's the most respect Penn has given to any magician. He literally didn't even attempt to guess because he was that fooled. This guy is badass!

What I really love about this performance is the fact that in my opinion the real trick isn’t the card prediction. Yes, it is an important aspect to the routine,, but only as a setup to the real trick,. I feel like the real trick is an illusion to make the audience, Penn, and Teller believe they are watching a magician preform a card trick, then “reveal” how the trick is done in a convincing manner, only to pull the rug, (or paper wheel in this case) out from under our feet to reveal that that was the real illusion/trick all along. It’s such a brilliant concept for a trick that’s designed to fool both the audience and magicians who are watching for different reasons. First, the card trick portion imo was done very well and in a very entertaining way. The “trick reveal “ was especially brilliant as it was shown in a very logical and convincing way useing a method I’m pretty sure has done before which would bring both experienced magicians and audience on the same level before the big reveal. Note that Penn and Teller don’t really talk about the card trick that much,, but instead put emphasis on the line “We didn’t even know what the plot was”. In magic you are telling a story as much as your performing a trick. A watching magician, a lot of times will know the plot of the trick well before the audience does. The fact that P & T couldn’t figure out what the plot of the trick was until the audience realized what was really happening WAS the main point of this and they admitted as such.. It’s the only explanation I can think of when right after Penn says that he and Teller did not see the paper wheel reveal coming and then immediately proceeds to talk about holiday F.U. trophy, and not even try to explain how the card trick was done, tells me that not knowing what the ending was going to be, WAS the trick. Correct me if I am sir but if Penn or Teller revealed that that realized the “deck wheel” was just a paper mirage during their portion of the show, who’ll you have to say they were not fooled? You don’t really have to answer that if you don’t want to, I just want to tell you how awesome trick looks from my perspective. Very well done! The fact that you use both a childhood story ad the glue for all three acts, and the concept of “the magician who for one moment wants the audience to see things from his perspective “ That Penn and Teller themselves love to use in their acts made it all the more believable and just a brilliant move on your part. If you ever have a show in North Carolina I will be there.

Bravo, good sir. - BRAVO! I can't remember the last time I had so much fun reverse engineering a trick. Kudos for the brilliance of removing the loaded box from the stage before presenting the illusion. I'll say no more here. Truly a brilliant presentation! 👏

“I drank because I had to.” I feel that, brother.

What I like even more than the trick itself is how good a storyteller he is.

Hands down best act I’ve seen on this show!! Absolutely amazing!!

Very fun to watch! Ultimately I believe that initial wooden box was hiding a normal deck that you were able to easily control and slip that King of Clubs into the shown blank deck, but that's what makes the "explanation" a great misdirect!

"I lost something in the store" Your 50 sheckles? No. Okay.

Why does this feel more like a Ted talk than a magic show

The presentation of this is exquisite. That truly took my breath away.

This is a unique moment in magic where the explanation of how the trick worked was more entertaining than the trick itself.

So good and such a pleasure to watch!

This guy's a master - the performance, the narrative, the humour, the RIPPING UP OF THE WHEEL, perfect. I'd LOVE to see what's in that box he got rid of so well. But then, I'd lose the mystery!

I have watched this trick probably a dozen times! I just love it! I love for way too many reasons, but the biggest one is the man on the stage doing the trick! Absolutely wonderful, fun and exciting to watch!

I love when magicians show you a trick, reveal how it's supposedly done, then fool you again by changing the ending. I use to perform magic tricks myself and the reactions I got from those kinds of tricks were the best.

that one woman covering her ears and shaking her head when he asked the audience if they were sure they wanted to learn the trick LMAOOO

The wooden box is what contained the secret to the trick. The entire second half was a ruse to get it off stage.

When I think about magic tricks that really wow'd me, this one always comes to mind.

I really love the metatext and how all the second part works as much as misdirection and to woah the audience even more!

"do you still want to know how it's done?" 3:46 lady shaking her head and covering ears with a look of despair on her face

Bro fooled me 3 times. First with the trick, the part of the explanation, then the trick after the explanation. He even told us not to think anything is innocent, but as soon as the explanation started I put my guard down. Fabulous

I've watched this show a LOT, and this trick is hands down my FAVORITE ONE.

This is still my all-time favorite episode of Fool Us

That one lady at 3:47 REALLY didn’t want to know

i didnt even notice the blueprint in the background that was there the whole act. lol

This guy has insane charisma.

Love it every time I rewatch the trick. Thank you for the amazing performance.

Seeing Teller dressed as an elf gives me so much joy. And Penn makes the perfect Santa Claus.

It’s funny how everyone in the comments is calling the audience member a plant because he was already mic’d up. I’m sorry, do you want to watch a 1 minute segment of a camera crew attaching a mic to his sweater? Ever heard of editing?

i've watched a lot of routines from pen and teller's show and i've also watched other channels explaining them. I come back and watch this video occasionally. Despite being amazed each time, i have no desire to lift the veil and try to search an explanation for it. The illusion is just so well crafted i dont want to ruin it. The presentation, the narrative, the charistma.. the twists and the actual trick. Just brilliant. I think this has to be my favorite one. I'd love to watch you live at some point.

This is the best misdirection in history. Illusion is easy to figure out when you think about it but still best misdirection in history. Coming out with premise that he will explain it in the end was fantastic. Perfect presentation. I won’t say how it was done

I lost something that day. I lost a mystery... and 50 shekels

it's funny how he doesn't ever show what's in the wooden box

So cool. Loved this. I will have to watch more of this show.

One of the best tricks I've ever seen - not the first trick because I've seen so many like it. But the reveal of how the trick is done was spectacular. Brilliant.

I love how he explains that everything is important, but literally every single element that is essential to the original trick he carefully de-emphasized, played off, and removed from the stage (including the cards). Kind of fun to see how magicians manage to hide things in plain sight. He tells the audience exactly how to think but directs their attention at the wrong elements, haha. I especially like how AS he is saying that everything on stage is part of the illusion he casually closes the deck box. Good show.

“You can’t unknow it” Bold words talking to someone watching this the second time and not remembering the trick

This is why everyone loves a magic. It's just magical ❤️‍🔥👍🏼

Like he said everything on stage is a part of the illusion nothing is innocent. So is swapping the wooden box for a clear box. I think the key to the trick lies within the wooden box.

This is one of the most magical acts in magic that i have ever seen. He somehow treated us as equals and with respect while also still making us wonder with shock and awe. He is now in my top 5

I can only imagine the intricate engineering & design that goes into the really big stage illusions. That table is so cleverly designed.

This performance feels like a TED Talk. It has that vibe to it. So good.

A good magician is like a good comedian. It's not that they're real or even all that funny, it's that they know how to put on a good show. That's why it's all under the umbrella term of entertainment.

*Plot twist: The whole audience was hired by the magician and told everyone to select the king of clubs.*

To this day, out of all the magic I've seen, this is the best trick. Ive never seen something with so many twists and with such perfect showmanship.

This was beautiful- truly art❤

Probably the most intelligent magician ever to have come on that show. Absolutely incredible how he laid the plot!

He only needs access to a dozen cards in his wooden box. His wording with the audience member was the trick: "Do you want to pull out the numbers or the faces?" If the audience member says faces, he proceeds as he did in the video. If the audience member says numbers, he'll reply "Ok, now that we've pulled out the numbers, we have the faces left. Which do you want to pull out next?" And continues his wording to be consistent till he's down to one number. So all he needs is to have the twelve face cards in the box which are propped upright on the bottom so he can pull it out with the deck that is attached to the bottom of the lid. From there it's just slight of hand to keep the card hidden till he slips it in place in the deck. You can actually watch him do it as he fans them out. It's very clever, but I'm surprised it fooled them. I assume since they didn't act all baffled and such, they wanted to give him the trophy (since they admit he's earned it plenty by fooling them off-stage) or they didn't put much effort into figuring it out since they assumed he would beat them. They clearly have a lot of respect for this man.

Bravo! I think this might be the best trick I've ever seem. I got goose bumps and that weird rushing feeling in my head.

The best trick since my childhood! He explained how to do the trick and didn't explain it at all. Distraction using another trick. Bravo!

I find that I truly enjoy this show for a pretty simple reason: Professional curtesy. Penn and Teller genuinely take such pleasure from being entertained by these fellow magicians and show honest respect for the craft. That's priceless

0:35 That " _YES_ " made me clear my throat

It has been 2 years since I first saw this and I finally understand what you mean about the "cost" of learning a trick. A little piece of you dies when you find out how a trick is done and you stop seeing the trick the same way.

Wow! Even if he hadn't fooled them it really wouldn't have mattered because this was such a unique and interesting way of performing a magic trick. Someone watching this trick gets so many moments of enjoyment out of it. Being all struck by the trick especially when he turns the deck to reveal all blank cards. The rush when you realize a magician is actually going to let you in on the secret of his trick which is so rare. Being fascinated by just how much goes into this simple barely two minute long card trick. And of course the best part of all the realization that you actually have no idea whatsoever how he really performed the trick

Everything on stage is important? how about we actually get a look at that wooden box hey?

He put the cookie in his mouth with the napkin.

Azi... Wow... Now I must subscribe... Being from a small town in Nova Scotia, I have never had the pleasure of watching a great magician in my life and now at 58 years of age I hope I someday will! The closest I have come is referring to a dear friend of mine, a great musician, as Musgician... stating that as soon as he begins to play he makes people dissappear! You, my brother are the epitome of a class act in the art of magic and imagination! My wish for you is 'As the good Lord adds years to your life may he also add life to your years'

I love how the theme on this trick is right out of P&T's playbook of showing how a trick could work, and then they end the trick with another trick.

THIS is why you are so well respected & liked by everyone and even more by magicians. Absolutely brilliant, well done!

"Fantastic" is just inadequate. Making the reveal into just another illusion is absolute genius!

So heres what ive got. "Would you like to take out the numbers or the faces" This wording ensures the random person always guesses a face card, he simply removes the numbers if you ask to take them out, or has you pick from the faces if you have them take out a face. Next, the wooden box doesnt have a trap door. Its just filled with either A, 12 individual decks, one for every single combination e.g 1 with a king of spades, clubs, and so on for each royale, with the rest of the cards as blanks. Alternatively its B, where the box has 3 decks, one for king, queen, and jack. If it's B, what he does is take out the deck with the correct face card, and then uses the black contraption at the front of the deck which holds a copy of each of the different suites for said card. With that the trick is done, and the rest is misdirection with him taking away the culprit box and replacing it for a clear one while "explaining the trick"

This is amazing, definitely one of the best magic tricks I've seen. But I will never be satisfied with it until I learn for myself how it was done.

Dude wasn't even remotely in the same league as Penn and Teller from the way Penn spoke of him! Penn was like yeah this guy is the best and every once in a while he likes to come up on our show and kick ass, walking off with our trophy.