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As a Romanian i can confirm this is how we do magic in the Carpathians as well We let someone else do our job and we step aside and have a few laughs while looking at them
6:53 Teller: "Our cut is 50% on the butterfly deck sales" 6:56 Ondrej: "25" Teller: "25?Hm" Penn: "(C'mon what's going on)" 7:02 Ondrej: "Look I get it. You can't split 25% nicely. But it's 3 million dollars, right?" 7:05 Teller: "Right. Just a moment, lemme check with Penn." Penn: "We're gonna discuss again?" 7:12 Teller writes down the sum. Penn: "Oh-kay"
What was funny about this, it's that i immediatly by these deck. A wonderfull and amazing deck of cards. A wonderfull man also. Nice from the begining to the end
Děkuju Adame! Čím dál víc se v kouzlech pohybuju a čím dál více lidí potkávám, tak poznávám, že s trochou talentu, píle a odhodlání může prorazit každý. ;)
I think I figured it out! The deck Penn initially picked from was a fake deck with only the 8 of hearts (and he was lucky Penn respected magicianship and didn't check the cards at all while he initially shuffled). At 2:36 he does some amazing finger work and pulls a second real deck out of his right sleeve and puts it under the fake deck (I replayed that few seconds about 100x, lol). Then, as he flips all the cards prior to fanning them out to show they are all different, the fake deck is put in his sleeve. After that he just had to tell Alyson over the headset to look for that specific card, the 8 of hearts. Two things made me think this could be how it was done; one was the way his fingers were moving when he flipped the deck over, as well as how he flipped in over lengthwise instead of the shorter sideways. The second thing was the way he reacted when Penn stated that he believed he had a "free choice" of which card he selected, and then said "If I didn't, you win". His face kind of told it all right there...I think... Anyone else see what I'm seeing and think this is how it was done? Regarding the "marked the card" theory.... while it kind of looks like he touched the card with his pointer finger and therefore potentially marked it, I looked really closely and I'm pretty sure that his finger doesn't actually make contact with the card at all. Unless he marked it with a different finger? I would think that would be the first and most obvious method that Penn and Teller would look for and guess.
I think you're right about the switch of the deck, but it didn't need to be all 8 of hearts. If it's a new deck and Penn put the card back to a new one there would be a duplicate and all Allison had to do was find the duplicate. It looked like that's what she was doing by looking at her eyes hovering the deck to find a card.
That theory, looking for a double, cold be true as well. It's too bad that they don't actually show how it was done afterwards... Although I guess that would eliminate the magic and wonder for the viewer/audience. I am aware of at least one performer who was on their show who subsequently posted a video on his RU-vid channel years later explaining how he fooled them though, which was cool to watch! :)
yep, I agree with everything you said. I've watched this video at 0.25 over and over and over... It's slight of hand technique to force Penn's choice. So yes, they were fooled and you're right. The magician's tell when Penn said he was sure he had a free choice because he believed the cards were marked or something along those lines. Plus the magician can't lie obviously about it because the "judge"/producer already knows the trick.
I think that when Alison wore the headphones, the headphones was playing audio which explained the marking system of the cards to Alison so that she could pick the right card.
I don't think so. She only looked at the face of the cards, not the backs. He was able to sneak a glance at the mark himself, and he had 52 different audio recordings to choose from. He just chooses the corresponding recording, which tells Allison which card to pick from the deck.
what if he placed his pinky where Penn put his selected card and all he had to do is count it's position say position ten from left if fanned out and he played a track on his device say maybe on an Ipod and chose track ten with instructions of pulling out 10th card.. note that he has recorded tracks maybe 52 tracks each track with different instructions only on where to pull out the card. i.e track 1 pull out 1st card, track 2 pull out 2nd card and so on but of course there were other instructions like waving hands gestures to simulate that Alison was reading his mind
Penn shuffled the deck... I thought he forced the card, and that was also what penn&teller thought (when they talked about "free choice"). But he said that wasn't done in this way...
I just don't really understand why it was considered as Ondrej fooled them... Because at first yes, it is true that Penn really had free choice... but then he basically explicitly said he knows the trick is based on the design of the deck ("i think looking at that deck is great deal of fun for you") so even if they didn't really guess right where and how the magician learns what the card is, they guess right the way of learning right... And proofed it by explaining that Alison found the card in the deck because of the instructions. So again... Why is it considered as fooled?
Not knowing the answer for certain, I would guess that there are well-defined rules in place for constitutes a correct guess from P&T. The guest magicians give up something pretty valuable, the details of their methods, to the shows judges for a chance at something also valuable, the exposure and notoriety that they get if they "fool" two world-renowned magicians on national television. Although it's not technically a financial exchange, I would guess that it's in everyone's interests to know beforehand what the rules are, exactly. If P&T were making borderline calls in their favor, magicians would complain and it would make it harder for the show to find quality guests. I'm guessing that they throw difficult calls in the guests favor, particularly since it doesn't really cost P&T much to give someone a win.
This came up in a different episode. To a layman, if you know how 10% of the trick is done, you feel like you understand how the whole trick is done. For a trained magician trying to specifically state how a trick is done, if they know 90% of the trick but don't know where and when the actual exact tricky bit is, that fools them. Otherwise they could just say "sleight of hand" and be right every time. Penn and Teller know how all the tricks are done, and if they had multiple guesses they'd nail it every time after they eliminated a couple possibilities, but the show is structured to be fair to the performer.
I think that: It's a marked deck. P&T knows it's a marked deck. Problem is, that is not enough to bust the magician. Because... it is too wide. Then they can, you know "Oh, done by slide of hands - next!" so they have to be more specific. P&T said it was marked, in the nice butterfly pattern, so he could tell witch card is chosen. That is why he wanted them to clarify "hat did you see". He then said that, yes, it is marked but not in That way. And then it is a fooler, because, they did not reach that specific part of the trick. It can be marked with UV light ink, it could be marked on the edges of the card, it can be marked when he put it back, it can be... There are several methods and they have to be roughly around the correct method to bust.
Depends what it said in the headphones. It looks like when Penn put the card back in the deck, the magician secretly made it a mission to touch the card with his finger as it was getting slid in, as if he was feeling for something or putting something on there like a mark, or something sticky. When the lady was sifting through the deck, the headphones instructed her to look for something, pull it out and then put it on the table...that "something" may very well be some type of marker.
But the cards were shown to Penn face-up after that. He then instantly had the backs of the cards in view when shuffling. At that point, he saw the cards and destroyed the information about which card he picked.
no, his phone had pre-recorded instructions. He just tapped and played the recording with the instruction to pull out the card he already knew it was. The question to answer is how did he know. Penn thought he saw visually the mark card. Teller went up to clarify more specifically what it was he "saw" and they were wrong on their guess as he obviously told Teller how it was actually done or was a bit more specific in it at least. The producers already know how the trick is done so they can validate if the magician isn't being honest. Otherwise, I believe this all to be a setup for them to close a deal with this act and market him and his products and P&T will earn royalties or licensing rights. Win win :D Nonetheless, it is a good way to present the trick. When you have a good act that can really engage the "paying" audience. That will fill seats and get them $$$$
It seems the chosen card is being put back reversed (It's a one way deck), then Ondrej spots it via the edge marking system when he hands the deck to Alison. But that seems like a HUGE gamble since Penn could put the card in the "wrong" way, and/or reverse half the deck when he shuffles. Is there some control I'm not seeing?
The cards are one way marked... On the back and the front. That's why he wanted them to clarify what did "he" see.. Because ondrej really didn't see anything.. He just told Allison what to look for.
@@ViciousLtv But he did not see the card while it was in Penn's possession. Marking does no good if you do not look at the card. Someone else suggested he swapped decks after Penn chose his and he showed all the cards are different. The risk was Penn seeing his chosen card in the fanned out cards. Then Allyson had to do was look for duplicate cards.
@@davidpazdirek2216 he should/could have shuffeled them differently but he had not. Look at the video again when he shuffeles the cards ( at 2:55 ). But its risky for sure!
@@tyliir Those cards indeed were marked, but absolutely different (inovative) way, then they thought. This was Ondrej's prototype. And Penn made his job really easy. I think, I know, how he did it. Bud I've seen videos of him doing this trick, where they accidently when shuffeling made this trick hard and he performed anyway where I have no idea, how it is done. BTW you cam buy those cards nowadays, they are in second edition with upgraded markng system. Just find Butterfy Deck of Butterfly Playing Cards.
@@alexubel It was absolutely a free choice. The cards are marked, when Penn puts his card back, the deck was flipped, so with one quick glance down, he can see which card is Penn's and what that card is. Then he just plays an audio recording for that corresponding card, Allison is told to pick that card. Voila. The marking system is what makes this work so beautifully.
binonuts but how did he see Penn’s card since it was put back in the middle and shuffled before he looked at it? I thought it was a stripper deck since he reversed the deck for penn to put in his card. But he would’ve had to control it to the top to see the back markings.
@@PremiumTrader The markings are visible on the side/edge of the card. Does not need to be controlled to the front. You can tell what card it is even in the middle of the deck.
I believe she doesn't need to see the butterflies at all, since Ondrej sees them before pressing play on the instructions for her. Does it make sense? :)
idk if I just saw this but at the start when he shakes her hand, he slips a card in her hand and she takes it, so she is obviously in on the trick somehow
Butterfly cards are marked cards. The back design gives it away. How? I don’t know. You have to buy the deck to find out. They make it very clear not to share the info online.
I hate camera cuts. Check out 3:07, definite portion missing. I wonder if it was cut in the original airing. Basically, there’s no way of figuring it out when you’re missing part of the trick.
Binary...🤔 Hmm... Great trick and great deck of cards! Credit to Ondrej for making a deck like this. Easy to read ones you know it. Just like everything else. But what part accually fooled PT? Dont get me wrong. I did not even know how the cards are marked at first. Apparently when you buy the deck, you kinda swore to not write anything online. If you search online, it is super hard to find anything about this deck that reveals its secret. You need to buy the deck and the book. Revealing the revolutionary Binary. But surely PT must known this?
Penn never looks at his card! From when he pulls it out of the deck at 02:30 to when he puts it back at 02:55, he never looks at it. What am I missing?
2:38 he actually rotated the entire deck. I got it... So when pen insert his card, his card will be obviously different to another so the lady can find it with earphone comment
A lot of people are saying that the original deck is rigged and all containing one card, but when Penn is shuffling we can clearly see a black card. Is there something I am missing?
Its probably not all same card. Check the butterflies on the cards when penn is inserting the card back to the deck, you will notice that the butterfly on his card is facing the other way round compared to the deck. So i think that is the trick to it
Penn talked a lot about the design of the cards so I looked it up and it’s a specially designed marking system. So the magician knows exactly what card is what. I’m thinking after Penn picks his card, he uses the marking system to figure out what card Penn has, and when he plays the audio for Alyson, he has 52 versions and selects the one for the card he has.
Butterfly Playing Cards let's see what their price would be, magic is a tough passion to keep up with in South Asian Developing countries due to currency conversions and no local shops, definetly keep an eye open for contests lol
I actually do know this trick. I actually required salt, he touches the card right when puts it in the deck for Penn to shuffle. Putting salt on the card is invisible to anyone concentrating on shuffling or doing anything not related to salt and it leaves a small gap in the deck only to the holder when being picked up after it’s picked up the salt has already disappeared
She didn't look at the backs. She doesn't know about the marks. He was able to sneak a peak at the the mark himself, quickly identify the card, and play an audio recording (he has 52 recordings) for that corresponding card. She just sifts through the face cards and picks the one she's told.
@@binonuts actually you are wrong :) i got these card next to me, and these has 4rd hidden marking system on the front of the deck, so Alisson could easily find it with the simple instruction... i can give you a sneak peak... the card was put in opposide side... and you could find the card with the looking on the front of the deck! yes you could find if looking somewhere else but Ondrej wouldn't reveal that on the headphones... :)
@@sebash6 I have the deck too. If she's not trained with the deck, it'll take her a few seconds to figure out the mark, which would make it blatantly obvious that that's what she's doing. They would have busted that. With Ondrej's trained eye, he can figure out the card within a milisecond, play a sound clip of that card for Allison, and she just picks that card. Much simpler.
@@binonuts well, of course, he could sneak peak on the card and then choose from the 52 list which card was choosen. Anyway it would take more time to find a track from mp3 and as I saw he Just click - play... Anyway, So You know which marking I was talking about? The Close You look the "less" you see. (front d)
I wonder if the contestants on this show who get the FU award are contractually obligated to reveal the secret to P&T after the curtain. That would make the real value of the show that P&T can secretly collect all the world's greatest illusions to incorporate into their acts later on. Endless edgy material without research, per se.
No They reveal the secret before the show. The judges can then determine if P&T were fooled. If this guy had forced the card then he would have been called out. In another trick the magician did not understand what Penn was talking about. The judges said that he had fooled them. Edit I misheard Penn
@@stephenolan5539 Actually, they conceded if he would have forced the card, he would have won, because that really really looked like free choice (which I think it was).
You have to tell the trick to the producers as to prevent Penn and Teller from getting scammed. It's also how they vet out the stupid tricks and the overly dangerous ones. Penn and Teller usually figure out the tricks afterwards by re-watching the footage, but it wouldn't matter since the producers won't let you do the same trick twice.
Could be the cards were not marked initially. When he took the card from Penn, he could have added something to the card that could then be identified (by feel or visually) based on the instructions given to Alyson via headset. Could also be that the headset was misdirection (no audio at all), and Alyson was to simply infer based on this 'added' mark which card she was to choose.
@@apokalupsis116 that's a possibility. But the Butterfly cards are commercially sold marked deck. Perhaps he even used the unmarked version to throw Penn&Teller off. The trick was performed without using the marked feature.
@@kardtable The cards are marked and the marking system was used in this trick. When you know how the marking system work, you know how this trick was done. So if you are really curious you should buy them. They are worth it.
I think he just got them on a minor technicality here. The deck was marked. Penn watched point-blank the moment he turned the deck around instead of looking at his card. They then announced at the end that the deck was marked. So, I think the only thing he got away with is exactly where the mark was.
Its not that minor. They were wrong about the method. "Marked Deck" is way to unspecific. Its like "You use sleight of hand for this Trick". Thats why he was asking them to be more specific. And when Teller was more specific, it was clear, that they didnt know how this Trick was done. They thought of a different method.
@@Raybeez223 It's a 'pick a card - put it back in - shuffle - is this your card' trick. The deck being marked is seriously all the explanation that is needed.
@@monodescarado Well, you skipped the important part between the shuffle and the reveal. If you buy a random marked Deck you wont be able to do the trick the way Ondrej did it. They didnt know at which moment Ondrej knew the card. And thats crucial.
@@Raybeez223 You're right. I just rewatched it. I was under the assumption that he just flipped the deck around and that the marked card was now upside down - somehow making it easier for Allison to find it. However, on the rewatch I noticed that Penn riffled the deck after putting the card back, thereby messing up that theory completely. I take back everything!
At one point he fans all of the cards but Penn’s face up. Have a partner overhead on stage, take a picture, run it through some software that identifies the missing card. The partner relays the card to Allison. Magician does nothing but make sure the 51 cards are fanned so they all show. The marked deck is a red herring.
From 2:35, by picking the card, things are going with too much fuss. Pen had some difficulty to pull the card out, than he was massing around with the pack too much. Anyway, there is the key. Pen could not just pick one from the deck on the table and put it back, for sure.
I figured it out!! At just after 2:39 he turns, and crucially rotates, the deck. Thus when Penn puts his card back in it will be opposed (upside down) to the rest of the cards in the deck. This then allows Alison to find it. The headphones play a message that helps her figure out how to spot the chosen card. The card will have a non-symetrical (on the vertical) unique marking. Boom.
That was my first guess too, but Penn riffles the deck after choosing his card, which would reverse the orientation of half the cards and hide a flip like that! It's definitely a marked-cards trick, though - you can buy the cards, and they're specially designed. The website doesn't explain the marking system, but if you look closely at the design it's quite complex and there are lots of small differences between the backs. I think that every card has the suit and value encoded on the back - Ondrej was simply able to identify the card on the table by looking at it, and selected the correct card on his phone to be played to Alyson during the recording (which fits with what's said in the code - Penn implies that the trick uses a key card, which it doesn't, but Alyson nods because the normal meaning of "key in" fits what happened). It's a really great trick, though - without Penn drawing attention to the butterfly design I'd have had no idea how it could be done.
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He changed a new deck at 2:48 by sleeves, so there are double cards totally 53 cards. The hints was "any double card" by headphone. This trick was misleading wrong direction for them on the card different.
He doesn’t need to do that tho, the deck he’s using is marked in a very special genius way so it didn’t matter if you shuffled it or something like that.
2:25 a switch with a deck with only 8 of hearts,all cards are face down.2:40 he switch back to the first deck with all the cards, than face up the deck to show us it s the first deck, all cards included.The rest of it...just an audio file which tell Alison:pick the 8 of hearts.End of the story.
it's not a deck switch. It's specifically a plant with slight of hand to force Penn's choice. He plants a cluster of 9ofhearts in the middle after Penn has shuffled through slight of hand. While giving additional misdirection as he tells us he's looking at beautiful Alyson's eyes. See his hands cover the entire deck to perform the slight of hand to plant the cluster. He then only spreads that cluster of 9H to present for Penn to choose from. Notice how stiff his grip is on the outer edges as Penn pulls a card from the deck. He's making sure only that middle cluster gets pulled from. Once Penn has the card, he does the slight of hand to retract the cluster of 9Hs back into his sleeves. Again, added misdirection by telling you out loud to memorize your card, this is exactly when he's pulling the cards into the sleeve while squaring the deck. Flips the deck over to set the cluster into the sleeves and spreads the faced up deck to show nothing out of the ordinary. Trick is done, and the rest is the Prestige. Well fucking done on this trick to be honest. Trophy is well deserved. Penn did get it wrong and he openly admitted it right at the start of him guessing. He did not have a freedom of choice as he thought.
100% free choice, then beetles nonsense, then he goes through the deck twice face up, first time he founds which card is missing, second time he counts position to two of them and cuts the deck before the third one, so it's on top. Then deals face down first card, counts the other 2.