This is how I steal a PIN code | Timon Krause | TEDxAmsterdam 

if a purple dolphin in a pentagon frame equals 9 *what have i learnt in school*

So he reveals part of a persons bank details and then passes his wallet through a big crowd of random people... 🤨

i wish he called me up on the stage so he can say 6969 out loud

Who else is reading the comments thinking maybe this was planned out?

if he let the audience decide that who is gonna come, then and only then I believe the show is real...!!!

How is this a TedTalk?

This dude probably called his bank that night to change his PIN :D

I love how he GAVE the wallet to the audience to pass it along

This guy has his own 2 person chill band...shouldn't we all have one?

I love what the pianist in the back is playing while Timon is cracking the PIN code

“nice and loud, Andrew!” *three to four claps falter off into silence*

It's called mindgames, and it applies to every moment of this performance. Nothing is random, or not planned.

"Think of a simple geometric figure" "A pentagon" Sure mate.

“He’s coming all the way from... *uh oh if i say england they’ll know its staged how do i save this* the back!”

Love his voice

The way the music comes back on after he figures out the number sounds like a movie

he is so fricking smooth, i love it!

His hair is trying way too hard.

Loved his personality

He looks like Prince Charming from Shrek

You never told us how though

Even if he guessed wrongly I would have said he guessed correctly.

Gotta love that intro music

“Is it possible to learn this power?” “Not from a Jedi.”

So TED talks are magic shows now??

How easy it is to integrate one dude out of the audience in the Show beforehand, no other way to find the number 9, there is no logic behind - nice show tho

Most unpredictable thinkers in the most benign questions

this is not a TED talk, it is just part of a stage act. This is not HOW he steals a pincode, Just him getting a pin code. A TED talk should teach me something. This taught me nothing. Still clever though.

It was amazing 😍 😍, how he convinced him to believe something which wasn't true.

I’m also from South Africa 🇿🇦😻❤️

This guy is really crazy... Too often seen him doing unbelievable things. Patrick jane ...

Okay so when he snapped I literally for a split second had the image of a lion in my head

What if this was a con to get access to the 2nd guy's wallet?

Better he kicks a ball into the crowd and whoever catches it comes up or some such thing 🤔 it would make for a more convincing routine.

Thanks bro!

This guy is so accurate

This is amazing. I truly do believe that this is real and l enjoyed this performance very much!

i was waiting for a VPN commercial near the end :)))))

Thank you

What showmanship!

Why is everyone complaining? Mentalists and magicians NEVER explain how their tricks work. Also, if you watched closely and listened carefully you would have been able to explain his techniques to yourselves. It's very well known how mentalists read and manipulate minds, and Timon is using exactly the same techniques: 1. giving suggestions and watching for physical reactions (e.g. feeling the man's muscle tension in the fingers while counting from 1 to 0), 2. using his knowledge about probabilities (e.g. knowing that many middle-aged men try to trick the mentalist by thinking about the next number in the PIN, or that most people who don't think about a blue lion in a circle are drawn to the number 9). Of course the first trick could have been set up, but: Timon very impressively showed how predictable humans are, because we all think alike. An example from everyday life: good salespersons read our reactions and know what to say in order to make us buy stuff we actually don't need. (This is pretty much what other TEDx speakers tell us in a very explicit way - and they get praised for it.) You can learn a lot from his performance if only you were willing to!

"we're in the intimacy of these 600 people" And everyone else on the internet...

Best tip in the last 10 seconds!!

Is these a kind magic? It's so amazing

After coming out of Timon's hypnosis, I have strange desire to perm my hair.

So how did he do it? Or am I the only one interested to know?

This is probably the best video ..I ever watched....😂😂😂

Perfect

Here is some ACTUAL substance... in the beginning of the actor coming up stage, he was asked, “I assume you have a bank card in your wallet.” 87% of people would at that point bring their attention to their wallet, most going as far as to pay their back pocket. At this point, if it wasn’t staged, the subject would notice his wallet was missing.

I loved the jazzy background music, but I'm still skeptical about actually reading someone's mind.

Amazing, looks like real magic, if it`s true ) Hard to believe!

The dramatic music kills it

This one and the hypnotism one bothers me for some reason. Seems so staged

I am from South Africa too, I chose magenta( basically purple) a dolphin, a hexagon(close to a pentagon) and my number was also nine! Haha

My mouth opened when he said dolphin, me too. Just not the other ones tho. This is cool

Amazing music

I’ve been doing that hand thing with my friends since 6th grade. So I could look cool that I guessed there number they where thinking about.

When he said think of a blue elephant an apple popped into my head

Surely the best thing to do would be think about something that's not a number e.g. a piece of music which you can count along to the beat of as he goes through the numbers?

He even got musicians for this

Purple dolphin guy obviously a stooge - he was deliberately picked.

The PIN code is a paid actor

Now that's a perm that even Richard Simmons could admire.

Admired

When Timon isn't mesmerizing audiences with his subliminal magic, he volunteers his hair as a sanctuary for rescue pigeons. What chance did any of you ladies have of not falling in love?

Andrew was mugged later that evening.

nice team work

Timon Krause would be an excellent Bond villain.

I have to wonder what would happen if during the PIN code game, Andrew had started thinking about things that were not digits, and continuously changed the thing thought about?

I’m willing to put money down that the speaker and the guy in the pattern shirt are friends or at least know each other

The drum is cool

The music is so random!

I have to say, it was a nice show. It's just entertainment, but... Andrew, who came "all the way" from Engla... i mean, the back, was probably well aware of what was gonna happen. Not saying he's part of the group of performance but maybe he was picked out beforehand and told to act like the number was his PIN. So many options here. I'd be impressed if they convinced me that the guy was chosen completely random (by the audience for example). Also, this aint no TED talk. This is just a show.

I dont even know my pin code, I just know which buttons to press.

Even if he gave me the correct answer I would still say No just to keep our talks long. 🤣😍❤️ He is fine.😍😍

He is so in love with himself

"This is how I steal a pin code" Well if that guy ever tries to high five me, I'll know what he's up to. ;)

If I was asked what the first digit of my pin code is I wouldn't know. I only know the shape it makes on the keypad.

Ayy Andrew representing!!🇿🇦✌🏻

thank you so being here

If he could tell me how many people in that audience are high I'd really be impressed.

Nobody: Musicians at start: *playing wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town*

Magic

And he stole my pin code while I watched this video AMAZING

Just me or a coincidence that Andrew was coming “all the way” from the back and turned out he was travelling from England

It looks alike "Now you see me" movie (or was that the name of soundtrack to the movie?)

Pin code was checked by keeping an eye on his Pulse on his Hand

When he said 9 😮 I was mind blown 🤯 I was thinking of the number 9...

Clever magic trick, though the steps are fairly obvious to those who know similar tricks. Unfortunately, this was more of a magic show than a TED talk

This is how I get locked up after giving a TedTalk

omg the bit where he thought of the THIRD digit i did that too!!!! (sub-consciously. i only realised afterwards)

Timon is brilliant. But the Piano OMG The piano is delicious.

Wowww... That's amazinggg..One of the best mind reader in the world👏👏😍😍

The stage: *literally has musicians on it * People in the comments: hm I wonder if this is staged??

He knew both people

The wallet is exactly the same as he used in another show in germany. The show is called Night Wash

In case you missed it he told you this was only entertainment. Not mind reading.

If this show were in Italy, when he gave back the wallet to the audience in irder to give it back to the owner, you know what would happen

Him saying "A purple dolphin framed by a pentagon = 9" is like saying "If a train leaves at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="150">2:30</a> and arrives at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="300">5:00</a>, what weight is an elephant?".

This is possible only in planned set up..he is touching hand and sensing the feeling of numbers.