1 00:00:00,367 --> 00:00:01,434 [jazz music] 2 00:00:01,468 --> 00:00:02,969 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:17,484 --> 00:00:20,220 [applause] 4 00:00:20,253 --> 00:00:21,988 - From the Penn and Teller Theater 5 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:26,292 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. 6 00:00:26,326 --> 00:00:29,896 Here's our host, Brooke Burke. 7 00:00:29,929 --> 00:00:31,865 [cheering] 8 00:00:40,940 --> 00:00:42,108 - Welcome to "Fool Us." 9 00:00:42,142 --> 00:00:43,710 This is the Coliseum of Magic, 10 00:00:43,743 --> 00:00:46,913 where only the bravest magicians step into the lion's den 11 00:00:46,946 --> 00:00:49,749 and try to topple our two titans of trickery. 12 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:51,117 Are you not entertained? 13 00:00:51,151 --> 00:00:52,285 Well, you will be. 14 00:00:52,318 --> 00:00:54,721 Once we bring out our Caesars of Sorcery, 15 00:00:54,754 --> 00:00:56,589 Penn and Teller. 16 00:00:56,623 --> 00:01:00,727 [cheering, applause] 17 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:15,108 [cheering] 18 00:01:18,945 --> 00:01:20,814 - For a magician to get the thumbs up 19 00:01:20,847 --> 00:01:22,115 for a "Fool Us" trophy, 20 00:01:22,148 --> 00:01:24,651 they have to pull one over on Penn and Teller, 21 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:28,455 and our first magician in the arena might do it right now. 22 00:01:31,191 --> 00:01:33,126 - I was a math teacher for nine years. 23 00:01:33,159 --> 00:01:36,696 I love math, because it teaches you to solve things 24 00:01:36,729 --> 00:01:38,565 one step at a time. 25 00:01:38,598 --> 00:01:40,467 Creating magic is like that, too. 26 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:45,105 Each step is a problem you solve until presto, the solution. 27 00:01:45,138 --> 00:01:47,407 I started out as a juggler. 28 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,042 Juggling helps with magic, 29 00:01:49,075 --> 00:01:51,444 because it teaches your hands to think. 30 00:01:51,478 --> 00:01:55,515 I have two shows now on my own stage in the heart of Madrid. 31 00:01:55,548 --> 00:01:57,484 One show is for children. 32 00:01:57,517 --> 00:02:02,155 The grown-up show is a canvas for me to explore my heart. 33 00:02:02,188 --> 00:02:04,858 Tonight's routine demonstrates everything 34 00:02:04,891 --> 00:02:06,226 I believe about magic. 35 00:02:06,259 --> 00:02:08,695 Magic is a sharing of dreams. 36 00:02:08,728 --> 00:02:11,064 Penn and Teller, come dream with me. 37 00:02:12,699 --> 00:02:14,067 [applause] 38 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:19,873 - Dropping in from Madrid, give it up, everybody, 39 00:02:19,906 --> 00:02:21,774 for Javi Rufo. 40 00:02:21,808 --> 00:02:23,943 [applause] 41 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:28,381 I was inspired to be here 42 00:02:28,414 --> 00:02:32,118 by one of the greatest magicians of all time. 43 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:35,054 His name was Rene Lavand, 44 00:02:35,088 --> 00:02:38,858 and he was able to create beautiful magic, 45 00:02:38,892 --> 00:02:43,563 even with the handicap of having lost an arm as a child. 46 00:02:43,596 --> 00:02:48,201 Today, I would like to pay tribute to him 47 00:02:48,234 --> 00:02:51,471 with a trick on my own, 48 00:02:51,504 --> 00:02:53,873 using one hand only. 49 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:55,408 ♪ ♪ 50 00:02:59,579 --> 00:03:01,080 Rene Lavand's original act 51 00:03:01,114 --> 00:03:05,785 was called "No se puede hacer más lento." 52 00:03:05,818 --> 00:03:10,557 "It can't be done slower," and yet 53 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:13,326 He made the cards dance in between his fingers, 54 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:15,094 reaching the impossible. 55 00:03:16,462 --> 00:03:21,534 Today, borrowing some of his words 56 00:03:21,568 --> 00:03:25,171 two spheres will dance in my hand. 57 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:30,577 A white sphere and a red sphere. 58 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:34,547 I will try to do it very slowly, so there is no doubt. 59 00:03:37,517 --> 00:03:40,653 If two spheres dance together, 60 00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:43,723 such is a bond created between them, 61 00:03:43,756 --> 00:03:47,594 that they become eternally inseparable. 62 00:03:48,928 --> 00:03:51,631 And even if you try to separate them, 63 00:03:53,833 --> 00:03:58,071 they are and will be eternally inseparable. 64 00:03:58,104 --> 00:03:59,305 Look. 65 00:04:03,309 --> 00:04:05,478 Like Rene would say, 66 00:04:05,511 --> 00:04:08,114 "No se puede hacer más lento." 67 00:04:08,147 --> 00:04:10,717 It can't be done slower. 68 00:04:10,750 --> 00:04:14,654 But perhaps tonight it can, 69 00:04:14,687 --> 00:04:17,790 more slowly, more magical. 70 00:04:17,824 --> 00:04:21,561 But forget the spheres for a minute. 71 00:04:21,594 --> 00:04:24,964 This could be you and I, 72 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:26,933 a couple in love, 73 00:04:26,966 --> 00:04:28,901 or two best friends, 74 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:34,274 maybe the teacher and the pupil. 75 00:04:34,307 --> 00:04:38,711 I'm talking, I'm talking about the bond 76 00:04:38,745 --> 00:04:42,749 that makes the relationship between two parts 77 00:04:42,782 --> 00:04:48,454 into something eternally inseparable. 78 00:04:48,488 --> 00:04:51,190 [applause] 79 00:04:53,192 --> 00:04:56,062 No se puede hacer más lento, 80 00:04:56,095 --> 00:04:58,798 or perhaps it can be done slower. 81 00:04:58,831 --> 00:05:02,468 But anyway, I think it is very clear, 82 00:05:02,502 --> 00:05:05,705 if they have had a bond, they always will. 83 00:05:05,738 --> 00:05:07,807 And even if you break them apart, 84 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:11,177 they are and will be eternally inseparable. 85 00:05:11,210 --> 00:05:14,347 Look. 86 00:05:14,380 --> 00:05:17,250 I'm going to do it very slowly. 87 00:05:26,559 --> 00:05:29,495 Like Rene would say, 88 00:05:29,529 --> 00:05:32,832 I come to self amazement. 89 00:05:32,865 --> 00:05:35,435 [speaks Spanish] 90 00:05:35,468 --> 00:05:38,504 But if they have danced together, 91 00:05:38,538 --> 00:05:42,241 if they have shared experience, 92 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:47,480 maybe they are not physically together, 93 00:05:47,513 --> 00:05:51,150 it's their bond that is... 94 00:05:53,419 --> 00:05:57,957 and will be eternally inseparable. 95 00:05:59,025 --> 00:06:00,727 [applause] 96 00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:09,969 No se puede hacer más lento. 97 00:06:11,437 --> 00:06:14,507 Or perhaps, like Rene would say, 98 00:06:14,540 --> 00:06:15,608 in graceful defiance. 99 00:06:15,641 --> 00:06:18,878 I don't usually do that. 100 00:06:18,911 --> 00:06:23,516 There is nothing more dazzling than the truth. 101 00:06:23,549 --> 00:06:26,352 And to fulfill what was promised. 102 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:28,354 Yes. They are... 103 00:06:29,455 --> 00:06:33,693 and will be eternally inseparable. 104 00:06:33,726 --> 00:06:35,561 [applause] 105 00:06:39,465 --> 00:06:41,401 [cheering] 106 00:06:52,345 --> 00:06:55,581 Look, I don't know where I'll be tomorrow 107 00:06:55,615 --> 00:06:59,085 because the future is yet to come. 108 00:06:59,118 --> 00:07:04,157 Neither do about the present because it's already gone. 109 00:07:04,190 --> 00:07:07,927 What I'd like is for the bond 110 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:12,565 between you and I 111 00:07:12,598 --> 00:07:16,869 to be eternally inseparable. 112 00:07:16,903 --> 00:07:19,071 [applause] 113 00:07:25,244 --> 00:07:27,346 - Javi Rufo. 114 00:07:29,582 --> 00:07:31,417 Wow. 115 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:33,586 A standing ovation. 116 00:07:33,619 --> 00:07:36,322 That was, can I just... 117 00:07:36,355 --> 00:07:37,824 Boys, I don't know how you felt about it, 118 00:07:37,857 --> 00:07:40,393 but my heart was beating fast. 119 00:07:40,426 --> 00:07:43,196 It was like a magical love story. 120 00:07:43,229 --> 00:07:44,497 I mean, the ladies, 121 00:07:44,530 --> 00:07:46,232 did you see the faces on the ladies in the house? 122 00:07:46,265 --> 00:07:48,434 - Thank you. 123 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:51,971 - I mean, I really could have just closed my eyes 124 00:07:52,004 --> 00:07:54,040 and listened to the accent. It was so romantic. 125 00:07:54,073 --> 00:07:56,776 Wow. 126 00:07:56,809 --> 00:07:58,010 Okay. 127 00:07:58,044 --> 00:07:59,111 Hold it together. 128 00:07:59,145 --> 00:08:01,948 Were you inspired by a love of yours? 129 00:08:01,981 --> 00:08:03,749 [speaking Spanish] 130 00:08:13,226 --> 00:08:15,094 - There are a lot of people in his mind when 131 00:08:15,127 --> 00:08:18,764 he's doing the act, a lover, a friend, a parent. 132 00:08:18,798 --> 00:08:20,800 - I have to ask you, do you write poetry? 133 00:08:20,833 --> 00:08:22,902 - No. - No? You should. 134 00:08:22,935 --> 00:08:24,504 [laughing] 135 00:08:24,537 --> 00:08:26,005 [speaking Spanish] 136 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,118 - Yes. 137 00:08:39,151 --> 00:08:41,354 [applause] 138 00:08:42,855 --> 00:08:46,058 - Okay, Javi, let's see if you fooled Penn and Teller 139 00:08:46,092 --> 00:08:48,561 with one hand behind your back. 140 00:08:48,594 --> 00:08:50,396 Boys. 141 00:08:50,429 --> 00:08:53,165 - Oh, my goodness, Javi, I'm having a hard time. 142 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:55,334 Because usually I like being the one 143 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:57,203 in Penn and Teller who talks. 144 00:08:57,236 --> 00:09:02,408 And we're really both speechless. 145 00:09:02,441 --> 00:09:04,777 One of the most beautiful things we've ever seen. 146 00:09:04,810 --> 00:09:07,079 [applause] 147 00:09:07,113 --> 00:09:09,615 - It's just... 148 00:09:09,649 --> 00:09:14,487 it's rare that somebody actually sets out 149 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,522 to do something that poetic 150 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:18,791 and then actually delivers that. 151 00:09:18,824 --> 00:09:20,393 It's, I mean, one of the most beautiful things 152 00:09:20,426 --> 00:09:23,195 ever had on the show and so simple. 153 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:28,200 And I could go on and on and on and on, 154 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:30,970 but I'm never going to say anything that touches 155 00:09:31,003 --> 00:09:32,939 the beauty of what that looked like. 156 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:35,408 And after the third move you did, 157 00:09:35,441 --> 00:09:37,243 we both knew that you fooled us. 158 00:09:37,276 --> 00:09:39,078 [cheering] 159 00:09:47,420 --> 00:09:49,121 - Well done. 160 00:09:51,290 --> 00:09:52,391 - Gracias. 161 00:09:56,362 --> 00:09:58,364 [cheering] 162 00:10:00,299 --> 00:10:01,601 - Javi Rufo! 163 00:10:06,839 --> 00:10:10,142 - That was so romantic. 164 00:10:11,477 --> 00:10:14,080 We have a fooler in our ranks. 165 00:10:14,113 --> 00:10:16,983 Penn and Teller just awarded the first trophy of the night 166 00:10:17,016 --> 00:10:18,651 and we are not done yet. 167 00:10:18,684 --> 00:10:21,420 So stick around, everyone. 168 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:22,989 ♪ ♪ 169 00:10:28,661 --> 00:10:30,196 ♪ ♪ 170 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,035 - Welcome back. 171 00:10:36,068 --> 00:10:37,837 Let's meet the next magician trying 172 00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:39,271 to take down Penn and Teller. 173 00:10:42,141 --> 00:10:43,476 - I'm Emma Olson. 174 00:10:43,509 --> 00:10:45,811 I'm 18, and I'm from New York City. 175 00:10:45,845 --> 00:10:49,215 I've been watching "Fool Us" as far back as I can remember. 176 00:10:49,248 --> 00:10:50,683 Shin Lim is my favorite. 177 00:10:50,716 --> 00:10:52,018 I was also watching "Fool Us" 178 00:10:52,051 --> 00:10:54,286 when I became obsessed with cube magic. 179 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,922 Some people don't know what to expect when they see 180 00:10:56,956 --> 00:10:59,058 an 18-year-old show up for a magic gig. 181 00:10:59,091 --> 00:11:00,226 But that's okay. 182 00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:01,460 I think it's cool. 183 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:03,029 I wouldn't want to be an old guy doing magic. 184 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:05,631 - Good job, honey. 185 00:11:05,665 --> 00:11:09,635 - My grandmother came with me to chaperone, I think. 186 00:11:09,669 --> 00:11:11,971 I love my grandma. She's my biggest fan. 187 00:11:12,004 --> 00:11:14,507 She always comes to see any big show that I do. 188 00:11:14,540 --> 00:11:16,909 I'm glad she's here with me today, 189 00:11:16,942 --> 00:11:19,512 because this is the biggest performance in my career. 190 00:11:23,382 --> 00:11:25,251 I can't wait to see if I can fool Penn and Teller. 191 00:11:32,358 --> 00:11:34,393 - From NYC, put your hands together 192 00:11:34,427 --> 00:11:37,830 for 18-year-old magician Emma Olson. 193 00:11:37,863 --> 00:11:39,932 [applause] 194 00:11:44,570 --> 00:11:46,939 - Wow. Thank you guys so much. 195 00:11:46,972 --> 00:11:50,876 It is such an honor to be here performing for you guys tonight. 196 00:11:50,910 --> 00:11:54,180 Penn, Teller, I have something very special 197 00:11:54,213 --> 00:11:57,383 to show you guys with the Rubik's Cube. 198 00:11:57,416 --> 00:11:59,085 But it's going to be different than any other cube magic 199 00:11:59,118 --> 00:12:02,288 you've ever seen before, and you're about to see what I mean. 200 00:12:02,321 --> 00:12:03,422 - Good. 201 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:05,291 - For this, I would like a lovely assistant, 202 00:12:05,324 --> 00:12:08,027 and I was hoping, Penn, would you mind joining me on stage? 203 00:12:08,060 --> 00:12:09,395 - I'd love to. 204 00:12:09,428 --> 00:12:10,596 [applause] 205 00:12:15,101 --> 00:12:16,702 - So nice to meet you, Penn. - How are you? Good to see you. 206 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:19,505 - Now, Penn, I'm sure you're familiar with the Rubik's Cube. 207 00:12:19,538 --> 00:12:20,639 - Yeah, a little bit. 208 00:12:20,673 --> 00:12:22,508 - And the colors, too. - Yeah. 209 00:12:22,541 --> 00:12:24,677 - All right, so I'm going to go behind my back like this 210 00:12:24,710 --> 00:12:26,645 so I don't see the cube, 211 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,681 and as I'm turning it, 212 00:12:28,714 --> 00:12:30,049 just say stop on whatever color you'd like. 213 00:12:30,082 --> 00:12:31,283 - Okay, sure. 214 00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:32,618 - All right, whenever you would like. 215 00:12:37,389 --> 00:12:38,424 - Stop. - Right here? 216 00:12:38,457 --> 00:12:39,759 - Yeah. 217 00:12:39,792 --> 00:12:41,060 - Or do you want to keep going? - No, that's good. 218 00:12:41,093 --> 00:12:42,094 - This color? - Yeah. 219 00:12:42,128 --> 00:12:43,229 - You want to change your mind? - No. 220 00:12:43,262 --> 00:12:45,164 - All right, go ahead, remember that color. 221 00:12:45,197 --> 00:12:47,333 - This one right here. - Okay, okay. 222 00:12:47,366 --> 00:12:48,701 - This one, you got that? - I got that. 223 00:12:48,734 --> 00:12:51,103 - And the rest of the audience, do that as well? 224 00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:54,006 - Yeah, do that as well, please. 225 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:55,374 - All right, Penn, now go ahead, 226 00:12:55,407 --> 00:12:59,078 take the cube, take it from my hand, and mix it up. 227 00:12:59,111 --> 00:13:01,547 Mix it up so there's no way I could know 228 00:13:01,580 --> 00:13:03,549 what color Penn selected. 229 00:13:03,582 --> 00:13:05,084 Now while you're doing that, 230 00:13:05,117 --> 00:13:08,621 I'll show you here I've brought with me a little sketch pad. 231 00:13:08,654 --> 00:13:11,090 All right, and in the sketch pad, 232 00:13:11,123 --> 00:13:13,225 I'm going to go ahead and start off 233 00:13:13,259 --> 00:13:16,629 by drawing the basic outline of the Rubik's Cube. 234 00:13:16,662 --> 00:13:18,430 All right, now Penn, you just focus on your color 235 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:19,899 and mix up that cube. 236 00:13:19,932 --> 00:13:22,935 - I keep mixing? - Yes, continue to mix, please. 237 00:13:22,968 --> 00:13:25,704 - I finish or I keep going while you're... 238 00:13:25,738 --> 00:13:28,374 - Whatever you want, it's fine. 239 00:13:28,407 --> 00:13:30,943 - Okay. 240 00:13:30,976 --> 00:13:33,345 I'm concentrating though, that's the important part. 241 00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:34,880 - All right, that's great. 242 00:13:34,914 --> 00:13:38,884 All right, so here I have the outline of the Rubik's Cube, 243 00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:40,052 all right. 244 00:13:40,085 --> 00:13:41,987 And here, I'll take the cube back. 245 00:13:42,021 --> 00:13:43,155 You're done mixing it? 246 00:13:43,189 --> 00:13:44,523 - Yeah. - Or did I interrupt you? 247 00:13:44,557 --> 00:13:45,524 - No, you didn't. That's fine, I'm done. 248 00:13:45,558 --> 00:13:47,126 - Good, good. 249 00:13:47,159 --> 00:13:49,662 - All right, now I'm going to give it a little mix too. 250 00:13:49,695 --> 00:13:52,164 And Penn, your only job for this is to remember 251 00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:53,566 the color that you selected. 252 00:13:53,599 --> 00:13:55,134 - I know, I want to do that right. 253 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:56,302 - You know your color? - Yeah. 254 00:13:56,335 --> 00:13:57,436 - Okay, good. 255 00:13:57,469 --> 00:13:58,804 Can you hold your hand out for me? 256 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:00,039 - I will do that. 257 00:14:00,039 --> 00:14:01,340 - Yeah, and do the same with your other hand too. 258 00:14:01,373 --> 00:14:02,474 - Okay. 259 00:14:02,508 --> 00:14:05,010 All right, and hold the cube just like this. 260 00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:06,011 - Okay. 261 00:14:06,045 --> 00:14:07,313 - All right, and hold that close to you. 262 00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:08,547 - Okay, close to me. - So I don't get near it. 263 00:14:08,581 --> 00:14:09,615 Okay. 264 00:14:09,648 --> 00:14:11,183 All right, now here I have a bunch of 265 00:14:11,217 --> 00:14:12,618 different color markers. 266 00:14:12,651 --> 00:14:15,054 All right, each of these colors of the cube, 267 00:14:15,087 --> 00:14:16,689 one of these is your color. 268 00:14:16,722 --> 00:14:17,890 Mm-hmm. 269 00:14:17,923 --> 00:14:19,892 All right, so I'm going to try to figure out 270 00:14:19,925 --> 00:14:21,126 which one is your color. 271 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,262 Just give me a countdown from three. 272 00:14:23,295 --> 00:14:26,932 Three, two, one. 273 00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:28,500 - All right. 274 00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:38,344 - She hates pens. 275 00:14:38,377 --> 00:14:42,548 - All right, two more. 276 00:14:50,823 --> 00:14:53,158 Now Penn, for the first time out loud, 277 00:14:53,192 --> 00:14:55,928 can you go ahead and name the color that you selected? 278 00:14:55,961 --> 00:14:58,264 - Yellow. - Yellow? 279 00:14:58,297 --> 00:14:59,865 Yeah, yellow. 280 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,500 Now see, I got a little bit confused here, 281 00:15:01,533 --> 00:15:03,068 so I kind of just drew all the colors. 282 00:15:03,102 --> 00:15:05,471 Yeah, sorry about that. 283 00:15:05,504 --> 00:15:07,673 But do you see your color on there? 284 00:15:07,706 --> 00:15:09,775 - Actually, I don't. 285 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:11,610 - You don't? 286 00:15:11,644 --> 00:15:12,611 - I don't, no. 287 00:15:12,645 --> 00:15:14,780 - Oh, really? - No. 288 00:15:14,813 --> 00:15:16,348 - Mm. 289 00:15:16,382 --> 00:15:18,751 But here, your color yellow, 290 00:15:18,784 --> 00:15:20,686 I want you to imagine your color yellow 291 00:15:20,719 --> 00:15:22,521 - on the bottom of the cube. - I'm doing that. 292 00:15:22,554 --> 00:15:24,757 - Let me know when that's happened for you. 293 00:15:24,790 --> 00:15:27,559 It's done. Oh, my goodness. 294 00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:29,295 And watch over here. 295 00:15:29,328 --> 00:15:32,031 - Yep. - [applause] 296 00:15:39,038 --> 00:15:42,074 - Oh, wait, the magic isn't finished yet. 297 00:15:42,107 --> 00:15:43,275 You're still holding on to the cube in your hand. 298 00:15:43,309 --> 00:15:44,376 - I am. 299 00:15:44,410 --> 00:15:47,346 - Can you go ahead and lift your top hand? 300 00:15:47,379 --> 00:15:48,514 Do you see your color on top? 301 00:15:48,547 --> 00:15:49,715 No. 302 00:15:49,748 --> 00:15:50,816 - You don't see it on top? - I don't. 303 00:15:50,849 --> 00:15:52,985 - Do you see it on this side of the cube? 304 00:15:53,018 --> 00:15:54,920 - I don't. - Or how about this side? 305 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:56,155 - Nope. - Or this side? 306 00:15:56,188 --> 00:15:57,289 - Nope. - Not even this side? 307 00:15:57,323 --> 00:15:58,390 Nope. 308 00:15:58,424 --> 00:16:02,361 Can you go ahead and lift up the cube? 309 00:16:02,394 --> 00:16:05,631 [cheering] 310 00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:11,136 Look, I want to give this to you as a little souvenir. 311 00:16:11,170 --> 00:16:13,038 You and Teller can go ahead and check that out. 312 00:16:13,072 --> 00:16:15,040 - Oh, thank you so much. - Thank you guys so much. 313 00:16:15,074 --> 00:16:16,208 Thank you, Penn. 314 00:16:16,241 --> 00:16:17,209 - Wonderful. 315 00:16:19,111 --> 00:16:23,916 - Emma Olson, everyone. Wow. 316 00:16:23,949 --> 00:16:25,484 Oh, my gosh. Hi, Emma. 317 00:16:25,517 --> 00:16:27,553 You said that this was going to be the biggest performance 318 00:16:27,586 --> 00:16:30,055 of your career. How did it go? 319 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:32,958 - Well, I was very nervous. 320 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,927 But I'm glad that I got everything right. 321 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,729 And the trick went smoothly. 322 00:16:36,762 --> 00:16:38,364 - That's got to feel good. 323 00:16:38,397 --> 00:16:39,832 [applause] 324 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:44,803 Do you find that people underestimate you? 325 00:16:44,837 --> 00:16:46,638 - Unfortunately, yeah. 326 00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:49,842 With my age and being a female magician, 327 00:16:49,875 --> 00:16:52,945 I feel like people kind of have a expectation 328 00:16:52,978 --> 00:16:55,981 for what a normal magician is supposed to look like. 329 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,383 I don't fit that. 330 00:16:57,416 --> 00:16:59,818 But I'll let the magic speak for itself. 331 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:01,153 [applause] 332 00:17:01,186 --> 00:17:03,756 - Yeah. And confidence. 333 00:17:03,789 --> 00:17:05,591 I love it. I love it. 334 00:17:05,624 --> 00:17:09,361 Do you ever use magic in school to get yourself out of trouble? 335 00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:11,230 - Yes, all the time. 336 00:17:11,263 --> 00:17:12,398 [laughing] 337 00:17:12,431 --> 00:17:13,732 Especially for, like, class presentations. 338 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:16,035 And it does get a better grade, so it's good. 339 00:17:16,068 --> 00:17:17,803 - Sounds like a good deal. 340 00:17:17,836 --> 00:17:19,505 All right, Emma. 341 00:17:19,538 --> 00:17:20,973 Let's see if you're going back to the Big Apple 342 00:17:21,006 --> 00:17:22,241 with a big trophy. 343 00:17:22,274 --> 00:17:23,942 - Are you ready? - Okay, let's see. 344 00:17:23,976 --> 00:17:26,111 - All right, Mr. Fancy. 345 00:17:26,145 --> 00:17:29,214 - Hey, Emma. You're a genius. 346 00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:31,717 It's that simple. You're just a genius. 347 00:17:31,750 --> 00:17:34,219 [applause] 348 00:17:34,253 --> 00:17:36,121 The performance, the poise, 349 00:17:36,155 --> 00:17:38,223 the way you handled yourself, just terrific. 350 00:17:38,257 --> 00:17:40,859 The way you handled me and had me actually do things 351 00:17:40,893 --> 00:17:44,129 without me screwing it up, which is the danger of this trick 352 00:17:44,163 --> 00:17:45,764 is that I can screw it up. 353 00:17:45,798 --> 00:17:47,466 And I didn't do that. 354 00:17:47,499 --> 00:17:49,101 And that's all thanks to you. 355 00:17:49,134 --> 00:17:52,137 Getting to the secret of this, 356 00:17:52,171 --> 00:17:55,741 much of this stuff you just did. 357 00:17:55,774 --> 00:17:58,911 And if Teller and I worked on this the rest of our lives, 358 00:17:58,944 --> 00:18:02,681 which isn't that long, 359 00:18:02,714 --> 00:18:05,951 we would never, ever be able to learn that. 360 00:18:05,984 --> 00:18:08,987 The stuff you were keeping in your head was just phenomenal. 361 00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:11,957 We were just blown away by every moment of it. 362 00:18:11,990 --> 00:18:14,660 And even the parts that weren't just genius, 363 00:18:14,693 --> 00:18:16,562 but actually magic tricks, 364 00:18:16,595 --> 00:18:18,363 if you'd hooked up an EKG to us, 365 00:18:18,397 --> 00:18:19,998 you would have gotten a cardiographic 366 00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:22,367 thing that would have just blown your mind. 367 00:18:22,401 --> 00:18:24,536 We would have had to call our cardiologist, 368 00:18:24,570 --> 00:18:26,238 who's Dr. Martin Lewis, 369 00:18:26,271 --> 00:18:27,840 who you've probably heard of, is in town. 370 00:18:27,873 --> 00:18:31,243 He would have to fix our hearts. 371 00:18:31,276 --> 00:18:34,279 We were so blown away by your genius, Emma. 372 00:18:34,313 --> 00:18:36,148 You're just wonderful. 373 00:18:36,181 --> 00:18:37,216 [applause] 374 00:18:37,249 --> 00:18:41,053 And I think we've snuck in... 375 00:18:41,086 --> 00:18:44,123 We've snuck in a couple of things here 376 00:18:44,156 --> 00:18:47,526 that might let you know that you did not fool us. 377 00:18:47,559 --> 00:18:49,194 But look how the audience loved you. Huh? 378 00:18:49,228 --> 00:18:52,931 [applause] 379 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:55,033 How great, how great is she, huh? 380 00:18:55,067 --> 00:18:56,835 How great is she? 381 00:19:00,305 --> 00:19:02,040 - Emma, we're so impressed, 382 00:19:02,074 --> 00:19:04,276 but it sounds like you didn't fool the boys. 383 00:19:04,309 --> 00:19:06,278 Did that code make sense to you? 384 00:19:06,311 --> 00:19:07,880 - It made perfect sense to me, yes. 385 00:19:07,913 --> 00:19:09,781 - Thank you so much for being here with us. 386 00:19:09,815 --> 00:19:10,782 - You were amazing. - Thank you, guys. 387 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:12,684 - I'm so impressed. 388 00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:14,419 Emma Olson, everyone. 389 00:19:14,453 --> 00:19:16,388 Thank you. 390 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,228 Don't vanish. "Fool Us" will be right back. 391 00:19:24,630 --> 00:19:26,298 ♪ ♪ 392 00:19:31,336 --> 00:19:32,771 ♪ ♪ 393 00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:39,111 - We're glad you could join us. 394 00:19:39,144 --> 00:19:40,679 You're gonna love this next magician. 395 00:19:43,048 --> 00:19:46,084 - I don't really have the typical origin story. 396 00:19:46,118 --> 00:19:48,954 In my case, I was just a kid, and my uncle was evil. 397 00:19:48,987 --> 00:19:51,657 He pretended to do magic, but he was really just pranking me. 398 00:19:51,690 --> 00:19:54,159 He'd say things like, how many fingers have you got? 399 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:55,294 And then he'd count. 400 00:19:55,327 --> 00:19:57,329 One, two, three, four, five, 401 00:19:57,362 --> 00:19:59,398 ten, nine, eight, seven, six. 402 00:19:59,431 --> 00:20:02,935 Six and five is what? Eleven. 403 00:20:02,968 --> 00:20:05,704 So I learned magic partly to defend myself. 404 00:20:05,737 --> 00:20:07,439 I did close-up magic for years, 405 00:20:07,472 --> 00:20:10,242 and that's kind of what I became known for. 406 00:20:10,275 --> 00:20:13,378 Now I like to go a little weirder, go a little bigger. 407 00:20:13,412 --> 00:20:16,248 I do stuff with a lot of borrowed objects, like phones. 408 00:20:16,281 --> 00:20:17,883 I do some pickpocketing. 409 00:20:17,916 --> 00:20:19,685 And when I do card magic now, 410 00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:21,386 I like to add some strange new elements, 411 00:20:21,420 --> 00:20:23,956 as Penn and Teller are hopefully about to see. 412 00:20:23,989 --> 00:20:25,691 My handle is useless talent guy, 413 00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:28,760 because I embrace the idea that magic doesn't really serve 414 00:20:28,794 --> 00:20:31,163 any useful purpose, aside from to make people smile. 415 00:20:31,196 --> 00:20:33,765 But tonight, my magic does have a purpose, 416 00:20:33,799 --> 00:20:35,200 and that's to fool Penn and Teller. 417 00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:38,437 And if it does, I guess I'm the useful talent guy? 418 00:20:39,705 --> 00:20:40,939 I can get used to it. 419 00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:48,714 - Making his way to the "Fool Us" stage, 420 00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:51,350 from Atlanta, Georgia is Sean Ridgway. 421 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:56,788 - All right, thank you guys so much for having me. 422 00:20:56,822 --> 00:20:58,223 It's an absolute pleasure to be here, 423 00:20:58,257 --> 00:21:01,260 and thank you to Penn and Teller for joining me on the stage. 424 00:21:01,293 --> 00:21:05,530 So they say to be the best, you got to beat the best. 425 00:21:05,564 --> 00:21:08,767 So tonight, not only am I going to try to win a trophy, 426 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:09,801 but I'm going to try to do it 427 00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:12,204 in the most challenging way possible. 428 00:21:12,237 --> 00:21:14,006 By encouraging you both, 429 00:21:14,039 --> 00:21:16,074 and by giving you many opportunities 430 00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:17,542 to try and screw up my trick. 431 00:21:17,576 --> 00:21:19,711 - Okay, we're good at that. 432 00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:21,046 - There you go. 433 00:21:21,079 --> 00:21:25,117 - Okay, so Teller, we'll start with you. 434 00:21:25,150 --> 00:21:28,220 This folded up purple card is my big finale. 435 00:21:28,253 --> 00:21:31,923 Your job is to keep your eye on that card. Okay? 436 00:21:31,957 --> 00:21:34,126 And if you see any funny business, 437 00:21:34,159 --> 00:21:37,029 you let me know, and then congratulations, 438 00:21:37,062 --> 00:21:38,096 you've screwed up my trick. 439 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:39,831 Okay? 440 00:21:39,865 --> 00:21:42,634 But if you're watching here, you're not going to be paying 441 00:21:42,668 --> 00:21:44,069 attention to anything else going on over here. 442 00:21:44,102 --> 00:21:47,239 So the dilemma. 443 00:21:47,272 --> 00:21:49,808 And for Penn, for you, 444 00:21:49,841 --> 00:21:51,743 I have a box of matches. 445 00:21:51,777 --> 00:21:53,345 Go ahead and hold out your hand... 446 00:21:53,378 --> 00:21:56,248 with one single match inside. 447 00:21:56,281 --> 00:22:00,285 Go ahead and place that back inside. 448 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:01,653 Perfect. 449 00:22:01,687 --> 00:22:02,954 Now you're going to hold on to this. 450 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:04,489 You can put it in a pocket wherever you want, 451 00:22:04,523 --> 00:22:06,291 just that I can't get to it. 452 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:07,959 Just in your pocket. Yeah, perfect. 453 00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:10,829 So technically, if you wanted to screw it up, 454 00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:13,098 you could have done something like destroy the box, 455 00:22:13,131 --> 00:22:14,766 but that'd make you a sociopath. 456 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,536 - Yep. Which I am. 457 00:22:17,569 --> 00:22:19,504 - Dilemmas. 458 00:22:19,538 --> 00:22:21,807 So now we move on to a series of choices, 459 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:23,809 keeping in mind that each of these choices 460 00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:25,811 gives you the opportunity to... 461 00:22:25,844 --> 00:22:27,279 - Screw you up. 462 00:22:27,312 --> 00:22:28,747 - Oh my God, it's like you've heard this before. 463 00:22:28,780 --> 00:22:30,649 [laughing] 464 00:22:30,682 --> 00:22:33,185 So we've got a red deck and a blue deck. 465 00:22:33,218 --> 00:22:35,754 So Teller, you're going to point to whichever deck you like, 466 00:22:35,787 --> 00:22:37,823 keeping in mind, whatever you pick 467 00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:39,391 is the one you're going to get. 468 00:22:39,424 --> 00:22:42,728 And whichever one is left is going to Penn. 469 00:22:42,761 --> 00:22:44,262 So which one would you like? 470 00:22:44,296 --> 00:22:47,466 The red. Okay. 471 00:22:47,499 --> 00:22:48,667 So you're going to take these cards, 472 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:50,268 you're going to hold them face down, 473 00:22:50,302 --> 00:22:52,237 like you're about to deal and Penn, I'm sorry, 474 00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:53,872 but you're going to have to be stuck with the blue. 475 00:22:53,905 --> 00:22:55,173 - Okay. 476 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:57,109 - So hold those face down, because in a moment, 477 00:22:57,142 --> 00:22:59,378 I'm going to have you deal cards one at a time, 478 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:00,645 face up into a pile. 479 00:23:00,679 --> 00:23:02,848 - Okay. - So go ahead and start now. 480 00:23:04,383 --> 00:23:06,518 Perfect. And you can keep going as long as you'd like. 481 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:08,120 And at some point, you're going to stop. 482 00:23:08,153 --> 00:23:10,455 It could be at the same time. It could be at a different time. 483 00:23:10,489 --> 00:23:12,057 Totally your choice. 484 00:23:12,090 --> 00:23:14,459 And I should mention that my job is to get you 485 00:23:14,493 --> 00:23:16,661 to try to stop on the same card. 486 00:23:20,599 --> 00:23:22,601 - And we're still going. - We are. 487 00:23:24,736 --> 00:23:26,772 - All right. So it looks like Teller has come to a stop. 488 00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:27,806 - So have I. 489 00:23:27,839 --> 00:23:31,443 All right. So one last chance. 490 00:23:31,476 --> 00:23:33,178 Screw it up. 491 00:23:33,211 --> 00:23:36,515 Do you want to keep going? I'll take that as a yes. 492 00:23:36,548 --> 00:23:38,417 All right. Teller, we good? 493 00:23:38,450 --> 00:23:39,551 All right, gentlemen, 494 00:23:39,584 --> 00:23:41,453 if you would go ahead and take those face down cards 495 00:23:41,486 --> 00:23:44,523 that you stopped at, slip those inside the box. 496 00:23:44,556 --> 00:23:47,793 No, just the face down card that you stopped on. 497 00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:48,827 There you go. Perfect. 498 00:23:48,860 --> 00:23:50,262 - I did it right just so you know. 499 00:23:50,295 --> 00:23:52,264 - Yeah, he did. He gets bonus points. 500 00:23:52,297 --> 00:23:54,132 And go ahead. You can just set the decks on top. 501 00:23:54,166 --> 00:23:56,468 We don't need those anymore. 502 00:23:56,501 --> 00:23:57,969 Perfect. And actually know what? 503 00:23:58,003 --> 00:23:59,504 I don't want to touch anything. 504 00:23:59,538 --> 00:24:01,106 You go ahead, take those boxes, 505 00:24:01,139 --> 00:24:04,242 close them up and hold on to them. 506 00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:06,411 Good. 507 00:24:06,445 --> 00:24:11,016 So here we have an interesting situation, a one in 52 choice. 508 00:24:11,049 --> 00:24:15,454 And honestly, I think that you guys are so magical 509 00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:18,723 and so connected after all these years of working together 510 00:24:18,757 --> 00:24:21,059 that despite giving you every opportunity 511 00:24:21,092 --> 00:24:22,994 to change your mind and screw up my trick, 512 00:24:23,028 --> 00:24:26,231 you've still managed to select the same card, 513 00:24:26,264 --> 00:24:29,334 which brings us to another choice. 514 00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:31,703 Penn, you can either take my word for it 515 00:24:31,736 --> 00:24:33,939 and then we can leave everything as is. 516 00:24:33,972 --> 00:24:36,308 You can take those home as a souvenir. 517 00:24:36,341 --> 00:24:38,677 And that wouldn't technically screw up the trick, 518 00:24:38,710 --> 00:24:40,378 but it may leave the audience hanging a little bit. 519 00:24:40,412 --> 00:24:42,380 Dilemmas. 520 00:24:42,414 --> 00:24:45,650 So, Penn, trust me or prove it. 521 00:24:45,684 --> 00:24:47,986 - I think we need to prove it for the audience. 522 00:24:48,019 --> 00:24:49,087 - Of course. 523 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:50,255 - That's how much I love you. 524 00:24:50,288 --> 00:24:51,389 - There we go. You heard it here, folks. 525 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:52,858 [applause] 526 00:24:52,891 --> 00:24:55,794 All right. So go ahead, open up the card boxes 527 00:24:55,827 --> 00:24:58,830 and put those cards face down into my hand. 528 00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:00,799 Just like that. Perfect. 529 00:25:00,832 --> 00:25:03,568 And you can just set the boxes down. 530 00:25:03,602 --> 00:25:06,037 So by your reaction, your reaction, 531 00:25:06,071 --> 00:25:08,173 and of course the reaction of the audience, 532 00:25:08,206 --> 00:25:10,909 you guys will let me know how close they got. 533 00:25:10,942 --> 00:25:12,310 Here we go. 534 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:13,512 [audience gasps] 535 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:24,523 - That's pretty cool, but it could have been a fluke. 536 00:25:24,556 --> 00:25:25,824 It could have been a coincidence. 537 00:25:25,857 --> 00:25:29,261 But I'm here tonight to show you guys real magic. 538 00:25:29,294 --> 00:25:30,829 So as I said at the beginning, 539 00:25:30,862 --> 00:25:34,566 that folded up purple card is my big finale. 540 00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:39,070 Teller, have I done anything sneaky with this box? 541 00:25:39,104 --> 00:25:41,039 And how crazy would it be if this card 542 00:25:41,072 --> 00:25:43,775 turned out to be a match? 543 00:25:47,412 --> 00:25:49,648 So if the match is here, Penn, 544 00:25:49,681 --> 00:25:51,216 go ahead and reach into your pocket. 545 00:25:51,249 --> 00:25:53,652 Take out that match book. 546 00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:56,187 Go ahead and slide it out. 547 00:25:56,221 --> 00:25:57,188 There you go. 548 00:25:57,222 --> 00:25:59,257 And show everybody what's inside. 549 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:00,392 Go ahead. 550 00:26:00,425 --> 00:26:02,227 You can drop the sleeve and I can go ahead. 551 00:26:02,260 --> 00:26:04,596 I can take that, 552 00:26:04,629 --> 00:26:08,333 which leaves us with one folded up purple card and no match. 553 00:26:08,366 --> 00:26:09,734 But it wouldn't be a good trick, 554 00:26:09,768 --> 00:26:13,772 of course, unless this card was also... 555 00:26:13,805 --> 00:26:15,907 the king of clubs. 556 00:26:15,941 --> 00:26:18,043 [applause] 557 00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:21,313 All right. Thank you guys so much for helping out. 558 00:26:21,346 --> 00:26:22,714 Thank you, Penn. Thank you, Teller. 559 00:26:22,747 --> 00:26:24,683 You can have a seat. 560 00:26:24,716 --> 00:26:28,653 - Sean Ridgeway, everyone. 561 00:26:28,687 --> 00:26:30,021 Wow. Hi, Sean. 562 00:26:30,055 --> 00:26:31,222 - Hello. - Nice to meet you. 563 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:32,591 - You as well. 564 00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:35,961 - I heard that you do a post every day on social media. 565 00:26:35,994 --> 00:26:37,362 - Yes. 566 00:26:37,395 --> 00:26:39,831 I decided that I would take on the challenge of 567 00:26:39,864 --> 00:26:41,866 on social media every single day, 568 00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:45,403 filming a magic trick that I created and posting it online. 569 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:49,374 So 365 ideas. 570 00:26:49,407 --> 00:26:51,209 - That is a lot of magic. 571 00:26:51,242 --> 00:26:54,546 And do you also create magic tricks for other magicians? 572 00:26:54,579 --> 00:26:59,117 - Yes. People come to me asking to solve a problem. 573 00:26:59,150 --> 00:27:02,020 And I'm an idea guy, so I try to figure out how best 574 00:27:02,053 --> 00:27:04,055 to solve that problem for them. 575 00:27:04,089 --> 00:27:07,292 - So not every magician then can create 576 00:27:07,325 --> 00:27:09,060 and build their own tricks? 577 00:27:09,094 --> 00:27:12,097 - They can, but a lot of people choose not to. 578 00:27:12,130 --> 00:27:15,300 And that's because for every one good idea, 579 00:27:15,333 --> 00:27:16,935 there's probably a hundred garbage ones. 580 00:27:16,968 --> 00:27:18,870 - Is it in the performance that you discover 581 00:27:18,903 --> 00:27:20,038 that they're garbage ones? 582 00:27:20,071 --> 00:27:23,842 - Unfortunately, sometimes. 583 00:27:23,875 --> 00:27:26,878 - Well, Sean, let's see if we can match you up 584 00:27:26,911 --> 00:27:28,246 with a "Fool Us" trophy. 585 00:27:28,279 --> 00:27:29,681 - All right. - Let's go to the boys. 586 00:27:29,714 --> 00:27:30,682 - Are you ready? - Yes, ma'am. 587 00:27:30,715 --> 00:27:31,683 - Penn and Teller. 588 00:27:31,716 --> 00:27:33,518 - Hey, Sean. 589 00:27:33,551 --> 00:27:36,287 - Be nice. Be nice, boys. 590 00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:39,324 - Boy, that was really, really nice. 591 00:27:39,357 --> 00:27:42,127 Just a perfect plot, really put together. 592 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,895 Very good challenge. 593 00:27:43,928 --> 00:27:45,296 Very good all the way through. 594 00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:49,100 Some of that stuff, like a lot of that stuff, 595 00:27:49,134 --> 00:27:52,303 we haven't seen in that form before. 596 00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:54,973 Now, we never know who's coming out here, 597 00:27:55,006 --> 00:27:57,042 so we don't know whether that's just stuff 598 00:27:57,075 --> 00:27:59,344 we haven't heard of or whether you invented that. 599 00:27:59,377 --> 00:28:00,645 Did you invent that? 600 00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:02,447 - Everything up here, I invented myself. Yes, sir. 601 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:07,619 - Wow. Really? All of it? 602 00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:08,887 Wow. That's phenomenal. 603 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,156 And Teller said the first thing he said we sat down was, 604 00:28:11,189 --> 00:28:13,625 in a couple of years, he's going to be a monster. 605 00:28:13,658 --> 00:28:17,696 You're just so, so good and still so, so young. 606 00:28:17,729 --> 00:28:21,599 It's just amazing where you're going to go. 607 00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:23,868 And knowing that you invented that stuff yourself 608 00:28:23,902 --> 00:28:26,304 is really, really, really wonderful. 609 00:28:26,337 --> 00:28:29,107 But this is the part where we get all the flap 610 00:28:29,140 --> 00:28:31,042 or the flack where we have to go into 611 00:28:31,076 --> 00:28:33,278 giving you some code 612 00:28:33,311 --> 00:28:35,980 and you challenged us to try to screw you up, 613 00:28:36,014 --> 00:28:38,650 we're trying to stick together on that, work together on that. 614 00:28:38,683 --> 00:28:43,354 And I think that even this won't screw you up. 615 00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:45,790 When I say, with all due respect, 616 00:28:45,824 --> 00:28:47,625 I don't think you fooled us. 617 00:28:47,659 --> 00:28:48,793 - All right. 618 00:28:48,827 --> 00:28:50,729 - Did that all make sense to you? 619 00:28:50,762 --> 00:28:52,330 Do you think they figured out how you did your tricks? 620 00:28:52,363 --> 00:28:53,732 - Loud and clear. 621 00:28:53,765 --> 00:28:55,467 I challenged them and they rose to the occasion. 622 00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:57,001 - Thank you. 623 00:28:57,035 --> 00:28:58,837 - Well, you didn't fool them, but you sure impressed them. 624 00:28:58,870 --> 00:29:00,004 And we loved having you. 625 00:29:00,004 --> 00:29:01,506 Give him a round of applause, everyone. 626 00:29:01,539 --> 00:29:02,540 - Thank you. - [applause] 627 00:29:02,574 --> 00:29:04,175 - Thank you, Sean. 628 00:29:04,209 --> 00:29:05,510 Sean Ridgeway, everyone. 629 00:29:08,179 --> 00:29:10,381 We're not packing it in and neither should you. 630 00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:12,584 We've got more amazing magic in a minute. 631 00:29:12,617 --> 00:29:13,752 Don't go away. 632 00:29:13,785 --> 00:29:15,086 ♪ ♪ 633 00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:22,794 ♪ ♪ 634 00:29:26,097 --> 00:29:27,966 - Welcome back to "Fool Us." 635 00:29:27,999 --> 00:29:30,335 Let's meet the next magician who's gonna try 636 00:29:30,368 --> 00:29:31,970 to fool Penn and Teller. 637 00:29:33,638 --> 00:29:36,107 - I moved to New York when I was 23. 638 00:29:36,141 --> 00:29:37,342 It's the one place on earth 639 00:29:37,375 --> 00:29:39,210 where you can dream of doing anything 640 00:29:39,244 --> 00:29:41,746 and then find somebody who will teach you how to do it. 641 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,748 One of my dreams was magic, of course. 642 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,417 And you know what? It still is. 643 00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:48,753 Now I'm the guy who gets to mentor people coming up. 644 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:50,255 It gives me a kick, 645 00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:53,391 and passing it on is the only way magic survives. 646 00:29:53,424 --> 00:29:54,492 She's good. 647 00:29:54,526 --> 00:29:56,261 New York is a great place for magic 648 00:29:56,294 --> 00:29:59,030 because you can play to an audience of any size. 649 00:29:59,063 --> 00:30:00,498 There are enormous stages, 650 00:30:00,532 --> 00:30:04,235 but there's a cafe society, too, where you go table to table. 651 00:30:04,269 --> 00:30:05,403 You get people involved. 652 00:30:05,436 --> 00:30:06,871 You bring them in, bring them close. 653 00:30:06,905 --> 00:30:09,307 You meet your audience face to face. 654 00:30:09,340 --> 00:30:11,776 For me, there's just nothing like that. 655 00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:13,444 The routine I'm doing tonight won me 656 00:30:13,478 --> 00:30:16,080 a top award as the best close-up magician. 657 00:30:16,114 --> 00:30:18,516 It would have been easy to stop working on the magic 658 00:30:18,550 --> 00:30:20,118 after winning a prize like that, 659 00:30:20,151 --> 00:30:21,186 but I can't help it. 660 00:30:21,219 --> 00:30:22,954 I keep working on it. 661 00:30:22,987 --> 00:30:26,591 There are 32 separate effects in what I'll do tonight. 662 00:30:26,624 --> 00:30:28,293 Penn and Teller may bust me, 663 00:30:28,326 --> 00:30:30,395 but they're going to have to work for it. 664 00:30:32,330 --> 00:30:34,432 [applause] 665 00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:39,871 Give it up for master manipulator, Jim Vines. 666 00:30:41,039 --> 00:30:43,341 ♪ ♪ 667 00:31:00,758 --> 00:31:02,393 [audience gasps] 668 00:31:41,466 --> 00:31:43,434 [audience gasps] 669 00:31:43,468 --> 00:31:46,137 [applause] 670 00:31:57,081 --> 00:31:58,850 [audience gasps] 671 00:31:58,883 --> 00:32:00,585 [applause] 672 00:32:15,199 --> 00:32:17,268 [applause] 673 00:32:24,375 --> 00:32:27,312 [applause] 674 00:32:33,851 --> 00:32:36,354 [applause] 675 00:32:49,801 --> 00:32:52,103 [audience gasps] 676 00:32:52,136 --> 00:32:54,305 [applause] 677 00:33:00,111 --> 00:33:02,647 [applause] 678 00:33:08,119 --> 00:33:10,355 [applause] 679 00:33:25,303 --> 00:33:27,939 [audience gasps] 680 00:33:27,972 --> 00:33:29,874 [applause] 681 00:33:34,712 --> 00:33:37,248 [applause] 682 00:33:44,555 --> 00:33:47,058 [applause] 683 00:33:59,670 --> 00:34:02,373 [applause] 684 00:34:25,329 --> 00:34:27,598 [applause] 685 00:34:37,942 --> 00:34:40,845 [applause] 686 00:34:54,759 --> 00:34:57,395 [applause] 687 00:35:07,338 --> 00:35:09,407 [audience gasps] 688 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,709 [applause] 689 00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:19,817 [applause] 690 00:35:33,598 --> 00:35:37,635 [applause, cheering] 691 00:35:41,706 --> 00:35:45,042 - Wow, wow, wow, that was amazing. 692 00:35:45,076 --> 00:35:46,777 Thank you so much. 693 00:35:46,811 --> 00:35:48,312 - I mean, you don't have to work another day in your life 694 00:35:48,346 --> 00:35:50,047 if you can produce that kind of money. 695 00:35:50,081 --> 00:35:52,250 - Well, if I can do that every day, can you imagine? 696 00:35:52,283 --> 00:35:54,552 - No, I can't, especially the credit cards. 697 00:35:54,585 --> 00:35:55,753 - Yes. 698 00:35:55,786 --> 00:35:58,589 - Does classic magic evolve over time? 699 00:35:58,623 --> 00:36:00,191 - Absolutely. 700 00:36:00,224 --> 00:36:03,861 This effect that I did tonight, which is producing money, 701 00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:05,897 at least since 1852, 702 00:36:05,930 --> 00:36:07,665 when Robert-Houdin did something called 703 00:36:07,698 --> 00:36:10,134 "The Miser's Dream," and he would reach into the air 704 00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:13,304 and catch coins and coins and coins and drop them in a bucket. 705 00:36:13,337 --> 00:36:16,541 And so the idea of combining those two things together, 706 00:36:16,574 --> 00:36:19,844 but taking it sort of to the next level, that was just, 707 00:36:19,877 --> 00:36:23,147 you know, we say we stand on the shoulders of giants, 708 00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:24,715 and he was certainly a giant. 709 00:36:24,749 --> 00:36:27,451 - Do you think that there are old tricks 710 00:36:27,485 --> 00:36:29,720 that have been lost over time? 711 00:36:29,754 --> 00:36:31,022 - Absolutely. 712 00:36:31,055 --> 00:36:33,457 And every so often, someone will surface 713 00:36:33,491 --> 00:36:35,159 with an ancient manuscript that hasn't been seen 714 00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:36,827 in hundreds and hundreds of years, 715 00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:38,162 and it's just a joy, 716 00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:41,365 because when you see something that seems brand new, 717 00:36:41,399 --> 00:36:43,701 but it's really hundreds of years old, 718 00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:48,406 and you feel like you're meeting that magician today, you know? 719 00:36:48,439 --> 00:36:51,442 - Okay, Jim, let's see if we can cash in your money magic 720 00:36:51,475 --> 00:36:52,677 for a "Fool Us" Trophy. 721 00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:53,778 - Are you ready? - I'm ready. 722 00:36:53,811 --> 00:36:56,280 - You ready, boys? - We're ready. 723 00:36:56,314 --> 00:36:59,383 Oh, Jim, you know, it's so amazing to see, 724 00:36:59,417 --> 00:37:01,686 I mean, obviously, 725 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:03,621 a total pro been doing this forever. 726 00:37:03,654 --> 00:37:05,990 This is a lot, a lot of work, 727 00:37:06,023 --> 00:37:10,428 but to do an act that masquerades as a trick 728 00:37:10,461 --> 00:37:12,697 done at a table and actually 729 00:37:12,730 --> 00:37:14,665 explodes over to the whole stage 730 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,467 is a really beautiful thing. 731 00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:19,770 You do not expect a table act to be that big, 732 00:37:19,804 --> 00:37:22,807 and to be able to do a really 733 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:24,976 stage magic illusion act 734 00:37:25,009 --> 00:37:28,312 all based on sitting at a table bare handed, 735 00:37:28,346 --> 00:37:34,151 starting with just a little slip from an ATM is just brilliant. 736 00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:37,788 We were all prepared for just a coin trick, 737 00:37:37,822 --> 00:37:40,591 and then you end up doing so much more than that, 738 00:37:40,625 --> 00:37:42,727 and it gets bigger and bigger and bigger, 739 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,896 and one of the best techniques you use 740 00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:47,865 is using one trick to cover another, 741 00:37:47,898 --> 00:37:50,234 to cover another, to cover another, 742 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:52,903 so it's very hard for the audience 743 00:37:52,937 --> 00:37:55,039 to backtrack on what's happened. 744 00:37:55,072 --> 00:37:58,242 There's so much surprise all the way through this. 745 00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,777 It's just terrific. 746 00:37:59,810 --> 00:38:02,980 Of course, in terms of style, there's a lot of Slydini. 747 00:38:03,014 --> 00:38:05,483 You have dove productions. You have camouflage. 748 00:38:05,516 --> 00:38:07,451 You have all sorts of stuff, 749 00:38:07,485 --> 00:38:09,053 and it's also great to see an act 750 00:38:09,086 --> 00:38:12,556 that you've obviously been working for years and years, 751 00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:14,959 and is a huge crowd pleaser, 752 00:38:14,992 --> 00:38:18,029 and we loved every single second of it. 753 00:38:18,062 --> 00:38:20,231 All the innovations were wonderful, 754 00:38:20,264 --> 00:38:23,267 but we don't think you fooled us, 755 00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:25,169 but man, we loved it. 756 00:38:25,202 --> 00:38:26,437 - Thank you. 757 00:38:26,470 --> 00:38:27,571 [applause] 758 00:38:29,573 --> 00:38:31,809 - Jim, it sounds like you didn't fool them, 759 00:38:31,842 --> 00:38:33,444 but you sure entertained us all. 760 00:38:33,477 --> 00:38:34,745 Am I right? 761 00:38:34,779 --> 00:38:37,148 - You are right, and I just have to say one thing. 762 00:38:37,181 --> 00:38:40,051 This was such an honor, such a privilege to be here, 763 00:38:40,084 --> 00:38:45,790 but also, I must be one of the first people in history 764 00:38:45,823 --> 00:38:48,826 to leave Las Vegas with a suitcase full of cash. 765 00:38:48,859 --> 00:38:51,295 [laughing] 766 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:54,332 So I am super excited. 767 00:38:54,365 --> 00:38:56,100 - Jim Vines, everyone. Thank you so much. 768 00:38:56,133 --> 00:38:57,501 - Take care, everybody. 769 00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:04,208 - BRB, more "Fool Us" right after this. 770 00:39:04,241 --> 00:39:06,277 TTYL. 771 00:39:06,310 --> 00:39:07,912 ♪ ♪ 772 00:39:13,084 --> 00:39:14,919 ♪ ♪ 773 00:39:17,221 --> 00:39:18,889 - We have time for just one more trick. 774 00:39:18,923 --> 00:39:21,492 So why not have the masters themselves perform it? 775 00:39:21,525 --> 00:39:24,362 Put your hands together for Penn and Teller. 776 00:39:24,395 --> 00:39:26,764 [applause] 777 00:39:26,797 --> 00:39:29,433 - You know, Brooke, we didn't always live in Vegas. 778 00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:31,902 We used to live in Trenton, New Jersey. 779 00:39:31,936 --> 00:39:33,371 There's a whole bridge there that says, 780 00:39:33,404 --> 00:39:36,006 "Trenton makes, the world takes," 781 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,743 kind of a passive aggressive slogan for a city. 782 00:39:38,776 --> 00:39:41,045 And we used to go to a place called the Leprechaun Bar, 783 00:39:41,078 --> 00:39:43,214 which is right down the street from our apartment. 784 00:39:43,247 --> 00:39:45,549 And we would try to make a little bit 785 00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:47,585 of pocket money doing bar bets. 786 00:39:47,618 --> 00:39:49,687 And one of the bar bets we'd love to do 787 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:51,856 was to have someone pick a card, which you can do there. 788 00:39:51,889 --> 00:39:53,958 - I love card tricks. - Oh, good! 789 00:39:53,991 --> 00:39:55,192 Good, you're on the right show. 790 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:56,527 - All right, so... - Take any card you like there. 791 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:58,729 Sure. There you go. 792 00:39:58,763 --> 00:40:00,598 And good. And you can take a look at it, 793 00:40:00,631 --> 00:40:02,299 but you can also show it to the camera, you'll see. 794 00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:05,836 What we would do is we would say to the person who picked it, 795 00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:07,838 we'd say, we bet you 20 bucks 796 00:40:07,872 --> 00:40:10,107 that we have your card 797 00:40:10,141 --> 00:40:14,278 on a giant card underneath this silk. 798 00:40:14,311 --> 00:40:15,646 And people would always take the bet. 799 00:40:15,679 --> 00:40:16,947 They'd always take the bet. 800 00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:19,483 And underneath, there'd be a full deck of cards 801 00:40:19,517 --> 00:40:21,886 the way they're printed before they're cut. 802 00:40:21,919 --> 00:40:23,888 As you can see, there's one, two, three, 803 00:40:23,921 --> 00:40:25,823 four, five, six, seven, eight, 804 00:40:25,856 --> 00:40:28,893 one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. 805 00:40:28,926 --> 00:40:30,394 That's 56. 806 00:40:30,428 --> 00:40:32,363 Of course, there's two advertising cards 807 00:40:32,396 --> 00:40:35,065 and two jokers and the 52 cards in the deck. 808 00:40:35,099 --> 00:40:37,368 So whatever card they picked would be on here. 809 00:40:37,401 --> 00:40:39,703 So at this point, they knew they were beaten. 810 00:40:39,737 --> 00:40:41,338 You can see it's ripped to pieces, 811 00:40:41,372 --> 00:40:44,074 because one guy, we did it for, kind of a tough guy, 812 00:40:44,108 --> 00:40:46,477 got angry that he'd been taken in that way. 813 00:40:46,510 --> 00:40:48,879 And he took a knife and just sliced up. 814 00:40:48,913 --> 00:40:50,648 This is the way they're printed. 815 00:40:50,681 --> 00:40:51,949 They're printed like this before they're cut. 816 00:40:51,982 --> 00:40:53,984 He just sliced it all up. 817 00:40:54,018 --> 00:40:56,620 But the way the trick goes is we would then just turn it over 818 00:40:56,654 --> 00:40:58,789 and show that their card was there. 819 00:40:58,823 --> 00:41:04,028 Because there are 56 cards, 52 of them, 820 00:41:04,061 --> 00:41:05,563 it's every card in the deck. 821 00:41:05,596 --> 00:41:08,566 So whatever card you picked is going to be there. 822 00:41:08,599 --> 00:41:10,634 You can see it's like ace of spades, two of spades, 823 00:41:10,668 --> 00:41:13,137 three of spades, the nine, 10, jack. 824 00:41:13,170 --> 00:41:18,909 And then this goes 10 of clubs, jack of clubs. 825 00:41:18,943 --> 00:41:20,177 - And there's a space there. - Whaaat? 826 00:41:20,211 --> 00:41:22,480 - What card do you have there, Brooke? 827 00:41:22,513 --> 00:41:23,614 - Do you want to see it now? 828 00:41:23,647 --> 00:41:25,216 - Put it right there. - Oh my goodness. 829 00:41:25,249 --> 00:41:29,220 - Right where it belongs, 10, jack, queen, king. 830 00:41:29,253 --> 00:41:30,855 Right there, fitting there perfectly. 831 00:41:30,888 --> 00:41:34,291 So we didn't bet you, but you know, it's a pretty good trick. 832 00:41:34,325 --> 00:41:37,194 You could still give us 20 bucks if you wanted to. 833 00:41:37,228 --> 00:41:39,096 - I sure will. I'll give you 40. 834 00:41:39,129 --> 00:41:40,965 You guys, that's amazing. 835 00:41:40,998 --> 00:41:42,600 Wow. 836 00:41:42,633 --> 00:41:44,535 Well, that's all the time that we have for tonight. 837 00:41:44,568 --> 00:41:47,171 But don't you worry, because we'll be back with more of TV's 838 00:41:47,204 --> 00:41:50,174 best magic on the next episode of "Fool Us." 839 00:41:50,207 --> 00:41:52,042 Good night, everyone. 840 00:41:52,076 --> 00:41:54,645 [applause]