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- [Narrator] Illusion, the
art of tricking the brain,

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distorting the senses,
challenging perception.

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You can't trust what you
see, even with your own eyes.

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Meet the Masters of Illusion.

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(crowd cheers)

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- Hello everyone, I'm Dean Cain

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and welcome and to
Masters of Illusion.

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What's real

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and what is not?

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That's a question you may
be asking yourself a lot

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over the next half hour

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but that's the beauty of
magic performed by masters.

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Will you be entertained?

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- Sorry to interrupt.
- Ladies and gentlemen,

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Wayne Hoffman.

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I was just introducing
the whole show.

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- Sorry.

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I, I talked backstage.

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I'm working on
something really quick.

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It's a whole thing
about recycling.

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I got two crushed
cans, green or red.

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Which one do you want?

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- Green
- Green? Your call.

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Watch the dent in the can.

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Because if you imagine we
can take the dents out,

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the dents will start
to come outta the can

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and we still have a hole, but
if you imagine we can grab it

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and throw it away,

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if I just snap, you see
the hole reseals itself.

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It's actually resealed.

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Tap on it. Resealed?

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- Resealed.
- Now we can refill it, too.

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Listen, there's
nothing in there yet,

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but imagine we can refill it.

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It's starting to refill.

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Keep going. Now make it cold.

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Here, feel it.

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You'll feel it getting colder.
- It's very cold.

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- It's getting
colder and colder.

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I'm a big fan of recycling.

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And this one's for you, bud.

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'Cause you're gonna
be doing a lot

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of the introing and a lot
of talking for the show.

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So here you go.

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(crowd cheering)
- That's pretty good.

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This next act, can't
just be a lucky guess.

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It's beyond prediction.

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What's the explanation?
Must be magic.

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So let's hear it for Eric Jones.

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(funky music playing)

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- Good evening, folks.

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Thank you so much
for having me back.

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I wanna show you all
something interesting.

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Here in my pocket, I've
got a single envelope.

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In that envelope happens
to be a playing card

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with a prediction, a commitment
to your astonishment.

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Ma'am, what is your name?

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- Valeria.
- If it's okay,

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I'd like to try
something with you.

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You, me and my pack
of playing cards.

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Specifically I've got two
black Kings here on top

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of the pack which I will leave
here for just a few moments.

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Valeria, I need you
to choose a card.

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I'll pass through the
cards, just like this.

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Whenever you get the notion,

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I want you to say the word stop.

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Wherever you say stop,
that'll be your card.

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Does that sound fair?

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- Yes.

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Stop.

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- Would you like the uppermost
card where you said stop

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or the lowermost card?

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Completely up to you?

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The uppermost card.

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Ooh, that is not
a bad card at all.

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Now, if it's okay with you,
I'd like to mark this card

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because the truth of the
matter is I could have

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another card just
like this in the pack.

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So I'm gonna ask you a
couple of personal questions.

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What's your middle name?

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- Alejandra.
- A-L--

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- E-J-A-N-D-R-A.

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- How tall are you?

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- 5'4".
- 5'4", that's admirable.

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I like that. Five
feet four inches.

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So we got that there as well.

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Last but not least,

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did you happen to have a
pet growing up as a child?

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- I did.
- You did.

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Was it a dog, a cat,
a gerbil, a snake?

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A dog. What kind of dog?

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- Rottweiler.
- What was your

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Rottweiler's name?
- Beba.

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How do we spell that?

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B--
- B-E-B-A.

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- B-E-B-A.

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- Now there's no way
that I could know any

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of this information.

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Your middle name, your height

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or the name of
your childhood pet.

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That's true, yes?

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That all checks out.

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Are you a science fan at all?

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- I am.
- You are.

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Have you ever heard that
a matter cannot be created

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or destroyed?

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You have?

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you may have also heard
that it cannot occupy

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two places at once.

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Now folks, what you're
about to see is going to

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look like trick photography.

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So if you need to
blink, do it now.

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Watch.

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(fast-paced music playing)

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You know, at the very beginning

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I was hoping that I could make
a connection with one of you.

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And I got to learn a
little bit about you as a

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matter of fact.

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But I also said that I was
gonna make a prediction,

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a commitment to
your astonishment

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that I mentioned that
I wouldn't touch until

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the very end.

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Now, wouldn't it be interesting,

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wouldn't it be strange, in fact,

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if this single playing card
that's been in your view

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this entire time would happen
to be your three of clubs

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with your middle name,

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your height and the name
of your childhood pet?

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(crowd cheering)

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Thank you guys. Thank you.

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- What you're about to witness

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defies the basic laws of matter

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and who better to attempt such
a feat than Anna DeGuzman?

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(upbeat music playing)

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- Thank you all so much.

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I'm here with a lovely
volunteer from the audience.

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Miss, what's your name?

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- Celine.
- Celine.

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What is your favorite
thing to drink?

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- Water.
- Water.

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That's super exciting.

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But you normally drink
water with a straw, right?

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(crowd cheering)

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It's pretty crazy.

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Can you hold out your
finger like this?

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Right? Just do this finger.

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Yeah. Can you try to balance it?

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So we're gonna hold it.

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Perfect. All right.

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- Okay.
- Let it go.

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(crowd cheering)

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- That's crazy.
- You know how it works?

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I just got this
static from your hair.

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- What?
- Yeah.

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Watch, if we just get
more, watch what happens?

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You make it stick on one finger.

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Do you all see that?

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- That's insane.

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- Yeah.
(crowd cheering)

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And if I can get it right,
you should be able to--

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(crowd cheering)

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Can I see your purse?

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- Sure.
- Hold it out like this.

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Yes. I'm gonna put the straw in.

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Like I said, you see--

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(crowd vocalizes)

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Okay.

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Oh God.

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What do you have in here?

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It's still going.

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Okay. Oh, okay.

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Oh God.

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It's...

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How did you, where
did you, how...?

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(upbeat electronic
music playing)

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It's bigger than both of us.

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- [Narrator] Next, an impossible
prediction by Rob Late.

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When we come back.
(upbeat music playing)

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(upbeat music playing)

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- I know these illusions are
beyond belief, but don't worry.

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You're wide awake.

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This magician, however,
would like to take us

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on a journey through his dreams.

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Here's Rob lake.

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(techno music playing)
(crowd cheering)

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- Last night, I had
this strange dream.

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It was so strange it
actually woke me up

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in the middle of the night.

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So I wrote every detail

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of my dream down
on a piece of paper

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and I sealed that paper
inside of this box.

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That way I could show
it to you tonight.

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But before I can
show you my dream,

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I have to find a dream date.

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Who wants to help out and
go on a dream date with me?

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Excellent. Right
here in the front.

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And excellent.

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Excellent. And all right.

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Oh, are you guys together?

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- Yeah.
- Well I'm gonna steal your,

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steal your date for a moment.

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I'll let you stay
back down there.

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Have a seat right
here to my right.

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Have a seat right there.

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And what is your name?

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- Codi.
- Excellent.

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Codi, I have a key to this box.

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I want you to hold on this key.

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Keep it very safe and secure.

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All right. Tonight,
I had a dream

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that the audience set me
up on a blind date with you

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after the show.
- Really?

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- We're gonna let them
decide all of the details

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of our date.

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Like here.

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Let's see.

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Here in the front,
this guy in the vest.

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Where do we go on our date?

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Anywhere in the entire
world, where was our date?

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- Japan.
- Oh, Japan.

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I absolutely love Japan.

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Excellent. All right here.

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And in the middle
in the front here.

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What did we have for dinner?

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- A poppy seed salad.

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- My favorite.
- Really?

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- Yes.
- Excellent.

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The gentleman in the glasses
on the second row back there.

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What did we do on our dream date

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after we had our
poppy seed salad?

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- You went to a sauna.

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- Ah, so soothing.

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Perfect. Now lady
here in the front.

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Do you have any
coins in your pocket?

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- I don't have coins, but
let me, but I do have cash.

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- What do you got?

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- 20.

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- $20. Oh, big spender tonight.

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Excellent. All right, Codi,
back to you for a moment.

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Who did you come
here tonight with?

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- I came here with my boyfriend.

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- Oh, your boyfriend?
- Yes.

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- The, the guy who tried
to come up on stage

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and ruin my date.

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And what is your
boyfriend's name?

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- BJ.
- Has BJ taken you

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to Japan yet?

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- No.
- Oh, so Mr. Magic is ahead

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right now.
(crowd laughing)

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Codi, come right over here.

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Stand right here.

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I'll be right back.

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This box has been
hanging up in the air

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outta my reach the entire
time. You could all see it.

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No one could have
possibly touched it.

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Codi, you still have your key?

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Bring your key over here.

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I'd like you to please
remove the lock from the box.

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- Okay?
- Yep.

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Carry the lock to the
center of the stage.

261
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I will meet you there.

262
00:09:03,309 --> 00:09:05,845
This box is outta my reach
in the air, above your head

263
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this entire time.

264
00:09:07,146 --> 00:09:08,948
You saw no one could
have possibly touched.

265
00:09:08,981 --> 00:09:10,383
Inside, I have a jar.

266
00:09:10,416 --> 00:09:12,285
That jar is sealed
air tight, yes?

267
00:09:12,318 --> 00:09:13,953
- Yes.
- Inside is a piece of paper.

268
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Please remove the paper.

269
00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:17,323
Excellent.

270
00:09:18,925 --> 00:09:22,128
And I want you, Codi, to hold
this corner right here please.

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Check this out.

272
00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:24,196
Last night, I had a dream

273
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that I was on a
blind date with Codi.

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We went to Japan

275
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where we had the most amazing
gourmet Japanese version

276
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of a poppy seed salad
you can ever imagine.

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00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:41,414
After that, well, we hit
off great in the sauna?

278
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The total cost or
date was only $20,

279
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but the best part of
all was BJ had to pay.

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Codi and BJ.

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Watch the astounding
skill of Robert Ramirez

282
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when we come back.

283
00:10:09,342 --> 00:10:12,745
(upbeat music playing)

284
00:10:12,778 --> 00:10:15,114
This illusionist would
like to pay some respect

285
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to the magicians
who came before him

286
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with an act that stands
up to the test of time.

287
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Let's hear it for
Robert Ramirez.

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(hiphop music playing)

289
00:10:26,826 --> 00:10:27,960
- Ladies and gentlemen,
I'm gonna show you one

290
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of my favorite magic tricks.

291
00:10:29,328 --> 00:10:31,063
This is what we call
magic apparatus,

292
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a word that's not
used very often.

293
00:10:32,164 --> 00:10:34,600
It used to be really a
popular in the sixties

294
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and the seventies,

295
00:10:35,968 --> 00:10:36,969
kind started dying in
the eighties and nineties

296
00:10:37,003 --> 00:10:38,270
and now nobody really
does this kind of magic

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but it was shown to me

298
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and I just thought
it was so incredible

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that I had to show you.

300
00:10:42,908 --> 00:10:44,610
So what an opportunity we
have that you get to see this.

301
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A little history, it's
called Cube on Release.

302
00:10:46,178 --> 00:10:49,582
It was invented by a man
named Jack Hughes in 1956.

303
00:10:49,615 --> 00:10:51,417
It's three pieces, but
we're only gonna talk

304
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about two of the
pieces at the moment.

305
00:10:53,119 --> 00:10:55,054
So it's got this wood frame,
which we'll get to afterwards.

306
00:10:55,087 --> 00:10:59,992
Mainly it's this two ropes with
the red block in the center.

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Perfect.

308
00:11:01,827 --> 00:11:03,663
Two ropes, we'll do this
100 times so you can see.

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Stay.

310
00:11:04,697 --> 00:11:05,831
Stay.

311
00:11:05,865 --> 00:11:06,832
Solid piece of rope
all the way through.

312
00:11:06,866 --> 00:11:08,768
There's no magnets or
it doesn't come undone

313
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or anything like that.

314
00:11:09,635 --> 00:11:10,836
That's rope number one.

315
00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:12,972
Rope number two looks
exactly the same.

316
00:11:13,606 --> 00:11:15,775
Smells exactly the same as well.

317
00:11:15,808 --> 00:11:17,309
Don't ask me what
it smelled like.

318
00:11:17,343 --> 00:11:18,911
It just smells exactly the same.

319
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We have the red block here.

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It's solid in all sides.

321
00:11:24,550 --> 00:11:25,484
Yes, it hurts my knuckles.

322
00:11:25,518 --> 00:11:26,686
Yes, it hurts my knuckles.

323
00:11:26,719 --> 00:11:27,953
There's two holes on
the inside and that's so

324
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you can see right
through (vocalizing)

325
00:11:30,489 --> 00:11:31,857
but really it's
for the two ropes.

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00:11:31,891 --> 00:11:33,826
So we're gonna
place the two ropes

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through the cube.

328
00:11:35,861 --> 00:11:37,663
The goal is, the
magic trick here is,

329
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I'm gonna get the ropes
to melt right through

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that solid cube without
touching the cube.

331
00:11:42,735 --> 00:11:44,036
So we're gonna place
it right there.

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I'm gonna take one
side of the ropes

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on each side and cross them.

334
00:11:47,740 --> 00:11:49,308
That way It gives me a
little heftier grab there.

335
00:11:49,341 --> 00:11:49,975
Okay, perfect.

336
00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:51,477
On the count of three, I'm
gonna pull the two ropes

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without letting go.

338
00:11:52,578 --> 00:11:54,280
The ropes will magically
and swiftly pass

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00:11:54,313 --> 00:11:55,347
through the red cube.

340
00:11:55,381 --> 00:11:56,115
On the count of
three, here we go.

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00:11:56,148 --> 00:11:57,216
One, two, three.

342
00:11:57,249 --> 00:11:59,051
You'll see that the two
ropes go straight through.

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00:11:59,085 --> 00:12:00,352
It's pretty impressive.

344
00:12:00,386 --> 00:12:01,220
I know.

345
00:12:01,253 --> 00:12:03,222
I know, 1956, it's pretty crazy.

346
00:12:03,255 --> 00:12:05,324
But whenever I do this trick
people always immediately,

347
00:12:05,357 --> 00:12:08,194
soon they say, ugh, I bet you
that's just slight of rope.

348
00:12:08,227 --> 00:12:09,628
I have no idea what that means,

349
00:12:09,662 --> 00:12:11,964
but it must be some type
of magic that happens.

350
00:12:11,997 --> 00:12:13,933
So again, solid cube
all the way through.

351
00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:18,971
Great. So we're gonna put
the rope back through,

352
00:12:19,004 --> 00:12:20,873
back through the cube like this.

353
00:12:20,906 --> 00:12:23,576
The frame is so that
it lets me not do

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what we call slight of rope.

355
00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:27,346
It's a solid wood frame here.

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The cube goes right there.

357
00:12:29,882 --> 00:12:31,584
Da, da, da, da.

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Ropes locked into place.

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00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:37,356
And just like we had
it at the very start,

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we have this beautiful
piece of apparatus.

361
00:12:40,693 --> 00:12:42,995
Now the goal is to do
the exact same trick,

362
00:12:43,028 --> 00:12:44,597
to do the exact same trick

363
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where the cube's gonna
go through the ropes.

364
00:12:46,232 --> 00:12:48,734
But this time I will not
touch the ropes in any way,

365
00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:49,568
shape or form.

366
00:12:50,369 --> 00:12:51,570
I'm solely only gonna touch the
cube and the cube will still

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melt right through the ropes.

368
00:12:53,205 --> 00:12:54,573
Here we go.

369
00:12:54,607 --> 00:12:56,041
Close up on this.

370
00:12:56,475 --> 00:12:59,011
Not this, this.

371
00:12:59,044 --> 00:13:00,212
This is hurting my thighs.

372
00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:00,913
All right, here we go.

373
00:13:00,946 --> 00:13:01,447
I should have--

374
00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,082
All right.

375
00:13:03,115 --> 00:13:05,551
Alright. This is exactly how
it would've looked in 1956,

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full squat and everything.

377
00:13:07,153 --> 00:13:08,654
All right, here we go.

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00:13:13,592 --> 00:13:19,198
Ladies and gentlemen, this,
this cube on release from 1956.

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00:13:19,231 --> 00:13:21,033
Thank you so much. Thank
you. Thank you. Thank you.

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00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:24,003
(crowd cheering)

381
00:13:25,971 --> 00:13:28,073
- Let's give a round of
applause and a warm welcome

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00:13:28,107 --> 00:13:30,810
to our very own My Uyen.

383
00:13:31,343 --> 00:13:34,113
(pop music playing)

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00:14:30,135 --> 00:14:32,838
(crowd cheering)

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00:15:00,165 --> 00:15:03,502
- [Dean] I don't quite
understand how this
next one is done,

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00:15:03,535 --> 00:15:04,703
but maybe you do.

387
00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:06,739
Dan Sperry is up next.

388
00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:15,047
(upbeat music playing)
(crowd cheering)

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00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,683
This performer has been
described as eccentric,

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00:15:17,716 --> 00:15:22,488
mysterious and now pyrokinetic.

391
00:15:22,521 --> 00:15:24,156
Here's Dan Sperry.

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00:15:24,189 --> 00:15:27,993
- Yay! Magic show!

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00:15:28,027 --> 00:15:30,763
Now usually magic, right,
deals with the supernatural.

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00:15:30,796 --> 00:15:34,767
Sometimes it even delves
into the super unnatural.

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00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:35,768
I know, I know, I know.

396
00:15:35,801 --> 00:15:36,669
And that's what we're
gonna do right now.

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00:15:36,702 --> 00:15:37,736
You and me.

398
00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:38,671
Well, who are you by the way?
- Gabby.

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00:15:38,704 --> 00:15:39,705
- Gabby, face me like that.

400
00:15:39,738 --> 00:15:41,407
Stick your hands out
like Frankenstein.

401
00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:42,675
Right. Step up a little bit.

402
00:15:42,708 --> 00:15:44,410
And yeah. Pinch your
fingers together

403
00:15:44,443 --> 00:15:47,279
and make like two fists like
you're riding invisible bike.

404
00:15:47,313 --> 00:15:49,748
In a moment, you're
gonna make a choice.

405
00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:52,685
I'm gonna demonstrate, but
the choice is gonna be yours.

406
00:15:52,718 --> 00:15:54,053
So you don't have to copy me.

407
00:15:54,086 --> 00:15:56,755
So when I say go, you're
just gonna lower one

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00:15:56,789 --> 00:15:58,424
of those fists, just like I did.

409
00:15:58,457 --> 00:16:00,259
Ready? Go.

410
00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:02,628
Perfect. So that's the one
that we're gonna get rid of.

411
00:16:02,661 --> 00:16:03,495
You kept that one.

412
00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:06,065
Keep that fist and hold
it against your heart.

413
00:16:06,098 --> 00:16:07,299
Perfect. Gabby.

414
00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:09,601
I have a little friend
with me in my pocket.

415
00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:12,604
Again, getting to the
supernatural, super
unnatural aspect

416
00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:13,305
of magic.

417
00:16:13,339 --> 00:16:14,573
This is little Gabby.

418
00:16:14,606 --> 00:16:17,242
You can see the resemblance.

419
00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:18,644
Gabby, did you have like
a nickname in school

420
00:16:18,677 --> 00:16:19,611
or anything like that?

421
00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:21,146
- Gabs.
- Gabs.

422
00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:23,315
All right, so this is gonna
be little Gabs, right?

423
00:16:23,349 --> 00:16:24,984
In order to invoke that power,

424
00:16:25,017 --> 00:16:26,618
I'm just gonna pass it around.

425
00:16:26,652 --> 00:16:27,786
You don't move.

426
00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:31,156
You won't feel anything and
I'm not gonna touch you.

427
00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:32,157
Just like that.

428
00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:34,593
Gabby, do you feel
any different?

429
00:16:34,626 --> 00:16:36,261
- Yes.
- Yes. Okay. Good.

430
00:16:36,295 --> 00:16:38,097
'Cause so does little Gabs.

431
00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:40,065
Now we need to add an element.

432
00:16:40,099 --> 00:16:41,433
That element is fire.

433
00:16:41,467 --> 00:16:43,569
If I take a little bit of
that fire from this lighter,

434
00:16:43,602 --> 00:16:45,104
you'll see that little
bit of the element

435
00:16:45,137 --> 00:16:46,338
causes little Gabby.

436
00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:49,608
That means we've made a
connection, starts to stand up.

437
00:16:49,641 --> 00:16:51,176
If I take, so that's
your left hand.

438
00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:52,911
So if I actually singe
and burn a little bit

439
00:16:52,945 --> 00:16:55,614
of the left hand
right there, watch.

440
00:16:55,647 --> 00:16:56,348
Just like that.

441
00:16:56,782 --> 00:16:58,350
If I snap, boom,
that's not a good sign.

442
00:16:58,384 --> 00:17:03,188
But if I singe a little
bit of little Gabby's hand.

443
00:17:04,723 --> 00:17:08,293
Gabby, did you
feel anything now?

444
00:17:08,327 --> 00:17:09,395
- Yes.
- So yes.

445
00:17:09,428 --> 00:17:11,597
What I want you to do, go
ahead, extend that fist.

446
00:17:11,630 --> 00:17:16,068
Spread your fingers,
peek and show 'em.

447
00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:20,939
Magic show!

448
00:17:20,973 --> 00:17:22,474
You're done. Thanks Gabby.

449
00:17:22,508 --> 00:17:24,143
The rest of you go to church.

450
00:17:24,176 --> 00:17:27,980
(rock music playing)
(crowd cheering)

451
00:17:28,013 --> 00:17:30,783
- We never know what to
expect with this magician.

452
00:17:30,816 --> 00:17:34,920
He constantly challenges
what we thought was possible.

453
00:17:34,953 --> 00:17:37,322
Here's the one and
only Ed Alonzo.

454
00:17:37,356 --> 00:17:39,992
(jazzy music)

455
00:17:41,994 --> 00:17:43,328
- Okay.

456
00:17:43,362 --> 00:17:47,766
Watch closely and at
home, get up nice and cozy

457
00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,836
to your flat screens
because I'm about show you

458
00:17:50,869 --> 00:17:52,971
my magic box.

459
00:17:53,005 --> 00:17:57,042
It's right back here, but
let's take a look inside.

460
00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:59,044
Ah, what do we have?

461
00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:01,947
Feather.
(rolling tongue)

462
00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:04,850
(chuckling)

463
00:18:05,184 --> 00:18:06,652
Check this out.

464
00:18:07,186 --> 00:18:09,888
Empty, go.

465
00:18:18,697 --> 00:18:20,065
Let's do it again.

466
00:18:32,611 --> 00:18:35,681
(chuckling)

467
00:18:35,714 --> 00:18:38,584
One more? That's impossible.

468
00:18:39,418 --> 00:18:40,986
Take a look.

469
00:18:41,019 --> 00:18:45,257
Oh, yes.
(jazzy music playing)

470
00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:10,282
- Well that's it for this
edition of Masters of Illusion.

471
00:19:10,315 --> 00:19:13,785
We hope you'll join us next
time for more amazing magic.

472
00:19:13,819 --> 00:19:15,187
'Til then, I'm Dean Cain.

473
00:19:15,220 --> 00:19:16,855
Thank you for watching.

474
00:19:16,889 --> 00:19:17,322
(crowd cheering)

475
00:19:18,957 --> 00:19:21,627
(crowd cheering)