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		yakshaving_jgt on Jan 1, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Unreasonable Amount of Time The footnotes request a lead on P&T explaining this trick. I’m a bit of a P&T fan, and I’m pleased to be able to share a fairly obscure old video where they do indeed explain this trick. I’m glad I remembered it, and managed to find it again. https://youtu.be/gnEGedfTrzc?si=ci7omkG-4zCUmIPc

mandmandam on Jan 1, 2025 | [–]

Cool, thanks for that.

Derren Brown also used a similar idea in his TV special 'The System' [0], though with a darker twist. I'm sure the idea goes way back.

0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APYUcwINQo

ghusbands on Jan 1, 2025 | [–]

That's not the same trick, though it has similarities.

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