»Derren Brown - Mind Tricks - Channel 4 - Fridays 10pm«

Did anyone else see this, it was brilliant.

In case you missed it, there's a load of stuff on the channel4.com...
Basically this guy uses psychology to manipulate (and analyse) people and he does the most amazing "mind reading" type tricks.

He used a few words* to mess up a London Cabbie so that he couldn't find the London Eye - A dirty great big ferris wheel in the middle of London.

For anyone who doesn't know it, visit-london-eye.com... is not small, Every cabbie in London knows where it is.
visit-london-eye.com...

The guy's driving right by it saying "I know it's around here somewhere"

Best of all the Channel 4 Site explains how he did it and why it works.

* The words that put the wammy on the cabbie...

Derren Brown wrote:

I want to go to the London Eye, you know where that is.. I've had such a stupid day. I've had this little toy car with this wheel on it, and lost the wheel and was just looking everywhere for this thing, looking everywhere for this stupid little wheel and couldn't find it and it was right under my nose all the time. You know when you forget a name or a tune or something like that and you end up going 'round and 'round and you have not got a clue where it is or what it is.

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Thats what he said, its hard for me to beilieve stuff like that, i know you can but sometimes its fake should i say most of the time.

The stuff on the site is spot on, it's a subject I've looked into before "Anchors" and "Triggers" and the way your brain associates memories.

Sure there are fakers about (Mr Blaine?) but the stuff this guys is using to back up his techniques is text book stuff.

Besides, you could see the cabbie was shitting himself, he knew he was on film and he knew he was lost, you just can't fake a look like that.

I haven't seen the particular one that you're referring to, but I have seen his stuff before. He must be trained very well in psychology and can read human expressions and body language to be able to do the things that he does.

I wish i could do stuff like that, mess with peoples minds and stuff, dont you smith?

That's Ok, it was the first of (I think) four or six shows.

It's on again next week.

Not here!

Marl64 wrote -

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That's Ok, it was the first of (I think) four or six shows. It's on again next week.

I shall have to put a reminder in my cable-box and watch it. Thanks for the information!

Agent Zero wrote -

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I wish i could do stuff like that, mess with peoples minds and stuff, dont you Smith?

I already can....

Agent Zero wrote:

Not here!

I've DVR'd it, but it'll be a bit big to e-mail.

I don't mind uploading a low res version to a site, but I don't have one (site that is).

Is that one thing you will teach me?

Oh yes, one of many!

"I know it's around here somewhere guvnor"

matrix-explained.com...

View out of the front of the cab.

matrix-explained.com...

Better view (left side of cab) as we turn the corner - The cabbie is turning right here still looking for that elusive wheel.

He's very good at what he does.
Have you any idea what qualifications, if any, he has or does he just have a natural talent?

you have natural talent

Flattery will get you everywhere!

Oh i enjoy you soo much

This is your ten Minute warning,

Next one on in Ten Minutes

(If I survive 10 Mins of "Will & Grace" )

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Oops it started early

Tonights show(30th) was excellent, he taught some guy to count a load of smarties in 5 seconds! he was spot on at 40. Drawing that building behind him while using the guy infront of him's eye movements was outstanding!

i do like derren browns shows

although i think his russian roulette one was a bit rubbish in its approach

riviting viewing though...playing russian roulette live on tv with a gun that had the chambers covered so he couldnt see where the bullet was...it was the selection of the person who would load the gun that was the entertaining part...he done all his usual mind tricks to find someone who was very accepting of his thoughts..

can you go to any website and watch this guy, we dont get it in the states.

Agent Zero wrote:

can you go to any website and watch this guy, we dont get it in the states.

There's some videos on the Channel 4 site - See link in first post

oh righto thanks bud....im watching one right now!

OK, it's Friday again, so those in the UK, heads up Channel 4, 10pm for another dose.

I want to watch it too. DANG AMERICAN TV. i wonder if its on bbc cause i have that chanel?

OK, a summary of tonights show;

He put a wallet stuffed with cash on the pavement of one of the busiest streets in London. He drew a yellow chalk circle around it and left.

The wallet stayed there all day and no-one touched it.

He got a Conductor (the musical type) to pick three tunes from about 300 and conduct as if he was conducting an Orchestra. Derren identified the tunes after about twenty seconds.

He talked to a Drama Student for about a minute after which the student couldn't see him. He did the invisible man thing with the bandages and the guy was shocked.

He taught a girl to mind read in about 30 seconds after which she got a total stranger's address just by touching his temples.

He got the same conductor (from earlier) to pick a tune, write it down and then think of it with his hands tied behind his back. A small orchestra then started playing randomly. After a while, a tune starts to emerge which is the tune the guy thought of.