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Creativemind
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14 Nov 2017

Hi All!

Just watched a video of Derren Brown Mind Reading on You Tube.

How does he do it? I've looked for clues but can't find any apart from he says, "not an R or a J 'cause that might be a bit obvious" and J rhymes with A.



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WongoTheSane
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14 Nov 2017

There is a coat of stencil paper (carbon copy) inside the envelope. He inserts a blank sheet of paper inside (when he has his hands behind his back, he only pretends he's writing something), and waits for the woman to pick a letter. He then quickly writes the letter either with his nail or a pocket writer on the outside of the envelope (see how he holds the envelope in a weird way at 0:28), which transfers to the sheet of paper. He can then hand out the envelope to the participant and... Prestige!

Here's a typical pocket writer (this one is more often used while fumbling in a pocket): https://kranzomagic.myshopify.com/produ ... nger-style

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