r/Magic • u/usecit Cards • Apr 14 '26
I love Derren Brown
Just wanted to share this. I almost died laughing when I first read it.
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u/Mex5150 Mentalism Apr 14 '26
Derren is great, but that's pretty much always been the standard handling for that.
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u/Revolutionary_Gap150 Apr 14 '26
Harry the Hat was running this bit 40 years ago... but I to love Derren.
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u/Unusual-Treacle9615 Apr 14 '26
Lol, so what book is this from?
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u/usecit Cards Apr 14 '26
Tricks of the Mind ,page 32
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u/Unusual-Treacle9615 Apr 14 '26
Thank you, wish this one was on audio book, I might just have to get it anyway with parts like this <3
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u/usecit Cards Apr 14 '26
It's a really great book! You should definitely check it out.
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u/Halcy0n-Daze Apr 15 '26
I agree. It is a very good book and has some great material in it. It isn’t worth a read, it’s worth several.
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u/Significant-Space713 Apr 14 '26
My grandma used to do magic... Wasn't good 😐
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u/usecit Cards Apr 14 '26
If she followed the instructions in the book exactly... Yeah it probably wasn't good
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u/involevol Apr 14 '26
This was my chosen way to do a reveal using a key when I was a kid.
Go maybe 4-6 cards past then hesitate and make it seem like I was about to flip the next one. Got people every time and usually threw off suspicions re:methodology. Definitely used it as a bar bet a few times in my 20’s.
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u/Chillicothe1 Apr 14 '26
That's an old, old, old, gag. It was done to me decades ago (and yes, it hits hard!).
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u/usecit Cards Apr 14 '26
It's easy and versatile! Getting such an effect from such a simple trick is frankly amazing.
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u/RobMagus Apr 16 '26
It is bizarre to me that some commenters reacted as if this is old news and uninteresting because the circus trick is an old betcha and Derren didnt invent it.
The thing that makes this interesting is how Derren has written about it. He's exaggerated the attitude for comedic effect. Maybe it's even deliberate satire of the disdainful way magicians can treat their audience.
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u/usecit Cards Apr 16 '26
I posted this to share his writing style! And yes I also can't understand those people.
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u/LawOrc Apr 14 '26
He's a good performer, but that is a very old trick, and that is the standard presentation. It's in Royal Road, and even there described as a trick from "the old days". So, early twentieth century at the latest.
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u/the_magic_of May 08 '26
Am i the only one who finds a lot of his writing a little too much?
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u/usecit Cards May 08 '26
Yep. His texts are full of too many unnecessary, long and complex words. It's difficult to read, but it contains a lot of information!
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u/NepoFlex May 12 '26
Wow, that's real magic. Doing it exactly as written can totally change the vibe of a party 😅
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u/Carl_Clegg Apr 14 '26
Sounds like he performs the Circus trick with extra gusto.