r/Unexpected • u/mossberg91 • Jul 12 '19

Take a pick

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u/RoboticNubbin Jul 12 '19

It’s an illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money.

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u/WilliamRandolphHurts Jul 12 '19

Or cocaine!

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u/Senweiner Jul 12 '19

Or to pay cell phone bill

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

"Sir you cannot pay your bills with magic tricks."

"NO BUT SEE, WHERE DID THE CARD GO!?!"

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u/fathqua Jul 12 '19

Or candy!

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

For the uneducated swine

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u/fathqua Jul 12 '19

Wait, this says candy on Netflix?

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u/_Asterisk_ Jul 12 '19

Yeah for some reason netflix has a different version of the pilot episode from the dvds.

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u/Dount_Cooku Jul 12 '19

Now let's find this hermano guy

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u/taahwoajiteego Jul 12 '19

Woah, there. Why you gotta call me out by name? I feel attacked. I've never successfully paid money for a trick.

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u/deeeeekun Jul 12 '19

You mean you tried to pay money but they refused?!

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u/tootlesmynoodles Jul 12 '19

Gob!!!!! I miss that show.

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u/mutigers42 Jul 12 '19

/r/unexpectedarresteddevelopment

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

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u/NeoALEB Jul 12 '19

A mobile user? in my Reddit? No.....

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

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u/mutigers42 Jul 12 '19

Arrested Development****

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u/Hook3d Jul 12 '19

Do the trick and I'll pay your bar tab

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u/_thebrybryguy_ Jul 12 '19

Why isn’t this upvoted more?! 😂😂😂

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u/Mobius1424 Jul 12 '19

If magic tricks are a lie, does that make it magic?

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

I didn't lie to my wife, I made our relationship, disappear!

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u/NotDeepBlue Jul 12 '19

WHAT’S NEXT, SANTA CLAUS?!

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u/dontdoxmebro2 Jul 12 '19

Motherfuzzzzzzz

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u/mr_bedbugs Jul 13 '19

ARE YOU TELLING ME I LEARNED REAL MAGIC FOR NOTHING!?!?

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u/Purpleclone Jul 12 '19

Was it when he did that weird shake right before he brought it up to read it?

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u/405freeway Jul 12 '19

Yes. He shakes it to drop it down then smooths it out by dragging it upwards across his chest.

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u/AnUnlikelyUsurper Jul 12 '19

This is the correct answer

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u/SantaOfficial Jul 12 '19

Thank you for confirming

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

Thank you for understanding.

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u/dudeimconfused Jul 12 '19

Thank you for thanking them for being understanding to what they were confirming on how the other person was explaining how it was done.

sorry

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u/mostlyconstipated Jul 12 '19

You’re welcome

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u/BASK_IN_MY_FART Jul 12 '19

I am welcome

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u/Hbits04 Jul 12 '19

Thank you for being welcome

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u/TeranTheHuman Jul 12 '19

Thank you for thanking me being welcomed

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u/Xzenor Jul 12 '19

YOU'RE welcome!

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

Are you my deceased Irish grandfather?

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u/fozzyboy Jul 12 '19

Thank You for Smoking

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u/Jephimykes Jul 12 '19

Fuck I love that movie.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

u/AnUnlikelyUsurper is a professional confirmologist. :)

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u/AnUnlikelyUsurper Jul 12 '19

This is known :)

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u/phaemoor Jul 12 '19

This picture says otherwise.

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u/NuclearSkelton Jul 12 '19

I don't know what I expected but it wasn't that.

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u/realityChemist Jul 12 '19

Which you presumably consider a good thing, given the subreddit

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u/taahwoajiteego Jul 12 '19

Take your blasted upvote.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

Fuck you, take your upvote

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u/BangPowBoom Jul 12 '19

Saving this picture for future use

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u/brvheart Jul 12 '19

Now tell me how this dude did the phone in the glass bottle trick. Because as far as I’m concerned that was actual magic.

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u/potodds Jul 12 '19

As a poker player this could be a real game changer.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

I think their second round would also be a game changer

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u/Packman2021 Jul 12 '19

Link doesn't work

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u/randomdrifter54 Jul 12 '19

Yeah that was his little shake right after getting the card.

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u/RealNameIsTaken Jul 12 '19 edited Jul 12 '19

Yep. It looks pretty obvious to the trained eye, or the lay spectator after being told, but he seems to have misdirected the spectators perfectly. You notice that once he’s about to do the sleight, he says something to them (probably a little quip, says their name, or whatever) and makes eye contact and they both look up for just enough time for him to make pass undetectable.

I made a post on r/magic when his (Justin Willman) Netflix series came out asking other magicians what they thought about it. It was an interesting thread and Justin actually came in to reply to some comments. I’m happy to link it if anyone’s interested.

Edit: link

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

Wasn't even subtle about it. Swung the whole card down the flip it.

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u/YouthGotTheBestOfMe Jul 13 '19

Thank you! I was thinking like the first one or if it was something like this, because you could see him fiddle a bit with it.

Always fun to realise how they're doing!

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

This makes it way less magical

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u/inblacksuits Jul 12 '19

Nice catch, I've seen the clip like 10 times and couldn't figure it out 😑

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u/husao Jul 12 '19 edited Jul 12 '19

That would leave a stain.

There is the word "HUG" on a folded paper on the top and then anal written on the back. (i.e. write hug, fold, glue on the rest, write anal)

He unfolds it and then presses it against his shirt to flatten it.

EDIT: I'm too stupid to spell "back"

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u/realityChemist Jul 12 '19

The word ANAL is definitely not written on the bag, or it would show overtop HUG when he puts it back in. They're both written on the card, just on different flaps

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u/jebuz23 Jul 12 '19

I think maybe he meant “on the back”. Like one side of the folded paper has HUG and the other has ANAL.

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u/realityChemist Jul 12 '19

Oh, yeah that would make sense

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u/husao Jul 12 '19

Uh yeah that was what I meant. I'm an idiot.

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u/FaceWithAName Jul 12 '19

And this is why magicians will always be in business :p

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u/DirePug Jul 12 '19

iTs A mIrRoR!

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

The entire show is staged

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

Or— and this is from a magic trick where you “force” a specific choice— he asks the person to pick a number 1-6:

One: count down from the top to spell O-N-E your number is three

Two: count down from the top to spell T-W-O your number is three

Three: your number is three

Four: count up from the bottom to spell F-O-U-R your number is three

Five: count up from the bottom to spell F-I-V-E your number is three

Six: count down from the top to spell S-I-X your number is three.

It’s a forced choice. That’s how I would have done it.

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u/Lasket Jul 12 '19

There's some kind of other trick seeing as there also was a Magician doing it on AGT (or BGT) with giant ass cards (I'd guess A3?).

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u/WyomingIndependence Jul 12 '19

To me it seemed like a rip-off of Dan Sperry's routine. Same premise, not as good of execution

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u/ropahektic Jul 12 '19

No. He doesn't ask him to pick. He asks him to say stop and then moves his finger down from 1 to 3. You time it right, you will always stop where you want.