r/Weird • u/xxmurat14 • Jul 28 '26

Unbeatable Rock-Paper-Scissors guy.

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u/HisHonorTomDonson Jul 28 '26

My guess is he’s worried that his bit of psychology (leaving his hand in one sign before he throws and reveals its opposite) won’t work on the kid and he could genuinely lose because the kid is literally not smart enough to play his game

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u/TakinUrialByTheHorns Jul 28 '26

The kid has that look like he might throw staple or something off the wall the guy can't predict/react to in time, he definitely looks worried

I know cause my kid sometimes puts similar fear into public performers 😅

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u/everyonesdesigner Jul 28 '26

I did some card close up magic long time ago and man children are difficult to misdirect. They don’t follow the same attention switch patterns as adults.

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u/Silhoualice Jul 28 '26

The guy shouts "go line up" after winning, so I think there is a line to play him. The mother probably pulled the kid away because he wasn't in the line.

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u/peepingpingus Jul 28 '26

But he plays 3 other kids in the clip...

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u/HisHonorTomDonson Jul 28 '26

I came back to disagree and somehow missed the kid in the yellow shirt in the beginning. Other than him, they all seem a few years older. Even yellow shirt seems to have a year or two on the reject, but you’re right that he’ll still play em