Can a Magician FOOL Penn & Teller with SWORD + PHONE BOOKS?!

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  • Wes Barker | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | Season 2 Ep 5
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  • @T1J
    @T1J 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2585

    This is why i love magic. The trick is basically done 30 seconds in, but the performance lasts like 7 minutes just for entertainment value.

    • @yasmrina247
      @yasmrina247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I’m confused ... how’d he do it ? :)

    • @DamienDarksideBlog
      @DamienDarksideBlog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@yasmrina247 I'm pinging your comment to let you know that the magician revealed how he could do the trick. It's on this channel.

    • @reddragoon2423
      @reddragoon2423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@yasmrina247 he palmed a card that looks like the phone book pages and stuck it to his page, then looks at it when demonstrating how he doesnt want you to rip the phonebook. And the page was already on the sword at the end. Its a really good looking trick

    • @linc7378
      @linc7378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yASMRina he made a video on it

    • @sampanzee5684
      @sampanzee5684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yasmrina247 He released a video on it 2 weeks ago

  • @dervakommtvonhinten517
    @dervakommtvonhinten517 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6685

    Boss: "hey, we want to promote you"
    Barker: "i quit"

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      A lot of stories are like that

    • @johngriffiths3952
      @johngriffiths3952 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd do the same, or at least refuse it.

    • @WhiteCheddar360
      @WhiteCheddar360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      R Nickerson Can confirm. I was being looked at for management at the grocery store I looked at and couldn’t imagine the rest of my life where I was living so I dipped. Hasn’t been an upward career move so far but I’m happier in some ways.

    • @jayb7494
      @jayb7494 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Derva Kommt von hinten yea really, the fake stories are too real

    • @sadas3190
      @sadas3190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very common. Usually promotions are expected and many fall short of expectations.

  • @biometrix2173
    @biometrix2173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2186

    Imagine if Jonathan actually managed to rip off the phone book...

    • @DamienDarksideBlog
      @DamienDarksideBlog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      Trick still works, the peek is done before the phone book is ripped.

    • @bennyvellangttutharayilula4619
      @bennyvellangttutharayilula4619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Biometrix 21 rip

    • @rizaltt1808
      @rizaltt1808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      James D in half.

    • @MrRedstoneready
      @MrRedstoneready 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Honestly would have been fine, at that point he knew the page #, so who rips it doesn't matter

    • @TheBorwig
      @TheBorwig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s actually a more simple technique than it seems. You do have to be somewhat strong but it’s not ridiculous. Just takes some practice.

  • @premkhumar
    @premkhumar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1202

    He revealed the technique in his channel. What I learned is.... how to tear a book easily!

    • @Fede_uyz
      @Fede_uyz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      This is his channel

    • @anthonyyy18
      @anthonyyy18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Federico Olivares lmao!

    • @falconwind00
      @falconwind00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Prem Kumar The real trick is finding a phone book!

    • @UdayYadav-he8lu
      @UdayYadav-he8lu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahahaha so funny 😒😒

    • @chradikaali
      @chradikaali 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Fede_uyz What a twist!

  • @ashaw1387
    @ashaw1387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    9:35 I like how he walked behind to make sure there wasn’t an index of pages

    • @Pepe-pq3om
      @Pepe-pq3om 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lmao, like: let ke just see a thing row quick here

    • @TheDrsalvation
      @TheDrsalvation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      and the way he starts walking back, right behind him is a lot more intimidating lol. Boss music starts playing and a huge healthbar appears

    • @MrrBreast
      @MrrBreast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s funny how penn and teller completely fell for the lie of the page on the sword being the one he’s getting the numbers from.

  • @gabesmith9171
    @gabesmith9171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Janitor backstage: Yeah....great trick.....

    • @yumiendercat3685
      @yumiendercat3685 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That poor janitor.... between the salt thing and this, they got their work cut out for them....

    • @patcat8950
      @patcat8950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Janitor: "At least it can't get any worse."
      Eric Leclerc: "'sup. Mind the glue."

  • @theirs3845
    @theirs3845 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I love how when penn gets on the stage he almost immediately checks behind the box, really does show he’s curious of how barker did it

  • @ExaltedDuck
    @ExaltedDuck 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4205

    The trick is pretty good. The delivery, banter, and awkward tension are excellent.

    • @tobbaddol
      @tobbaddol 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Really? I thought he was terrible. Couldn't tell if he was acting or just did things poorly...

    • @PerryBowden
      @PerryBowden 6 ปีที่แล้ว +402

      So, he convinced you then?

    • @jaycrall69
      @jaycrall69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      WOoosh

    • @BradPitbull
      @BradPitbull 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ExaltedDuck
      #NoHomo

    • @anevtuscrynis3954
      @anevtuscrynis3954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How could have they gotten fooled though? There are many explanations for how he could've done that.

  • @bivoca
    @bivoca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3703

    Rather elegant trick. He marks the page when jonathan chooses the number, later he looks up the page number when telling jonathan how not to rip the book (notice he goes back and forth). Then he just sticks a random page in the sword and claims it is the number he saw earlier. Also, note that you cannot have a page finishing in 0 and 1 on thr same sheet of paper. They go lile this: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/0. Pages finishing in 0 and 1 are opposite (you see both when a book is open). Very nice

    • @kensavage7657
      @kensavage7657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +342

      Brilliant explanation!
      TH-cam gives us the benefit of being able to slow the video down, so you can see the piece of paper is on the sword as Wes turns around. However, I still wondered how he got the exact correct page out that quickly. I had to rewatch to see that you're correct - he didn't!
      It was an great trick, with excellent misdirection employed. I hope Wes remembers your tip with the page numbers for the future! Nevertheless - tearing phone books in half like that, that's a trick worth watching in itself!!!! :)

    • @shiskeyoffles
      @shiskeyoffles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Brilliant observation indeed. Clever trick

    • @mariusbancila5627
      @mariusbancila5627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      When he tells Jonathan how to rip the book he puts both hands on the spine. So how does he know how to open the book at the right page? Did he put something in to know where to open? I think that's the key of the trick...

    • @lukew2194
      @lukew2194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I don't think that's the case. He tells P&T there was no indexing, which I assume means marking the page in some way. However, I do see a red page in the phone book and he seems to be in the area of that page when he tells the guy to pick. Is he using the odd page as a reference and counting from that point? The instruction on how to rip the book is an obvious page look up

    • @KThyme
      @KThyme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      This was what I suspected, as well. Worth noting, not all phonebooks start from pg. 1. My hometown's used to start from 0.

  • @korenlo4268
    @korenlo4268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1355

    Anyone here after Wes revealed the trick himself???

    • @garfolino
      @garfolino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      well I saw it when it aired... watching again now that I know how it was done

    • @royfugate
      @royfugate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      me is

    • @mrbdzz
      @mrbdzz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Koren Lo Yes, and it didn’t make the trick any less impressive 😊

    • @erikkesler1739
      @erikkesler1739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep

    • @jackso3467
      @jackso3467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      you made your comment after he made the reveal so it is actually impossible to be here before he made the reveal so this comment is a 0/10

  • @585marek
    @585marek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1147

    If you look closely you’ll see he actually has TWO phone books

    • @timq6224
      @timq6224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      and neither one mattered...

    • @DamienDarksideBlog
      @DamienDarksideBlog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@timq6224 First one mattered and is required. Remember, there was no force, the host FREELY chose what page was selected.

    • @jennyneedsmeds
      @jennyneedsmeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@timq6224 how?? without the first phone book there would be no page number to guess at all? no number for the "assistant" to choose.

    • @Sip_Dhit
      @Sip_Dhit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jennyneedsmeds there was no force

    • @yourselfyeet8898
      @yourselfyeet8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

  • @nikobenedikt709
    @nikobenedikt709 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2655

    Throw the pages !!!
    ...
    ...
    ...
    at the count of three !

    • @justinpelkey6722
      @justinpelkey6722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Niko Benedikt I would have established that beforehand. Must need the second phonebook to peak at the index.

    • @kevingoupil5151
      @kevingoupil5151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Bruce Wayne he said he didn't use index

    • @quickshadow1474
      @quickshadow1474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Bruce Wayne he didn't use index.

    • @colinryan4737
      @colinryan4737 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bruce Wayne yeah no index was used... guess he did the trick better than most thought possible

    • @alexhauptmann298
      @alexhauptmann298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      You know, I think this bit was planned. If you pause the video before he stabs at the air, he already has the page on the sword. This is making me think that the second phone book was meant to be part of the act the entire time.

  • @danieljmoore
    @danieljmoore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I liked that Penn had the integrity to not keep guessing. The issue is that he didn't *really* fool them. The trick had five or maybe a dozen different ways of being done? Penn could rattle off four or five and get to the right one. He did the right thing in letting the dude win, since the two they guessed wasn't the right one and he managed to make it appear like they were. Good truck

    • @sadeedkhan8966
      @sadeedkhan8966 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I know this is a late comment but you are so right. Actually I believe on one trick they employ the "1% rule". Lots of magic tricks have multiple tricks that are used in sequence to make a great show, P&T might literally know 99% of how a trick is done; however, if they can't figure out how the last 1% of the trick is done, they submit that the performer fooled them. In this case they had no idea how Baker got the correct page on the sword (they probably knew a page was on the sword but how did pg 520 get on there - of course that was a lie which they didnt catch) I think that is really nice and just goes to show how knowledgeable they are.

    • @CErra310
      @CErra310 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sadeedkhan8966 they knew that a page is on the sword. that's what "lantern" is a code word for.

  • @sarahstarling6129
    @sarahstarling6129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    "Ladies?"
    Gets me every time.

  • @tirmyta
    @tirmyta 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3143

    My hometown is so small... (How small is it?) It's so small, anyone can tear the phone book in half.

    • @danjbundrick
      @danjbundrick 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I lul'd a little

    • @chax2004
      @chax2004 8 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      +tirmytaIts My high school was tough how tough was it ? The school newspaper had its own obituary page.

    • @christiantasidaily
      @christiantasidaily 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +tirmyta LUL

    • @richardpedraza19
      @richardpedraza19 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      tirmyta that's what she said.......
      hehehehehehehehehe ,and another ha hehehe. he hehehehehehehe another hehehe

    • @PlasmaHH
      @PlasmaHH 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Actually about everyone could rip that phone book in half too....

  • @bournelucid
    @bournelucid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    His boss must have been very confused,
    Boss-"wes,we would like to offer you a promotion"
    Wes-"I QUIT GOD DAMMIT!!!"

    • @loganthesaint
      @loganthesaint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      BASS boss-DarkMind boss,” well you can’t quit because I was promoting you to fired!!”

    • @jolleh
      @jolleh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@loganthesaint "you have been promoted to customer"

    • @loganthesaint
      @loganthesaint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Michael Petikas shit the old switcharoo

  • @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin
    @KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    I remember when everyone thought this trick sucked. Now everyone loves it, clearly it aged well! I always thought it was really offbeat, low-fi, surprising and hilarious. Almost feels like if David Letterman stole Brian Brushwood's soul.

    • @OniNoSweeney
      @OniNoSweeney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think people are just nostalgic for phone books...

  • @darkmater4tm
    @darkmater4tm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I almost believed that the misunderstanding was genuine and you just happened to have backup. Almost. The fact that you had a couple of witty jokes ready for this lets us know that this was part of it all.

    • @owlflame
      @owlflame 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +DarKMaTTeR I'd have witty jokes to make if this happens in an emergency. How many strangers do you think he's practiced this with to get the routine right or get the trick right? This probably happens all the time.

    • @pauljmorton
      @pauljmorton 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      +owlflame If it was a genuine accident, he'd probably have learned to say "on the count to three" before "throw the pages" very early on. :P

    • @owlflame
      @owlflame 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Paul J. Morton I disagree.

    • @pingpong2456
      @pingpong2456 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +DarKMaTTeR youre so naive

    • @snoojie
      @snoojie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +DarKMaTTeR He's copying an old card trick, wish I could remember the magician's name. He had a sword, blindfolded himself and gave a deck of cards to the volunteer and told her to throw it on three. He stressed THREE so she'd throw, then he said "And throw!" as they fluttered down.

  • @HighStakesDanny
    @HighStakesDanny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    The lie at the end was the best. They didn't think he was just making up the page # at the end. They believed it was the page he said it was. He did fool them. I agree with Penn on this one, but barely. They guessed twice but given more guesses, they would have gotten it.

    • @madhatten00
      @madhatten00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yep, they didn't notice the page was different colors, but you can only see that if you slow down the camera enough at 1:45 and look at the corner; it's a bright red page which is different than the blue corner page 6:00 he removed from his sword

    • @person9815
      @person9815 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They probably didn't

    • @jannietfeld4717
      @jannietfeld4717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@madhatten00 could'Ve also figured it out cause page 520 and 521 wouldnt be on the same piece of paper, the backside to 520 would've been 519.

    • @filda2005
      @filda2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@madhatten00 hey it was question of number of a page. Those 2 books didnt have to be the same, and he didnt even promote it like that.

    • @yppahdalg2397
      @yppahdalg2397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@madhatten00 On TH-cam we can pause and rewatch and play frame by frame and analyse a trick. Penn and Teller see it once from a decent distance away and have to figure it out from that.

  • @jtcye1162
    @jtcye1162 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1696

    I really liked the slicing carrot part :)

    • @damenwhelan3236
      @damenwhelan3236 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      *schwing*

    • @i-v-l9335
      @i-v-l9335 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Breaking the carrot on his finger was not an illusion. haha.

    • @carolynjoyce
      @carolynjoyce 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      oh i thought that was a hot dog for some reason lol

    • @Muser4Life
      @Muser4Life 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I thought it was a hot dog too...whoops lol

    • @flyingpenandpaper6119
      @flyingpenandpaper6119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Muser4Life when it's been three weeks since you last ate a vegetable.

  • @MATRODITH
    @MATRODITH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I LOVE watching tricks after the reveal. I still am blown away. To me it doesn’t lose its magic and appeal. That’s why I loved the Masked Magician growing up. Made me wanna do magic!

  • @symbolizeofficial5765
    @symbolizeofficial5765 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    At 8:44 Teller leans over to Penn and says "say he fooled us"

  • @jubinjmathew
    @jubinjmathew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    After knowing the trick, revealed by him.. it’s even more fun to watch!

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    After seing the reveal of his trick, it really does prove how dumb magic really is, and how it ALL about delivery.

    • @muan_tea
      @muan_tea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      As i used to say, the delivery IS the "magic"

    • @thelegend2o7
      @thelegend2o7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes!

    • @DamienDarksideBlog
      @DamienDarksideBlog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dude, after seeing PENN AND TELLER you should have come to that conclusion. I love how they show it off.

    • @JackhammerJesus
      @JackhammerJesus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And that is part of the reason why magicians usually NEVER reveal their tricks.
      Something absolutely mind blowing and amazing you just did suddenly becomes really dumb.

    • @EnhancedChimp
      @EnhancedChimp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on the trick.

  • @cutenina1997
    @cutenina1997 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2369

    "Oh I, sorry..Took me a while there. No. Totally on your page now" That pun. Because yellow phone book and pages. Hmm. I'll leave now.

    • @YourGirlDeee
      @YourGirlDeee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahha Tina!

    • @hakyarkhalaf8106
      @hakyarkhalaf8106 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now thats funny

    • @jonasitis7125
      @jonasitis7125 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tina M. I

    • @JackVermicelli
      @JackVermicelli 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What did that have to do with it being yellow?

    • @house5215
      @house5215 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A.J. Steinman yellow stop light in assuming

  • @OXXOI77777
    @OXXOI77777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    I like this guy. He seems like a good dude - genuinely grateful and humbled to be on the show.

  • @jetnut89
    @jetnut89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Boy I had forgotten how great Jonathan Ross is. Alyson Hannigan needs to have that "I'm in your corner, in your face Penn and Teller" mantra going.

    • @andrewroberts8139
      @andrewroberts8139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Jonathan Ross is not as pretty as Hannigan, by some distance

    • @duskjohnson8195
      @duskjohnson8195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Alyson always seems uncomfortable and weirded out by the magicians. Idk, its weird and undermines the fun for me

    • @TheFameWiki
      @TheFameWiki 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@duskjohnson8195 she is cringey and annoying

    • @carlotta4th
      @carlotta4th 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think she's got a cute persona and Ross is very funny. They just have different appeals as hosts.

    • @Zerbey
      @Zerbey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They just have different styles, they're both good in their own way. Alison is also much easier on the eyes.

  • @foxtrotnine2504
    @foxtrotnine2504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    love the positive vibes this show gives. Unlike the other cringy shows where they perform and the judges just rip them apart and tell them there terrible. Too awkward and disheartening.

  • @phiillzzz807
    @phiillzzz807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    1st papers get thrown
    Janitor: Oh come on man...
    Wes brings out a second book
    Janitor: Am i a Joke to you

    • @CrownRock1
      @CrownRock1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here's a riddle. Two guys destroyed your bike with a baseball bat and a crow bar. One of them wasn't me.

    • @kevinblack8335
      @kevinblack8335 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CrownRock1 you are a good soul... Time to watch me some Scrubs

    • @biogeek4122
      @biogeek4122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CrownRock1 the other was.

  • @buddhathebully1509
    @buddhathebully1509 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is how I think he did it: when he had him pick the page he marked the page then when he said don't rip it like this that's when he flipped to the marked page and looked at the numbers then ripped the phonebook but already had a half ripped page with random numbers on it and slipped it on the sword while he turned to the side so when he stabbed in the air it was already on the sword then just said the guys numbers that he memorized when he peeked earlier

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      By Jove, I think you've got it...! :)

    • @cedi2615
      @cedi2615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      guy from the future here, he did a reveal and thats exactly it

    • @shrimp19921
      @shrimp19921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s almost like you watched his reveal video.

    • @saketmilan5524
      @saketmilan5524 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Underrated comment.

    • @flaetsbnort
      @flaetsbnort 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shrimp19921 The comment is older than the reveal video.

  • @chellymurphy
    @chellymurphy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Absolutely love Jonathan Ross as the host he’s hilarious 🤣

  • @CrustyTheMoist
    @CrustyTheMoist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love how everyone points out the page being on the sword, when that isn't even a crucial part of the trick and is just there for showmanship.

  • @austinrtyler
    @austinrtyler 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Haha that was brilliant. How do you fool Penn & Teller? Make them think you did a trick you didn't do.

  • @Harmpie91
    @Harmpie91 8 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    " I call this one Jonathan" Cracked me up whaha xD

    • @JadesOfGrey
      @JadesOfGrey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When did he say that..?

    • @Jose-cy8fj
      @Jose-cy8fj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JadesOfGrey when he's ripping the second book

    • @KALEB32154
      @KALEB32154 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +thedreadedzero Tearing the second phone book.

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They definitely misheard what he said... at the beginning he said he was looking for a big, strong guy, "but we can just use Jonathan, I guess."
      I THINK this is what they are referring to...

    • @lunchtrey2067
      @lunchtrey2067 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      R Nickerson what it’s literally what he says on the 2nd rip

  • @KombatGod
    @KombatGod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Funny thing is... (possible spoilers ahead)
    ...he never showed that the page he pierced actually had those numbers. He said the numbers and then threw it away.
    So I guess Penn and Teller were wrong in assuming there was a trick at all, once he peeked at the number it was over.

    • @zousssnotzeus5341
      @zousssnotzeus5341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The peeking was part of the code so he didn't peek at what was written

    • @hb-mek
      @hb-mek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      thats exactly what i thought, he didnt show that all the pages were different either

    • @shootthemoon6072
      @shootthemoon6072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      If you slow it down you can see the page on the sword before the thrust. 🙄

    • @Bobal27
      @Bobal27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      zousss not zeus He peeked at the page while Jon was writing it down. Also pretty sure crossover(stupid autocorrect, sorry kross) nailed it.

    • @platinumpineapple9943
      @platinumpineapple9943 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      KrossoverGod He heard him write the numbers

  • @jjb123455
    @jjb123455 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I finally figured it out. That peak is great. The rest of the trick is super ballsy! I love it. I wish there was footage of Penn when he found out how you did it. I can only imagine how frustrated he was! Awesome trick!

    • @WesBarker
      @WesBarker  6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Haha thanks. Yeah he was pissed but in a great way.

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WesBarker He would have figured out eventually, but he only allowed two guesses, and went for thwe wrong ones. You are a top showman!

  • @tk20channel
    @tk20channel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:39 One of the best moments ever on Fool Us. Miss you Jonathan.

  • @telecastersRthebest
    @telecastersRthebest 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1334

    didn't know Alan tudyk is now a magician.

    • @MickLoud999
      @MickLoud999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +JB Gimena Steve the Pirate?!?!?

    • @MultiJEOFF
      @MultiJEOFF 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mr MC p I o lp

    • @227morgan3
      @227morgan3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Mr MC
      Who the hell is Steve the Pirate?

    • @MickLoud999
      @MickLoud999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      227Morgan try google boy

    • @227morgan3
      @227morgan3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mr MC
      Nope, not ringing any bells

  • @MortimerCat
    @MortimerCat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I liked the way that after presenting the trophy, Penn goes and inspects behind the podium.

  • @f.i.r.e.5119
    @f.i.r.e.5119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:39
    "Ladies." "I've just destroyed this phone book. The only number I need is yours."

  • @jasonpoon3965
    @jasonpoon3965 8 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    To be honest, I'd be more scared getting one of your fingers in me. LAWL

    • @erewind
      @erewind 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you get lawl from SWG?

    • @MadnessIRL
      @MadnessIRL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He said near me 😂

    • @eyallev
      @eyallev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MadnessIRL I heard "in me"

  • @jasonophee6153
    @jasonophee6153 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    he did a free show at my school earlier today and i got to meet him afterwards and now i am just watching as many things from him as i can

  • @irishj6037
    @irishj6037 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There has ALWAYS BEEN a great degree of irreverence in the Penn & Teller performances. For a Fooler to receive a "FU" trophy 🏆 is actually high praise coming from these 2 world renowned performers.

  • @lukehuddbaby7381
    @lukehuddbaby7381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1362

    Who’s here after watching him reveal his trick 🤯
    Edit: thanks a lot for this crazy amount of likes, also a sub would be really appreciated if you see this ❤️

    • @flamecrew9atroblox958
      @flamecrew9atroblox958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @vaint
      @vaint 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      im here

    • @BabyBoiQue
      @BabyBoiQue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Even better once I know how its done, bc I appreciate it more.

    • @EJ-nv9ug
      @EJ-nv9ug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m here to watch this again before seeing him reveal the trick

    • @maxkohman1253
      @maxkohman1253 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

  • @THEJIGGADREWSHOW
    @THEJIGGADREWSHOW 8 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    @4:07 i was cracking up laughing so hard....'''Throw the pages....on a count of 3.''.....hahahha

    • @alexandriariley5209
      @alexandriariley5209 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +THEJIGGADREWSHOW i'd have a comment there, but commenting what I want to say could potentially allow others to figure it out and make the method public. I don't know how he did it, but I have a piece of the puzzle.

    • @THEJIGGADREWSHOW
      @THEJIGGADREWSHOW 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thomas Riley
      I don't think it's giving away too much to say he wanted Teller to get rid of the 1st phone book so he can use the ''back-up'' phone book. :)

    • @syntax323
      @syntax323 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +THEJIGGADREWSHOW Teller? Teller wasnt ussd though. You mean t hrs.

    • @soundninja99
      @soundninja99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@THEJIGGADREWSHOW it doesn't really matter. It was more for the entertainment factor. The entire trick was essentially done when Jonathan wrote the page down

  • @facial210
    @facial210 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    At 8:00 he says I'm totally on your page, great throwing that in there

  • @HulkVahkiin
    @HulkVahkiin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even though the presenter almost f**ked up the trick for Wes, he came back in the end, GREAT JOB!

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you are referring to the "wrong toss", that was a deliberate part of the act.

  • @babs2216
    @babs2216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I feel like everytime Penn hits the table with his notebook or his hands, they are fooled

  • @inkairart680
    @inkairart680 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The little interaction at the beginning is hysterical. XD

  • @loganj8533
    @loganj8533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:04
    “I’m on your page now”
    Lmfao

  • @NosebleeddeGroselha
    @NosebleeddeGroselha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is why magic is more about showmanship than about the actual quality of the tricks. Of course, tearing a phonebook apart is quite impressive, but I believe that even if it was the most terrible and cliche trick in the world, I would’ve had a blast with this man’s charisma.
    The British host is also hilarious, I loved him! Made me wanna impersonate him 😂

  • @brandonmtrujillo
    @brandonmtrujillo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the simplicity of this trick. This was a refreshing change of pace. Nice work +Wes Barker.

  • @griplove
    @griplove 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “I call this one Jonathan” 😂🤣😂🤣

  • @leama3694
    @leama3694 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think it takes a lot of courage and cold blood to do what you did! I really like how you have fooled them with such a simple but risky trick. Your show is very funny and you're very nice. I laughed so much, thank you!

  • @kappakappa1307
    @kappakappa1307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “Ladies.”
    Killed me.

  • @drdickinson5910
    @drdickinson5910 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    " I call this one Jonathan " XD

  • @izzard
    @izzard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    Excellent misdirection. All I’ll say is the magic is in the last split second when the audience has already begun applauding :)

    • @subh1
      @subh1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +Izzard Holy crap!! You are right! I get it now after re-watching.

    • @TKutz6
      @TKutz6 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +bossestentialism what is the timestamp that you guys are talking about?

    • @AerialOutreachLLC
      @AerialOutreachLLC 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Izzard I DON'T GET IT

    • @Jmc8489
      @Jmc8489 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      +Izzard They've selected the page number random at the first part of the trick and just Jonathan Ross knew it until the end. So when Wes Barker picked the page, and said the number out loud by that moment he didn't know what number Jonathan wrote on the paper at the beginning.
      It's a great trick!

    • @izzard
      @izzard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      +José Miguel Cegarra Vasquez I can't understand what you're trying to say, but yes: Wes said the name of the page first and then Jonathan confirmed it, which is part of the brilliant misdirection at the end of the trick. But if you think only Jonathan knew the the page number until the end then you've been fooled :)

  • @claudius2049
    @claudius2049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This British host is so nice they had back in the earlier seasons!

    • @jimmiadja
      @jimmiadja 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah jonathan ross is brilliant. he's one of our national treasures

    • @brokenwave6125
      @brokenwave6125 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathan Ross is a legend.
      Funny to call him "this British host"

  • @murder5000
    @murder5000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love how you followed you're dream. You sir are a inspiration !

  • @ricardopereira6873
    @ricardopereira6873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i really love Wes´s awesome energy.

  • @MorrowSind
    @MorrowSind 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Penn and Teller, you guys are the greatest!

  • @seinfan9
    @seinfan9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Penn had it right the second time, then mentioned an "index" that invalidated his explanation. He assumed too much lol.

    • @Pepe-pq3om
      @Pepe-pq3om 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats because the stabing part is just half the trick, they still didn't knew how he knew the page number

    • @MarvinCZ
      @MarvinCZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      By mentioning the index he showed he didn't actually get it right. He still believed Wes actually got the right page. He didn't realize nobody actually verified those page numbers and that Wes could have lied.

  • @haiguyzimnew
    @haiguyzimnew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like this guy's delivery and mannerisms. Very refreshing

  • @vette0812
    @vette0812 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    A force was the first thing I thought of. Pretty awesome he didn't use a force.

    • @thebone2895
      @thebone2895 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ya.. forces are for pussy's.. I would do it his way too..

    • @reghin79
      @reghin79 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You could explain 75% of this show's tricks through forces, but I'm baffled when some of them say that it's not a force

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm guessing it's a peek, not a force.

  • @princesssummer9814
    @princesssummer9814 8 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    I cal this one Jonathan

    • @LAFC.
      @LAFC. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I cant do this one jonathan

  • @synaesthesia2010
    @synaesthesia2010 8 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Johnathon is the perfect foil

  • @McGyver777ATGMAIL
    @McGyver777ATGMAIL 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    just loved this so much.

  • @jimlockeyarchive3198
    @jimlockeyarchive3198 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been watching these all day. This is one of the best

  • @tubeyoukonto
    @tubeyoukonto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He seems so awkwardly likable. Thats a guy I would love to drink a beer with :D

  • @jpcguy89
    @jpcguy89 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Wes Barker, Congrats!!!! I'm guessing you were NOT expecting to go home with a trophy? Not based on the trick, based on the stunned laughter after they gave it to you. :P

  • @IroAppe
    @IroAppe 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    9:36: I love how Penn takes a sneaky look behind the stand in the end. Especially knowing the trick, his reaction to that is hillarios. Yep, no index :D

  • @Tom2theB
    @Tom2theB 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1311

    I just find it funny that the trophy just has a big F U on it lol 😂😂

    • @jonskyproduktions
      @jonskyproduktions 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Fooled us

    • @aaronpm4630
      @aaronpm4630 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      +jonskyproduktions shit dont say...

    • @jonskyproduktions
      @jonskyproduktions 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      aaron popoca *you dont say

    • @zappawoman5183
      @zappawoman5183 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      And Penn & Teller had another show called BS

    • @xdragon2k
      @xdragon2k 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      It's intentional and that's the joke.

  • @markluhn6959
    @markluhn6959 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Jonathan is mortified after he throws them the first time.

  • @lethaihien12345
    @lethaihien12345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    at one point I completely forgot this was a magic trick and just enjoyed the fun

  • @MGAF688
    @MGAF688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved this trick. Very cool! Great work.

  • @andreaseriksson9746
    @andreaseriksson9746 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagine at the end when Penn looks back behind the desk, he shouts "Hey there IS an index back here!" :D

  • @grendelum
    @grendelum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This clip highlights the value of a good MC... Jonathon was *_amazing_* in this playing off of t’other guy, now we’ve a host with the personality of a wall.

  • @gevu
    @gevu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:54 "I'll be honest, I'm more scared of getting one of your fingers in me"
    *awkward audience half-laughter*
    OUT OF COMPLETELY NOWHERE WTF how has no one commented on this

    • @hanging4176
      @hanging4176 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel J. I’m pretty sure it was referencing how he’s a strongman and how the carrot also got chopped just like it did with the sword.

  • @timsullivan4566
    @timsullivan4566 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    [Explaining what his magic style NOT] WES : It's not like "Fire, fire, DOVE!" 😆😆😆

  • @michaelkupfer3723
    @michaelkupfer3723 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome performance and illusion! Well done Sir!

  • @tonyyhairr
    @tonyyhairr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great trick, really simple once you figure it out but at the end of the day all tricks are simple at there core, great job man, wonderful performance.

  • @blpitts11
    @blpitts11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy cracks me up

  • @KaninTuzi
    @KaninTuzi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jonathan is really smooth at quick banter and ad-lib.

  • @LCONRADBF
    @LCONRADBF 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    There was no force. It was a load. BEAUTIFULLY executed! Awesome job, Wes!!

  • @josephthomas2055
    @josephthomas2055 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    God damn, this guy has balls of steel. I bet they kicked themselves when they worked it out!

  • @danielvernon2913
    @danielvernon2913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He didn’t fool them. But they liked him.
    He marked or folded the page. When he says not to rip it in half with it open his finding the page number that’s why he flicks around a bit. When he gets the second phone book he rips the page out. If you pause video just as his turning to stab page, you can see the page on the sword already.

    • @whatshawnsaid1
      @whatshawnsaid1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      THANK YOOOOOUUUU

    • @MG-tz1vh
      @MG-tz1vh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thought I was the only one

    • @xSintex
      @xSintex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congrats, all 3 of you are fools. Go watch the reveal video. The page was literally just a random page on the sword (because it is not humanly possible to stab a page reliably, and it didn't matter to him what page it was).

  • @wolfgangbuck841
    @wolfgangbuck841 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, U rock! By far one of my favorite magi's in the world.

  • @jackliz2439
    @jackliz2439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man. What I like about this show is they really show respect to the performer and craft.

  • @Ashtarte3D
    @Ashtarte3D 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For anyone not getting the Skywalker joke, they're refering to the magic term of "force" where you make the participant think they've picked by choice, but you've used some subtle method to control where they land. It's often used in card tricks where they fan cards out.
    In this case I'm wagering that the page numbers are not something anyone pays attention to when Wes directs them to check the pages to make sure they are different so they're all marked the same page number. Even if that's not the key, it's a clever act with a lot of good showmanship.

    • @CommanderOfEpic
      @CommanderOfEpic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Guy said it was a sort of break that wasn't pinkie with a normal book

    • @YouRandamoTube1237
      @YouRandamoTube1237 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +OgreSamanosuke It wasn't a joke, Penn was trying to hint at the magician how he did the trick without outright revealing it on television and ruining the guy's trick.

    • @PopcornBunni
      @PopcornBunni 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Much simpler than that. This trick is done with real phone books and a little bit of lying.

  • @moob2020
    @moob2020 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1067

    Man I miss jonathan 😞

    • @PhantomPanic
      @PhantomPanic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      What's the matter? You got a problem with flutes?

    • @Gruesome_j
      @Gruesome_j 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Alison is not too good 😞

    • @heartdisciple
      @heartdisciple 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i dont

    • @sanmcnellis94
      @sanmcnellis94 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mustafa Hadi you gay? Allison does a great job.

    • @bassfight2936
      @bassfight2936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Stockton Muthafuc*a wow bit much

  • @jktronguly
    @jktronguly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the performance even more than the trick itself lol, it's hilarious

  • @Lets_Build_
    @Lets_Build_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How Teller looked behind the table at the end, to make sure he hasn`t used an index of som kind 😂 🤣

  • @Wolfhound223
    @Wolfhound223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    fair play dude well done

  • @brucedoyle4055
    @brucedoyle4055 8 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    Ok so when you fool Penn and Teller, you literally get a Trophy that says: "F - U"... thats Nice :D

    • @MrJest2
      @MrJest2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      +Bruce Doyle That's just Penn's sense of humor. But I think he was actually surprised that they gave it to him, since they were calling out the technical jargon of how it could be accomplished and he seemed to be kind of resigned to "Oh, well, they figured it out..." when Penn said he "fooled us", his face lit up. Silly trophy on a show that mainly serves to showcase new magicians with no big prize money or anything... but I bet he treasures that little bit of acrylic. :-)

    • @crunch9876
      @crunch9876 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +MrJest2 there only suppose to be allowed one guess. While they can bend the rules it's really up to their discretion

    • @Pikopati
      @Pikopati 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      >Silly trophy on a show that mainly serves to showcase new magicians with no big prize money
      But isn't some kind of Las Vegas performing too? I don't remember what it is actually since i heard it the first season and then never again.

    • @crunch9876
      @crunch9876 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pikopati performing at one of their shows. they use to say that was a prize but i dont watch this show ofte so i may be wrong

    • @naritruwireve1381
      @naritruwireve1381 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Hey where'd you get that trophy?"
      "From the show F.U."

  • @travisnukem1642
    @travisnukem1642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wes Barker... YOUR GREAT AT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bijova
    @bijova 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He tore the phone book in half by bending it in a way to where he’s really just ripping one page at a time really quickly.

  • @Gynecologist
    @Gynecologist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Actually, it was a Break (a Mark) and Peek. Penn was just wrong with the Index. No index was necessary bc of the end. Penn and Teller were thrown off bc of the second phone book. Very clever addition in order to misdirect a magician.

    • @ThePantsManYEEAH
      @ThePantsManYEEAH 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was the second book that gave it away I thought. Damn good trick though, super clever

    • @kylemilford8758
      @kylemilford8758 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The second book is where he tore the correct page from, it was required but a nice misdirect yes

    • @lpslpslpslpslpslps
      @lpslpslpslpslpslps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kyle Milford What makes you think he had the correct page on the sword?

    • @chasedaily8134
      @chasedaily8134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kyle Milford I'm pretty sure he never actually had the page. He just said the page number because he already saw it near the start of the routine.

    • @m0314700308891515
      @m0314700308891515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He didn't have the correct page, he read off the pages he saw when the book was open because he couldn't be sure if the page on the left or the page on the right was picked. If penn had asked to see the page from the sword it would have been blown.

  • @rafde
    @rafde 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jonathan really makes this show much more entertaining

  • @VindicatedEntertainment
    @VindicatedEntertainment 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was great! Love the new term "stunt magician"!

  • @ollinordling3194
    @ollinordling3194 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Nice and surprisingly simple trick with great misguidance. You sir, are a great performer!