I mentioned this in another Fool Us video, but it's really funny how some of the code is really obvious as to what it means, and other times it just seems like Penn is rambling and then suddenly the magician says they got it
I could happily just watch a long clip of Teller enjoying various performances. He is so delightful to watch. It is like watching a young child see their first magic trick or coming downstairs on Christmas morning to the presents under the tree. It just makes me feel happy to watch him.
Meredith Monroe that is so well said. Even if he's not fooled, when he's entertained, Teller is wide eyed like a kid in a candy store. There's a lot to be learned from that, given that he's such an accomplished sleight of hand artist. Love your comment.
When this trick was done, I reflexively yelled, "That's GORGEOUS!!" Sometimes a Shin Lim type act with a lot of moving parts is great. Sometimes it's just as good to have one absolutely perfect little moment.
I really enjoyed this trick. Instead of the "overwhelm the audience with a mountain of tricks and epic music" approach, it was a patient approach with one punch line (I suppose two, depending on how you count). And the punchline hit! Really fresh and enjoyable.
Everyone talking about the trick and here's me sitting here thinking how this voice would be perfect for announcements, commercials, narrator work etc and imagining all that.
What an elegant construction! As a performer myself, I love the genuineness you brought to this effect, with such iconic imagery. Brilliant, really brilliant!
amazing to see walks of all life applying the techniques to magic that they also use in their 'day job' XD, doctors, lawyers, Olympians, even the blind have been represented on Fool Us
One of their camera edits was a little mean. Zoomed in at the worst moment . Beautiful trick, such a lovely effect. No idea how the balloon came back down, except from what Penn seemed to suggest.
I wonder if when Penn said about Alyson seeing the trick in her own way in addition to P&T as that would be a triple he specifically meant that she helped them to decipher the trick with her non-conventional signature.
@@xz9925 You can clearly see, Alyson draw a smiley on the token that is not here after, on the token that he puts on the table so i believe he imitated Alysson's signature before hand, that token can probably split in half with the one he prepared being the second half at 2:24, you can see clearly that he has another token in his hand then until he put the token alyson signed into the bottom of the balloon at 2:36, you can see his right hand is in an unnatural position, cause Alysson token is in it he then put the token on the balloon, probably in a secret compartment that goes all the way to the bottom of the balloon, so it can be cut when alysson cut the balloon in the end then you can clearly see at 3:11 that he is putting nothing into alysson hands, but tries to brainwashed her into thinking there is something, with his words
@@jmeldo9477 he didn't brain wash her into thinking something was in her hands. that's not possible. he just told her to imagine and then throw her hands. she doesn't have to think there's anything there.
Haven't seen you in forever Michael!! Congrats on getting on Penn & Teller!!! Does this mean you've gone National? Presentation is so much of it, and you did it fantastically.
“Aliens” beamed the weight inside the balloon by using the 5th dimension. What you didn’t see is the giant invisible robot on stage, because it was giant and invisible. The robot was holding the aliens the whole time.
He's doing something with the properties of the balloon I don't want to explain. I just want to say it's brilliant. Absolutely brilliantly creative. So cool.
The video editing makes us miss it. He picks the weight out of the holder with his right hand and then hands it to Alison with his left hand..when did he put the weight in the other hand?
That was great, one of the finest performances I've seen on that show. You have a wonderful storytelling rhythm and I'm sure that helps with the illusion. I have the worst coordination so magic is out of the question for me, but I can live vicariously through other magicians. I have one question, and maybe you are forbidden to answer, but as we all know magicians are not supposed to share their tricks, is there something in your contract to appear on the show that would persuade you to tell the producers or Penn and Teller if the trick did fool them but they guessed something? Like one person was asked "is this the method you used?" the answer was no, but do they have something in place in case that person lies?
Yes, there is a panel of judges that know the true solution and they know the hidden messages that Penn uses when explaining the secret behind the trick. That way if he used the wrong description, but there may be some slight confusion, they will go to the judges for verification of the "fool." This has happened in many cases where there could be different solutions and the way Penn describes it is either close enough (no fool) or off enough that it results in them being fooled. That's the check and balance that prevents someone from outright lying about their trick. Also a code of ethics that is agreed upon to appear on the show. Hope this clears things up a bit.
I really liked this act a lot. There’s no real opportunity to use sleight of hand, or it at least no obvious ones. It seems like pure magic which is really cool
Sleight of hand is used when he switched the weight in his right hand for the signed one. He then puts it in the balloon and if you listen u will hear it drop in
This is why I'm a skeptic. Because knowing that there is a potential explanation to what appears supernatural makes the event more interesting, not less. It tells us so much about how our brains work, and how easily our sense can mislead us. Not to mention how these illusions mean our brain is functioning normally! Great trick, my guy. Love the honesty :).
@@TH-camallowedmynametobestolen Someone once tried to tell me there was no such word as "Sleight" and that I had misspelled "slight." You would not have liked that person.
@@TH-camallowedmynametobestolen well, please don’t look at my other posts cause you will have a grammar / spelling nervous breakdown. I do understand though. I fix atms and always correct people when they say PIN number and atm machine.
I think I actually figured out how you did every part, thanks to Penn’s guess. It really is simple, although I probably couldn’t do it myself. It was very magical to watch as well!
@@VocaDollGW2 not completely sure, but it looks like: 1) he didn't actually put anything in Alysons hand (3:09) 2) the weight Alyson signed didn't have a smiley on it. So there are probably two weights involvoved. (3:01 und 4:17)
@@VocaDollGW2 At 2:24 when he's putting the "weight" into the metal frame. Look under his index finger. He basically had a piece of paper over that weight, and that's what she signed.
Man I'd love to know how he did that, I know part of the trick was slight of hand but how did he get the balloon to drop back down with the weight inside it? Magical stuff :)
I have no clue 😆 I tried paying attention but I can only think of a few ways to do only half this trick. The other half....I have no idea, I'm probubly wrong about how the first half was done anyway 😆 Even with Penns magic "code" talk I cant understand. What I'm trying to say is.... Awesome job man ! You definitely fooled me ! 😄 You will have them fooled next time. Stay Safe ✌ 😃 ✝ ❤
@@JanRodriguez1 He also needs a little practice on his palming, it he can manage to pull off a really good palm even the zoom would not catch it. Still a well done trick and nice presentation.
I'm lost. Do they edit the part out where they explain how they weren't fooled? Or do they just say, "We think we know how you did it." and take their word for it?
It took me a few hours, but I haven't I figured it out. There are at least 2 ways to get the weight inside the balloon, and I think he used the more difficult way.
Respectfully, I have to ask.... What the f*ck just happened? How did they figure that out?! 🤣 The balloon was up in the f*cking air, he didn't even touch it (lol I sure as sh*t didn't see it) I mean, sure, he probably didn't place the weight in her hand BUT then when the balloon came down he didn't touch it either, she picked it up, she cut the balloon open and she grabbed it from the bowl. Is it a f*cking trick bowl? It's see-through tho!!? I'm out. 😂 Freaking beautiful trick! This is one of those where it's so simple yet so mystifying and I don't even want to know the secret. I just loved it.
I think I know how you got the weight in the balloon. I have NO IDEA how you got Allison to feel and acknowledge the weight if there wasn’t one in her hand.
I think maybe the sensation lingered after he pressed it against her hand and quickly put her other hand on top, or she didn't feel it and didn't want to ruin it
Air density manipulation inside the balloon. I could go into several theories on how that can be achieved, with the timing. But I will leave it at that.
The real magic is Penn describing how the trick is done in puns & references.
Hahahah the &
It's realy pointing to a truth
I mentioned this in another Fool Us video, but it's really funny how some of the code is really obvious as to what it means, and other times it just seems like Penn is rambling and then suddenly the magician says they got it
@@Bluemangrup he usually says some random story to sneak in some code words or jargon only a magician in the field would know
That's the best of the show for me. I love Penn
1:40 I love when Teller looks like he's really enjoying it
Outstanding
You didn't fool them but you surely fooled me. I have absolute no idea how you did it. Amazingly well done.
It’s a “duel weight” we could say
2:25
2:39
The way he talks about his tricks, a man after Penn's own heart. I love it.
I could happily just watch a long clip of Teller enjoying various performances. He is so delightful to watch. It is like watching a young child see their first magic trick or coming downstairs on Christmas morning to the presents under the tree. It just makes me feel happy to watch him.
Meredith Monroe that is so well said. Even if he's not fooled, when he's entertained, Teller is wide eyed like a kid in a candy store. There's a lot to be learned from that, given that he's such an accomplished sleight of hand artist.
Love your comment.
Teller is a beautiful soul
This guy would be the best lawyer!
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I’m going to make this evidence... disappear!
When this trick was done, I reflexively yelled, "That's GORGEOUS!!"
Sometimes a Shin Lim type act with a lot of moving parts is great. Sometimes it's just as good to have one absolutely perfect little moment.
Thanks so much. What a lovely compliment.
I had to rewatch it immediately!
@@amiawizard bravo compliments! (Xrcapoligies)
I really enjoyed this trick. Instead of the "overwhelm the audience with a mountain of tricks and epic music" approach, it was a patient approach with one punch line (I suppose two, depending on how you count). And the punchline hit! Really fresh and enjoyable.
Thanks. :) I do love the clarity and simplicity of a single moment, especially with the underlying point of the trick
Everyone talking about the trick and here's me sitting here thinking how this voice would be perfect for announcements, commercials, narrator work etc and imagining all that.
aww. thanks. I've heard this before, but never actually tried it out.
I'm a big fan of the honest approach, as are Penn and Teller. The Amazing Randi lives on!
What a beautiful trick, such smooth and natural delivery - a fabulous performance!
Thanks so much!
Gotta love how they cut away from the balloon or frame it out right before the trick is done
I knew pretty quickly that this wouldn’t fool them, but you have the best stage patter of anyone I’ve seen on Fool Us.
These tricks are always so much more fun when Alyson gets involved.
One time at band camp ......
Great job brother! Just a beauty of a routine.
That was beautiful. Not too flashy, nothing so sleazy, just beautiful pure magic.
4:12 as soon as he asked Alyson to pick up the weight herself, he fooled me. Great trick
It was a wonderful trick and beautifully executed. Great job!
Can you answer me one question, who big is your Penn and Teller? Do you have a huge Penn and Teller Fool Us? How big is that Fool Us of yours?
Absolutely beautiful routine, and I like the calm and methodical patter.
What an elegant construction! As a performer myself, I love the genuineness you brought to this effect, with such iconic imagery. Brilliant, really brilliant!
When Teller snaos back and applauds like that, he truly enjoyed the trick
amazing to see walks of all life applying the techniques to magic that they also use in their 'day job' XD, doctors, lawyers, Olympians, even the blind have been represented on Fool Us
The plot here was so simple yet so stunning.
That was a beautiful trick. I really loved it.
I loved this truck, well done!
I enjoyed this performance, quiet, graceful and beautifully done.
4:24 I have never this look on Teller's face. Intrigued, astonished, curious, all simultaneously.
They are always like that lmao.
This was magical, thank you so much for the trick :)
As always - amazing story with logic and fate all tied into a wonderful presentation. Love your stuff man!
Thanks so much.
that was just very classy and pretty and good. kudos.
This is the balloon-weighting lawyer...
Bro you sound as logical as Spock. You would make an honorary Vulcan
and I agree. Great performance!
That was great !
One of their camera edits was a little mean. Zoomed in at the worst moment . Beautiful trick, such a lovely effect. No idea how the balloon came back down, except from what Penn seemed to suggest.
man this was neat. you were really thoughtful and really get penn & teller.
Huh. What did you tell to the cameraman and the editor to piss them off so badly? :P
I wonder if when Penn said about Alyson seeing the trick in her own way in addition to P&T as that would be a triple he specifically meant that she helped them to decipher the trick with her non-conventional signature.
Also she was looking at the back bottom of the balloon as if she noticed something strange, you can see the expression on her face change.
@@xz9925 You can clearly see, Alyson draw a smiley on the token that is not here after, on the token that he puts on the table
so i believe he imitated Alysson's signature before hand, that token can probably split in half with the one he prepared being the second half
at 2:24, you can see clearly that he has another token in his hand
then until he put the token alyson signed into the bottom of the balloon at 2:36, you can see his right hand is in an unnatural position, cause Alysson token is in it
he then put the token on the balloon, probably in a secret compartment that goes all the way to the bottom of the balloon, so it can be cut when alysson cut the balloon in the end
then you can clearly see at 3:11 that he is putting nothing into alysson hands, but tries to brainwashed her into thinking there is something, with his words
@@jmeldo9477 i think at 3:50 , alyson sees a thing over there at the back of ballon
@@jmeldo9477 he didn't brain wash her into thinking something was in her hands. that's not possible. he just told her to imagine and then throw her hands. she doesn't have to think there's anything there.
Beautiful routine that just makes you float!
Haven't seen you in forever Michael!! Congrats on getting on Penn & Teller!!! Does this mean you've gone National? Presentation is so much of it, and you did it fantastically.
Humble, respectful, elegant performance. Nicely done.
I saw Michael do some card tricks in a private show in Batavia, NY. He fooled me. Badly.
“Aliens” beamed the weight inside the balloon by using the 5th dimension. What you didn’t see is the giant invisible robot on stage, because it was giant and invisible. The robot was holding the aliens the whole time.
He's doing something with the properties of the balloon I don't want to explain. I just want to say it's brilliant. Absolutely brilliantly creative. So cool.
i enjoyed this performance a lot
Well done! A beautiful effect and lovely presentation.
The video editing makes us miss it. He picks the weight out of the holder with his right hand and then hands it to Alison with his left hand..when did he put the weight in the other hand?
Awesome routine!! Fooled me!!
4:18 - 4:25
That was great, one of the finest performances I've seen on that show. You have a wonderful storytelling rhythm and I'm sure that helps with the illusion. I have the worst coordination so magic is out of the question for me, but I can live vicariously through other magicians. I have one question, and maybe you are forbidden to answer, but as we all know magicians are not supposed to share their tricks, is there something in your contract to appear on the show that would persuade you to tell the producers or Penn and Teller if the trick did fool them but they guessed something? Like one person was asked "is this the method you used?" the answer was no, but do they have something in place in case that person lies?
Yes, there is a panel of judges that know the true solution and they know the hidden messages that Penn uses when explaining the secret behind the trick. That way if he used the wrong description, but there may be some slight confusion, they will go to the judges for verification of the "fool." This has happened in many cases where there could be different solutions and the way Penn describes it is either close enough (no fool) or off enough that it results in them being fooled. That's the check and balance that prevents someone from outright lying about their trick. Also a code of ethics that is agreed upon to appear on the show. Hope this clears things up a bit.
In other news: all of his defendants are appealing their convictions.
I really liked this act a lot. There’s no real opportunity to use sleight of hand, or it at least no obvious ones. It seems like pure magic which is really cool
Sleight of hand is used when he switched the weight in his right hand for the signed one. He then puts it in the balloon and if you listen u will hear it drop in
@@ExeterRipper true, but whats up with ballon going down when he wanted.
@@kratkidokumentarci224 that’s all about timing. Most likely a very small hole releasing the helium.
@@ExeterRipper Penn mentioned kept talking about a thread so I assumed the balloon was connected somehow via a invisible line/thread. But, who knows!?
IMO this is a "too perfect" trick.
I saw that bleed through and the swap out. Nice I like this method
Beautiful trick. No clue how you did it, but lovely to watch.
This is indeed very subtle trick
Teller loved it!!
2:25 still a good performance .
What
@@mont9150 he replaced the coin
@@turtleqqq I didn't see that but I did notice that the coin at the end was not the same as the coin at the end.
@@ZER0-- it's between the index and middle finger
No any decent magician you would not have seen that! also would have faked a better fake name!
had no idea you were into this, someone sent me your channel, super cool!
Modesty!
Great work, this will fool people not named Penn or Teller.
Have you guys seen 2.24? You're welcome
Great spot
2:25 for me, but great catch.
@@karldunnegan2689 please what is it? Thank you.
@@paulhan3314 You can see him palming a second small weight in his right hand.
But how does the balloon come down
This is why I'm a skeptic. Because knowing that there is a potential explanation to what appears supernatural makes the event more interesting, not less. It tells us so much about how our brains work, and how easily our sense can mislead us. Not to mention how these illusions mean our brain is functioning normally! Great trick, my guy. Love the honesty :).
I love figuring out the clues Penn is giving. I couldn't this time.
I thought he actually gave away a bit too much.
@@AnglOsAxOn2 - Yeah, I probably just missed it. At least I figured out how he did the trick.
"Thread that holds us together" = he used a string to pull down the ballon
@@iampk13 getting the balloon to fall is the least interesting bit of the trick, how do you vanish the weight out of Alison's hands?
Excellent work!
Would love to see him do slight of hand while in court. Judge would be like what. The. Heck. Are. You Doing??
Not slight, but sleight. Sleight of hand.
My mission in life is to teach the world the proper spelling of this word, one TH-cam commenter at a time.
@@TH-camallowedmynametobestolen Someone once tried to tell me there was no such word as "Sleight" and that I had misspelled "slight." You would not have liked that person.
@@amiawizard No, I would NOT have liked them!
Who are they? Where are they? Let me at them! Let me at them!!!
“Slight of hand”
*Charlie’s lawyer uncle, Jack Kelly, has entered the chat*
@@TH-camallowedmynametobestolen well, please don’t look at my other posts cause you will have a grammar / spelling nervous breakdown.
I do understand though. I fix atms and always correct people when they say PIN number and atm machine.
Nicely done!!
This was a wonderful trick, you have all the chances to fool Penn and Teller next time!
We've heard of the Lock-picking Lawyer.
Now, here we have the Brain-locking Lawyer.
That was a beautifully done bit of Magic.
I think I actually figured out how you did every part, thanks to Penn’s guess. It really is simple, although I probably couldn’t do it myself. It was very magical to watch as well!
I have an idea on how the balloon lowered but having a hard time figuring out how the weight entered the balloon.
The real magic is @ 4:31 . The balloon is still floating lmao.
@cameraman...just nailed it...waahaha at 2:26
Thanks for the video and keep up the good work!
2:25 lol
Lovely trick 👍 I am completely fooled
2:25 ........ you can see both
great trick , very relaxing too. maybe it was the balloon? or the smooth presentation?, well? actually both. : )
The cameramen didn't do you any favor.... Awesome trick though!
Where? I didn't notice
@@VocaDollGW2 not completely sure, but it looks like:
1) he didn't actually put anything in Alysons hand (3:09)
2) the weight Alyson signed didn't have a smiley on it. So there are probably two weights involvoved. (3:01 und 4:17)
@@VocaDollGW2 At 2:24 when he's putting the "weight" into the metal frame. Look under his index finger. He basically had a piece of paper over that weight, and that's what she signed.
@@Jelissei You can be completely sure.
@@Jelissei Look at 2:14: She did put a smiley on it.
2:25 Flash, nice trick tough
FlAsH, nIcE tRiCk ToUgH
really original idea, nicee :)
Good stuff Michael!
Woah... the camera guy really screwed you, great trick nonetheless. :D
Where? I didn't notice
@@VocaDollGW2 when he puts the weight in her hand, it’s clearly not there
@@Mateo12485 And also at 2:25 where you can see him palming a second small weight.
@@karldunnegan2689 oh yikes
Also the thread at 2:57
Man I'd love to know how he did that, I know part of the trick was slight of hand but how did he get the balloon to drop back down with the weight inside it? Magical stuff :)
I usually see some things... I didn't see much on this one. Great trick.
I have no clue 😆 I tried paying attention but I can only think of a few ways to do only half this trick. The other half....I have no idea, I'm probubly wrong about how the first half was done anyway 😆
Even with Penns magic "code" talk I cant understand.
What I'm trying to say is.... Awesome job man ! You definitely fooled me ! 😄
You will have them fooled next time.
Stay Safe
✌ 😃 ✝ ❤
The one detail that went glaringly wrong didn't give you a clue?
@@jamesreed5678 OK bright boy, how was it done?
@@DamonWakefield A little palm and switch, a little insertion, and a little thread.
@@jamesreed5678 plus that camera zoomed in at the worse time when he placed that weight on the stand
@@JanRodriguez1 He also needs a little practice on his palming, it he can manage to pull off a really good palm even the zoom would not catch it. Still a well done trick and nice presentation.
Good performance. Better luck next time 👍
@5:13 Teller has his GAME FACE ON
I'm lost. Do they edit the part out where they explain how they weren't fooled? Or do they just say, "We think we know how you did it." and take their word for it?
Everything Penn says after 5min30sec into the video is code language of how he knows how it is done
@@vhn07 ohh okay, thanks!
It took me a few hours, but I haven't I figured it out. There are at least 2 ways to get the weight inside the balloon, and I think he used the more difficult way.
The trick actually fooled me... but penn just revealed the method
Alison looked like she was holding her breath the whole time. Scared to breathe or get near him .
Yes she's quite the deer in headlights.
Probably it's a COVID-19 thing.
Great trick
beautiful
That trick is pretty decent.
Respectfully, I have to ask....
What the f*ck just happened?
How did they figure that out?! 🤣 The balloon was up in the f*cking air, he didn't even touch it (lol I sure as sh*t didn't see it) I mean, sure, he probably didn't place the weight in her hand BUT then when the balloon came down he didn't touch it either, she picked it up, she cut the balloon open and she grabbed it from the bowl. Is it a f*cking trick bowl? It's see-through tho!!?
I'm out. 😂 Freaking beautiful trick! This is one of those where it's so simple yet so mystifying and I don't even want to know the secret. I just loved it.
I'm guessing some kind of transfer technique was used to transfer the signature to a second weight?
I’d like to speak with you about estate planning. Also my son’s birthday is two weeks away, are you available?
Wow.
I think I know how you got the weight in the balloon.
I have NO IDEA how you got Allison to feel and acknowledge the weight if there wasn’t one in her hand.
I think maybe the sensation lingered after he pressed it against her hand and quickly put her other hand on top, or she didn't feel it and didn't want to ruin it
Air density manipulation inside the balloon. I could go into several theories on how that can be achieved, with the timing. But I will leave it at that.
Respecful man
I think i know he replaced the coin and put it in the baloon, but can someone please tell how the baloon comes down ?
wire
Loved the trick. Smooth performance.