If you think I lied, you were fooled too. But luckily for you the show is not called Penn and Teller: Fool The Audience and Everybody Else Online. For me there is no victory in puzzling somebody who doesn’t have the clues. But for those who want to keep digging, for whatever masochistic reason, Look closely at Penn’s quote: The only thing we can think of, is that you have A RING that is so carefully constructed to COME APART in halves, either with a very strong magnet, or with a shell, or something like that. That an audience member, or even Teller on very, very, very careful examination, Could not get the goddamn thing to come apart. Now If you have THAT RING, gimmicked in anyway, we are not going to give it to you. If you did that in anyway other than that, with what would have to be pure sleight of hand, we’re not going to cheat and say, “Okay, it’s sleight of hand.” Because we didn’t catch you you on anything. If it is anything other than a ring that comes apart, you have fooled us... I HAVE NO RING THAT COMES APART. Nothing I use has and moving or mechanical components. The only mechanism is sleight of hand. If you still don’t believe me that’s on you. the judges and Penn & Teller have thoroughly re-examined the guess and they still say they had No idea what I was doing. And that from their point of view there were no tells to tip the method and they had to just take a guess. If you are a student magic you know the actual answer, No need to post Spoilers. Let them enjoy the magic.
@@orionl.8491 Garrett used two rings to do this trick, one is normal and the other is an abnormal one. They asked him if the ring was modified in any way, well yeah one was but not this one. They won't consider this cheating, but this was definitely lying..
@@dovahkiinvokul9073 I think he used one and a half ring, so the ring was just a ring. and the half ring was just half of a ring nothing less nothing more. therefor it is something other than a ring that comes appart, and thus he fooled penn and teller honestly
He brought one ring and one half of a ring. The ring was solid and not gimmicked in any way. It was all pure sleight of hand with a ring and a half ring.
@@SephBane Great call! While watching it he first time, something looked "different" the way he put his thumb back together, but I didn't catch it. I had to go back and watch it again. So subtle... so #Savage.
That thumb pull was the first magic my grandfather, my poppy ever showed me... he had a few stupid ones, nothing special... but I was AMAZED, and is a huge reason I love magic to this day. Made me smile when he did it.
The way he got his ring finger hidden behind his middle finger then flipped his hand over and somehow got it behind his middle finger so quickly was amazing.
I like how Penn and Teller give a trophy to anyone who manages to actually fool them instead of turning it into some long-drawn out tournament like the Got Talent shows.
Got talent judges are mostly talentless hacks who got lucky and think they are superior beings now and have all talents on earth that they can call out anyone. Penn and teller are incredibly humble and are just willing to always learn
@@user-tr8kr1jd2o obviously.. but the whole joke is so vague. I don't know the character, there is no context or punch line. You can make up the reason yourself why he/she ended it, cause there is no clear path. But ofc, people can laugh and make jokes about what ever they feel funny!
Penn & Teller will always respect magic when it's delivered in a flawless performance. This was up close, personal and incredibly crafted magic. I look at this act and think of the Moon. We know the moon is round and sometimes all there to be seen, but there are many times where you only see half of the moon. And the ring is like the moon, it's always facing us on the same side no matter how much it's twisted around. We are never shown the real magical ring which is super amazing.
The only way this could've blown my mind even more than already is if, rather than dropping the ring, you would've said "Give me one of your rings and I'll do it again".
This was my thinking. Take one of their rings and do it, and it's sleight of hand at another level. You'll notice that he did not pass the ring between Teller's fingers, rather he pulled it off his finger which a good pickpocket might have done. You'll also notice, that his is not a simple ring; it's made up of at least four concentric rings. All that being said, it is an incredible act of magic. I also, like his attitude toward performing
I think he gave away the trick when he faked pulling his fingers off, I think that is the exact same trick he used, I don't think the ring was ever on the finger he implied it was on but rather on the same finger on the other hand being placed in a gap between his fingers after putting one down.
@@DomzyDX I would agree.... Except he did it to tellers finger as well as his own. If he hadn't put it fully on there it would've been obvious to teller
@@pcm7315 its not gimmicked in any way. The ring he shows is a standard ring. But the trick wouldnt work with any ring that looks different any obvious way
@@fragtical8540 that's what sleigh of hand is, he hide it in the back, but when he turn it around, he hide it in the front, that trick is just for laughing
Excellent work! I don't know how often this gets mentioned in the comment sections of FU videos, but kudos to Penn and Teller for allowing magicians to upload FU content on the magicians' own TH-cam channels!
It would have been absolutely badass if he asked Penn for his ring and repeated the trick with it Edit: Can y’all stop commenting that there’s a second ring? I’ve read the same comment about the second half-ring 50 times now.
@@Tinker.Studio Can't be. It seems they have to explain the trick to the director before they are allowed to perform on stage. If they lie, they get called on it and don't get the prize.
He did say that it's a normal ring, but maybe it's a ring he has used to practice a million times. It would make sense if he's not willing to use a different one
For the dummies saying he lied... he couldn't have. The stipulation to be on the show is that a producer behind the stage has to know how the trick is done. If P&T guess and there is a dispute, the guy behind the scenes can tell them if they're right or wrong. You can't just lie for the trophy.
Imagine being so good at magic, the easiest explanation people can come up with is "He lied about how he did it." Remember, the show has producers that verify things are what they are. It's not easy to just lie about it and walk away scott free. Dude is a legendary sleight of hand master. Great work! The trick is amazing!
He didn't lie but he wasn't honest either but Penn and Teller got it wrong. There are TWO rings being manipulated a quarter or just under half a ring and the full ring which his sleight of hand effortlessly conceals and swaps out. Beautiful manipulation
@@jordanloeffelman394 He wasn't dishonest though. Penn and Teller asked if he had a single ring engineered to come apart in a clever way. Assuming the multiple ring theory (one full, one halfish), he didn't. Pure sleight of hand which they agreed would be fair game and different from a ring that comes apart.
@@caterinadc5567 Oh I agree. They were SO close though it's almost iffy but I do agree their specific theory was a single ring that came apart but in reality he was using two rings. Right on the edge
@@jordanloeffelman394 They weren't 'close'. They were right on the money, Penn plainly says its either a gimmick ring or sleight of hand so good they never caught it. And with 2 rings, 1 full and 1 half, its pure sleight of hand that they never caught.
This is one of the tricks that it doesn't even honestly matter if you know whats going on. The fact that it is genuinely so in your face and you still cant fully tell is the performance itself doing its job and its incredible
its so simple and non complex, theres so few things that the mind can excuse away. once the ring has been ruled out, what is there to hand behind?? great trick. even if u think it boils down to contorting appendages, it still boggles the mind
I think sleight of hand is the only magic that gets better when you know how it's done, because you appreciate how much time and effort and love went into the performance that you see. Absolutely beautiful performance, congratulations.
I suspect that's why they gave it to him. Penn and Teller obviously know how it's done. He comes right out an tells them what he's doing. They gave him the trophy because it was done with such skill, that even they couldn't detect it despite knowing how it's done.
that's his opinion because since he was young he was looking for attention and approval from his father. You must have some sort of similar issue for it to hit home so hard.
That's what makes it flawless. As Penn said, it's excellent sleight of hand. The unsaid part is that it's excellent slight of hand as long as it's two rings and not one gimmick ring.
@@GrimBirthday one ring is cut the other is not, and so being able to make it appear as one ring the whole time is the single most amazing slight of hand you can do
There are judges that know exactly all the procedure of the tricks, I think it's not possible to lie to them, the judges will just tell that he's lying. Anyway who cares about judges, that is respect from magician to magician.
@@dylangleeson2814 I don't know if you are saying this guy abused that trust or not, but just to clarify, they asked if the ring came apart, like fake earrings for example, of which, the guy said it didn't. This was a sleight of hand trick with multiple rings, of which, both Penn and Teller couldn't even guess when he'd swap rings to do the trick
On the plus side he could just chuck the 8 ball to their face. Ever rob a Starbucks with an 8 ball? Also ever get coffee from Starbucks for 2 dollars? Yeah. Neither have I.
Usually I have a fair idea of how the trick was done but this is one of the tough ones. The only thing I can think of is that you had two rings. One a genuine ring that you showed in the end and the other was the trick ring which had a cut out to slide off of fingers. Thats the only thing I can think of. Apart from all that, this is a fabulous trick and I loved it. You are very talented.
@@heroe1486 If you were trying to disagree with my comment, albeit I was merely quoting artist, you are entitled to your opinion. It's "just that" you used incorrect English and too many words. Thanks for playing!
Are you serious? Are people as dumb as you? His fingers are obviously paid actors, individual people jumping at precise times, tellers fingers too, all paid actors for men that have no digits
The only thing I could think of is that maybe he's double jointed. I could see him squeezing the two neighboring fingers together pretty hard. But how would he hold it back? Just because your fingers are stretchy doesn't mean they can hold themself there... I guess the giveaway was that trick was the only one he didn't do directly in front of Teller.
@@Hexen_Wulf he hid it behind his fingers and in angle you don’t see it and he is quick with it on doing it for practicing over the years. It was just done to misdirect Penn and Teller to not think about how the ring magic work because I guarantee Penn and Teller knows how he did the finger trick.
@@MrCrystalm8 As he rotates his hand he quickly move the finger to the other side. It starts with ring finger held behind the middle & index finger, pressed against them to hold -- this take a lot of flexibility and finger strength. As he rotates his hand he flick that finger to the other side, with the whole finger pointing in a line perpendicular to the plain of his palm and other fingers. He clearly does have unusually flexible finger joints to pull this off so cleanly.
One of the things I like about this show is that Penn & Teller are the best audience members and when they get fooled their reaction is completely genuine. Its great to see people in show business at the top of their game, being supportive of other acts in the same field, without a hint of jealousy.
They're not jealous because they're collecting all the secrets of all the magicians who register to be on the show. They're also earning fat paychecks while they do it. P&T could care less about handing out a goofy trophy.
well technically they know how he did it, they just didn't catch him doing it and were so impressed by his skill they decided he deserved it and he did
this is one of the very few tricks where knowing how it's done doesn't take anything away from the magic of it - in fact it makes it even more awesome, because of the level of sleight of hand involved. I can completely understand why he likes close up magic, because this kind of magic works best without a lot of camera angles, just two persons, next to each other. if he is able to pull this off almost flawlessly on stage with a dozen cameras pointing at him from all directions, image how amazing his other tricks must be. great performance and a great magician
@@thefierybrib there are multiple comments already explaining the trick - the short version is that he uses multiple rings, one of which is only half a ring
@@Orniflyer ok then it makes sense how he emphasized Penn’s quote on his pinned comment and then went to say “no mechanics involved” wow you’re right. Knowing how it’s done makes it even more amazing
I think this is done with 2 devices, a genuine ring, and a half ring ( C shape ) that is traded, rotated, and concealed through slide of hand. Still an absolutely amazing presentation and I wouldn't have come to this conclusion if it wasn't for Garrett's generous tips in highlighting key words in Penn's response. Absolutely amazing presentation~ Congrats on the trophy! Well earned.
I had the same hypothesis. Definitely a talented sleight of hand magician. I’m surprised Teller did not mention two separate rings in his guess. That seemed fairly obvious to me
Pure slight of hand and it was very well executed. I believe Penn's play on words implied that there were multiple rings and the slight of hand occurred when switching between the two. They didn't catch the switch during the performance and that's why he was rewarded with the trophy.
Yes. It's 1 and a half ring. One ring is a real normal ring and one is the same ring just cut in half. Each time he has the ring on a finger he carefully only shows one side, because the other one is non-existent. This is why he keeps holding the ring on tellers hand, because if he wouldn't it would just drop down because it's just one half.
@@TheManFromFUNCLE I saw that but it still didn’t make sense to me. How can it be half a ring if it’s clearly a full ring and teller would know it’s half a ring.
@@TheManFromFUNCLE that still makes no sense. He clearly puts a whole ring on tellers finger. You are saying he puts on half a ring in order to give the illusion. That can’t be right as teller is sitting right there watching. Also teller would clearly see half a ring on his finger and not be fooled. The hypothesis for the trick is wrong
I don't know if there's anything on TH-cam about it. But look up magician Meir Yedid. I can do it as well, but I'm an actual amputee (as is Meir), but Meir has a method which worked both before and after his accident.
The real magic of this trick isn't the "trick", it's Garrett's narrative, presentation, and especially his execution. Even watching at .25x knowing the "trick" behind the impossible parts, it's difficult to catch him on anything. Really impressive stuff!
watch one more time at 0.25 time 3:01 pls watch carefully - ring is opening and Telles was not able to see this moment because it was on the other side of his finger. Penn asked him whether it was gimmicked ring, he said "NO" - he lied and won the throphy... sad but true
@@bjorn402 it isn't gimmicked, participants aren't allowed to lie so he had to reveal the trick to a third party which then would not allow it. Idk what ur seeing, but it isn't that.
@Reio4 hahah "participants are not allowed to lie" - it makes me laugh. USA president was not allowed to lie but he lied, the reason was simple = money. If sb will fool P&T may perform in Vegas - it means good $$$ for performance, I believe rather my eyes not Garret or yourself. Garret is not miracle worker, watch carefully, he is twisting this ring from right to the left, every time the same way, It means that this ring was very precisely constructed and must be opend in specific way, but only from one side.
"People say they love sleight of hand, we try to give them sleight of hand, that really was sleight of hand" Well said, Penn, it was, and it was magnificent.
Swapping two rings in and out would still be incredibly impressive sleight of hand. And the magician is such a great showman I’d give it to him either way
I caught how one of them was done - 4:37 he puts the ring over the top of one finger but then moves it back up before mimicking the action of it going down but used sleight of hand to move it to the next finger during the slight upwards movement and it actually goes down on the finger it ends up on but unless you look really closely your brain assumes he slid it down on finger it was on originally. Dunno about the rest though.
@@Rroff2 th-cam.com/video/x_Lm7cvA4Vw/w-d-xo.html Here he pockets the first one. He must use several throughout and the cutaways concealing some of the change outs. Thoroughly impressed by him!
yeah, like a full ring and a half ring or something like that is the only way i can think of. being able to pull something like that off in front of all those cameras and on tellers own finger right in front of him is one of the coolest magic tricks i have ever seen.
@@syx3s So Penn was right that the ("a") ring was gimmicked, but it was not the one Teller was allowed to inspect, so the fooling was in the technicality that they could not catch the swap, right?
@TheLQ No... Just because they don't show you 30 different camera angles doesn't mean camera tricks. In close up magic like this, the angle the performer is to the audience is of course extremely important, and for the camera to betray that intended angle would be ridiculous. As long as the camera angles shown are in line with what penn and teller see, it's not important.
@TheLQ Of course, but your error is in your assumption of WHY those cuts were made. The cuts are made to make the trick watchable on TV, not to cover up bad tricks… Sometimes they miss an angle or get the wrong angle and have to reshoot a part, it happens, but Vegas actually has pretty strict rules on these shows and there’s no funny business in terms of the trick simply being clever editing.
The one that hurt was how he dislocated his ring finger and was able to hold it out of sight. You can only see it in slow motion. Well done. Great magician.
@@ToriKo_ LOL! ;D JK! The guy used two rings. One normal and one rigged. He didn't lie when he said the one he dropped was not gimmicked. It was a normal ring. Not the one used in trick.
Garrett Thomas is a true artist his parents/parent was a serious painter, met him in DC 2015 and his ring work was exquisite back then, I'm glad he stuck to the close up ,the world doesn't need another card magician although his 3 card Monte is amazing, good job Garrett
I think he has an second ring which is cut in half. The switch between the ring and the half-ring is pretty good. But you can see it at 2:42. ( if a am right) The open part of the second ring is always in the back, where you can't see it.
I've watched and rewatched and slowed down and read comments for this performance more than any other. Even though I think I now understand how every part of it is done, it's still absolutely the most incredible magic routine I've ever seen. Expertly engineered, perfectly performed, completely compelling. An absolute triumph.
Great! Could you tell me then, how he concealed the half-ringer under the Teller's nose? There are multiple camera shots in which his hands look completely empty
@@JohanKrantzPiano This, the way he's holding the "ring" just after 2:45 makes me think there's a gap he's hiding with his thumb, which he exposes on his side only so Teller can't see it, but when he gives Teller "the" ring it's a complete, ordinary ring. This does mean he couldn't repeat the trick with a ring donated to him unless he had "open" rings for enough of common ring bands/styles, maybe pick a "volunteer" who has a ring that he can "replace"? Might viable if he had a way to retrieve the correct one without being noticed. It's a damned good trick though, very well presented, and one you wouldn't catch in person (as Teller didn't), can only spot it with the benefit of a replayable video.
@@JohanKrantzPiano Even if you watch the whole thing knowing the gimmick, the way he swaps between the full ring and the half ring is incredible. For the last part, he straight up uses the real ring to complete the illusion. Amazing.
Yes, they have to reveal how the trick is done to another person in production so they can't just come on and lie. The ring was 100% normal even if its so hard to believe he could do that any other way. Specially on someone else's hand.
I think the slight of hand is that there are two rings - one normal and one gimmicked. He's telling the truth that the one that is always presented in the open is a normal ring.
I've heard the expression "drop the mic", but you, sir, just took it a whole new level with "drop the ring". That whole thing was SO amazing, great job!
I love how P&T play along with the act when the magician calls them on stage (and help make the show bette/more enjoyable for the audience). For example how Teller carefully examines his hand to prove it’s not a “trick hand”.
Your craft is amazing, and your confidence in your skill such that you CAN pull something like this off in front of one of the best sleight of hand magicians around is incredible. Teller's reactions as he was walking back to his seat told it all. They were absolutely right. They KNOW its sleight of hand, but they could never find the tell. Just because you know how something is done doesn't mean you KNOW how something is done. That was beautiful to watch.
@@timvanloo6 debatable since he could have used sleight of hand with 2 solid rings. admittedly it could have been a gimmicked ring. their are several options to choose from.
Oh man! this is one of the best tricks I’ve ever seen. I was more blown away the fact he made his finger look like it was removed from his hand. Sensational
Ive had your ring moves in my practice routine since the first time I saw you do it for David Penn and Craig Petty maybe a decade ago and the method still absolutely fries me. I can stand in front of a mirror and fool myself. this is brilliant sir and the trophy was well deserved
The absolute art of prestidigitation - sleigh of hand - done perfectly - years and years of practice - no magic ring - all into fooling one's brain with extremely and carefully trained work until - our brain is completely fooled ! Very well done !
@Benedek Nadanicsek gimmicked in a sense that there's actually 3 rings. 1 regular ring. A half ring And a gimmicked ring at the end (and I'm not even sure about this 3rd one)
@Benedek Nadanicsek at 3:07 you see a flash of the gimmick ring palmed in his left hand. It’s clear that he has to use a gimmick ring.... it’s “too perfect”🤪 But he is a master of sleight of hand and switching absolutely awesome
@Benedek Nadanicsek it's not a gimmick ring, its a normal ring and a half ring. The trick is actually using sleight of hand to switch between the 2 without people noticing. Teller had the half ring in his finger, and wasnt even able to tell it was a half ring, thats how good his sleight of hand is. To have 2 rings in front of him, and he never though of that.
@Benedek Nadanicsek What VinhiX said. the trick is even more amazing knowing exactly how it's done, pulling off that kind of slight of hand right in front of Teller's face. Penn was very clear, obviously it's slight of hand, but they didn't catch a thing. The slight of hand was that good, that the only thing they could come up with was that the ring came apart. not a clue that a ring and a half ring were being swapped back and forth.
Your effect was so much more effective for the show. I love that you could even teach it later and it’s more amazing. I went there to do good sleight of hand, I never thought I could win with just that. So what do I get being in the club?
Lol no it's not. Change your playback speed and you'll see the entire thing clear as day how he's doing it. It's actually something really easy to learn. I've watched it like 7 times on the lowest speed and he's actually doing sleight of hand. Im SHOCKED he didn't catch any of it.
@@adampowers6423 What I think I saw at the slowest playback speed was that it looks like he has a small curved strip (or multiple) that has the same design as his actual ring which he slides around his and Teller's fingers. Now I could be wrong, but I'm thinking he palmed his real ring to slide on whatever finger is going to be shown last as he slides the strip around the other fingers.
Garett Thomas is one of the best magicians I can learn from. He is a real worker and has lots of experience with great theory of magic. I hope I can see him live once in Europe.
It’s how we maintain individual identities. Without art, we don’t have a society, we just have a living organism called homosapians which is of course important too. We are blessed to be able to create these individual art pieces all called “I”
@@MentalMagicYT your comment here lends itself very well to what Dali said about art, being "A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others." I truly believe that art can be anything at all that moves someone. It wont move everyone the same way or in the same capacity, and some people wont be moved or inspired at all, but if what you create reaches ONE person with any degree of profoundness...then you have added bright colors to mankind and you have created an experience for that single person that will remain with them until they depart. Glad you appreciate and understand art for what it really is. That makes seeing performances like yours so much more enjoyable.
Did he seriously just pull his thumb off on penn and teller? Even the most basic trick done by a master leaves you questioning afterwards. Excellent performance.
What is utterly amazing is that both Penn and Teller know exactly what to look for, how the trick is done and are utterly focused but still did not see the how you did it. Probably the best slight of hand ever.
Took me a while to realize but it really is just amazing sleight of hand, more sleight of fingers than anything, your hand maneuverability on the detaching fingers gag is honest the most impressive part of the whole act. Doing it in front of Teller is even more incredible as he must have felt something in his hand that you had to cover up so precisely he was convinced it was the ring and not you.
In code: I love watching the moon in the middle of the night. When it's a full moon, it is just amazing. Do you know what is even more spectecular? The magical waining moon... Seeing the half of it breaks the perfectness of an endless circle. Only the greatest things can make this happen.
But when everybody is confused and has different stories about what phase the moon is in, maybe? just maybe? they’re looking at an eclipse and not just the moon itself.
@@knightstrykemare he can do most of the act with a normal ring but not changing fingers or pulling it through the finger of Teller, if yes then this man is a wizard🤔
My best guess is that that was indeed a normal ring, but that he has a second "ring" that he swaps in and out seamlessly throughout the performance. The second ring wouldn't have to come apart or otherwise be mechanical, it would just have to be a U shaped piece. Notice when the ring is on Teller's finger, neither the audience nor Teller can see the side of the ring that faces away from the audience and Garrett is very careful to keep his hand covering it at all times. There are other times where he's twisting the ring around his finger, again to hide the gap. The moves are nonetheless very well hidden and I couldn't see anything conclusive even on a second viewing. Very cleanly executed if that's indeed the trick.
@@davidthedreamer0 so i think he pretended to put the ring on his middlefinger but was actually putting it on his pinky. The second time he twisted his hand and sliped out his pinky, covering it with his other hand and then pretending again to pull it off. You can also push the ring straight away from your body and your pinky will bend over and slap back so it looks like it goes through, but that's just what I think. Still amazing performance
@@davidthedreamer0 Watch carefully. He puts the ring only on the tip of his finger, making it very easy to surreptitiously remove it, then you never see the ring actually on his ringfinger after his hand covers it - it's already on his pinky when he starts to "pull" the ring. Then from his pinky it's hard to see because the camera moves to a further angle, but you can see that he again covers his pinky and removes the ring, then at 4:43 when he appears to pull the ring through his finger, you can pretty clearly see that the ring is already missing. At 4:49 I originally thought he'd swapped in a U-shaped piece instead of the ring, but on closer inspection I think this is just pure sleight of hand, you can see his finger move and I think he's just very quickly removing the ring while disguising his movements with clever hand positioning. I still think there was a U-ring used for the part with Teller though.
Seeing the reaction of Penn whe he said: "You've fooled us" being throughly impressed is worth a lot! Because these guys have seen it all! Incredible performance!
killed it. my guess 1 solid ring, 1 half a ring, the way the hand is positioned to only show half an the way he rotates it. makes sense to me. it would take a master level sleight of hand to achieve it and I can appreciate that.
This has to be one of the greatest magic performances I have ever seen. So simple in presentation but impossible to figure out even to two pros. And I loved the little story about taking the thumb off. It’s all really really smooth. No pomp and circumstance or crazy music or hanker chiefs over anything. I loved it.
@@xExplosionsofAwesome you do realize this show has producers who know the trick and that if the guy lied they would have kicked him out, right? There are multiple times in early seasons where they have the producers in their ears confirming that the thing the person is saying is right. It’s fun to make guesses, but there’s no need to be conspiratorial. If they recorded him saying they got it wrong, then they got it wrong.
@chris batycki um, they did call him out. He said it’s not the ring. No time code for the part where it’s supposedly obvious? You can’t believe internet comments. SMH.
@chris batycki I didn’t say you were believing internet comments. I’m telling you I’m not just going to believe your internet comment. I watched it at .25 speed and there is no point at which it “obviously” came apart. I’m almost certain he has a real ring which is basically just for show, and a half ring which he can slide around, and he keeps swapping them. Why else would he cover his hand as he takes them off? He constantly looks like he’s palming something, not in the sense where he absolutely must be, but in the sense where he’s not showing us his palms. And if he does have a half ring, he could palm it on the back of his hand by holding his fingers together. In fact, there’s a point at which there’s pretty much no way the ring just came off. He switches the ring between his two thumbs so instantly that it’s most likely two rings. Or should I say a real ring and a half ring.
@@silverlightsinaugust2756 If you pause at 2:12 you can see from the angle of the ring it can't be the full ring shown at the beginning, and you can see a shiny object between his baby and ring finger on the other hand. I'm with the people who admire a trick more when having an idea of the skill involved. Prop magic is lame. Incredible performance.
Okay, that's it. when you removed your finger, I was done. This was no illusion; you were doing ACTUAL magic. The wildest thing I think I have ever seen up close like that. You deserved your FoolUs trophy! All good wishes.
@@tangokaleidos1926 Obviously his finger didn’t really detach. It’s hidden behind the middle finger. But the way he flipped his hand over so quickly was super amazing.
For the people out there confused on the whole "gimmick ring" thing, let me ask you one question. Is it more or less impressive that when faced with the option to guess "sleight of hand" or "gimmick ring", P&T went with "gimmick ring" as the basis of the trick since the alternative - that Garrett was using sleight of hand so cleanly that Teller couldn't see it from a foot away - seemed less likely? A gimmick ring would mean the trick was in some kind of technology being used - that this was just a clever device Garrett was operating. It's not - it was the other possibility that there were two props being used and Garrett's sleight of hand was so good that Teller couldn't catch the swaps happening right in front of his face. P&T flat out stated the two possible options and went with option B - the incorrect one. They know that it is impossible for an actually solid metal ring to pass through objects and there's only a couple ways this trick could work, but they only get one guess and they guessed the wrong method. The confidence to be able to perform something like this flawlessly in that situation is amazing!
More specifically, they have said before that even knowing how a trick is done, if it is preformed so well that they can't see what they know must be there, they will give it to them for being a master. They know if it isn't a mechanical ring, that he is using two rings(one and three quarters?) and his slight of hand is so good he should win anyway.
Yeah, I like that they had an actual guess here and could be wrong. Saying "sleight of hand" also is a bit of a cop-out since that can have so many different techniques as well. But asking Teller to go up close, inspect it and be wrong is just very very well done
Wow, putting a half-ring on Tellers hand right in front of him and even wiggling it about without him noticing that nothing is touching his finger from the inside is just amazing.
I thought for sure he'd notice half a ring missing but then I watched on .25 speed and realised he used the real ring to cover the missing half of the fake one
Wow. This is scary good. I mean what a compliment: Two of the best magicians on the planet, one of which less than two feet away the entire time, could only guess the prop was rigged in some way. Garrett Thomas turned Penn and Teller into the average spectator with this performance. Just incredible.
If you think I lied, you were fooled too.
But luckily for you the show is not called Penn and Teller: Fool The Audience and Everybody Else Online. For me there is no victory in puzzling somebody who doesn’t have the clues.
But for those who want to keep digging, for whatever masochistic reason, Look closely at Penn’s quote:
The only thing we can think of, is that you have A RING that is so carefully constructed to COME APART in halves, either with a very strong magnet, or with a shell, or something like that. That an audience member, or even Teller on very, very, very careful examination, Could not get the goddamn thing to come apart.
Now If you have THAT RING, gimmicked in anyway, we are not going to give it to you.
If you did that in anyway other than that, with what would have to be pure sleight of hand, we’re not going to cheat and say, “Okay, it’s sleight of hand.” Because we didn’t catch you you on anything. If it is anything other than a ring that comes apart, you have fooled us...
I HAVE NO RING THAT COMES APART. Nothing I use has and moving or mechanical components. The only mechanism is sleight of hand. If you still don’t believe me that’s on you.
the judges and Penn & Teller have thoroughly re-examined the guess and they still say they had No idea what I was doing. And that from their point of view there were no tells to tip the method and they had to just take a guess.
If you are a student magic you know the actual answer, No need to post Spoilers. Let them enjoy the magic.
Amazing act man congrats you earned that throphy!
i thought it was a ring that breaks apart and wasn't impressed then you said it doesn't break apart and i was blown away. nice work mate
I think it is amazing that the illusion you created is so strong that you truly and honestly managed to fool Teller!
Since you didn't boldly deny it from your Expression I thought the ring Is Gimmick. If it is Real as you told you are the best 👍👍
This was stunning. Well done!! One of the best sleight of hand performances I’ve ever seen.
“I trust YOU, not my eyes.”
Words of somebody that truly gets magic.
I think Garrett lied tho
@@dovahkiinvokul9073 he has to explain how the trick works to supervisors beforehand iirc
@@orionl.8491 Garrett used two rings to do this trick, one is normal and the other is an abnormal one. They asked him if the ring was modified in any way, well yeah one was but not this one. They won't consider this cheating, but this was definitely lying..
@@dovahkiinvokul9073 I think he used one and a half ring, so the ring was just a ring. and the half ring was just half of a ring nothing less nothing more. therefor it is something other than a ring that comes appart, and thus he fooled penn and teller honestly
He brought one ring and one half of a ring. The ring was solid and not gimmicked in any way. It was all pure sleight of hand with a ring and a half ring.
The audacity of doing the thumb pull as a follow up to the ring trick was almost as good as the ring trick itself.
My guy deadass did the dumbest trick purely for misdirection 😂
@@Tyfu39944 He changed which thumb the ring was on during that. It was on the "fake" thumb and then back on the real one.
@@SephBane Great call! While watching it he first time, something looked "different" the way he put his thumb back together, but I didn't catch it. I had to go back and watch it again. So subtle... so #Savage.
@@ericschroeder8932 thats the point of the trick though, hes so fast
That thumb pull was the first magic my grandfather, my poppy ever showed me... he had a few stupid ones, nothing special... but I was AMAZED, and is a huge reason I love magic to this day. Made me smile when he did it.
Forget about the ring, that’s the best “make a finger disappear” I’ve ever seen
said the man to the proctologist
how could he see it if it's behind him?
I wonder if VFX was involved for one of them to make it work on camera.
@@justayoutuber1906ROFLMAO
@@jamesphillips2285 VFX are not in the style of the show not for a trick like this at least
The way he got his ring finger hidden behind his middle finger then flipped his hand over and somehow got it behind his middle finger so quickly was amazing.
I'm almost positive that sound before was him dislocating the finger. Pretty insane even if it wasn't.
@@chisokugaming That sound made me cringe to my core.
@@chisokugamingit was a sound effect, but.... I... can comprehend his level of flexibility required
@@chisokugaming he definitely dislocated his finger and has done it so much the pain is nothing too him anymore.
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I like how Penn and Teller give a trophy to anyone who manages to actually fool them instead of turning it into some long-drawn out tournament like the Got Talent shows.
Well it is nice to see the contestants come back and do bigger and better things and compete with other winners
I like how the trophies say "F.U." on it
@@rg6310 Yeah but that trophy alone and the advertisement they get from the show is going to boost their careers for life
Nope it needs to be one winner in agt why cause they would give so much money to skilless people.
Got talent judges are mostly talentless hacks who got lucky and think they are superior beings now and have all talents on earth that they can call out anyone. Penn and teller are incredibly humble and are just willing to always learn
I'VE SEEN THIS SO MANY TIMES IN PERSON AND IT STILL KILLS!!! Congrats Garrett!!!!
The legend
I love that chris watches these as well
What up Chris! I remember seeing this on your magic live video and trying to figure it out
I'd love to see you performing up there some day Chris!
The legend himself
My ex-wife did the same thing with her wedding ring.
Oof
That is the reason she is your x?
@@Faddnn that is the joke
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@@user-tr8kr1jd2o obviously.. but the whole joke is so vague. I don't know the character, there is no context or punch line. You can make up the reason yourself why he/she ended it, cause there is no clear path. But ofc, people can laugh and make jokes about what ever they feel funny!
Penn & Teller will always respect magic when it's delivered in a flawless performance. This was up close, personal and incredibly crafted magic. I look at this act and think of the Moon. We know the moon is round and sometimes all there to be seen, but there are many times where you only see half of the moon. And the ring is like the moon, it's always facing us on the same side no matter how much it's twisted around. We are never shown the real magical ring which is super amazing.
That’s a lie, no one has seen the other side of the moon, it’s never been seen
Shhhh.
2:53 There's a brief moment where you see the 2nd ring, without freeze frame there's not a hope of catching him out live, it's so well done!
To be fair, this was the remaining option once he rejected P&Ts guess.
Yes it was a half ring and a whole ring but because they said it was gimmicked... It doesn't count
The only way this could've blown my mind even more than already is if, rather than dropping the ring, you would've said "Give me one of your rings and I'll do it again".
This was my thinking. Take one of their rings and do it, and it's sleight of hand at another level. You'll notice that he did not pass the ring between Teller's fingers, rather he pulled it off his finger which a good pickpocket might have done. You'll also notice, that his is not a simple ring; it's made up of at least four concentric rings. All that being said, it is an incredible act of magic. I also, like his attitude toward performing
I think he gave away the trick when he faked pulling his fingers off, I think that is the exact same trick he used, I don't think the ring was ever on the finger he implied it was on but rather on the same finger on the other hand being placed in a gap between his fingers after putting one down.
@@DomzyDX I would agree.... Except he did it to tellers finger as well as his own. If he hadn't put it fully on there it would've been obvious to teller
@@pcm7315 It was 2 rings. one half and one full. you can see them both at 2:45
@@pcm7315 its not gimmicked in any way. The ring he shows is a standard ring. But the trick wouldnt work with any ring that looks different any obvious way
"I carry an 8 ball in my wallet" usually means something else entirely.
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Thats....the joke....
What does it mean?
@@SchwartzerAdler Cocaine
@@Gerald-of-Riviera Aaahhh!
Thanks!
Ohh cool, a ring trick that’s nice HOLY CRAP HE JUST PULLED A FINGER OFF!!
my thought exactly xD
Hahaha
He just hid the finger behind the middle finger
But very good execution of the act
@@tarunkumarbiswal7890 he turned it around.. so no clearly not.
@@fragtical8540 that's what sleigh of hand is, he hide it in the back, but when he turn it around, he hide it in the front, that trick is just for laughing
Excellent work! I don't know how often this gets mentioned in the comment sections of FU videos, but kudos to Penn and Teller for allowing magicians to upload FU content on the magicians' own TH-cam channels!
"I trust you more than I trust my own eyes" I think that pretty much says it all for the quality of your magic.
Very much agree
It would have been absolutely badass if he asked Penn for his ring and repeated the trick with it
Edit: Can y’all stop commenting that there’s a second ring? I’ve read the same comment about the second half-ring 50 times now.
Couldnt do that.
@@jasonmackintosh1253 he just has to get a copy of Penn’s wring and make the switch
@@Tinker.Studio how so?
@@Tinker.Studio Can't be. It seems they have to explain the trick to the director before they are allowed to perform on stage. If they lie, they get called on it and don't get the prize.
He did say that it's a normal ring, but maybe it's a ring he has used to practice a million times. It would make sense if he's not willing to use a different one
I had a cousin who also carried an 8 ball in his wallet but he ended up in prison for it
My cousin was the same but he carried it in a sock.
Why
Genius 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I think we’re related Mr. Savage.
"in the end any form of art is just a way to meet people" is such a brilliant way of getting to the heart of why i am an artist
For the dummies saying he lied... he couldn't have.
The stipulation to be on the show is that a producer behind the stage has to know how the trick is done. If P&T guess and there is a dispute, the guy behind the scenes can tell them if they're right or wrong.
You can't just lie for the trophy.
At 3:01 you can clearly see that the ring opens up.
@@Funrarders
Bingo.
@@Funrarders yeah I dont see it
@@shadd0banned509 @2:45 is a better visual of two rings.
Wait just keep pausing between 3:08 to 3:09 you'll notice something... Also Speed it up at .25
FORGET ABOUT THE FAKE RING, HE DISLOCATED HIS FINGERS. That’s commitment.
😂 Pretty sure they know he just hid his finger behind his major, that's why his hand had to be squeezed in a bit.
@@AnatolLaScarf what’s a major
Put in slow motion you can see him move it
So it is gimmicked?
@@Oozes_Dark the middle finger, I wasn't exactly sure of the name in english. In french we technically call it that.
Imagine being so good at magic, the easiest explanation people can come up with is "He lied about how he did it." Remember, the show has producers that verify things are what they are. It's not easy to just lie about it and walk away scott free. Dude is a legendary sleight of hand master. Great work! The trick is amazing!
He didn't lie but he wasn't honest either but Penn and Teller got it wrong. There are TWO rings being manipulated a quarter or just under half a ring and the full ring which his sleight of hand effortlessly conceals and swaps out. Beautiful manipulation
@@jordanloeffelman394 He wasn't dishonest though. Penn and Teller asked if he had a single ring engineered to come apart in a clever way. Assuming the multiple ring theory (one full, one halfish), he didn't. Pure sleight of hand which they agreed would be fair game and different from a ring that comes apart.
@@caterinadc5567 Oh I agree. They were SO close though it's almost iffy but I do agree their specific theory was a single ring that came apart but in reality he was using two rings. Right on the edge
@@jordanloeffelman394 All 3 magicians agreed it was a sleight of hand trick! Watch it back! 🙄
@@jordanloeffelman394 They weren't 'close'. They were right on the money, Penn plainly says its either a gimmick ring or sleight of hand so good they never caught it. And with 2 rings, 1 full and 1 half, its pure sleight of hand that they never caught.
This is one of the tricks that it doesn't even honestly matter if you know whats going on. The fact that it is genuinely so in your face and you still cant fully tell is the performance itself doing its job and its incredible
I definitely agree with their "even if we know, if we can't see it happen you fooled us" stance.
its so simple and non complex, theres so few things that the mind can excuse away. once the ring has been ruled out, what is there to hand behind?? great trick. even if u think it boils down to contorting appendages, it still boggles the mind
I think sleight of hand is the only magic that gets better when you know how it's done, because you appreciate how much time and effort and love went into the performance that you see. Absolutely beautiful performance, congratulations.
I consider myself the greatest slide of hand peformer in
Bed
@@wintonsam496 I’m sure you’re very experienced with your hand
@@Buttington_Headerson certified
I agree, sleight of hand is real magic!
I suspect that's why they gave it to him. Penn and Teller obviously know how it's done. He comes right out an tells them what he's doing. They gave him the trophy because it was done with such skill, that even they couldn't detect it despite knowing how it's done.
"In the end, any artform is an excuse to meet another human being." What a beautiful quote
Why do we need an excuse? That quote is lame sauce in my humble opinion which is worthless to anyone who thinks differently.
that's his opinion because since he was young he was looking for attention and approval from his father. You must have some sort of similar issue for it to hit home so hard.
It's actually a way to truly meet oneself.
@@wunizhim says a guy that's replying a dickish comment online to make himself feel superior.
Not true though. tons of artists are reclusive.
Even if he has 2 rings or not, the execution was undeniably flawless. Great skills Garrett!
That's what makes it flawless. As Penn said, it's excellent sleight of hand. The unsaid part is that it's excellent slight of hand as long as it's two rings and not one gimmick ring.
It's honeslty such a simple trick there is zero way they were actually fooled.
Even if he had 2 rings how did he get it off Teller's finger
@@jayh7226 how can it be simple unless you can do it too
@@GrimBirthday one ring is cut the other is not, and so being able to make it appear as one ring the whole time is the single most amazing slight of hand you can do
What a flawless performance!! The thumb pull fitted so well that it looked like it was created for this trick, absolutely amazing. Congrats!
"I trust you more than my eyes"
Magician to magician, that's actually a really powerful statement.
I'm sure they both collapsed from emotional exhaustion after the 'take'.
and yet so many on this show abuse it
There are judges that know exactly all the procedure of the tricks, I think it's not possible to lie to them, the judges will just tell that he's lying.
Anyway who cares about judges, that is respect from magician to magician.
@@dylangleeson2814 I don't know if you are saying this guy abused that trust or not, but just to clarify, they asked if the ring came apart, like fake earrings for example, of which, the guy said it didn't. This was a sleight of hand trick with multiple rings, of which, both Penn and Teller couldn't even guess when he'd swap rings to do the trick
"your coffee would be 2 dollars sir"
"Oh im sorry, I dont have cash but I have 8 ball"
On the plus side he could just chuck the 8 ball to their face. Ever rob a Starbucks with an 8 ball? Also ever get coffee from Starbucks for 2 dollars? Yeah. Neither have I.
Gonna see if my wife will take the 8ball instead of my check......
Not gonna lie if I could do that I would do it so many times
My 8 ball is always white. And never an actual ball lol
I don't get it... is he talking about buying it with cocaine?
Usually I have a fair idea of how the trick was done but this is one of the tough ones. The only thing I can think of is that you had two rings. One a genuine ring that you showed in the end and the other was the trick ring which had a cut out to slide off of fingers. Thats the only thing I can think of. Apart from all that, this is a fabulous trick and I loved it. You are very talented.
Love how the show is constructed to give magicians like Garrett a platform for their act. Respect.
Seriously, this show is absolutely amazing. It’s entertaining, ‘wholesome’ and just good fun.
"I want your WORD. I trust YOU more than my eyes."
Hearing that statement from Penn was far more validating than I expected. Congratulations!
"Any art form is just an excuse to meet another human being", so true. Many of us use it and don't realize. Be it music, magic, or drawing.
I doubt it's "just that", there are countless of artists who don't even showcased their arts, albeit it being exceptional in some occasions.
@@heroe1486 If you were trying to disagree with my comment, albeit I was merely quoting artist, you are entitled to your opinion. It's "just that" you used incorrect English and too many words. Thanks for playing!
Teller's face when Garret pulled the ring off his finger is incredible
3:55 My God, that was so clean
I didn't realize how good that was until I checked another time.
oh shit, that was so clean i didn't realize he did anything beyond the classic thumb trick until now
That was my favorite moment in the whole thing.
Yeah this part was really good- even knowing the illusion seeing his slight of hand in action is phenomenal.
The ring is obviously a paid actor.
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Are you serious? Are people as dumb as you? His fingers are obviously paid actors, individual people jumping at precise times, tellers fingers too, all paid actors for men that have no digits
Hahahaha nice one
That ring was incredibly amazing but that finger. That was wildly underrated
The only thing I could think of is that maybe he's double jointed. I could see him squeezing the two neighboring fingers together pretty hard. But how would he hold it back? Just because your fingers are stretchy doesn't mean they can hold themself there... I guess the giveaway was that trick was the only one he didn't do directly in front of Teller.
@@Hexen_Wulf he hid it behind his fingers and in angle you don’t see it and he is quick with it on doing it for practicing over the years. It was just done to misdirect Penn and Teller to not think about how the ring magic work because I guarantee Penn and Teller knows how he did the finger trick.
@@blowc1612 he showed both sides of the hand though, the finger can only bend one way
@@MrCrystalm8 he does it quick and in an angle, I can do the same trick but not as fast.
@@MrCrystalm8 As he rotates his hand he quickly move the finger to the other side. It starts with ring finger held behind the middle & index finger, pressed against them to hold -- this take a lot of flexibility and finger strength. As he rotates his hand he flick that finger to the other side, with the whole finger pointing in a line perpendicular to the plain of his palm and other fingers. He clearly does have unusually flexible finger joints to pull this off so cleanly.
2 rings. You can see paused at 3:08 that the ring has a slit in it. Then we used slight of hand to bring the second ring in.
I don't even think there's 2 rings. I just think there's a mechanism for opening the slot, that is clearly visible in that shot.
One of the things I like about this show is that Penn & Teller are the best audience members and when they get fooled their reaction is completely genuine. Its great to see people in show business at the top of their game, being supportive of other acts in the same field, without a hint of jealousy.
They're not jealous because they're collecting all the secrets of all the magicians who register to be on the show. They're also earning fat paychecks while they do it. P&T could care less about handing out a goofy trophy.
well technically they know how he did it, they just didn't catch him doing it and were so impressed by his skill they decided he deserved it and he did
I really just like that all the magicians post these on their own accounts.
this is one of the very few tricks where knowing how it's done doesn't take anything away from the magic of it - in fact it makes it even more awesome, because of the level of sleight of hand involved. I can completely understand why he likes close up magic, because this kind of magic works best without a lot of camera angles, just two persons, next to each other. if he is able to pull this off almost flawlessly on stage with a dozen cameras pointing at him from all directions, image how amazing his other tricks must be. great performance and a great magician
Would you mind sharing how is it actually done? I still can't figure it outn
@@thefierybrib there are multiple comments already explaining the trick - the short version is that he uses multiple rings, one of which is only half a ring
@@Orniflyer I really can't see the second ring anywhere, nor when they swap them before giving it to Teller. Kudos to them! Impressive.
@@thefierybrib I think that the camera angles are often fixed before the show to make sure that it doesn’t give it away on repeat viewings.
@@Orniflyer ok then it makes sense how he emphasized Penn’s quote on his pinned comment and then went to say “no mechanics involved”
wow you’re right. Knowing how it’s done makes it even more amazing
I think this is done with 2 devices, a genuine ring, and a half ring ( C shape ) that is traded, rotated, and concealed through slide of hand.
Still an absolutely amazing presentation and I wouldn't have come to this conclusion if it wasn't for Garrett's generous tips in highlighting key words in Penn's response.
Absolutely amazing presentation~
Congrats on the trophy!
Well earned.
Yah. That was easy to tell as he hides the tip of his pinky at the end. Still to manipulate everything the way he did was amazing.
I had the same hypothesis. Definitely a talented sleight of hand magician. I’m surprised Teller did not mention two separate rings in his guess. That seemed fairly obvious to me
2:45 You can see both in his hand before the camera cuts angles.
He's lightning fast with those switches, holy crap lol
@@PantheonContent Great eye, Charlie!
I reckon you have it. It even allows him not to lie about the ring not coming apart
And they call Sauron Lord of the Rings... Not anymore...
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Finally! A lord of the rings joke.
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Funny Joke :D
I've watched every single act on Fool Us and this is by far and away the best, most elegant and most simple.
Pure slight of hand and it was very well executed. I believe Penn's play on words implied that there were multiple rings and the slight of hand occurred when switching between the two. They didn't catch the switch during the performance and that's why he was rewarded with the trophy.
That's exactly what i was thinking. I think he pockets the trick non-ring at 3:12 right after handing Teller a genuine ring.
Yes. It's 1 and a half ring. One ring is a real normal ring and one is the same ring just cut in half. Each time he has the ring on a finger he carefully only shows one side, because the other one is non-existent. This is why he keeps holding the ring on tellers hand, because if he wouldn't it would just drop down because it's just one half.
Yeah but how the hell did he remove the ring from tellers finger???
@@TheManFromFUNCLE I saw that but it still didn’t make sense to me. How can it be half a ring if it’s clearly a full ring and teller would know it’s half a ring.
@@TheManFromFUNCLE that still makes no sense. He clearly puts a whole ring on tellers finger. You are saying he puts on half a ring in order to give the illusion. That can’t be right as teller is sitting right there watching. Also teller would clearly see half a ring on his finger and not be fooled. The hypothesis for the trick is wrong
3:03 You can see half the ring swing down to open, and hear it click closed..
I can tell this guy has a kind, genuine soul. Incredible performance.
Garrett, you’re such a cool dude. Good to see someone so down to earth! 🧞♂️
The amazing part for me is: Forget the ring... Why is nobody talking about “missing finger” bit?!?!
That's all I've been thinking about. He showed both sides wtf
The fact that he can bend it back like that gives me the heeby-jeebies. But it was super-well executed!
I don't know if there's anything on TH-cam about it. But look up magician Meir Yedid.
I can do it as well, but I'm an actual amputee (as is Meir), but Meir has a method which worked both before and after his accident.
@@modularcuriosity : Good grief.... I’m glad I asked.
Thanks much for the pointer.
He Dislocated his finger. That was the pop. That is dedication to craft right there.
The real magic of this trick isn't the "trick", it's Garrett's narrative, presentation, and especially his execution. Even watching at .25x knowing the "trick" behind the impossible parts, it's difficult to catch him on anything. Really impressive stuff!
watch one more time at 0.25 time 3:01 pls watch carefully - ring is opening and Telles was not able to see this moment because it was on the other side of his finger. Penn asked him whether it was gimmicked ring, he said "NO" - he lied and won the throphy... sad but true
@@bjorn402 it isn't gimmicked, participants aren't allowed to lie so he had to reveal the trick to a third party which then would not allow it. Idk what ur seeing, but it isn't that.
@Reio4 hahah "participants are not allowed to lie" - it makes me laugh. USA president was not allowed to lie but he lied, the reason was simple = money. If sb will fool P&T may perform in Vegas - it means good $$$ for performance, I believe rather my eyes not Garret or yourself. Garret is not miracle worker, watch carefully, he is twisting this ring from right to the left, every time the same way, It means that this ring was very precisely constructed and must be opend in specific way, but only from one side.
case closed
@@reio4641 no, his claim was that "that ring isn't gimmicked" after he made the switch. He won because they didn't know he switched.
"People say they love sleight of hand,
we try to give them sleight of hand,
that really was sleight of hand"
Well said, Penn, it was, and it was magnificent.
I love how he drops it to be dramatic and Penn just stomps all over the moment! lmao
Lmfao awkward!
Swapping two rings in and out would still be incredibly impressive sleight of hand. And the magician is such a great showman I’d give it to him either way
I caught how one of them was done - 4:37 he puts the ring over the top of one finger but then moves it back up before mimicking the action of it going down but used sleight of hand to move it to the next finger during the slight upwards movement and it actually goes down on the finger it ends up on but unless you look really closely your brain assumes he slid it down on finger it was on originally.
Dunno about the rest though.
@@Rroff2 th-cam.com/video/x_Lm7cvA4Vw/w-d-xo.html Here he pockets the first one. He must use several throughout and the cutaways concealing some of the change outs.
Thoroughly impressed by him!
I mean it has to be two or more rings, doesn't matter still amazing.
yeah, like a full ring and a half ring or something like that is the only way i can think of. being able to pull something like that off in front of all those cameras and on tellers own finger right in front of him is one of the coolest magic tricks i have ever seen.
@@syx3s So Penn was right that the ("a") ring was gimmicked, but it was not the one Teller was allowed to inspect, so the fooling was in the technicality that they could not catch the swap, right?
I literally had to stop the video and I cried out WITCH!!! Truly masterful.
what blew me away more was when your"ring"finger went missing.. beautiful showmanship!!! Hope to see you perform up close someda
@TheLQ No... Just because they don't show you 30 different camera angles doesn't mean camera tricks. In close up magic like this, the angle the performer is to the audience is of course extremely important, and for the camera to betray that intended angle would be ridiculous. As long as the camera angles shown are in line with what penn and teller see, it's not important.
@TheLQ Of course, but your error is in your assumption of WHY those cuts were made. The cuts are made to make the trick watchable on TV, not to cover up bad tricks… Sometimes they miss an angle or get the wrong angle and have to reshoot a part, it happens, but Vegas actually has pretty strict rules on these shows and there’s no funny business in terms of the trick simply being clever editing.
The one that hurt was how he dislocated his ring finger and was able to hold it out of sight. You can only see it in slow motion. Well done. Great magician.
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW the dedication is insane
Wait what the fuck...
If it was dislocated, it would hang there, not fold backwards neatly.
@@ToriKo_
LOL! ;D
JK! The guy used two rings. One normal and one rigged. He didn't lie when he said the one he dropped was not gimmicked. It was a normal ring. Not the one used in trick.
@@TheBooban
Yeah I was more joking around than being serious. ;D
I’ve meet Garrett a few times locally over the years and he was always amazing and always entertaining. So proud of you man. Great work!!
He really is talented! I'm watching this on repeat!
I never ever comment, but I have to say this is by far my favorite performance I’ve seen on Fool Us, absolutely amazing!
Garrett Thomas is a true artist his parents/parent was a serious painter, met him in DC 2015 and his ring work was exquisite back then, I'm glad he stuck to the close up ,the world doesn't need another card magician although his 3 card Monte is amazing, good job Garrett
"Any artform is just an excuse to meet another human being." Honestly that's beautiful and very true.
So true has to be a original from him never really heard it like that
I’d have to disagree
Many of the greatest artists in history have been notoriously reclusive.
“I carry an 8 ball in my wallet it reminds of my father” chap must love the white
LMFAO
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant 👏👌
I think he has an second ring which is cut in half. The switch between the ring and the half-ring is pretty good. But you can see it at 2:42. ( if a am right)
The open part of the second ring is always in the back, where you can't see it.
Bravo sir. The ring aside, even that finger trick was insane. You absolutely deserved that trophy.
That removed ring finger trick was INSANE. A bit hard to watch. How the hell did he do that?
What are you doing here mr wc3 secrets? omg hi
I'm pretty much everywhere if you look hard enough.
@@Abelhawk hehe good one. Love your videos mate, keep on rocking
@@sallylauper8222 he probably has more flexible fingers than most people
1:08 He got Teller to talk and fooled the whole world. It was only a 'yup' but what an amazing moment.
Oh yeah! Well spotted lol
Teller talks a ton during his masterclass. It’s just an act he does for the stage
I've watched and rewatched and slowed down and read comments for this performance more than any other. Even though I think I now understand how every part of it is done, it's still absolutely the most incredible magic routine I've ever seen. Expertly engineered, perfectly performed, completely compelling. An absolute triumph.
Great! Could you tell me then, how he concealed the half-ringer under the Teller's nose? There are multiple camera shots in which his hands look completely empty
@@no_tilt_life there’s one where he flashes both rings quite clearly.
@@adroxx_ can you give the minutes please
@@hilozil watch carefully from 2:44 to 2:50
Two rings. One that comes apart. One that doesn’t. He didn’t lie when he said one doesn’t come apart.
No, one is just half a ring, no gimmick to make it come apart
@@JohanKrantzPiano yes
@@JohanKrantzPiano This, the way he's holding the "ring" just after 2:45 makes me think there's a gap he's hiding with his thumb, which he exposes on his side only so Teller can't see it, but when he gives Teller "the" ring it's a complete, ordinary ring.
This does mean he couldn't repeat the trick with a ring donated to him unless he had "open" rings for enough of common ring bands/styles, maybe pick a "volunteer" who has a ring that he can "replace"? Might viable if he had a way to retrieve the correct one without being noticed.
It's a damned good trick though, very well presented, and one you wouldn't catch in person (as Teller didn't), can only spot it with the benefit of a replayable video.
100% - Kind of a lame trick. But hey, it wasn't too bad.
@@JohanKrantzPiano Even if you watch the whole thing knowing the gimmick, the way he swaps between the full ring and the half ring is incredible. For the last part, he straight up uses the real ring to complete the illusion. Amazing.
There are additional judges who know exactly how the trick is done so if he says it's a normal ring, it really is a normal ring
Yes, they have to reveal how the trick is done to another person in production so they can't just come on and lie. The ring was 100% normal even if its so hard to believe he could do that any other way. Specially on someone else's hand.
@@dacomputernerd4096 They did ask if it was a normal ring or if it was gimmicked in anyway. I'd assume that would be a clean yes or no type question.
He lied lol
@@loco_123 im sticking to that too coz it was damn too good to be true😁
I think the slight of hand is that there are two rings - one normal and one gimmicked. He's telling the truth that the one that is always presented in the open is a normal ring.
I've heard the expression "drop the mic", but you, sir, just took it a whole new level with "drop the ring". That whole thing was SO amazing, great job!
Slam that shit wdym
Throw the ring into the fire!!!
I love how P&T play along with the act when the magician calls them on stage (and help make the show bette/more enjoyable for the audience).
For example how Teller carefully examines his hand to prove it’s not a “trick hand”.
He is so good, such a pro.
Actually they haven't examined the second hand?
Notice there is no trap door :P
@@MentalMagicYT be honest. Did you use a gimmicked ring at any point whatsoever during your performance?
@@stripstick One real ring and at least one non ring.
man... you sound so so so sincere and honest!!! You fooled Teller with a bloody sleight of hand!! How good are you !!!
he did not fool them. He lied. The ring opens.
Your craft is amazing, and your confidence in your skill such that you CAN pull something like this off in front of one of the best sleight of hand magicians around is incredible. Teller's reactions as he was walking back to his seat told it all. They were absolutely right. They KNOW its sleight of hand, but they could never find the tell. Just because you know how something is done doesn't mean you KNOW how something is done. That was beautiful to watch.
Except they knew that's how it was done. And he lied
@@yusuf8938 Exactly he even wrote a fucking essay in the comment section trying to defend himself. That ring is gimmicked its clear as day.
@@timvanloo6 debatable since he could have used sleight of hand with 2 solid rings. admittedly it could have been a gimmicked ring. their are several options to choose from.
Oh man! this is one of the best tricks I’ve ever seen. I was more blown away the fact he made his finger look like it was removed from his hand. Sensational
Ive had your ring moves in my practice routine since the first time I saw you do it for David Penn and Craig Petty maybe a decade ago and the method still absolutely fries me. I can stand in front of a mirror and fool myself. this is brilliant sir and the trophy was well deserved
How do I learn them?
@@ichigo_nyanko i’m assuming you would have to buy them somewhere, but I don’t know where
The absolute art of prestidigitation - sleigh of hand - done perfectly - years and years of practice - no magic ring - all into fooling one's brain with extremely and carefully trained work until - our brain is completely fooled ! Very well done !
"In the end, any art form is just an excuse to meet another human being." - Garrett Thomas
That's one reason. How about ego massaging, money, fame...
@@donotwantahandle1111 Which are all just ways of saying the same thing.
I thought that was a supernally beautiful quote.
Nonsense quote with no meaning lol.
Performing a sleight of hands in front of a "sleight of hand master" just put this simple trick to pedestal...what a brave man.
@Benedek Nadanicsek gimmicked in a sense that there's actually 3 rings.
1 regular ring.
A half ring
And a gimmicked ring at the end (and I'm not even sure about this 3rd one)
@Benedek Nadanicsek at 3:07 you see a flash of the gimmick ring palmed in his left hand. It’s clear that he has to use a gimmick ring.... it’s “too perfect”🤪 But he is a master of sleight of hand and switching absolutely awesome
@Benedek Nadanicsek it's not a gimmick ring, its a normal ring and a half ring. The trick is actually using sleight of hand to switch between the 2 without people noticing. Teller had the half ring in his finger, and wasnt even able to tell it was a half ring, thats how good his sleight of hand is. To have 2 rings in front of him, and he never though of that.
@Benedek Nadanicsek What VinhiX said. the trick is even more amazing knowing exactly how it's done, pulling off that kind of slight of hand right in front of Teller's face. Penn was very clear, obviously it's slight of hand, but they didn't catch a thing. The slight of hand was that good, that the only thing they could come up with was that the ring came apart. not a clue that a ring and a half ring were being swapped back and forth.
Yessir! Congrats bud! Welcome to the FOOLERS club! It’s nice in here!
Your effect was so much more effective for the show. I love that you could even teach it later and it’s more amazing. I went there to do good sleight of hand, I never thought I could win with just that. So what do I get being in the club?
@@MentalMagicYT I hear they have doughnuts
@@MentalMagicYT first u want to thank you. You've performed many times for me and my family. Second will you do a reveal?
@@jayeff2 But these guys wear them like rings. But the sugar coating gives the trick away.
@@jacoblundy5285 he sells the trick.
As a layman who doesn’t know how magic is done. I absolutely loved this!
They obviously know there’s a second ring, or half rings, but they admit they didn’t see a single switch. Really good trick
Lol no it's not. Change your playback speed and you'll see the entire thing clear as day how he's doing it. It's actually something really easy to learn. I've watched it like 7 times on the lowest speed and he's actually doing sleight of hand. Im SHOCKED he didn't catch any of it.
@@malakiyahamari8448 Can you be more specific about what you saw and when?
@@adampowers6423 What I think I saw at the slowest playback speed was that it looks like he has a small curved strip (or multiple) that has the same design as his actual ring which he slides around his and Teller's fingers.
Now I could be wrong, but I'm thinking he palmed his real ring to slide on whatever finger is going to be shown last as he slides the strip around the other fingers.
@@adampowers6423 look at 2:24 The real ring is palmed in right hand. When he turns left hand he puts the palmed ring on the pinky.
@@wysokirafal at 2:46 you see the rind and the half-ring in his hand
I found both the sleight and the performance impeccable! Thoroughly enjoyed it . Definitely earned his fooler title.
Cards aside, as far as close-up sleight of hand/gimmicks go, this is next level.
How is it? it's not a trick of the eye, it's a trick of the camera!
Garett Thomas is one of the best magicians I can learn from. He is a real worker and has lots of experience with great theory of magic. I hope I can see him live once in Europe.
"Any art is just an excuse to meet another human being" wow!!!
It’s how we maintain individual identities. Without art, we don’t have a society, we just have a living organism called homosapians which is of course important too. We are blessed to be able to create these individual art pieces all called “I”
@@MentalMagicYT The moment I've heard that sentence, I knew I'm going to be quoting it. Brilliant.
@@MentalMagicYT your comment here lends itself very well to what Dali said about art, being "A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others."
I truly believe that art can be anything at all that moves someone. It wont move everyone the same way or in the same capacity, and some people wont be moved or inspired at all, but if what you create reaches ONE person with any degree of profoundness...then you have added bright colors to mankind and you have created an experience for that single person that will remain with them until they depart. Glad you appreciate and understand art for what it really is. That makes seeing performances like yours so much more enjoyable.
Did he seriously just pull his thumb off on penn and teller? Even the most basic trick done by a master leaves you questioning afterwards. Excellent performance.
What is utterly amazing is that both Penn and Teller know exactly what to look for, how the trick is done and are utterly focused but still did not see the how you did it. Probably the best slight of hand ever.
Took me a while to realize but it really is just amazing sleight of hand, more sleight of fingers than anything, your hand maneuverability on the detaching fingers gag is honest the most impressive part of the whole act. Doing it in front of Teller is even more incredible as he must have felt something in his hand that you had to cover up so precisely he was convinced it was the ring and not you.
Right? The way he flipped his hand over so we could see the front and back was amazing. I wish Penn had said something about it.
This is the coolest magic routine I have ever seen.
In code: I love watching the moon in the middle of the night. When it's a full moon, it is just amazing. Do you know what is even more spectecular? The magical waining moon... Seeing the half of it breaks the perfectness of an endless circle. Only the greatest things can make this happen.
But when everybody is confused and has different stories about what phase the moon is in, maybe? just maybe? they’re looking at an eclipse and not just the moon itself.
Oh my effing gawd. That is brilliant sleight. Wtf wow
@@MentalMagicYT Respectfully asking.... you can do the same trick with a borrowed normal ring ?
@@knightstrykemare he can do most of the act with a normal ring but not changing fingers or pulling it through the finger of Teller, if yes then this man is a wizard🤔
My best guess is that that was indeed a normal ring, but that he has a second "ring" that he swaps in and out seamlessly throughout the performance. The second ring wouldn't have to come apart or otherwise be mechanical, it would just have to be a U shaped piece. Notice when the ring is on Teller's finger, neither the audience nor Teller can see the side of the ring that faces away from the audience and Garrett is very careful to keep his hand covering it at all times. There are other times where he's twisting the ring around his finger, again to hide the gap. The moves are nonetheless very well hidden and I couldn't see anything conclusive even on a second viewing. Very cleanly executed if that's indeed the trick.
You’re very likely right this was my only other thought as well. Unless he truly is… magic
That is what I though... But still it could not be possible to do the trick with Teller's hand that way... I think.
i also thought this until i saw what he did from 4:35 onward.... it is truly mesmerizing to watch. I love being fooled to this degree.
@@davidthedreamer0 so i think he pretended to put the ring on his middlefinger but was actually putting it on his pinky. The second time he twisted his hand and sliped out his pinky, covering it with his other hand and then pretending again to pull it off. You can also push the ring straight away from your body and your pinky will bend over and slap back so it looks like it goes through, but that's just what I think. Still amazing performance
@@davidthedreamer0 Watch carefully. He puts the ring only on the tip of his finger, making it very easy to surreptitiously remove it, then you never see the ring actually on his ringfinger after his hand covers it - it's already on his pinky when he starts to "pull" the ring. Then from his pinky it's hard to see because the camera moves to a further angle, but you can see that he again covers his pinky and removes the ring, then at 4:43 when he appears to pull the ring through his finger, you can pretty clearly see that the ring is already missing.
At 4:49 I originally thought he'd swapped in a U-shaped piece instead of the ring, but on closer inspection I think this is just pure sleight of hand, you can see his finger move and I think he's just very quickly removing the ring while disguising his movements with clever hand positioning. I still think there was a U-ring used for the part with Teller though.
You killed it man. Haters just don't understand magic. That was pure skill. Wow.
there's something odd about his technique. i just can't put my finger on it...
Top tier comment
im guessing you did the rip the finger off trick and now it wont re attach?
Neither can he, I'd imagine
🤣😂 " I can't put my finger on it." 🤣😂
@@sterling8298 BA-DUM-BUM.
Seeing the reaction of Penn whe he said: "You've fooled us" being throughly impressed is worth a lot! Because these guys have seen it all! Incredible performance!
killed it. my guess 1 solid ring, 1 half a ring, the way the hand is positioned to only show half an the way he rotates it. makes sense to me. it would take a master level sleight of hand to achieve it and I can appreciate that.
There is a gap at 3:08. So the ring does come apart. Or is it a ring in that case?
I still laugh every time I see the “F U” trophy come down 😂
This has to be one of the greatest magic performances I have ever seen. So simple in presentation but impossible to figure out even to two pros. And I loved the little story about taking the thumb off. It’s all really really smooth. No pomp and circumstance or crazy music or hanker chiefs over anything. I loved it.
It's less fun when you realized he lied to win. The full monologue in the top comment gets completely shredded by the video we watched.
@@xExplosionsofAwesome you do realize this show has producers who know the trick and that if the guy lied they would have kicked him out, right? There are multiple times in early seasons where they have the producers in their ears confirming that the thing the person is saying is right. It’s fun to make guesses, but there’s no need to be conspiratorial. If they recorded him saying they got it wrong, then they got it wrong.
@chris batycki um, they did call him out. He said it’s not the ring. No time code for the part where it’s supposedly obvious? You can’t believe internet comments. SMH.
@chris batycki I didn’t say you were believing internet comments. I’m telling you I’m not just going to believe your internet comment. I watched it at .25 speed and there is no point at which it “obviously” came apart. I’m almost certain he has a real ring which is basically just for show, and a half ring which he can slide around, and he keeps swapping them. Why else would he cover his hand as he takes them off? He constantly looks like he’s palming something, not in the sense where he absolutely must be, but in the sense where he’s not showing us his palms. And if he does have a half ring, he could palm it on the back of his hand by holding his fingers together. In fact, there’s a point at which there’s pretty much no way the ring just came off. He switches the ring between his two thumbs so instantly that it’s most likely two rings. Or should I say a real ring and a half ring.
@@silverlightsinaugust2756 If you pause at 2:12 you can see from the angle of the ring it can't be the full ring shown at the beginning, and you can see a shiny object between his baby and ring finger on the other hand. I'm with the people who admire a trick more when having an idea of the skill involved. Prop magic is lame. Incredible performance.
It’s the upgraded version of childhood magic loved it every movement was flawless even at 0.5
Okay, that's it. when you removed your finger, I was done. This was no illusion; you were doing ACTUAL magic. The wildest thing I think I have ever seen up close like that. You deserved your FoolUs trophy! All good wishes.
I learned how to visually remove your thumb in kindergarten. Noting was impressive about that, it just added to the story of the trick
no, his finger is clearly visible to the camera. Don't be so gullible.
@@tangokaleidos1926 Obviously his finger didn’t really detach. It’s hidden behind the middle finger. But the way he flipped his hand over so quickly was super amazing.
For the people out there confused on the whole "gimmick ring" thing, let me ask you one question. Is it more or less impressive that when faced with the option to guess "sleight of hand" or "gimmick ring", P&T went with "gimmick ring" as the basis of the trick since the alternative - that Garrett was using sleight of hand so cleanly that Teller couldn't see it from a foot away - seemed less likely?
A gimmick ring would mean the trick was in some kind of technology being used - that this was just a clever device Garrett was operating. It's not - it was the other possibility that there were two props being used and Garrett's sleight of hand was so good that Teller couldn't catch the swaps happening right in front of his face. P&T flat out stated the two possible options and went with option B - the incorrect one. They know that it is impossible for an actually solid metal ring to pass through objects and there's only a couple ways this trick could work, but they only get one guess and they guessed the wrong method. The confidence to be able to perform something like this flawlessly in that situation is amazing!
More specifically, they have said before that even knowing how a trick is done, if it is preformed so well that they can't see what they know must be there, they will give it to them for being a master. They know if it isn't a mechanical ring, that he is using two rings(one and three quarters?) and his slight of hand is so good he should win anyway.
Yeah, I like that they had an actual guess here and could be wrong. Saying "sleight of hand" also is a bit of a cop-out since that can have so many different techniques as well. But asking Teller to go up close, inspect it and be wrong is just very very well done
Wow, putting a half-ring on Tellers hand right in front of him and even wiggling it about without him noticing that nothing is touching his finger from the inside is just amazing.
I thought for sure he'd notice half a ring missing but then I watched on .25 speed and realised he used the real ring to cover the missing half of the fake one
Wow. This is scary good. I mean what a compliment: Two of the best magicians on the planet, one of which less than two feet away the entire time, could only guess the prop was rigged in some way. Garrett Thomas turned Penn and Teller into the average spectator with this performance. Just incredible.
And that is how you fool them because that is what they are looking to be the audience and not know the magic.
Just met this guy tonight, as he gently approached my group. Very entertaining! His rubix cube trick was mind blowing!