00:00That's what you call it, mentalist, okay?
00:02Mentalist, I'm not quite sure what that means, but I'm quite excited.
00:06And he goes by the name of Hypnopuck, so bring it up for Hypnopuck!
00:18Go like this.
00:20This is audience participation time, otherwise it's going to be bloody boring.
00:24Go like this. Now cross your left hand on top of your right like this.
00:30Interlock your fingers with your thumbs facing down.
00:32Yeah, you at the back, make sure that your thumbs are facing down.
00:35Now on three, follow me. One, two, three.
00:39Now go like this.
00:42What does that have to do with mind reading? I have no bloody idea.
00:44It's just a good warm-up. That's right.
00:47Raise your hands if you believe in psychics.
00:50We've got two.
00:52Raise your hands if you believe in deja vu.
00:56Raise your hands if you believe in deja vu.
01:01Raise your hands if you believe in past lives.
01:04Hey, couldn't see you again.
01:07Raise my hand if you believe in telekinesis.
01:11Raise your hands if you believe in mentalists.
01:15Oh, I've been faking this stuff for 26 years and I haven't been caught yet.
01:19Now I've got about three and a half minutes left and I need a volunteer.
01:22Otherwise this is going to be bloody boring.
01:24This lady right here, give her a round of applause.
01:27Give me a two sweet.
01:29That was for you.
01:31We all know what your name is, but what was your name again?
01:33Nikki.
01:34Hey Nikki, I'm Hypnopunk. Nice to meet you.
01:36You too.
01:37So, you are a comedian, an actress, is that right?
01:40So, he's being a little too sometimes.
01:42All right.
01:43Occasionally.
01:44We've never met before, have we?
01:45No, we have not.
01:46So, being an actress, I want you to be my method actor tonight, okay?
01:50You know what I mean by that.
01:51Absolutely.
01:52I want you to be Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep all rolled into one.
01:57Okay.
01:57All right.
01:58Got it?
01:58Yeah.
01:59And can you follow instructions?
02:00Absolutely.
02:01Very good.
02:02So, we're going to play a card trick.
02:04But as a mentalist, I hate cards.
02:07It's kind of weird, isn't it?
02:07But I'm a mentalist, not a magician.
02:09So, the card tricks I like to play are with the cards in your mind and my mind, all right?
02:15So, doing your best Meryl Streep, I'm going to throw you a pack of cards.
02:19Grab them.
02:20You'll notice that they're wrapped.
02:22They're brand new cards.
02:23Unwrap them.
02:25And as you unwrap them, open them up.
02:29And I want you to either select the black cards or the red cards.
02:33What do you choose?
02:35Black.
02:36Lovely.
02:37So, what I want you to do is put those blacks to one side so now you're left with the
02:40reds.
02:41Notice, as you've got the red cards there in front of you, you've got hearts and diamonds.
02:46Hearts and diamonds.
02:47Select one, hearts or diamonds, but don't tell me just yet.
02:51Whichever ones you selected, the hearts or diamonds, I want you just to throw them up in the air.
02:58What did you throw up in the air?
03:00Diamonds.
03:01And as those diamonds fall down, you're left with?
03:05Three.
03:05Hearts.
03:07You said you could follow the strategies.
03:09So, you're left with the hearts.
03:10You told me to put them away.
03:12They're still there.
03:13All right.
03:14So, notice now you're left with the hearts.
03:16You're left with the three, the five, the seven or the nine.
03:19Three, five, seven or nine.
03:21I want you to put a red circle of fire around any two of those numbers.
03:27Done it?
03:29What two did you put the red circle around?
03:31Nine and three.
03:32The nine and the three.
03:34And notice that red ring of fire burns the nine and the three.
03:38So, what are you left with?
03:41The one's that we're left.
03:42The five or the seven.
03:44I'm very bad at math.
03:46I know.
03:46Yeah, this is not going well.
03:48So, now you're doing all right.
03:49Meryl Streep's much better at math.
03:50Pass one to me.
03:52Either the five or the seven.
03:55What did you pass to me?
03:56Seven.
03:57Seven.
03:57So, what are you left with?
03:59Five.
03:59So, of all the cards you could have chose, you're left with the five of?
04:03Diamonds.
04:04Hearts.
04:04Oh, right.
04:05Because that's what I threw up.
04:06I'm not making it easy for you.
04:08I'm so sorry.
04:09But would it surprise you to know?
04:10I knew.
04:11I knew you were going to pick the five of hearts.
04:13I knew she was going to pick the five of hearts.
04:15You don't believe me?
04:17I believe you.
04:17I made a prediction at home.
04:18You still don't believe me?
04:21I do.
04:22Be careful.
04:23You'll notice that there's a black bag that's right there.
04:27Could you just grab it?
04:28But don't look on the back of that bag.
04:30Could you just pick that bag up?
04:31Don't look at the back.
04:32Keep the back to the audience.
04:34Bring it towards me.
04:35And when I say turn around with the bag.
04:38It's very heavy, sir.
04:39I know.
04:40Turn it around.
04:41What was your card again?
04:43It was the three of hearts.
04:45What was the card again?
04:47Fire hearts.
04:48There we go.
04:48Turn it around.
04:50Give her a round of applause.
04:54I'm so sorry.
04:55Thank you so very much.
04:57Stop stealing my hate.
04:58The reality is just an illusion.
04:59Thank you so very much.
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