Magician REVEALS trick and still fools Penn & Teller!!! - Asi Wind on Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Asi Wind, one of David Blaine's chief consultants, reveals his secret on Penn & Teller: Fool Us and still fools two of the best magicians in the world.

NYC based Corporate Mentalist (mind reader) Asi Wind is one of magic's most influential thinkers and performers. Magicians all over the world study and perform his creations. He was presented with the Merlin Award for the most original show (previously given to Penn & Teller and David Copperfield).

Wind’s off-Broadway show, “Concert of the Mind,” completely sold out, extended its run, and received rave reviews and critical acclaim. Asi Wind was born and raised in Tel Aviv, where he was voted "Best Magician in Israel." He currently resides in New York City, and spends most of his year performing across the globe.

[noblebork]

"You can't un-know it"

You sir overestimate my memory

[Green.Country.Agroforestry]

I LOVE the way you "stole the mystery", and then returned it, that was beautiful.

[haunter_]

I love that a huge drawing of the inside of the table was right behind the stage the whole time.😂

[moseyofficial]

I love how the entire time he's doing the trick within a trick, he has the blue prints for the card spinner in the background in plain sight!

[uncleeric]

I have to say this is one of the best routines I've ever seen.

[jakobwachter]

I love that when he asks the audience if they want to see it, there's one woman with her ears covered, shaking her head and mouthing "no". Cracks me up.

[dahvandals]

How I think it's done:

1:00 - Forcing the picture cards.
- He says "Do you want to pull out the number cards or the picture cards?" Note the ambiguous words "pull out".
- If they say number cards you say we pull them out to throw away and then choose from the picture cards.
- If they say picture cards you say we pull them out to use and choose from the picture cards.

This gets us down to only 12 choices at which point it's a free choice of Jacks, Queens, Kings, and suit.

1:53 - There are 3 decks in the box. One with Jacks, one with Queens, one with Kings. They're marked so he can pull out the correct one.
- Each box contains 51 blank red backed cards and 4 blue-backed cards of the chosen type, one of each suit. In this case he pulls out the box with the 4 Kings.

2:00 - The kings are at the back of the pack. He pulls the cards out slowly taking his time to select the correct suit of king with his thumb and holds it to the back of the rest of the deck as he pulls them all the way out. In this case the King of Clubs.
- The 3 Kings of the wrong suit are left inside the box. Note how he points the opening away from the audience the whole time he carries it and when he puts it down on the table.

2:11 - He spreads the cards. As he pulls the two halves apart he pulls the King of Clubs from the back of the entire pack over to the back of the pile in his left hand using his thumb. You can even hear the card swipe across the others. He then slides it out from behind them as if it was in the middle the whole time. Ta da, it's the selected card!

But the trick is not over. Next he has to get rid of any evidence.

3:54 - He closes the old "empty" box of cards. Something there would be no need of doing if there weren't cards inside that could be seen or could fall out.

4:20 - The assistant comes and removes the wooden box with the extra 2 decks and and the "empty" deck box with the extra 3 cards.
And just like that the evidence is gone!

He then tells his long story of how it was(n't) actually done to distract you from ever thinking about the wooden box or "empty" deck box. Trick complete!

[stephenboyajian]

My favorite part of these is when they pan to P&T and they both have massive smiles on their faces. The amount of joy they get from watching someone perform magic is awesome.

[yaboi]

dude before he left the house: "im telling you man i got a good feeling about this sweater"

[jintarokensei]

"Do you still wanna know how it's done?"
3:46 lady clamping her ears and shaking her head lol

[wefinishthisnow]

I've rewatched this trick more than any other trick on not just P&T but ANY magic show.

The thinking that came up with the idea behind it is just beautiful to me and the storytelling from Asi is sheer perfection that only adds to that beautiful idea. I absolutely love this video.

[RyanGerhardtYimimoto]

This has to be one of my favorite performances on the show, if not the best. It appeals to enthusiasts just as much as anyone, if not more.

[yohdavelee]

He used a trick to trick us into not noticing his own trick.

[Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God]

I love when he asks the crowd if they still want to hear how the trick is done and a woman has her ears covered and is shaking her head no 😂

[Tech_Marauder]

As someone who loves to see how mechanisms and machines work, this trick is awesome. Even if I don’t know how it’s done, I still walk away understanding a really innovative way in which something similar *could* have been done.

[Rubingah]

What I especially love about this is: the "magic" effect itself is already finished after only 2 minutes, and while nothing that seems impossible happens in the 4 minutes that follow, the original effect is enriched well beyond its initial impact. P&T might well have been able to guess the method if he'd just stopped after the initial effect, and yet he pulls us all along with a much more satisfying explanation, only to leave us retroactively fooled when it's pulled away!

What a treat.

[firemonkey]

The fact that the performers are allowed to upload it to their own personal channels honestly just shows how genuine penn and teller or the network it’s run on is

[lonestar]

"once I show you how it's done, you can't unknow it"

uh, I beg to differ. my memory is terrible

[DorianC]

I love how Penn and Teller aren't even phased as if they were expecting him to fool them from the beginning. They truly respect him

[CrinosAD]

I don't know how many times I've seen this very trick, both "live" on TV and on this channel. It's not few, and every time, I get amazed, and entertained! Love this act, and it's so perfectly executed! Thank you!