Max Maven - The Magic of the Gilbreath Principle - - G4G12 April 2016

[@algie-t2w]

This gentleman is still the most impressive of all mentalists. Many years ago I wrote to him and I was told he would never reply to an amateur. I received a very encouraging handwritten letter from Mr Maven. R.I.P. Sir.

[@Nomad_Skateboarding]

I could listen to Max talk about anything all day. Brilliant, well spoken, and interesting. 🙂

[@galaxianx01]

Rest in Peace you wonderful man.

[@fritzcolburn]

Rest in peace good sir.

[@galacticcuriosities4664]

RIP max…😢

[@HieronymousMook]

"Now, you don't have to be like Jason England and make it impossible to see when you're dealing from the bottom" says card genius, Max Maven. :)

[@rickintexas1584]

That presentation was a thing of terrifying beauty.

[@TAROTAI]

so is Max's face!

[@Tufrmone]

Max Maven is one of the greatest magicians alive today. Very brilliant.

[@fritzcolburn]

This comment didn't age well, and I think he'd appreciate the humor in it.

[@Paul-bd4dm]

Rest in peace max, one of the great minds magic 😢 your work will become legend, Paul in the UK

[@MexieMex]

Fantastic stuff

[@WeirdSide]

excellent!

[@SaveSoilSaveSoil]

I feel intrigued!

[@gmamagillmore4812]

RIP Max

[@bobholt6217]

Judging from these comments I see why they turn comments off now.

[@mosesmanaka8109]

Sorry, l didn't catch the last part on Google. What is the point?

[@EVENTUCATOR]

42

[@Rhewin]

Literally go google the phrase "the answer to life, the universe, and everything"

[@brentea65]

In the book The Hitchickers Guide To The Galaxy it's the punchline at the end

[@HWPcville]

Since no one answered you directly/completely, here it is. Google returned the phrase "the answer to life the universe and everything 42". The screen isn't very clear and Max's head almost obscures the 42. It took me a while to figure it out (not 3 years however...lol).

[@Paul-bd4dm]

They should re-relase is books and his booklets,sadly missed person

[@tsSUn626]

He looks like a Kungfu master

[@VGScreens]

lol

[@mobiusklein9140]

Yes he is, Kung Fu of the mind.

[@DamonBeausoleil]

He was a master alright

[@bugoobiga]

5:16 do I spy nick baxter in the back over there

[@motelghost477]

Am I watching Wheel of the Worst?

[@bjyd4263]

Very nice tricks, as an h2g2 fan I especially liked the last one ! Please, can somebody tell me who is the performer ?

[@alexhetherington8028]

His name is Max maven one of the best and still living legends.

[@MagicPeaceLove]

Maven is an extremely prolific performer, writer and innovator in the field of mentalism, world famous within the world of magic and magicians.

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

read the title of the video

[@sfdntk]

@@alexhetherington8028It hurts to read this now.

[@bjyd4263]

@@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup I guess I should have opened my eyes before writing this question 5 years ago. Peace Mike ;)😅

[@rtfgx]

He has the same intonation, and a similar talking style, as Leonard Susskind.

[@coisasbostas1648]

Kakegurui 🎰

[@salvatoreprova9635]

14:48 🙄🤔 ma non è lo stesso ordine

[@markstelson8582]

Max is great but the long procedure of the effects is just too slow for today's audiences. Impracticable magic.

[@john-carlosynostroza]

I hear you but depends on the setting. Also depends on your talent as an Entertainer combined with the setting. Certainly this isn't go to material for most situations.

[@Rhewin]

This is a lecture, not a magic show. It's not meant to entertain an audience; it's meant to educate other performers.

[@SupernovaSymie]

@@Rhewin Thank you. This frustrates me somewhat.... This is the equivalent of a business trainer, engaged privately by a company to help enhance their teams. This is not the 'pitch', this is the 'way to approach and deliver the pitch'. I remember a time where magic performance was freely available online/youtube but that private, paid for lectures were restricted to those who followed a serious path (the lectures with the information that I paid to learn...) Sadly, now that everything is freely available, those who love being mesmerised are no longer mesmerised 😔

[@TAROTAI]

Impractical is an adjective to describe something or someone as unwise, without common sense, idealistic. Impracticable is _unfeasible_ or *impossible to use* . You are stupid!

[@Brian-wg9wk]

guy in front is passed the fuck out at 2:46 then snaps to

[@backwoodsbushcraftingbaffo9400]

I'm pretty sure he is reviewing something on his camera

[@3dmagictricks]

love how he pretends to know the math behind the principle,

[@igorsvacic217]

seven?why am I convinced Persi sad you need 12 shuffles?

[@eyadissa3568]

igor svakurac yea I believe so

[@WayneJBurrows]

I think you might be confusing Persi Diaconis with Penn Jillette

[@WayneJBurrows]

12 shuffles for six decks in a shoe.

[@rethanwilliams]

@@WayneJBurrows I remember that episode Shawn Farquar's first appearance. "I believe Perci Diaconus said you needed to do twelve shuffles, but I'll just do uh four or five" BUT at least he credited it correctly!

[@jupiterinaries6150]

Max looks about 4'9"....he's an elf!

[@dmohlde]

Stacked decks and ILLUSION OF CHOICE! No Gilbreath principle involved, except mathematics used when stacking the decks before the performance. "I created this experiment in 1988" -- Then how was it performed in a mentalism act at a Bicentennial celebration I attended in 1976 and then bought the pamphlet to learn the trick? I still have it. There is a big difference between misdirection in a magic act and taking credit for intellectual property that isn't yours and getting paid for it!!

[@andrewnadon5582]

Max is one of the most knowledgeable folks in magic. He didn't create the Gilbreath principle, as he states in this lecture, but he studied it extensively and came up with many ideas that use it. Also, there can be many different methods to accomplish the same "looking" effect. The bill in lemon, for instance, has countless methods to accomplish what a lay-audience would perceive as the same thing. And it has happened that people independently think of the same method. It's rare, but not at all uncommon. Max has earned his accolades and our respect.

[@alexhetherington8028]

Do you even know what the gillbreath principle is ? he was using it and he never stated that he Invented it he stated who created it in this lecture.

[@thecommonmagician]

You bought a pamphlet that relies on the Gilbreath principle... which is the outcome of single shuffling a reversed packet from a mathematical and sequentially arranged stacked deck rooted in the illusion of choice. He doesn't really take the time to explain the Gilbreath principle, but your complaint covered it pretty well. He came up with his own presentation in 1988 (there are MANY possibilities and presentations of the mathematical outcomes... as it relates to suits, sequence, color, numbers, etc. depending on the starting stack).

[@TAROTAI]

You said it - Maven is a big-mouth who can't perform . . . other than on Halloween

[@TheEverElizalde]

@@TAROTAI Are you a mystery performer?

[@markstelson8582]

Boring magic¡

[@SLYGARR]

I use the principle all tje time and entertainingly. This is a lecture not a show. Its not cool to admit you gave no attention span. Its not the trick but the performer that's boring. There is so much you can do with it. Some white striking. Go and watch Chris Angel

[@condocord7544]

boring

[@Rhewin]

This is a lecture about a concept for other magicians, not a performance. Not meant to be entertaining, meant to be educational. Your comment is like watching an interview with Leonardo DeCaprio and then complaining his acting wasn't very good.

[@growtrees3224]

It isnt boring, you 're just an idiot.