Mind Reader Stuns Ellen and Her Audience

[@nessiecullen501]

I think the real trick here is that he still has eyebrows in the end

[@miranddaaadastrange4129]

This comment made my day! Cx And yes that is the real trick

[@dayanararodriguez41]

Hahaha I know right

[@Cherry28K]

Exactly what I was thinking :P

[@isaNsukuK]

haha

[@harithame4710]

What do you mean?Did not get you.Anyone minds explaining

[@DeNySleeK]

Okay, it took me few a minutes but I understand how he did it. I will explain for those who are still intrigued. Let me start by saying he had no assistance on this illusion at all, he did all the work himself, also if he had any kind of earpiece Ellen or anyone else there would have seen it there. Let’s dive into this, he has duct tape, a blindfold and two silver dollars. In order to see how this works, we have to examine the purpose for each item. The Duct tape along with the blindfold seemingly convinces the audience that there is no way he can see through it, which is correct, he cannot. However, there are still two silver coins, you might be asking yourself why those are there. The coins are actually not there to obstruct his vision even more than it already is, but they are there to allow him to more easily move his facial muscles away from the duct tape under his eyes, creating a small amount of space to where he can barely see below him. You might have missed this at first, because he only moves his facial muscles while the audience is already distracted when he wildly wraps the duct tape around his head at 1:13. What’s also important is that the people drawing do so on white paper and use a permanent marker, doesn’t seem to out of the ordinary yet it is very important for this trick to be done. Once the people have drawn whatever they want, he tells them to give it to him face down so that the audience hears that and it registers in their mind, avoiding skepticism. But if you look, you can see that the permanent marker bleeds through fairly well, so when he looks through the small gap he has created under his eyes (with the help of the silver coins keeping that space steady) he can look down at the drawings and names, so he get’s a couple seconds to see it before they put it above his head. The trick is very well done, not extremely easy to figure out.

[@Sitaaj]

Wow! Very well explained, I would've never figured that out, his trick is brilliant.

[@RoxsannePatel]

woah! thats just...wow

[@sabrinagarcia08]

Wow, that's all I can say

[@thegirlnextdior8484]

he was on americas got talent and almost won... how is it that all of national tv didn't see it? and what ab his other acts.

[@ucfer_a4405]

Because you are literally 10200101043939488% smarter than me i will sub to you

[@marlinah5857]

HOW DOES HE STILL HAVE HIS EYEBROWS??

[@celesteanderson351]

I was thinking the same thing

[@oc34nn4]

Blindfold

[@imaminxkitty]

Marlina H That's the real magic trick.

[@user-zb8jy1sg3u]

Marlina H lol right lol=0

[@laweirdo312]

+Marlina H THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@prqphet]

He's wearing a moulded earpiece and is receiving feedback from a partner in the audience

[@rany615]

+microshnee i thought so aswell

[@TallMist]

+microshnee I'm pretty sure other audience members as well as some staff would hear them talking if that were true.

[@prqphet]

+TallMist he did this on Penn and Teller and was exposed.

[@TallMist]

microshnee Um, Penn and Teller don't give out the magician's secrets. So, no. Even if he didn't fool Pen and Teller, they did not say how.

[@benziller98]

+TallMist They caught him cheating

[@JjM91084]

the best i heard it explained which seems more accurate the more I see this trick performed by eric is that it's all done by himself along w/ the tape and coins (no sidekick in the audience needed). If you have a quarter on you hold it around your eyelid in an angle where when you look up at the coin you can see objects below you. W/ a quarter you can see objects but can't make out clear pictures, but if you use a smooth coin that acts more like a mirror, which i'm sure eric uses, you can make out objects below you just fine. That is why he holds the pictures below him when he asks for the pictures face down (you can still see black marker through white paper whether the picture is face down or up) and tells the audience the joke about not using his fingerprints and not having a g/f to misguide the audience as he shifts through and looks at each picture below him. How is he able to see through the tape around his head? Well the wrapping the duct tape around his head is another misdirection he uses. When your face is oily or sweaty duct tape is easily detachable (you can see how the first tape put over his eyes is not stuck on his face properly in this and the AGT audition). And the original strip of tape w/ the coins on them is sticky on the top half on the eyebrow but lose on the bottom half so he can look down w/ the coins (he asks Ellen to pull the tape off at the end of the trick but notice how he makes her pull from the top and struggles because it's stuck on tight. If she were to pull the tape from the bottom it would come right off). When he wraps the duct tape around his head he uses this time to adjust the tape to give him a little seeing room. Notice how he never wraps the tape below the bridge of his nose. There is a small open space between the nostril and the cheek. When you flare your nostril it gives more room. He could have switched up the routine than the one he did on AGT but he did everything the exact same because each part is integral to pulling off the trick. W/ all that said, it still takes a lot of skills to pull this off so my hat goes off to Eric

[@maxgalusha5917]

This seems spot on. You can watch him do it in the video. And yes people THEY DREW STUFF

[@ZendenKing]

Max Galusha Doesn't explain how he knew which drawing was being held over his head?

[@PIRATESOFTHEC3]

Zenden Ong Well it's pretty obvious who handed their paper to Andy and in what order. You don't need to see to know. And after the first two it's pretty obvious who the last drawer was. Common sense...

[@kaitlyncarter737]

Would seem true... IF THE PICTURES WERENT UPSIDE DOWN!!!! its the fingers. He rubs the pics moments before to get an idea of the pictures. From there he knows. He even hinted in his words if you listen. Its clear as day. He is blinded but he has practice so much he can feel the wetness of the markers on the drawings. Before you post long ass post. Watch closely. He clearly asked for them to be upside down for morons like you. And before you say he saw through the paper. Look at the pictures. Only thing dark enough to past through is their names. Other than that they are too faded to see.

[@janetolaleye4297]

***** True Plus if you saw when he ducktaped his eyes you could see a circular shape and not his eyeball

[@nataliapestka495]

The trick here was actually when his eyebrows didn't come off.

[@alexstewart1717]

I was thinking that

[@Runthos]

+Natalia Pestka He put something to protect them I guess (look is left hand at 1:00)

[@Amy-lg6wf]

guys its obvious he has another eye duhh

[@PatisinCom]

dude it was the sharingan, clearly

[@KuryanaTFMKurtianrosaluna]

PatisinCom It was byakugan .

[@BrunoSantos-ey9qz]

Kuryana TFM what about rinnegan? he had another corpse in somewhere watching their drawns

[@deltaholding3]

Kuryana TFM it's obviously the eye that Gaara has he used it to cheat in the shonnen exam

[@johnlouisespida7000]

deltaholding3 i heard it was Chuunin?

[@dittes]

EXPLANATION: Just watch out where his thumb goes on 1:14. He pushes the tape on his left eye under the blindfold up with his thumb so he can have a little see through down his nose. The paper is thin so you can see the drawings from the other side, too - you can see that when they lift it over his head. See 1:56 for an example. Thats also why he has to shuffle through them - to see every single back side of them. Also notice that he especially notices the driver in Ellens car. Thats just because she drew a thicker line there so it shows through the paper stronger than the rest. From the front its not a main detail. The most obvious clou is that he explains the blindfolding so excessively. You should start to smell it right there. Thumbs up if you agree!

[@nickiminajisme]

What's more amazing is that he still has eyebrows afterwards. lolz

[@isaacopoku8136]

Yeah I asked the same question lol

[@GermiesCoasterYard]

someone should have drawn an optical illusion... "it's either a circle or a square... no definitely a triangle... no wait!..."

[@RegularAlison]

he probably told them to draw specific things before the show started, that's how he knew exactly which writer would go out...

[@a.pawwww]

I'm addicted to Ellen! I have to waKE UP AT 6AM TOMORROW and it's midnight right now! I CAN'T STOP!

[@adamgilang9200]

you can see he flipped those paper on 1:45 , 1:48 , so he can see what's kevin, ellen, and tony drawing from under the duck tape. there's a space of a duck tape on his nose

[@alison5329]

The drawings were upside down

[@sl-bd6dw]

+Alison Is A Cat semi-transparent papers? Lol

[@savaguava1551]

+Uncle Jake he didn't flip them. He just put them in a different order.

[@savaguava1551]

+Uncle Jake don't be jealous he was on the Ellen show and u weren't

[@carderdusk2833]

+King Zeus no he's right and YOUR'RE the one who's jealous

[@michaeledwards7609]

either an ear piece or a blindfold peek. notice the gaps near his nose and how he keeps tilting his head upward

[@alia31382]

Yeah he TOTALLY didn't put duct tape on his eyes. Earpiece? Possible.

[@michaeledwards7609]

you can still do a duct tape peak from the gaps near your nose. takes practice so I am sure its one of the two

[@eliza2475]

the damn drawings are above his head

[@lolsethlol]

+Meme Machine I think he was suggesting a teleprompter. Either way he's wrong haha.

[@justinthyme1199]

+Michael Edwards Yeah but the first two pieces of tape were on his eyelids. I'm thinking earpiece.

[@CHILL3435]

He should've gotten people from the audience or anyone other than the staff of the Ellen Show. THEN I'd believe this.

[@moonshade20]

well then he would just plant fake audience members

[@TheExpanic]

this is a show with live audience, so there is no actual way to script this for it will take more than one take for people with very little acting experience (I assume) like tony and the other guy to achieve this. This is either some sort of magic, Or he has the most sensitive fingers in the world and a girlfriend.

[@CHILL3435]

TheExpanic no magic, just scripted since he chose people from her staff.

[@jasonbarrylambeth]

RLJSings not scripted.... i'd say more like a hearing device....

[@AmberEllaish]

he was also on i guess last year's season of America's got talent and he was pretty amazing, u should check it out.

[@TheJdork]

90% it's a basic technique that uses a plant in the audience known as a thumper. The thumper sends Morse code signals using an RF transmitter to a receiver on the magician, which can be placed anywhere on the body (probably a piezoelectric). It's basically a wireless telegraph. The blindfold and duct tape are misdirection.

[@janetthetrigger]

I have seen someone do this exact same trick in real life and then they also had audience members write down about themselves and he picked the cards out of a basket at random and guessed everything and more that was on the card. Same duct tape face business and everything. One of the most chilling experiences. I can assure you that this is entirely possible. I don't know how, but it is. I was the lighting designer for the event and I was completely baffled.

[@Bbfishman]

common sense tells you its either staged, he can see through the tape out the bottom, or that somebody is giving him the answers. Any of those are possible, but one thing i can assure you with 100% certainty, is that he is absolutely 100% positively not psychic or "reading minds"....Its all trickery, clever trickery at that...but trickery nonetheless

[@snitox]

I know there is a psychological technique where he subtly gives off some hints and clues to the drawers about cars/wizards/guy with glasses backstage then reminds them with some symbolism(like hand gestures, sounds, words, other actions). Then they draw exactly that. I'm surprised people have not figured it out after all this technique has been portrayed in so many different movies,tv shows,etc. I also use that technique for impressing someone by lets say I want them to think of a color (red). So i start to point towards my shirt which is red, or say stuff like "I'm dead serious" to rhyme the word dead with red. Or he is noob and just blatantly looking down at the imprints of the drawing behind the paper.

[@i_amshiki1075]

This trick is sold.. and the principle is quite easy

[@supersinger234]

I don't think he can see through black tape.

[@thomascullen2007]

Bbfishman The eyepatch he put on b4 he put the duck tape covers both eyes. When he duck tapes his face it reinforces the blind fold so he's completely blind. Prior to the eyepatch and ducktape no form of communication devices were visible. However it is possible it is staged, but you have no evidence. And you don't have any proof the psychic powers do not exist.

[@FutureTrunkss]

Yeah its a trick. Its impossible to mind read.

[@Dark_Shadow_27]

blind folds are good, but you can still say backstage "hey im drawing a wizard"

[@leahbee93]

+volcomXdiamond He came to my school as well. Nobody expected to be chosen and he still guessed correctly (sailboat, elephant, and llama - though he did say horse before guessing llama). I know there must be a way but I can't figure out what it is.

[@aishah9603]

I know how he does it when he said that some people say that he feels it head feeling all of them and therefore he knew wt they were

[@deekshamohanty]

Simplest explanation lol

[@kj-marslander]

he either told them what to draw at first, or they drew it without him knowing, but then when the audience saw the drawings, a camera-man or someone in the audience told him what the drawings were through a radio to a mini ear piece.

[@Far7ana9]

why cant everyone just enjoy the show instead of coming up with possible explanations for how it happened and spoil it for everyone

[@graham123ish]

Poppy UK oh poppy shut the fuck up that's what humans do we try and figure things out that are interesting to us just because you want to believe that psychics and all this garbage is true

[@sofiafarina]

Why? Poppy UK To not be FOOLED. That's why. How is it spoiling anyways? All yall chose to scroll down and read the comment section -_- You chose to get spoilers.

[@anobodyfromnowhere8427]

i liked your comment becoz it was 29!

[@nofyturuto]

maharg semirg wow, you really got butthurted by her comment

[@nofyturuto]

Poppy UK everyone got butthurted by your comment, hahaha

[@fighter45108]

Anybody notice that the handwriting on the bottom was the same for all of the drawings?

[@maxlarsson1152]

wow thats true

[@PiyushkumarDongre]

Because the clipboards where dedicated to them, in starting with names written on paper.

[@pushpopaddict]

Piyush kumar Dongre Yeah and the part he explain the drawings was that earpiece ?

[@Shannnnnnnnnnnnn]

Odd that everyone has the same handwriting and font

[@princesstinako]

see 0:40 u can see TONY's name is on the sheet before he drew anything so im pretty sure the names are pre-written by backstage before the three drew anything

[@cedricaturner5902]

He wrote the names at the bottom

[@peaceful_chaos14]

And he still has eyebrows in the end!!!

[@andrewkeys]

Hair don't fall off that easy when glued. Some part of hair definitely have been stuck on the tape.

[@peaceful_chaos14]

Andreas Andreou LOL yeah...

[@MsPunk1209]

My sister saw David Copperfield in person, up close in the audience. He did a very similar trick (she saw him twice, so she paid close attention 2nd time) and has no earthly idea how he did the trick. Illusionists/magicians are amazing, that is why we love them. Knowing how it is done erases the magical part.

[@donnastoudt1308]

Oh my goodness he is right... it never comes off, if you don't fold the end. ;)

[@kllymeow]

...and you tried this out yourself?...

[@donnastoudt1308]

Kelly Mao Yes, I have packaging tape that is used regularly in my home. Folding a flap over at the end, is the best way to remove it and to find the start, for the next strip to be used, while still on the roll. {sorry to disappoint, if you were attempting humor} Have a good day!

[@whateveniswater7730]

Funny how everyone keeps saying he's a fake lol. He's not. Was on America's Got Talent and amazed the judges, you can't stage anything like that on AGT since it's against the rules. And if he was a fake would he really be on the Ellen Show? As posh as she is and amazing the show is, cmon the shit can't be staged. Instead of calling out someone fake just cause you don't know how they did it, just enjoy the trick. The whole point is that we don't know how he does it. Lack of understanding is not fake.

[@LaughterOnWater]

Nice trick. If Ellen was not in on the plot, then it's a simple feat. Make an app that translates SMS into morse code - a series of short and long burst vibrations. When the phone receives an SMS, instead of merely an alert, the message is vibrated immediately in morse code. Have someone lost in the audience send a short SMS -- maybe two or three words to the guy's phone which is taped somewhere on his back where he can feel the vibrations plainly, but padded so the phone makes little noise. An app like this already exists in the Google Play store. Mischief managed. It might have been funnier and less painful to use two very large SpongeBob-branded band-aids.

[@Justintjomusic]

In simpler theories, anyone checked his ear for an earpiece?

[@LaughterOnWater]

Justin Tjoandi It's possible. It also presupposes coordination with Ellen and/or her staff and a budget for expensive all-in-the-ear spy/stage comms, The snitch needs to be in the director's booth so he can speak loud enough for the "mind-reader" to hear, but so the audience won't hear the snitch. Smart phones and tape seem cheaper and more discreet.

[@wdharvey1]

who the hell is that guy with the accent standing to Ellen's left! DAYUM!!!

[@jwb932]

Semifinal used the earpiece too (accomplice told him what color Howard picked and Eric then knew what to tell him to draw to match his drawing.) Quarterfinal was mechanical trick; when the cases were laid flat, it tripped a second bottom that says "you will choose this case"- so he just needed the non chosen ones to stay upright & the chosen one to lay horizontal at one point. Meanwhile he adjusted a dial to show the right number in the window of the accompanying card.

[@skyfysh5460]

We have some talents in the comment section too. No matter how close i look i can not see said earpiece. And if he saw the drawings from under the blindfold i dare someone to recognize drawings through that gap withing a half second as he did (?)

[@declansilvine3618]

in your opinion is he actually reading their minds so?

[@skyfysh5460]

Reading minds does not require reading the electrical patterns within the brain. You usually read them from how the person looks (face and posture) and acts. The next thing you need apart from that is the ability to connect all these details to make a reliable profile of the person.

[@fredje1442]

+YanisLux or it was all just staged?

[@DaliborOkoro]

+YanisLux Sorry to burst your bubble but that's not how these 'magician mindreaders' work, they aren't psychological geniuses, I'm not sure how this particular trick is done but it's either, a, actually really simple (as they usually are) or, b, staged - tho prob not.

I guess the ductape was the most impressive :D

[@TheAdrien001]

I just saw him live at my college in anville, pa. This trick was one of my favorites, along with his blindfolded charades.

[@JoanneAsabea]

This was planned. Notice they open the markers but they don't draw anything? It was already drawn. Fake reactions.

[@seanmac1902]

Re watch it hun they draw

[@senorgato70]

Wow, sorry, but your observations skills require you to never to give testimony in a court trial. The papers were most certainly blank, and they all clearly drew on them. Not could only visually see them drawing, but you could hear the sounds of marker to paper as they were drawing.

[@ellaxmeka]

From 1:08 you can obviously see that Ellen and Kevin were drawing something on their papers and you can actually hear the sound of markers going across paper. Kevin was also continuing to draw until the guy asked for the drawings back. Your argument, is invalid.

[@ValTholen]

That's not how this effect is done...

[@brandonmorris6893]

Maybe they discussed what they were going to draw before hand so he would know

[@glennewing5318]

The eyebrows are strong with this one

[@saranova613]

I met him! He's super nice and seriously talented.

[@Pheonixfirebird1]

This guy was on americas got talent 2 seasons ago and he was amazing. It's not rigged or a setup. He did a trick almost identical to this one. Contestants on AGT cannot have any setup or pre-arangement with the judges because A. its against the rules and B. It wouldnt make sense to be part of a trick and send them through to to next round. So all of you skeptics, check him out on Americas got talent, go Eric Dittleman!!

[@sanikagovekar9936]

I'm more amazed by the way he pulled off that tape. Probably even waxed his eyelashes.

[@ceciliavu8518]

ikr. if i pulled duck tape of my hair, a bunch of hair would be on it

[@yanyingl]

Eric from America's Got Talent! He's amazing!

[@monkeydunkey1]

its a real trick they just cut out all the drawing part because they wouldnt want you to see ellen draw something for like 10 minutes

[@mrteata6866]

Hey sky what are you doing here but i love your vids man

[@Mouskell]

Alex Thunder he's fake not real

[@lunaleolightning4303]

OMFG SKY!!!! I

[@AllisimaProductions]

Luna Lightning Don't tell me you are that stupid.

[@jojonavel632]

Jennifer, it's actually recorded. Not live at all. Haha

[@justinthyme1199]

This is a magician trick. If he really could read minds, he'd be the richest man on the planet as he'd be able to invest in things after reading someones mind. Oh, you're thinking of a great invention for a patent? Wrong, that's my patent now.

[@BlindGinger]

Yeah

[@marilu8888]

when you read someone's mind you don't actually read it!! what you do is you actually catch just a few strong thoughts that they put out there, you aren't always able to catch these... and sometimes you feel as these thougths were your own ideas... but in reality, its just other peoples feelings.... its really creepy, and it drives one crazy, drives you to depression, suicide, anxiety, and phobias, so it is nothing to brag about or cool, or a superpower... its actually hell, and nothing to do with what this individual is trying to portrait.

[@Scrathy_]

+Justin Thyme Damn. You're right. Don't know why I didn't think of that earlier.

[@MicaiahYaakovBuzi]

+Marylou Vallejo it is hell.

[@kerriray9303]

"Mind reading" is a magician act

[@jodihaque9342]

That is absolutely amazing!!! I love Ellen's face!!!

[@ameliab7539]

He's so cute with an earpiece in aww

[@52RGD]

Almost all tv entertainment are pre arranged. There was a case where one of the tv contestants became famous because he can outsmart the rest with his answers. It turned out later that he was picked to win the contest, and people from the tv secretly get in touch with him and tell him beforehand the questions to be asked and also the correct answers. Don't believe right away what you can see in the entertainment world...

[@MadBunnyRabbit]

Or, and I think that's way simplair of an explenation, he has an ear piece. The same way Ellen does the pranks with celebrities.

[@oliverbland5072]

Yeah, how else would he do it??

[@TylerDehan]

Oliver Bland There are other ways, of course. Take into consideration the fact that when the blindfold was tested, it was before any of the other shit was placed on it. Just that is already misleading. Then the fact that he holds on to the drawings, even though there's absolutely no reason to, as they could just hold it above him without him having to interact with the drawings at all. There's a lot of room to fool people without having to go directly to a blatant fake.

[@ebonysaintz9581]

In the case of the quiz show that 52RGD referred to, if she or he would have watched the entire movie whichever would know that the scam was discovered, and everyone involved was in big trouble. It was a major scandal, back in the 50's or 60's when it actually happened! That includes the guy who got the answers. He was completely humiliated. I believe the network had to take the show off the air. They can't do that now on game shows, largely because of that incident. "Ellen" is not a game show, and nobody "wins" anything. So, we're actually talking apples and oranges here.

[@pureffm]

He folded the earpiece into the adhesive and then attached it to his ear...as he said, it is the most important part of the show!

[@lennox3915]

To all those commenting it's fake. No it's not. It's a clever trick. The man puts the idea of drawing a car into Ellen's head. She subconsciously draws a car. It's a clever trick. He puts the idea into your head and makes you think it was your own idea

[@master214able]

he has a wireless micro headphone stuck on his ear and someone is describing the drawing for him

[@jhague83]

Omg just when you couldn't think Kevin could be any more cute. He can draw too! Andrew was great!

[@ClassyRobinYT]

You're a wizard, Eric.

[@TheMrgoodboy2]

u know I love reading comments under these sort of clips (magic, illusions and stuff) where people try to act like they understand very well how things happening and try to explain the act and try to show others how smart they and showing they are sad about others who did not understand the act as they did. Every such video has such funny comments like that. I feel sad for them.

[@lMrFresno559l]

The quaters help keep the tape from making a full connection. Meaning, the bottom of the tape is slightly open below his eyes. So we can see slightly looking down.

[@IDaireYou]

That was AWESOME!!!

[@BreeHozpital]

I think he had someone in the audience that he knew with an ear piece that could see the drawings, he as well may of had an ear piece and the person told him what the drawings were . . .Just a thought .

[@blooandgreene]

1:40 :: that sensitive fingers joke has got to be the best joke I've ever heard on datime tv, and Tony's reaction tops it off!

[@renuzui]

Sorry for this long rant. Scroll past if you want. If you don't agree that's fine. No hate though, please. Block and report me if my opinion bothers you that much. Now, last time I stated my opinion I received hate for it, which is understandable considering I didn't go about it the right way. So let me elaborate: I've seen a lot of comments saying "I know how he did this" and "I know how he did that", which is fine. Though in my opinion whether it was intentional or not, it just makes you seem like...well, a know-it-all. I've also seen, "If you think a magic trick is less magical after you know how it works then you're stupid." That's almost like saying, "If you think a tv show is less entertaining after hearing how it ends then you're stupid." I get that some people like knowing that kind of stuff, but others don't like spoilers. Honestly I guess I should just stay away from the KZbin comments after seeing how awful some people are. Anyways, that's all I felt I needed to say.

[@scetchedcraftedk7863]

I agree completely...... Can w also take a second to say that people have there own opinion and there is NO reason to start a comment war. Personally I think it was real.....others might think it's fake. Honestly the comment section isn't to hate on people or try to be right and make a point. (Even though that's what I'm doing right now😂) I'm done now, you may continue scrolling through the comments

[@FedericoM-1]

+Hanabi Hyuga You need to stop giving so much importance to what other people think about what you say or do.

[@renuzui]

fedemehlhorn123 You're probably right, but everybody cares about what people think even if it's only a little. I mean isn't that why everybody's always trying to make a good first impression?

[@silentry]

This is where the duck tape challeng started

[@ashnayak27]

I have a strong feeling that Eric looks down at each picture while he explains the previous one to the audience. For example, in the case of the first picture, he knew exactly what it was, but took some time out to look down at the next picture by asking Tony a question or two, and giving him pieces of detail one after the other. He does this with each of the drawings

[@ashnayak27]

At 2:48 and 2:59, you can actually see him bring that paper back and forth to get to see it better

[@TheJerrude]

Wait. When did Ellen actually draw her picture? Or was she off screen when she did it?

[@cartoonhoodie131]

You know they could've told him what they were going to draw before the went onstage. That or it was an earpiece

[@zlatinaivanova5081]

That's the man from America's got talent! He's great!

[@MinhThu-wp8pt]

Apple new earphones must have something to do with this.

[@irrakb5562]

the only reason i'm surprised is because he still had eyebrows after he pulled the duct tape off.

[@Madforbeauty]

I saw a person doing that live. it's real, it is a gift and of course it's scary to see. and that person moved little objects from one place to another. it gives you chills :O

[@tilfesejse4311]

This is not planned guys, he have his own show

[@hazeit]

Then what is your explication ?

[@gurchinanu]

this is so lame... the audience is in on it, so is everyone onstage... those drawings were done earlier, he saw them all..i didn't see any of them drawing after they got the clipboards, and there's no way you can draw that much in a few seconds.

[@seanmac1902]

Um? watch it again they obviously draw

[@ghuegel]

Actually, there were no shills and they actually did draw those pictures. It was just a magic trick and you can't figure out how he did it.

[@ValTholen]

The audience is in on it because they can see the drawings... Duh...

[@deborahmitchell117]

Actually the man was on Americas got talent 2013

[@gurchinanu]

Deborah Mitchell right... my bad. america's got talent is all legit right?

[@SAK556]

I have seen him in person, amazing, can not figure out how he does this.

[@Clara-ti7gq]

earpieces... if that weren't the case he could simply describe the drawings and THEN hold them up

[@imagoportraits562]

If he could really do this he would be a billionaire poker player not a mediocre tv magician. A simple trick is a friend in the audience feeding him the information via Morse code vibrator in his pocket, very easily done. He hasn't tried to claim James Randi's million yet has he?

[@TheWNK]

You really think a "mind reader" would be allowed to play poker?....Have you ever seen Rainman

[@imagoportraits562]

How would they know he was a mind reader? Rain man was about a savant not a mind reader otherwise on the money. ;)

[@asifing24x7]

TheWNK if you were really a mind reader you wouldn't tell anyone about it...you would rather play poker or fight crime

[@Lentsku]

That sounds pretty clever :P

[@imagoportraits562]

Bless your innocence, if he had morals and a supernatural gift he would fight crime or find kidnapped children, not do tricks on television that people with no supernatural gifts could just as well.

[@ThaBaoss]

Here is how he does it.. The duct tape actually does not block his right eye vision as when he smiles at 1:00 you can actually see the tape is loose allowing him to see the floor. You can also see in the end when he takes these tape bits off it's only the top parts that are stuck to his face and gives off a scratching sound. As for the blindfolding and the rest of the tape he still don't block his right eye's vision downwards just streight forward... There is a lot of light in the studio so when he got the paper in his hand all he has to do is go through them one by one so see the black lines through the paper...

[@angellucass]

For a lesbian Ellen is always surrounded by good looking men...

[@paulinearfapo6039]

Why aren't his eyebrows gone after the duct tape been over them. Lmaoo

[@a333i]

Okay now to all of you that are complaining that it's trickery, he's not reading minds blablabla... Wow congrats geniuses! Of course it's trickery, what would you think? The thing is: his trick is god damn CLEVER, and makes it look like he actually reads minds, that's what is so amazing about his performance! We can all agree it was a trick, but you guys have to admit that it's a trick that is very difficult to do and to make it look realistic. He's obviously very talented.

[@prateekratna]

just one of those things which is too good to be true..

[@cerniglia65]

it really bugs me that i don't know how he did it

[@matthewcox6103]

He told you how he did it he just make a joke out of it so you wouldn't know. The drawing leaves imprints on the paper notice how he takes the paper face down and then places his palm on the back of each sheet in turn. He gets an impression of the drawing and then has to go from that while blindfolded. He hides the method by joking about it. I've seen similar acts before like this and the main link I see between them is that they touch them

[@power4doom]

They didn't look like they were drawing for half of the time specially ellen and the other guy next to her. His hand motions are so simple in regards to the complexity of his drawing. He started drawing at 1:08 and stopped at 1:36 He drawed for 28 secs standing up !! and came out with that detailed drawing. Plus that guy with the tape screaming distracted the audience and viewers for watching

[@zamwam8005]

It's on the internet so it must be true

[@ENZOxDV9]

but it was live also?

[@michaelangu112]

ENZOxDV9 yes its live. everytime you play this video it happents in real live time.

[@ASFilmStudios]

2 words = Spy earpieces thank you thank no need to clap I know

[@ashwhit3661]

Bravo bravo well done

[@pearlofagirlnursery]

Am I the only one who finds this equally amazing whether he's done the research/has the observation skills or intuition to act like a mind reader, or he's a "real" mind reader? You'll never know for sure. That's the fun of it :)

[@hugopeque5833]

3:03 woman in back is creepy!

[@Vader2Vader]

The woman is creepy??? What about the guy (sitting next to her) with his vulture-like posture and mannerisms?!

[@skinnyminirm]

no way they drew those pictures that fast n wasn't even moving their hand much lol

[@markmark5269]

I'm going for that "Andy" has a device that sends morse code through some sort of feeler to his body, vibration or electrical impulse. Andy specifically and quickly sends his right hand behind his back as he holds up each picture. He also knows the order because there's a 'tell' on each pre-named sheet to save time, and he feels for it at 1:40 on, pretending that he's not by saying he's not, but he feels all 3 and then puts them in order. Just another long shot, he may have a camera near or on his shoe, with a backstage aid seeing it and then sending a message.

[@MiellyMee]

And yet he uses glasses in his life!!!!

[@volapuk49]

I hate to break this to some of you but this is possible without trickery. However, that wouldn't agree with your views of reality, would it? The joke is on you then.

[@JosephCecilSmith]

♥️11:33am!‼️💚

[@tylamakhoul7123]

It would have been wayy more believable if he used an audience member, not people who work on the show, because it's obvious they planned something beforehand. There's no way on earth he could've done that without him having prior knowledge of what they were gonna draw.

[@trinityblade5835]

God, he uses misconception ( the actual duct tape, he can just see under it and that's why he only duct ties the top of the blindfold.) and time so he can examine the drawing in his hands.

[@geopixels6886]

Great idea Neo! He did ductape the top of his head! And is obvious he can see the bottom of the duct tape. EVEN WHEN THE DRAWING IS ON TOP OF HIM.

[@trinityblade5835]

KarateandClub He holds the drawings in his hands... He talks to the people around him to give him time to examine the first drawing, from then it's just acting to buy time to examine the next picture that is in his hands...

[@reesjones7618]

This trick is so unrealistic it decreases how impressive it is!

[@Simply-Joyful]

I love people trying to figure this out. I'm a mentalist myself and have done this feat many times. I can assure you all that there's no electronic devices involved. This feat is actually 50 years old, just differently performed. It's so easy to do, you don't even need electronic devices

[@idklol3564]

Yeah how does he still have his eyebrows😕😕😕😕😕😕⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@sxndraxmo]

What if his eyebrows came off..................

[@tovakligman3923]

Oh! I saw this guy on America's Got Talent!

[@marcoliao793]

you can see his earpiece at 4:31

[@PinPointPictures]

Presented by: Ear piece

[@veronicaz.7939]

Notice how when the man is handed the darwings, he shuffles each one of them and looks at each one of them while distracting people by touching them and making a joke. Since he is taping around his head, his nose makes a budge around the tape, so he is able to see when he looks down. I'm guessing, since the markers are fairly thick, and you can see a drawing through the back of the paper, he was able to see the basic details of everyone's drawings. 1:46 and 1:48, for example. You're welcome wrold. :D

[@Puffleberry1]

TOTAL bull. either pre-- planned or some trick behind it. plus, what was the point of the blindfold at the beginning if he was just gonna use duct tape? if this was legiit, they wuld have picked random audience members, not rehersed staff. come on, Ellen. seriously?....

[@TheSundora]

he has actually done many many shows. Some he needed a blindfold and others he didn't. Usually he blindfolds himself and then does the duck tape, but i think he just forgot this time.. Look him up...it's pretty fun to watch..fake or not.

[@canarycatcher]

He did use the blindfold....

[@13XxHabsFanxX21]

He was on AGT and did this multiple times. He wouldn't have pre panned anything with the judges. He is amazing.

[@scooterguy3969]

He has a camera contact lens and a camera in his hair. duh

[@rany615]

+Arjun Singh nah thats too complicated , ear piece , guy in the audience tells him what it is

[@rany615]

+Arjun Singh i mean is there a camera contact lens? wouldnt we be able to see it?

[@gregholland9943]

I remember this guy from Americas got talent

[@casonemmett4610]

If you notice none of them actually draw anything.

[@maxthefitclarke1560]

Actually at 1:14 you can see Ellen and the guy draw

[@kittylady6946]

+Maxthefit Clarke all they did was write their names on it. Tony's drawing was in a different color than the marker he was given, yet his name is written in the correct color.

[@8hg0coot]

Not amazed

[@8hg0coot]

***** No, I am not a seer. But I have seen more than that, He is obviously using Satan or demons as you call them if you know what I am talking about.

[@8hg0coot]

***** Your opinion is pointless to me, Move on Sir.

[@ZooMzyZu]

Mimoun Gaid Clearly it is pointless to you, considering you even decided to honor it with a response. Behold, the powers of Satan conspire against you once more. Also known as rational thought and logical thought process.

[@8hg0coot]

AWLZooM Should I say it again? Move on sir!

[@8hg0coot]

***** Ahaha, Funny!

[@crossfireyouthsquad]

he did it on America's got talent to Howie, Howard, and Sharon.

[@robertclary5205]

Wow, so phony and simple...

[@MovieMan010100]

+Robert Clary Tell us how then

[@MovieMan010100]

Okay, if its so simple, explain to us. I know the explanation, and it's not easy at all. C'mon.

[@idratherbeatthezoo450]

Albino ninja is asking for proof yoh know it. By refusing to tell s/he, you only make yourself sound stupid. It is very clear you ave no idea and are too stupid to know the answer, but are too egotistical to admit you are wrong.

[@MovieMan010100]

Well, if I'm wrong then why don't YOU explain it? The point I am trying to make is that if it so phony and simple, he should be able to explain it, not call one of the world's most difficult magic tricks "phony and simple..."

[@uu699]

+TheAlbinozNinja72 Earpiece