Penn and Teller: Fool Us // Danny Ray FOOLS Them!

Penn exclaims, “That gizmo that looks like nothing on planet earth!”
World-Renowned magician, keynote speaker, and author Danny Ray creates mind-blowing magic shows with a life-changing message. Check out his performance on Penn and Teller’s: Fool Us, a trick that is part of Danny’s regular show that is full of magic, laughter, and inspiration.
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[@brianthompson639]

Eye have no idea how you did that

[@DannyRayMagic]

Hahahaha! Love it!

[@j-chin]

@@DannyRayMagic "Eye'm Loving It :P"

[@DannyRayMagic]

@@j-chin You are Brian!

[@j-chin]

@@DannyRayMagic what can Eye say? Eye try to have insightful puns 😀

[@iheartadri]

Maybe it’s an … optical illusion!

[@christianjadot4459]

If never seen Penn be so direct. He’s usually coded talking around things. They knew they were fooled.

[@timq6224]

and you could see why Penn thought the hole plates were gimmicked first -- one had a nice little dent in it.

[@ParawhoreLoL]

He was straight up because he didn't like the trick and doesn't like shitty mentalism tricks like this

[@moog38yearsagoupdated1mont9]

@@ParawhoreLoL nah, it's just the foolers aren't said in code now. Like if they do two takes and if fooled, they film a non coded random guess.

[@drewpamon]

That's because normally the trick is derivative of another well-known trick. Here it was an entirely new trick so they can't be so cagey.

[@xZeroOffical]

That's a repeating pattern. Whenever they stop using the code, you know they're fooled.

[@Iamtheiguana]

Teller leaping back and the look on his face was priceless as he tried it, that was a very unique magic trick

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you so much!

[@Algaean]

Teller looked genuinely disturbed. Fascinating!

[@unclejeffmagicnsong7397]

Indeed

[@jhsdfjhgjh]

Aint called show business for nothing...

[@mdrebin]

@@jhsdfjhgjh Yes and no... Penn and Teller know that no magician leaves anything to chance. So, while there is no chance he can be hurt, that machine is legit and CAN hurt. Thus, the look... They did not expect the machine to be able to hurt anyone, but it indeed could. Thus the trick is elsewhere.

[@robertzarfas9556]

I remember seeing you do this trick ages ago at Bethany Baptist Church in Salem, OR with Joe and Nelson (my dad). After the show you hung out and taught a bunch of us kids how to throw cards all the way across the auditorium. Such a fun memory and so cool to see it fool P&T! Congratulations Danny!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you so much! Those are some good times right there!

[@jool7793]

Cool trick

[@likethedrinkbutspelleddiff4605]

Lol it isn’t often you see someone mention a random building on here and realize it’s about a mile away then ask your wife why a last name is so familiar and she responds with “because I went to high school with them, and my best friend married his sister” 😂

[@mercedeswilkins9085]

What a blessing

[@Underground247]

Probably was a witch jf was from Salem

[@mikegribanov6105]

i just wanna say Alyson does a really great job hosting this show, she is a great fit and seems to geniunely enjoy the magic, or at least doing a great job acting as the audience surrogate.

[@pandoorloki1232]

Her patter was definitely on point here.

[@bobnewton1064]

Yeah she’s fit you got that right

[@MeJustAimy]

ew.

[@tombaker8219]

She's improved. In the old series she used to be so awkward

[@AbonEsCabron]

I don't really like her as the host tbh. It seems like doesn't know what to say half the time. But that's just my opinion.

[@tzuyd]

This trick is so obvious, P&T are truly fools. Dannys left eye lid is clearly made of titanium, which is why the only time he kept his eye to the device is the only time it didn't go through. Obviously.

[@nitedk]

Of course!

[@DannyRayMagic]

I am literally dying laughing! Thank you for making my day!

[@tzuyd]

Oh no, I killed him

[@nitedk]

@@tzuyd not yet. Someone call an ambulance!

[@tzuyd]

Oh dear, I killed him

[@DaedalusYoung]

This is exactly the kind of trick P&T would perform themselves. With Teller's eye in the contraption, and Penn getting mildly panicky because the one that was supposed to have the solid plate in wasn't the one.

[@johncameron1935]

Yeah this has the plot of the nail gun trick.

[@mikeumoh6648]

"You're giving us your word as a lying magician" Brilliant!

[@oz_jones]

I mean, Penn is joking, but Danny cannot lie about the methods used.

[@MichaelPanin]

Out of all the "dangerous magic tricks" I've ever seen, this was the only genuinely scary and funny at the same time! Amazing!

[@vitorfernandes651]

Really? Why? He was never in any danger. He knew exactly if he was holding the plate without the hole

[@MichaelPanin]

@@vitorfernandes651 I know that:) Just as I know that nothing will actually happen to the actors in the movie. Doesn't keep people from being scared though, does it? It's about the story and character, I guess.

[@Jimorian]

@@vitorfernandes651 That's why "dangerous magic tricks" is in quotes. Penn and Teller have also made it very clear over the years that they don't consider tricks where there's even a small possibility of really getting injured as ethical.

[@pandoorloki1232]

@@MichaelPanin Tell that to actors who die on movie sets, as in Rust.

[@james_fisch]

@@pandoorloki1232 an actor didn't die on that set, you're thinking of the Twilight Zone movie. On the set of Rust, a cinematographer was killed. which of course doesn't make it any better, just tragic in both cases where those could have easily been avoided.

[@prajnafaux2342]

You took "know your audience" to a new level! The trick was amazing, but watching you play on her squeamishness was almost better. Congratulations, Danny!

[@panda4247]

No, actually that was pretty fucked up

[@pandoorloki1232]

@@panda4247 No one intelligent agrees with you.

[@panda4247]

@@pandoorloki1232 1) you mean, you don't agree with me. 2) your assertion of being more intelligent than me... is funny. Maybe you are, maybe you are not, but how can tell? 3) why do you think it was not fucked up? Let me tell you why I think it was, and you can try to give some counter-arguments. Maybe I'll change my mind. - I believe we can discard the possibility that she was in on it (planted stooges are not allowed, I believe that includes Alyson). - Maybe she just decided to fake it on the spot. I doubt that. - I would assume that she was genuinely uncomfortable with the trick, and I believe he knew that in advance, based on her reaction to some previous acts. (Do you not agree with this assumption?) He then chose her on purpose, instead of Penn, Teller, or a random audience member whom they surely would have asked whether they are OK with a trick like that. She was faced with a decision to either not take part in it (which might be hard from the perspective of her contract, and also she knows it would look bad for the show), or to be part of the trick she did not want to. And he fully knew that and counted on that. I am sorry, but if forcing (peer pressure / contract pressure) someone to do something they find disgusting (albeit it being safe from the objective point of view, and her knowing it) is not cool.

[@johnsmithe4656]

@@panda4247 Listen, I'm not in the entertainment biz either, but she is, as is the magician. Jesus Christ, lighten up. It was the squeamishness that made us feel there are stakes here and Penn would have just been like, "ooh, scary, okay, this one." The effect would have been far less. And while I believe her reaction was genuine, that doesn't mean she didn't play it up a bit for the audience. That's the POINT (pun intended) and if you don't think she understands that then I don't know what to tell you. You act like he slapped her or something, I do believe there was no actual danger here and she isn't going to develop PTSD because of it. Take the stick out your ass.

[@itsafunnyoldworld]

@@panda4247 You need to get out and touch grass LOL - you seem pretty wound up

[@timwirtz3713]

NO WAY DANNY RAY!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you Tim!!

[@ejej6934]

I never heard of Danny Ray before, but reading the comments makes me realize he's a great guy. Looks like he's made a really positive impression on those who've met or watched him before. So, I'm happy for his success and wish him much more of it.

[@bakuhakudraws5603]

I always appreciate that when danger is involved in the tricks, Penn completely does away with the code because he is not about magicians putting themselves or others in any kind of real danger. No secret communication, if there's a risk that someone was put in legitimate danger, it's immediately paramount that everyone in the audience know how it worked.

[@corncobjohnsonreal]

lol you used the word paramount and you have an ugly Luigi avatar like who are you trying to impress

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

The magicians are required to tell a producer backstage how the trick actually works so that if Penn and Teller figure it out the magician can't lie and say no that's not it. I feel like if a magician wanted to do a trick that put someone in genuine danger then the producers would reject their act.

[@mdrebin]

Yeah, with magicians, no danger is EVER involved. Otherwise it's a pretty short carrier. P&T know this, thus the guess of the safety of the machine. Teller's look was surprise that the safety was not the machine, but in the trick.

[@pandoorloki1232]

@@mdrebin Wrong. Houdini famously endangered himself and he's far from the only one. Of course there's no danger on the P&T set, but the universal claim is untrue.

[@Zerbey]

P&T are very much advocates of there being no suggestion that a trick is really dangerous, they've seen too many other magicians get hurt when the safety mechanism failed. Whatever the method here is, there was no chance he'd ever get hurt.

[@pauldimitriu7801]

My favorite line was by Alison: "I don't like you anymore"! :-). Great job and great trick!

[@Arcessitor]

@@mybrainlikesthings Bruh, she was just playing along, the same she did with the horrormovie guy. The producers know how it's done (they're required to say before the show starts so the producer can judge if P&T guessed it), they know it's foolproof, so she does too. Get a grip.

[@pauldimitriu7801]

@@mybrainlikesthings I think everyone had a great time w/ this trick, especially Alyson. Danny Ray had a blast and it was obvious. I took it as nothing more than a great time!

[@GearShifter925]

" I don't Like you anymore "...!!!! Awww....SO ADORABLE....🥹🥹🥹 I ❤ Allison and her presence in the show brings a complete full package 📦. I mean... Penn & Teller as the JUDGES and Allison as a announcer or host. 💯% complete... AWESOMENESS...!!!! AMAZEMENT...!!!! ENTERTAINING...!!!!. EVERYTHING....etc.etc.etc. 😄😄😄

[@marcolima1617]

Wow...what an amazing routine. Very impressive work Danny. Can't wait to see more of what you can do!

[@averymixon]

I’ve seen Danny 3-4 times now and love it every time. Great new illusion!

[@cchavezjr7]

This is the type of act that Penn and Teller would have done in their earlier years but Teller's eye would have popped lol.

[@aureliagraczyk1533]

It’s the scariest, most stressful trick I’ve ever seen and I completely understand Alyson’s reaction, I think I’d run away even if I’d have known how it worked

[@joewas2225]

This is similar to the bags over the one knife trick but with a twist. Literally the 1st one you did was the correct one. Alyson even made it clear to us & I followed along closely. Yet somehow it was switched. This was a great one.

[@imrael781]

That one had 2 metal plates inside and after he showed the solid one, he never put it back, so the yellow bag had one with the hole (as well as 3 others). I am not sure how the solid plate ended up to be in the correct bag,

[@seeps9353]

We never saw the plate without the hole after it was hit with the spike.

[@flogoph13]

@@seeps9353 ​ Yeah that’s what I didn’t get why he wouldn’t show that it didn’t have a hole and it was the solid one that’s why I think the way he puts it in there the way he slides it in at the end isn’t directly on the hole he knows how to put it in so it hits the metal and doesn’t go through the hole I would have been more impressed if he opened it and showed us it was the complete steel one with no hole in it!!

[@smtx11]

@@flogoph13 because he probably has plexiglass glued in one or two of them. If he showed it it would ruin the trick. But he marked each envelope to know where everything was

[@user-tn4ik2pi3r]

@@imrael781 nah, i watched it in slow mo, it's probably more likely that solid one was really a flimsy material the spike would go through cuz he didn't show it after, he had a stopper in there marked subetly

[@Amit..Sharma]

10:39 just look at that innocent smile of Danny ... So humble man 😇 happy that you fooled them

[@aemediainc]

So good! I've seen this illusion a dozen times & you continue to boggle my mind!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you Adam! You are the man. And thank you for designing the website!!! dannyraymagic.com

[@Roodneyfb]

I loved Alysson cracking jokes all the time! lol

[@ParawhoreLoL]

??????? What? She's the worst, most unfunny presenter of all time

[@Roodneyfb]

@@ParawhoreLoL I disagree. Have a good day.

[@harshdevsharma6397]

@@ParawhoreLoL no , i literally likes her in this job

[@kingstalker]

She annoyed me this episode

[@kimberlysiguenza95]

Wonderfully done, Danny! 👏 I'm so proud of you for the win. The way you freaked Alyson out was priceless 😂 also when you stumped Penn And Teller. You are fantastic. This was worth watching again. God bless 🙌❤

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you so much! Thank you for your constant support over the years. You are amazing.

[@kimberlysiguenza95]

@@DannyRayMagic always a pleasure! You are great and inspiring. Lots of love to you and your family. 🙌

[@kathrynnpetersen8876]

Well that is because he wanted her to place her own eyeball into the contraption which she refused to do so

[@pandoorloki1232]

@@kathrynnpetersen8876 No he didn't.

[@sharpo]

Saw you at the Magic Castle. You made my ribs hurt from laughing so hard and you thoroughly mystified the whole audience. Thanks for such a great show.

[@Crazymadpsycho33]

I think I saw you I was there that day as well

[@sharpo]

@@Crazymadpsycho33 Could be! I was playing the close up gallery the same week as the brilliant Danny Ray!

[@someoneout-there2165]

This show is brilliant and I'm really glad I came across it. Before I'd just watch AGT and usually loved the magicians and wished they had more on that show.

[@Sylphinator]

lol POOR Allison That was awesome =) I squeamed right along with her hehe. Great job! So glad you fooled them and us!

[@Kraken_Meister]

That was awesome Danny! They definitely didn't have 20/20 vision into how you did this trick, and neither did eye!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Hahahah! Thank you so much for your encouragement. Love the puns!

[@Kommander696]

The facial expressions on both Penn and Tellers faces (which btw are what exactly what Danny wants from Alison in choosing a metal plate, btw) are soo genuine. I’ve seen lots of magic and Danny’s magic got an almost honorary level I’d appreciation. You could see they both were resplendent with praise and pure enjoyment. What a great trick. LOOK out!

[@bennettsprague4804]

Hey Danny, you probably don't remember lol but you taught me how to do a one-hand swivel cut at Berea like 6 or 7 years ago when i was in 8th grade! I couldn't do much back then, but i got pretty good since i met you! I think i still have the card you signed for me too haha

[@DannyRayMagic]

Nice. I am glad you are still working on it. I will be at Berea for Deep Freeze soon. Keep up the good work! Have a great day.

[@mercedeswilkins9085]

What a blessing

[@LightBringer666]

honestly i have a feeling that this trick is so simple it's hidden in plain sight. Danny my man, you are more than meets the eye

[@billyreeve9875]

That was everything I love about magic goofy funny frightening different and obviously having no idea how it happened glad I got told to watch this well done great fun

[@ThinkForward0]

That was an eye opening performance well done !

[@worker-wf2em]

Eye see what you did there

[@wechterj]

Wow! I’m so happy for you!!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you! It feels a little surreal but I am super grateful for the opportunity!

[@kenpearce3269]

Excellent! Bravo! Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@G59Hidden]

I thought I saw the way you did it the first time I watched, but I had to go back and double check what I had seen after I watched the whole thing. I loved the performance though and you did an amazing job. I’m glad my eye had seen behind the trick like yours.

[@jadithslimrivven]

Clever. Deceptive in its simplicity. The best tricks always are.

[@TheDyerFamily]

So great!

[@DannyRayMagic]

thank you!

[@adriansolis5362]

This performance had me smiling the entire time. What a great setup and delivery. Truly entertaining. Also, I have NO freaking clue how you did it.

[@justinm.1]

I like when Alyson is part of the tricks that the performers are doing lol

[@christianjadot4459]

She really adds a lot to the show.

[@herbertmanes7380]

Amazing!! incredible performance

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you so much. So much fun to do!

[@AvoidedByAll]

Amazing as always!!!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you. I wish you could have bee there to catch some epic photos!

[@AvoidedByAll]

@@DannyRayMagic Yeah brother! Sometime we'll make that happen again!!!

[@findingfalkor2434]

Duuuuuude that was one of the coolest tricks I’ve ever seen!!! I love the macabre nature of it 🤘🏻💯

[@SEANKOLA]

Great job Danny Ray!! My mind is blown!!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you!

[@theblacklines]

So awesome brother!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you! Honored!

[@JustJanitor]

When you were able to so confidently tell them there is no gimmick with that machine. That was my favorite part.

[@mikemx55]

I still don't believe it. Maybe he didn't consider it a gimmick, but simply a feature... As much of against the rules that is

[@KevinGoosie]

Congrats. That was awesome!!

[@timgriner6245]

Best version of this trick I've seen. Great job.

[@RosaAndJordan]

I really think I figured out a big portion of the trick. At 3:58 he acts like he is putting the solid shield in the envelope but he is actually putting it behind the envelope in his hand. There is another sheet in the envelope already with a hole in it (you can tell as he is holding the envelope awkwardly). Then a few seconds later you can see his hand, while holding the envelope and metal sheet, quickly drop down towards the table. That is when he releases the solid sheet, letting it fall down to a box or something he could kick under the table. This is why there is a cover on the table, hiding what's going on behind the table. Otherwise he would not need a covered table. He most likely did this same thing, but in reverse, with a previous envelope so it had a solid sheet when we actually thought it was a sheet with a hole in it. However, I don't know how he did the "final choice" thing. Maybe he would have a different script if she ended up picking it early or late.

[@G59Hidden]

Go to 3:49 and look at the last envelope on the table. And if you want rewind a little more and check the one before the last envelope. You’ll see the difference

[@Dareyouhow]

I think they are all stab proof, I think that hook is curled in such a way that it strikes the rim of the hole on all bars, and all the bars left on the table at the end had a hole in them. I.e. the hook doesn't strike centre

[@abeardandglasses]

It’s no “Diet Coke with Lime” but it’s a pretty darn good trick nonetheless. Great job Danny! Always love watching you perform!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you so much! I love coke in lime! They don’t sell coke in lime soda anymore🥲

[@toportime]

Congratulations, not only did you fool P&T, you did it with a unique way. Bravo.

[@AWareWolf9]

Pretty cool of you, giving the shoutout and respect to your stepdad (actual dad) who clearly helped you become a good man. Hope you’re doing well Danny Ray, wishing you nothing but more success!

[@hfaux]

This is so cool Danny! I've enjoyed watching you perform this a few times, and not only do I have no solid idea how you do it, but your presentation keeps it fresh every time!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Harrison! Thank you so much. It was a crazy cool experience. Super thankful to be able to do what I love everyday. Thank you for your encouragement.

[@seedsoflove7684]

@@DannyRayMagic i think all the envelopes have a switch, so regardless of what is chosen, u can switch the metal plates to closed (safe) or open (dangerous). Very entertaining performance. I felt for Allison! Haha!

[@bernhardma6367]

@@DannyRayMagic Good trick but I didn't like the performance because freightening with this device over the whole time of the show was over the top. Change to story for example to agree after some negotation to use a second egg instead to get the focus more on the trick and have more emotional ups and downs in the storyline.

[@PayamEmrani]

There is a way of covering and uncovering the hole in the metal piece. If you tilt it one way its uncovered. If you tilt it another way its covered. Thus all pieces are both covered and uncovered.

[@DannyRayMagic]

This piece is pretty complex. It's part of the reason Penn took two guesses both of which were real possibilities that we experimented with. However, in the end I created 8 layers of deception to Fool the legendary duo! Fun stuff.

[@PayamEmrani]

@@DannyRayMagic Thanks for writing back. I mean it is a really interesting trick. I always love seeing the genius of people like you who come up with this stuff.

[@applejacks971]

That's just cray cray!!! Unbelievable trick!!! Extremely well done and entertaining to sat the least. EPIC!!!

[@SofiaJLyons]

literally sitting here breaking out into a cold sweat in anticipation. whew! this was so cool

[@Waterlooplein1]

I know Penn and Teller were watching him all the time, but I say he switched plates when it called for it. Simple slight of hand.

[@duran3d]

All I know is that he had total control of the envelope with the right plate.

[@G59Hidden]

If you watch when he’s showing Alyson the plates in the beginning keep your eye on the stack of plates. You might see something new.

[@ReasonedRhetoric]

Well done, great emotional trick. I've seen people stuff up the nail under the paper bag damaging their hand so using your eye is just way too scary for me. I've also had eye operations so this trick made me feel the same way Alison was reacting.

[@Folsomdsf2]

This is the save version of it tbh. It's a lot easier to use sleight of hand to swap one package than to hide/remove/take out nails.

[@shadowraven137]

Looks awesome and congrats on the fool, was grinning the entire time

[@xxhookem12xx]

I'm just now seeing this, but wow. He did a goofy wacky fun trick that was just beautiful. It was clean and Danny you gained a new fan. Awesome work.

[@onlyguitar1001]

I love it, thank you for picking Allison xD

[@DannyRayMagic]

She was great! Super thankful to have worked with such an awesome team!

[@Determinedknitter]

They REALLY wanted to figure it out! Are they supposed to get two guesses?? And then you STILL fooled them!

[@DannyRayMagic]

At some point by process of elimination they can figure it out! So thankful that even with two guesses they didn't figure it out!😁😁😁

[@nitedk]

The first one wasn't a guess. It was a talking point. You can see Teller cross it out on the paper 😊

[@jackmartinleith]

When P&T start talking the decision has already been made. The chit-chat is just theatre. The bit after the performance where A talks with the performer actually takes 10 to 20 minutes. This is all explained elsewhere by Mike Close, the show's current producer.

[@PGonverse]

This is my favorite Penn & Teller so far, good job Danny!

[@aaronzigelbaum]

love this guy's sense of humor

[@TheGldnSldr]

Allison's responses were so funny, she made the trick even better.

[@ryangreengraphics]

3:50 - the envelopes are the gimmick. He can see what it looks like on the back and then rips it to hide the evidence. The steel rectangle was slight of hand. Very impressive performance!

[@7ebr830]

I don't see how that would work? Knowing which envelope had the safe rectangle in it hardly matters, since Alyson was doing the choosing. I think the rectangles were gimmicked, so it wouldn't matter who chose what.

[@ryangreengraphics]

@@7ebr830 i disagree. The rectangles were not gimmicked. Definitely the envelopes and a different routine compared to what he was looking at. I reckon the trick with the solid rectangle was slight of hand.

[@pinbi7]

@@7ebr830 its the many outs scenario its been done before on P&T, Alison never made a choice or rather her choices didn't matter

[@faresalouf]

@@ryangreengraphics I think its the rectangles that are gimmicked because at first he took the one that Alison was sure was the "safe" one and it turned out to be with a hole; i guess there is a sort of mechanism in the rectangles that allow a plate to move an hide the hole. So each of the plates can be either "safe" or with a "hole".

[@DJBabb]

I thought the envelopes were gimmicked too (side with flap being marked for plate). But I kept coming back to the idea that the hostess kept her eye on the "solid" plate, and it was the first one to have a hole. My current theory is both. An envelope is marked safe, and the initial "solid" plate is actually holed, with a magnet slider in the plate that is moved by madnets in the spiked ring. The other two holey playes are just that. There's a second plate that's also magnetized in an open position to start, that he slides closed. Rotating the envelope would be a good clue.

[@TheCazyChrissy]

You have great power. I'm impressed and enjoyed

[@edwarddakota7863]

I want to say just WOW!!!

[@kenduenwald4239]

Alyson’s reaction to the machine: 😳😰😧😩 Teller’s reaction to the machine: 🤔🧐😯😮 Penn’s reaction to the machine: What a beautiful machine! 😀😁 Congrats Danny on a great trick!

[@DannyRayMagic]

That's so funny! I love that you picked up on that!

[@kenduenwald4239]

@@DannyRayMagic hahaha, the three of them play off of each other so well. I'm sure it must've been awesome for you to be able to interact with all of them on the show!

[@DannyRayMagic]

@@kenduenwald4239 they were amazing. Obviously, the most time I spent was with Alyson, but I had a few fun moments with Penn and Teller as well. It was definitely an honor!

[@unclejeffmagicnsong7397]

😄😄😄

[@johncoops6897]

Our reaction to the childish Emoji's... 👎

[@hadawaykyle]

damn this is such a great performance dude!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you! It was a lot of hard work but I am thankful that it fooled them!

[@Hcaz49]

Danny!!!! You did so well!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you. It was super fun!

[@mrpresidentbarry]

👁 luv’d it, Danny…grrrrrrreat act, and flawless performance, too…& a true *Original*…Congrats, and keep up the gr8 work, bro.!😊😎😁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

I think the guy wanted the trophy so much, he was willing to lose an eye and so he bet on a 1:4 chance and won 😂

[@LyndonMain]

This seems to be a matter of millimetres.... I believe they were much closer with their first guess than their second.

[@ellaenchanted2399]

Yeah. Every time he showed the ones with the holes, they didn't seem to be in the middle. I'm thinking it might be something like if he puts them in the machine a certain way it'll be blocked, if done another way it'll go through but that's probably wrong

[@jcf20010]

@@ellaenchanted2399 You might be on to something. I wish they examined that last envelope and it's contents.

[@nitedk]

Looks pretty centered to me 🙂 Great view at 5:44.

[@codyking4342]

@@nitedk keep watching, some look centered and some do not. Honestly, I dont think it matters but one of the holes is definitely not centered

[@nitedk]

@@codyking4342 send me an example then.

[@iheartadri]

That was so awesome 🙌🏼

[@DannyRayMagic]

Thank you! 👊💪

[@SROWilkerson]

I saw him do this exact trick at CCYC one year holy dude. I love this mans show and it never ceases to amaze me every time I’ve seen him. Thats why we all shout “No way Danny Ray!”

[@SamKingMagic]

Great routine. I always disliked how Russian roulette tricks rarely have any twist in them. A lot of them just say they are going to do something then do it. But I really liked the plot twist in this. Nice job!

[@bryanasands]

This is absolutely amazing and mind-blowing! Thank you for what you do, Danny!

[@DannyRayMagic]

Glad you enjoy it! You are the man!

[@esta7763]

Thankfully not eye blowing.

[@mavicityrelayson2924]

The banter is fantastic 😂😂😂

[@travispratt6327]

I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to know how a trick is done more than this one, really amazing.

[@ResurrectedBrush]

The simplest solution I can think of is that when you pick up an envelope with a metal plate in it, it would be pretty easy to feel through the paper a depression for a hole versus a solid plate. In that case, the entirety of the trick would be totally based on presentation with multiple outs. BUT.... the thing blocking me on that line of thinking is that I refuse to believe that Penn and Teller wouldn't have considered that.

[@AveragePicker]

Feeling if there was a hole in the plate would be pretty easy.

[@ResurrectedBrush]

@@AveragePicker Right? That's what I'm saying. So either that solution is way too simple to be it, or it's so simple that Penn and Teller simply didn't believe that could be it.

[@fuckgoogle9061]

@@ResurrectedBrush the problem is that the one with the metal plate supposedly was truly the first one he picked up. Hes not feeling for holes it seems more like slight of hand. The 4 envelopes in front of allison all are metal qith holes and he switches the solid metal one in at the wnd

[@petethorne5094]

@@fuckgoogle9061 that would be the only safe way, right? And the show only allows safe acts

[@fuckgoogle9061]

@@petethorne5094 there could be another safe way im not sure. But yes the show makes sure that any act like this is 100% safe with no room for a gruesome error

[@shanesabicer]

Danny, Susie and I remember you from way back at Yucaipa Christian Church and are still amazed at your showmanship and creativity. In previous iterations of P&T’s show, foolers would get a slot in their Vegas show. Will you be sharing the stage with them in the near future? What do you get as a result of your win?

[@DannyRayMagic]

I believe there will be an opportunity to share the stage with them again in Vegas. I will keep you posted via social media!😁😁😁 Thank you for being on this journey from the beginning!

[@mercedeswilkins9085]

What a blessing

[@seizan88]

I love this so much 😂😂❤

[@Rochesteradventures4870]

That was awesome Danny!

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

You know, some people might say this show is overly scripted, but your trick really helped me see the light. Very nicely done.

[@nolansasen8378]

Eye see what you did there

[@austins.2495]

If Jigsaw was a magician

[@apostoloszoggos]

Good sir, that was awesome!! 👌

[@benjaminh.morgan3193]

I just stumbled across this last Tuesday, and then this weekend Danny was the guest speaker at my church’s fall family camp. Now _that’s_ a neat trick!

[@lilovebird]

I VOLUNTEERED AT SIS Q MEADOWS CAMP FOR THIS TRICK (still traumatized jk)

[@DannyRayMagic]

Sorry for any trauma I caused!😀

[@Corathor]

Fairly common trick, it's the same concept as the hidden sword/knife trick in boxes, or piff's hidden dog trick. But definitely executed in a much different way, and very well done.

[@benx6549]

Fortunately your magic knowledge is much greater than Penn & Tellers....

[@jlorenz745]

Well done. Brilliant

[@jessicacook5163]

That was great!

[@buenolobo]

Not to "one-up" @Columbia Water Gardens but ... I've known Danny basically his whole life and was there from the beginning when he first started (and even before he started). I can back up what Carl said, Danny Ray IS the real deal and (despite Alyson's slight misgivings now) he is also one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. If you are ever looking for a quality act that is being done by an even more quality guy, Danny Ray is who you need to book. (Carl - I'm jealous that you've seen him at the Magic Castle ... I've never even BEEN to the Magic Castle yet, sadly)

[@DannyRayMagic]

Where's my mom to one-up everyone! 😁😁😁

[@buenolobo]

@@DannyRayMagic Haha, she'd win. Your siblings too, and probably Blaine as well ... but outside of them ... 😆 🤣

[@MrXBT2000]

Not revealing the contents of the envelope that blocked the spike is something many fool us magicians could learn from. It may slightly reduce the impressiveness for the general audience, but it leaves way more possibilities for those who think about how it was done. A lot of magicians does that one final part to try to add to the trick's impressiveness. For instance a truly sealed prediction may seem impressive to the general audience, but it would immediately give away that it was a force all the way. I also like the transparency of the design of the device. As an engineer I would consider Penn's guess of gimmicking the machine to be able to stop very difficult to pull off because of it's design. The spike arm is sort of springy, so any mechanism blocking it near the bottom would need to perfectly dampen the motion to make it stop convincingly at the envelope without oscillating and either poking a hole in the envelope or leaving an obvious gap.

[@ArcadiaCv]

If you've ever seen a sawstop you could gimmick it that way. Basically have the tension mechanism that launches the arm like normal, and then have a ratcheting indexing gear that only engages when it's set. Would be fairly simple and could fit where the arm pivots. If you knew exactly how many times you were going to use it you could even ratchet the index the gear exactly so you wouldn't even have to set it, it would just automatically stop short on the 4th usage.

[@MrXBT2000]

@@ArcadiaCv the problem with any means of blocking the motion near the pivot point is that the arm is not perfectly rigid, thus it is difficult to perfectly dampen the motion so that it stops in contact with the envelope without overshooting and poking a hole. It can probably be done convincingly, but it is not as straight forward as it may seem.

[@ArcadiaCv]

@@MrXBT2000 It looks to be made of metal, why don't you consider it to be rigid? A 12.9 bolt for example would have one of the highest tensile strengths of any known substance in existence and it would still look relatively inconspicuous in that contraption with a little rust paint.

[@MrXBT2000]

@@ArcadiaCv By not perfectly rigid I mean that if you attach one end firmly to form a cantilever, you can easily get some deflection at the tip - it is relatively long and slender. You can see the arm bounce a couple of times as it hits the end stop - that is what you would naturally expect from the springyness of the arm. Tensile strength is a measure of how much stress the material can handle before being pulled apart. As it is therefore irrelevant here, I see no point in pointing out the bunch of materials of higher tensile strength than that of the material of a grade 12.9 bolt. The elasiticity, Young's modulus, of such a bolt is in the same ballpark as for regular steel and iron, around 200 GPa. Hence it would have similar stiffness. If you were to put a hard end stop concealed near the pivot point, it would lead to much more pronunced bouncing than for the end stop high up on the arm, hence the need for a carefully dampened stop to prevent the tip of the arm from overshooting the stopping point and poking through the envelope. It would also be subject to quite high stress due to the short arm it would act on, and the consequence of a fatigue fracture there would not look good for the eye.

[@ArcadiaCv]

@@MrXBT2000 So having some bounciness is fine, just as long as it's only bouncing backwards, and not forward. Tensile strength will determine how far the arm would bounce forward or deform due to impact strength when it hits the stop as it's inertia will make the end want to carry on. With steel bar and a stop and ratchet mechanism you should see less than ~100 micrometers of bending for a half meter bar of steel. It also wouldn't even have to get close to hitting the envelope either, the sound of it hitting the metal stop combined with the speed it's moving to fool the human eye would make it a more than sufficiently convincing effect. People who use interlocking ring magic don't move even half that fast and yet you can't visually see what's happening. The level of precision necessary to gimmick this device would be trivial.

[@DurableDave2011]

You friggin rock Danny!

[@DannyRayMagic]

😀😀😀

[@fluteferret1129]

Brilliant!

[@clearanalysis3010]

Loved the performance and Danny is superb. I’ll take a shot at solving it since it was very intriguing. The solid metal was not really solid but had a soft center of rubber/plastic. One of the packets had a solid metal already placed inside it in which the metal with hole was inserted. He could feel this packet as it was heavier. Rest was Danny charmingly controlling the narrative as Allison made her choices.

[@popoff7808]

I like this theory except Alison SWORE she has picked the right one to begin with. So that part still trips me up. *slight of hand I guess*

[@DevinBaillie]

I think the solid metal never went into the envelope in the first place, and it already had a metal plate with a hole in it. Then when he wanted the metal plate, he used some (very good, I can't spot it) slight of hand to add the plate to the envelope. So none of the envelopes on the table had a solid plate in it, but the one in the device at the end has both a solid and holy metal plate.

[@kathrynnpetersen8876]

Don't you mean slight of eyeball 😅🤣😂

[@Arcessitor]

@@kathrynnpetersen8876 sleight

[@alienzenx]

@@DevinBaillie it took a lot away from the trick that he didn't take it out to show at the end.

[@lietz13]

Being so rough with the device and making such loud noises is great showmanship, hilarious.

[@theevermind]

It's essential to get a real response from Alison, and he does it very well. Not only is it a one-time gross-out, he keeps pouring it on through the routine and makes her (and the audience) more and more uncomfortable.

[@ericfazekas1057]

My favorite of all. Allison’s reaction is the best

[@Brad-Miller]

Wow, that was AMAZING!