Penn & Teller FOOL US - Axel Hecklau vanishes Tellers driving license (604)

[@Krizefugl]

Teller is 71 and hops up those steps like a gazelle still. Might not seem like much but that man stayed in shape.

[@Hajile_Ibushi]

He's like the "old frail chinese guy" in the Prestige, he's stronger than he looks.

[@KingBat-vs7qw]

I love teller

[@hatad321]

Yeah he's 71, born in 1948.

[@24magiccarrot]

I asked him what his secret was, but he didn't want to talk about it.

[@graceleah3216]

Krizefugl : Teller is 71 but the way he moves it’s magic.

[@arbabosumandal6163]

Am I the only one impressed with the blurring quality of the drivers license? 😂😂

[@erwinmoreno23]

Right!? Hahah

[@tedlitschauer9061]

No lie I was impressed too

[@RC-Flight]

Real magic in action for sure

[@brootpk]

110% 😂

[@everhirstseyt2667]

5:03 you can see Teller's face on his license in full glory. So cute.

[@30803080308030803081]

I’m not impressed. Obviously, he broke into Teller’s house at night, stole his driver’s license, made an exact replica of the license, and returned the original before Teller noticed it was missing.

[@ChrisS-nj3ye]

OBVIOUSLY!

[@johncox5839]

The real magic is in the comments

[@alien3143]

Yaaa may be

[@SethiozProject]

id10t ...

[@k.c.8345]

He made the replica and replaced it for the real one. Did the trick and Teller got the real one back. Nice!

[@sowon5030]

- Teller, any chance you have your driver's licence with you? - Nope - Ok bye guys

[@AxelHecklau]

Yes I was very lucky ;-)

[@nibsabbath1825]

I always wonder what would happen if a magician asked one of them to come up to the stage and they just looked him or her dead in the eyes and said, "no". 😂

[@jhsdfjhgjh]

@@nibsabbath1825 If I were in the magician's place and that happens, I would just move on to a more cooperative member from my audience.. 🙂

[@goodmaro]

Of course they prearranged it. And it's a prop license. You don't think the state of Nevada would issue a license to "Teller" rather than requiring his full legal name, do you?

[@Lupin788]

@@goodmaro I believe Teller legally changed his name from his birth name Raymond Joseph Teller to just "Teller".

[@hungfao]

Great trick! Brave man doing it directly in front of Teller who was watching both hands every moment.

[@FlackNCoke]

Ballsy of him to pull Teller up specifically. For those not in the know, Teller is considered one of the greatest sleight of hand magicians alive, so to do this type of trick right in front of HIM? Ballsy. Also not surprising he couldn’t fool them.

[@DanteYewToob]

That's why. Imagine if he had actually fooled the best slight of hand magician in the world from 6 inches away! That's like laying out Mohammed Ali with a sucker punch on your first try! Straight up streed cred. But as he said, he sells tricks. This was his way of advertising his tricks to anyone interested to buy them. It's pretty common on Fool Us to see guys come on just to show off a trick they know won't fool them just for the publicity.

[@zabnat]

I was just about to comment about your metaphor about Ali, but I think I misunderstood it at first. I think the "Straight up street cred." threw me off, but I think you meant to sucker punch Ali 6 inches away in the ring while fighting him? Just like Teller was really paying attention at close distance.

[@DanteYewToob]

@@zabnat No, I just meant if you were for some reason offered the chance to fight Ali, and managed to knock him out with a quick punch, first try. Haha that would be incredible and pretty much impossible. Throwing one single punch and knocking out the best boxer in the world, is about as likely as fooling Teller with sleight of hand from extremely close up where he can see every move and potential mistake. Teller is honestly just _that_ good.

[@snewsh]

i think the best one is the blind man.

[@sarkar_ma]

@@snewsh Richard turner

[@noodlesstyx3564]

A routine about forms and applications is very German 🤣

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

If it came from Elsweyr, it likely was sent by a Khajiit.

[@pascalbaudet3058]

Thats exactly what I was thinkin of! ; )

[@James-mu8rp]

Saved me a comment

[@wazzzombie05]

skooma magic

[@mitchellmcglamry2074]

That's awesome lol

[@Aarygon]

You have coin?

[@sohamchoudhury6767]

Imagine later Teller was pulled up and the traffic cop said "this a fake license where's the real one"

[@stogie0608]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

I love how they can explain the trick in only away that they and the magician can understand. While the rest of us mortals stare with fascination of the trick

[@shack8110]

I'm not sure I would want to know how these amazing things are done. Might be kind of disappointing.

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

@@shack8110 most of the time I agree with you on that

[@craftylemon2460]

@@shack8110 Why would it be disappointing? You do know it is a trick, knowing how its done can even make it more impressive since you get to know all the work behind it.

[@redroar04]

If you're a fan of magic or atleast the show Fool Us, you can sometimes know how Penn gives away key points. Sometimes saying the word skywalker or anything about star wars because the magician did a "force". Sometimes his compliments aren't actually compliments but instead more of a sarcasm. In another episode, a magician did an easy trick and he says something along the lines of "I really like how these props can easily be bought in a magic store(meaning its a common trick)" or "Magicians put effort, practice, alot of practice to perform their act but you, you did it so effortless(audience applause thinking it's a compliment but was literally effortless.)

[@pissofectasy]

first set of cards placed in front pocket has DL, when application is pulled out it has the driver license retrieved with it, it is then planted when he grabs the purple envelope from teller. thats what pen means by the application is important for getting back the DL.

[@maxroovers6103]

Im still confused by the spoon turning into a fork

[@nimluikham11]

@Mad Force God, you really do not need to spread you negativity into this world that stems from how much of a failure you are. Now scram.

[@kingjames4886]

it was really a spork.

[@xrlylyl4089]

max roovers watch it closely on slower speed, slight of hand switch

[@Oddi0]

He just switched it out during the camera cut. That one was editing magic, nothing more.

[@casperzweerus1364]

Seems to me the head of the spoon is detachable, which he removes when turning it over, and then deposits in his pocket when grabbing the knife. The spoon was never really a spoon to begin with.

[@MsCartman74]

The sleight of hand and misdirection is very well done. I'm only going to say that I think anyway that the license moves around a lot less than someone might guess. But even knowing Penn's hints, the method of having the final reveal open the way it does is pretty baffling. Your hands don't go anywhere near the fold in the paper and the paper from the camera shot behind it looks really normal. So that is the real trick, the last 2-3 seconds. My guess is it was Teller who busted you. You had him 6 inches away from you watching your hands like an eagle. Takes a lot of guts to try and fool Teller that close...

[@saadeddineounasser1795]

It’s been almost 4 years but this trick never fail to amaze me , great job 👏

[@AxelHecklau]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@ObeyCamp]

Fooling Pen and Teller isn't the only objective of going on this show. This routine/effect was totally cool and a fantastic piece of work that deserved to be seen by the millions of views this episode will get on TV and online! Awesome work, Mr. Hecklau. Cheers from NY.

[@leanderwols3208]

obviously he comitted identity theft, applied for a driver's license pretending to be Teller, and took the letter with him for the performance

[@ericbailey7697]

One of my very favorite magicians of all time! Axel is great. This was so clever.

[@formerwimp7588]

3:58 Keep your eyes on the left hand. The envelope was never inside the mail to start with. It was inside his jacket, and right at this moment he placed the mail behind the envelope. The orange envelope was a gimmick where he had a pocket to slide the purple envelope out of it to make it look like it was inside. How the card went inside the purple envelope is where the main part is what penn is referring to. He did not directly remove the application from his jacket. He first placed the DL inside his jacket where purple envelope was(little below) and then he removes the application which was a bit topside.

[@matvail2002]

A very clever and original act full of detail and interesting props. I love the DHL parody and it's not true that Germans don't have a sense of humour. One thing I love with Fool Us is how P&T respect the performers - they know most of the tricks but they know all well that those who do this show are all excellent and they sometimes do special tricks so they are v. polite with them.

[@AxelHecklau]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@Dogapillar4Lyfe]

I love, LOVE the Spoon, Knief, and Fork illusion, very cool.

[@AxelHecklau]

Yeah - its so much fun to perform at the www.salon-der-wunder.de in Berlin /Germany

[@MDSF90]

Very cool “nest of envelopes” or “multiple wallets” reveal. Always love these and how they are done. Takes quite a bit of skill to that people underrated over the years due to over exposure from different varieties of a similar gag. Still extremely impressive and your driver’s license twist can have numerous comedic scripts written that would leave any audience in stitches simply because it is so relatable and the DMV/OMV is an easy target for banter. Love it. Keep it up. Perfect for TV, anytime, anywhere.

[@GeeWebber]

Super super clean. Still cannt fathom what's gone on here. Crazy.

[@AxelHecklau]

Happy you like it!

[@JohnnyBeyondMagic]

I absolutely loved this routine and this whole idea! Well done Axel!

[@adamhann7584]

I read the comments and I have two points: watch it at 0.25 and notice the following: 1- he slips the DV at 3:58, you can see that, and then 2- at 4:38, he hits the envelop with his hand to fix the position of the DV in its place, but it is amazing how he can have all these holes or slips in the envelops without showing is a great of art!!!

[@marctompkins3001]

I thought it was sleight of hand, until all the sealed envelopes were opened up and it was in the letter and glued. Absolutely wonderful, clean and well done.

[@Avean]

Only i think he pulled it from the pocket and slided into the envelope. What gave it away is that he asked Teller to open the letter then suddenly he take it and open the paper himself. 4:58 look how his hand is folded after beeing in the pocket, and then the sliding fingers when opening. Maybe im wrong, just a guess :)

[@BrendanWhelan]

He definitely took a little while to open the letter but his fingers were a lot lower than where the license was when he revealed it unless his thumb did the work... or the top hard...

[@faatman42]

that was a pretty slick move when he grabbed the "here" card...

[@amazonprimeminister1099]

The idea is so great. If you have a second chance to perform the same act, you must have fooled them. Can't go back in time.

[@AxelHecklau]

Thanks a lot!

[@frankpalermo3882]

Never get tired watching these magic acts one per day

[@Paul71H]

Mr. Hecklau, thank you for posting this video and for responding to many of the comments here. I still don't know how you did this trick, but after reading your comments, at least I know a few ways that you didn't do it.

[@aadin]

6:23 is she sleeping? LOL

[@pranjaltripathi6916]

Hats off Axel. Lots of love from India.

[@AxelHecklau]

Thank you

[@zekegold]

6:22 that woman sitting in the audience on the left is taking a snooze.

[@EmanSLived]

that boring this magician was to me

[@angusbergman2355]

AHAHAHAHAH

[@ChrisS-nj3ye]

No she's just resting her eyes

[@wolverineiscool7161]

@@ChrisS-nj3ye also called snoozing

[@mr16325]

@@wolverineiscool7161 also called whoosh

[@jrreedve2825]

Wonderful performance, Smooth, I didn’t see ANYTHING!

[@a24396]

That was amazing, you might not have fooled them but you sure fooled me! What a great trick, thanks for posting!

[@AxelHecklau]

Thx 😊

[@minablue9268]

Teller has such a baby face even though he’s older. He looks like a cute teddy bear hahaha

[@everhirstseyt2667]

I love Teller! He is so sweet and cute looking! (Wish he was my daddy)

[@wolverineiscool7161]

@@everhirstseyt2667 you made it a sexual thing so fast

[@tanmaytikle8521]

I got it after Penn spoke about importance of the "Application" Man really impressive trick

[@ps_n_sq5]

I've been watching many of y'all that have fooled Penn & Teller, and I love everything I seen so far.

[@NeedBetterLoginName]

I really loved your performance! And I think your answer about astonishment is great. Both are great and they aren't mutually exclusive reactions but astonishment is harder and captures the point of magic better than laughter. I'd love to catch one of your shows some day.

[@psichonautas]

The REAL explanation below: 1. The DL is put into the black envelope inside his jacket when reaching for the "application form" - it is visible for a brief moment in the lower part of his jacket (there is a system hidden inside his jacket for the DL to fall into the black envelope, but he needs to seal the envelope) 2. After taking the HERE/ELSEWHERE envelope and holding it in front of his chest the black envelope is taken from inside the jacket and put behind the HERE/ELSEWHERE envelope - he holds it together with his thumbs and passing it from one thumb to the other while rotating the former envelope 3. After taking the AXL envelope out of the HERE/ELSEWHERE envelope he push the black envelope through a tear on the back of AXL envelope and (after opening the envelope) push it through the tear and inside the AXL envelope 4. The rest is obvious. There was no "slight of hand" in the end of the performance - it is absurd to think that you can somehow do that in this situation. Slow the footage, look again, look twice, look as many times until it becomes clear to you - its just not there. However the real trick that I described here was done very well and as illustrated by most of the comments here - it fooled everyone. Even to the point of looking for easy solutions and simple explanations and calling the act "lazy", "cheap" or whatever. It is highest class, but built around old techniques that Penn & Teller just happened to knew about. Nothing more.

[@ballsaroni4175]

It’s also apparent when he has all 5 cards in alignment and he can easily sweep the license under the barbershop card. When he stuffs it in his pocket, he takes a little longer to put it in there and you can even hear some papers shuffling in the mic.

[@MagicDuel]

Really nice. I agree with all that Penn said, it is direct, smooth, clear and, in my opinion, totally baffling. Another great creation - congratulations.

[@vanmonroe4346]

I suspect one of his 4 cards that he sandwiched Teller's license between is a shell card, cuz when he reveals Teller's license had vanished, he doesn't show us the backs of the first two cards, which he puts first into he jacket pocket. He accesses the license from inside his jacket when he brings out the license "application".

[@AlexFlodder]

He took long to produce his application from his jacked...

[@Cloakfiend]

Im guessing barbershop card looked thicker.

[@cashbonanza963]

he took out the license here 4:58

[@Hz-432Hz]

I'm not accepting that this is a magic trick, to me this is real magic. Absolutely incredible.

[@AxelHecklau]

You are the first one who got the correct solution!

[@edwin5419]

So clean. Such an amazing illusion. Congrats on perfection

[@AxelHecklau]

Thanks a lot

[@icdeadtacos7447]

Magician: “Where is else-where?” Me, and intelectual: Elsweyr is between Valenwood and the Topal sea, south of Cyrodil 🙃

[@autodidacticartisan]

Kahjiit has wares if you have coin

[@jhsdfjhgjh]

"We deliver before you place the order" 😂😂😂

[@panda2069]

well yes the trick is really impressive but i think its also really impressive how Alison always pronounces the magicians names correctly

[@LittleGunBear]

Ein schöner Trick, und eine tolle Show! 😉👍🏻

[@ChrisandEileen]

Wow.. I was left speechless.. Just amazing.. I am a magic fan.. it just amazes me the dedication these magicians have to their craft.

[@chemicalimbalance7030]

You’re talking about the moustache, right?

[@gamingsociety3684]

1:10 "In the end. . . Everything will be ok. . . *perfect cue existential music* And if it's not okay, it's not the end." *tranquil surrender*

[@notAshildr]

It's also an Oscar Wilde quote. Which is just lovely.

[@Thedownliner2015]

Would've been more impressive if the sealed envelope was given to teller and he opened it and removed the letter. Taking the letter and doing the hand movement below was too obvious.

[@anthony8382]

I think Teller would have noticed if the licence wasn't already in the envelope at that point.

[@Thedownliner2015]

@@anthony8382 well i doubt he is going to voice that concern at that point which is why Penn said that Application was REALLY important to getting the Drivers Licence.

[@anthony8382]

@@Thedownliner2015 When Penn said it's a "nest of envelopes" trick, he was underscoring that it's sleight of hand where the license is inserted at the last moment into the final envelope. All the proceeding envelopes are just for show. There are two moments you need to watch for - when he palms the licence and when he inserts it into the envelope before handing it to Teller.

[@anthony8382]

@@Thedownliner2015 The basics of the trick is this: He secrets the license with the first pair of cards. He prepares it when he gets out the application. He palms it when he reaches for the "Here" envelope. He maintains control of the licence while opening the outer envelopes, then inserts it into the final envelope before handing that envelope to Teller to open - handing it to Teller was the "fool them" part, because the "nest of envelopes" trick requires the magician to be in control of the final envelope to use sleight of hand for the insertion. The magician then would open the final envelope and presto your coin/watch/licence. Here, he inserts the licence, gives the letter a tap to slide it into position, then hands it to teller to open. Since the licence is already in place he doesn't need to control the envelope (although Teller starts to open it from the side, it's designed to be torn open from the top, that's not relevant to the trick, it's just presentation). The trick is complete by the time he hands the envelope to Teller.

[@anthony8382]

@@Thedownliner2015 Ultimately, remember his goal is to fool Penn and Teller. It wouldn't really work if Teller can tell the licence was inserted AFTER he opened the envelope. There'd be no chance of fooling - Teller is one of the preeminent sleight of hand artists in the world.

[@kosherpork3034]

If he just handed the here and elsewhere envelope to Teller without touching it again, then he would have fooled me.

[@chilledandcool3918]

But the envelopes seemed sealed!??

[@logandh2]

Lone Wolf Seemed sealed, really wasn’t, when he took it back from Teller is when he slipped his license into it

[@SkylonRow]

@@chilledandcool3918 It was but the trick was in the final part (4:45). He takes the letter out of the envelope and then puts the empty envelope into his pocket (4:57). This is a misdirection because he's really taking the license out of his pocket. He palms the license in his hand, brings it upto the letter and slips it into place, then reveals the card.

[@chilledandcool3918]

@@logandh2 - Weird...I gotta re-watch cuz I couldn't see that...🤔🤔🤔

[@chilledandcool3918]

@@SkylonRow - I swear I watched that part multiple times n STILL couldn't catch it!...🤔🤔🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️. I'm probly just magically dumb 😵. Thanx 4 y'all's help, tho👍🏾

[@swf4841]

So clean and simple. Brilliant.

[@Heat0ne]

Judging by Tellers reaction, smoke should always come out when he closes his hands! 🤣🤣🤣

[@SemjonSidanov]

Eine sehr täuschende Nummer! Ganz toll!

[@picnicsinspace198]

Love it. The plot, the story, the everything :)

[@mikemclenison8200]

Great trick and presentation!

[@shellsterdude]

I'm still not entirely sure how he loads the envelope without getting caught by Teller, but you can definitely see him prepare and load the final note when he reaches for the "Application". One really impressive thing to me, is that if you were performing for a "normal" person and audience, he totally could have distracted and loaded the license from his hand around the 5 minute mark. He definitely did not use that method in this case (you can confirm by stepping frames), and this would definitely have been caught by Teller. I appreciate when magicians go the extra mile as part of a routine for Fool Us. My guess for the final envelope load is as follows: 1) He retrieves the license from a slit in the back pocket. 2) There is a small slit in the edge of the purple envelope, and the paper inside sticks out a tiny bit to form a funnel. The license is dropped down this tunnel, and falls to the other end where the sticky tape catches it. The paper is then shoved the rest of the way into the envelope, and sticky glue at the edge, of the purple envelope seals the envelope (still ballsy with Teller getting to at least quickly handle the envelope (you will notice that he ditches the envelope pretty quickly). He then later squeezes down on the envelop to set the license firmly on the tape. 3) I believe the reason opens the final paper and looks like he could be palming the card is just an attempt to misdirect Penn and Teller.

[@AxelHecklau]

Thank you for taking so much time to write down your thoughts here

[@shellsterdude]

@@AxelHecklau Thank you. It was a fantastic trick, and a wonderful execution.

[@dalim040795]

@@shellsterdude I think he was being sarcastic

[@gnatzururguru]

@@dalim040795 Why asssume such a thing?

[@imbastrat]

I think there is something sticky on the back of the Barbershop card, so when he slides the card away, it takes Teller's card with it.

[@welchieez]

So how’d he place it in in the envelope

[@MMRtuber]

nah, he palms it in 2:11

[@MrNick-]

Wow man I’m legit speechless! That was amazing

[@energie9966]

So I see he fooled them and they even didn't know that they have been fooled, thats so GREAT ! BTW thanks for the picture at MAGICA with you Axel Hecklau :-)

[@AxelHecklau]

My pleasure

[@cobrasys]

The real magic here is the blur on Teller's driver's license. Artfully done.

[@grilledleeks6514]

Props for the unique performance mate.

[@chaddiedickerson]

Axel, not only was this AMAZINGLY different and more complex than any similar trick ive seen BUT i think you fooled em... What an amazing trick and you are a superb magician!! I will be looking for more from you because this trick and your on stage persona are unique and absolutely astonishing, what an excellent Magician you are sir!! TONS of respect for this act alone,l how original

[@craigkdillon]

Sometimes, I think Penn just cannot admit that he was fooled. The technique is simplicity itself. He stole Teller's license the day before and had a duplicate made. Then he destroyed his real license, and gave the copy back to him. Teller is now driving on a duplicate fake license. See? So simple.

[@hamzajon8823]

Tht would be a crime he can go to jail for that

[@craigkdillon]

@@hamzajon8823 Only if he is caught. As a magician, can't he escape from jail??

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

no, watch the movie "The prestige". shows you how he did it

[@christophh4295]

Selbst wenn ich wüsste, wie du es gemacht hast, ich würde es nicht sehen. So ein smoother Ablauf, komplett genial. Ich brauche nicht zu sagen, dass ich tatsächlich keine Ahnung habe, wie es wirklich funktioniert und ich will es auch gar nicht wissen. Für mich ein absolut magischer Auftritt. Ganz großes Kino.

[@AxelHecklau]

Ganz herzlichen Dank!!!

[@lilweizen]

Der Auftritt war grandios!

[@AxelHecklau]

Daaaaanke

[@viscache1]

Magic Identity Theft! There’s a new game in town. The boys were absolutely in his ‘left pocket’….

[@kev_whatev]

Anyone think he just forged an actual application with the Nevada DMV and got a duplicate of Teller’s license?

[@PeanutButter21505]

That was one of Alyson’s goofiest intros.

[@gabriel-contentwriter5578]

Really nice, clean presentation. The two slights that you had to do to make this work we're undetectable, and I like the multiple envelope wrinkle, as well as keeping a lot of stuff in Teller's hands :)

[@Galaxyngc7331]

Yeah, they were undetectable because of camera cuts

[@MegaFregel]

Monsieur Buster no they were all on camera

[@MagicPaul1000]

Hello Axel, What a great effect! I loved your story and the comedy and as to POSSIBLE method - well, it was flawless to me and would be to the vast majority of Magicians and layfolks alike. Please, keep doing what you do best - love your stuff! Paul

[@Dev1nci]

Axl: It’s totally my own 😀 Penn: It’s a nest of envelopes 😏 Axl: Yes 😒

[@nishantvarghese8748]

Lol. Nest of envelopes is actually quite a basic trick. This is way more advanced. So he meant what he did was an "original" idea derived from NoE.

[@Dev1nci]

@@nishantvarghese8748 Still though, nest was enough for him to be satisfied that they knew how it works :D

[@nishantvarghese8748]

@@Dev1nci true lol

[@jorn-jorenjorenson5028]

@@Dev1nci IMHO, the key was not the "nest of envelopes". Penn said some other things, those were important. I think "Pain in the ass" and "that application was really important to give the licence back" made it clear to him. But a good and entertaining trick, anyway.

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

@@jorn-jorenjorenson5028 exactly, penn is a master of code and jargon

[@elpred0]

I loved the props, so clean and beautiful

[@staomruel]

When he says 'Elsewhere' the first time, follow Teller's eyes. 3:00

[@wolverineiscool7161]

@rayamoroso126 Lies in your pocket Potter!

[@mindassassin]

It's gone Elsweyre... Khajiit is innocent of this crime!

[@shazdeh4693]

I want to upvote you, but you have 69 already. Man, life is tough sometimes!

[@ninja4O5]

Man that was mind-blowing

[@AxelHecklau]

so you can keep a cool mind ;-)

[@weskal5490]

I am typing in this praise in astonished silence. So smooth!

[@DriverGuy23]

How it’s done > First, that BarberShop card is a sticky one and the license will stick to the back. If you’ll notice, he had to fiddle with the BarberShop card a bit when he stuck it into his breast pocket in order to get the license off the back. The license is placed inside the application through the back of the breast pocket which acts like a slide to transfer the license into the final purple envelope hiding inside his lower left part of his jacket (under the breast pocket. This is pretty much done immediately from the outside when he puts the BarberShop card in the pocket. This is why you can notice the back of the application is shiny and gray, not quite like paper. This is why he never shows the back of the Application, but we can see it from one camera angle. Grabbing and showing the application from his jacket is just a diversion in order for him to get into his jacket and make sure the license has slipped down into the purple envelope as you can see him make 2 separate hand placements, one low to make sure it’s In the envelope and then one high to grab the application. Then, the purple envelope is placed inside the back of the larger AXL envelope through a small slit in the back when he first grabs it off the table and holds it close to his jacket. He won’t show the back of the AXL envelope due to the slit in the back. Simple trick mostly done with the cover of his jacket and the large envelope. He did it smoothly and quickly, lots of practice.

[@alexandergrant2420]

But the envelope is without an opening, and Teller examined it closely.

[@2SiKPr3daT0rZ]

@@alexandergrant2420 maybe hve been open, and sealed while he was going through all the envelopes

[@ty88]

Great act, Axel!

[@LargestClassifieds]

P&T Fool Us award is irrelevant. Axel is a smart magician and deserve a fans' award.

[@melkisedeck4548]

I don't know why people didn't like it. I thought it was great.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

well the acting wasnt the most entertaining, but the ones complaining about the trick think it was done differently than it was

[@garyp4374]

a lot of people watch just to work out the trick they think it's a puzzle but when they see a trick they cant work out they get annoyed and start having a go at it

[@JoshuaWillis89]

His persona is annoying and he could have just handed Teller the envelope instead of handling it so much.

[@garyp4374]

@@JoshuaWillis89 I'm really getting sick to death of armchair magicians who think they know everything because they've watched this show you need to understand what magic is about but asking someone under 40 to think for themselves is a big ask and probably not worth worrying about

[@tattoodfreeek]

I came for the magic, I stayed for the facial hair

[@K3Flyguy]

I get fooled by magicians everytime! Love magic tricks!

[@MaiksMagic]

ein sehr schöner Trick... toll gemacht :)

[@nightcoder5k]

It's a great trick, great performance.

[@Pizz48]

It looks impossible due to some cuts in editing. Fool us has done this several times making the possible impossible. However it's a great act 👍

[@AxelHecklau]

Yes you are right - too many cuts - but its not because of the trick technique. They want it as short and quick as possible. I cut down my skript from 9 to about 5 Minutes and after the recording they cut out even more of my skript so the plot / story is nearly not to understand anymore. But they did not cut out important parts to make the trick undetactable. See my show in Berlin live and you will see it‘s that clean! www.salon-der-wunder.de

[@wolfgangmarten9030]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, nicht nur mir hat es gefallen sondern auch das Publikum war begeistert.

[@jonnybravo4322]

“but, we dont think you fooled us”. “But wut if I did”... ... K

[@primovid]

“but, we dont think you fooled us”. "but I think I did...so please hand me the prize"

[@ed_halley]

The producers of the show always know the trick to keep P&T honest, and if what Penn says doesn't cover a key element of the trick, they will whisper in his earphone that he hasn't gotten it sufficiently. Penn usually then asks a question to confirm his theory, and it gives the performer the chance to deny.

[@MrDalgard]

they should have told why they think he didnt foolthem

[@jongreenleaf1000]

He didnt say that

[@MrDalgard]

@@jongreenleaf1000 watch again.

[@ThomasGodart]

This trick is so neat! The routine is elegant, it's entertaining and makes sense all the way through, I like it very much and I have no clue on how it's done ( except the disappearing of the driver's license ;)

[@labla8940]

Way Way too many cuts and edits impossible to follow

[@zsaz4453]

Sehr cool.Respekt .Alles Gute.Grossartige Show

[@BrendanWhelan]

I can’t stand editing on these performance shows especially a magic act. I don’t care about seeing Penn’s reaction or the audience. I want a single shot showing the whole performance with no cuts, so we see what the audience sees. Is this too much to ask????

[@AxelHecklau]

I can understand and agree and disagree. On one hand - if there is some important moment cut out I hate it too (but in this case it is not). On the other hand you can not got back in a live performance and repeat and repeat over and over frame by frame. So if you like to have the "same" conditions as the audience you should only watch the video once. :-)

[@BrendanWhelan]

​@@AxelHecklau Thanks for the reply! I agree, and I don't mean to go back over and watch a performance frame by frame. I meant, watching it once on TV, you don't get to see what the audience sees because of cutting away to stupid audience reaction shots... Great performance! And I believe you did fool them.

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

@@BrendanWhelan yes, the cut aways really interrupt the experience, I wish they'd stick to a single cam for the trick portion

[@Oneofakind123]

Particular this act was bad I cutting.

[@szolanek]

@@AxelHecklau I loved it. My question : Did you fool them ?????? .... For you said, you know what they know, but invented twists in there. They said, they know. There are some magicians, they won't argue. So, did you fool them?

[@dropkickedmurphy6463]

Wonderful performance! Bravo, sir!

[@ReubenLardizabal]

Great Job Axel! Greetings all the way from the Philippines!

[@JB_inks]

Superb! Incredibly clean and fair... a miracle!

[@Lukipela]

Schade, dass Du die beiden nicht gefoolt hast. Trotzdem Respekt

[@Ludifant]

I think only a German native speaker would say "gefoolt" and not "getäuscht" in this context. Das würde nur ein Deutschsprachiger sagen: gefoolt! I would never dare do that. It always amazes me when an English word pops up in a German sentence without inverted commas or is pronounced and/or conjugated the German way so naturally. And everybody knows what is meant. Just goes to show, linguistics can only describe, never predict. And language is a living thing.

[@cristallstev]

@@Ludifant We call that "denglisch" :)

[@lovelaugh7299]

@@Ludifant its not amazing. a lot of languages use english words. i speak 3 languages and when i have a conversation with other people who also know these 2-3 languages it gets mixed up naturally since some words are established more than others like email, smartphone, notwork ect. if you translate those in a conversation people would give you confused looks over here

[@lalanini4486]

Ich möchte dich küssen

[@braincoke931]

@@Ludifant I love that you say "inverted commas"

[@adamemac]

Mission accomplished. Your mustache amazed me! Haha AND the trick! Well done!! 👏👏

[@neo-ssh9025]

I guessing he will just let Teller open the mail delivery envelope but he didn't let Teller to open it. He opened the envelope by himself so that's why he didn't fool them.

[@hollystiener16]

But how did he get the license in the envelope and attached?

[@cdiegorodriguez]

@@hollystiener16 When he put the envelope away in his pocket he pulled out the card and stuck it into the letter

[@MrBrodman98]

Excited to see you at magifest!

[@AxelHecklau]

Yes I am looking forward

[@paulpardee]

If you did this the way I think you did this, you're a slight of hand god! I watched it over and over again and still couldn't see anything.

[@AxelHecklau]

:-)

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

Great trick, and very entertaining. I give him 10 out of 10.