HARD MAGIC TRICK Fools 2 Pro Magicians. See If It Fools You, Too. (w/ Joe Diamond)

Joe Diamond is back to show Brian and Dezrah a magician-stumping, 2-in-1 card trick.
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[@Punishment_for_Decadence]

Jim Diamond: "This is your own deck so we know it's not marked" Also Jim Diamond, after the trick: "And you may keep the deck as a souvenir"

[@JoeDiamondLive]

*Joe Diamond.... :)

[@Punishment_for_Decadence]

@@JoeDiamondLiveWhoops, too many magicians with J-names and Diamond in there on this channel ha

[@pandoratheclay]

Psychics can sell you anything, even your own stuff

[@JoeDiamondLive]

@@pandoratheclayexactly 😂

[@subhajitpaul4690]

Doing magic for 16 years straight. This trick killed my knowledge ego. I salute the genius who made this. This is one of the rarest magic where the secret is way more fascinating than the trick itself.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Sam Schwartz is a total genius! I’m glad it fooled you!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Greetings all! I know you’re gonna dig this one!

[@slashroar]

Must be the best card trick i've ever seen, thanks a lot !

[@JoeDiamondLive]

@@slashroar Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if you have any questions about the stuff at the 'secret link' :)

[@Arkanis19]

Really great trick and performance flawless as usual. You’ve almost broke Brian 😂

[@mysterious_drake]

Your performance / adaptation was incredible! I'm going to have to watch this a few more times to understand it better. But dang! Watching Brian's brain have a light bulb moment, followed by shattered glass, followed by a floodlight coming ablaze... Bravo!

[@gregthorne4292]

This is the rare condition where the method was every bit as good as the performance.

[@SapioTV]

This is absolutely diabolical. I love it!! It's not often that my mind is blown from the trick ***and*** the explanation....!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Right? The method is super genius

[@dameonk]

After watching this I realize I'm too dumb to be a magician. I would absolutely screw this up.

[@Max_JustMax]

@@dameonk nothing about smarts maybe some comprehension skills but it's mostly practise practise practise

[@TheGreatShortdini]

I love when the explanation is better than the trick

[@Kevin_Aus]

I feel like Penn when he almost threw his chair after being fooled by Kostya Kimlat. This is better than most of the stuff I see on Fool Us. The fact that you could do this trick blindfolded is amazing. This has to be the greatest trick that an unskilled person could achieve with a deck of cards. I can't think of a better trick that requires no sleight of hand.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you 😊

[@dylancooper4993]

@@JoeDiamondLive this killed my brain lol. Props to you! I love it

[@JoeDiamondLive]

@@dylancooper4993 thank you! I’m glad you love it!

[@daveborn1971]

he just did it on Penn and Teller

[@JoeDiamondLive]

@@daveborn1971 I DID! This is the exact video that caught the eye of the producers!

[@MGD313]

Was watching Fool Us and as soon as Joe said "Cut about a third of the deck" my mind went back to this video. Great job, Joe!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! Glad you came back! This is the exact video the producers loved that got me the TV spot!

[@paulinonemagic]

This might be the single greatest thing I've seen on this channel! This is brilliant!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! I agree, it's possibly the best thing I've shared on the channel. It's all downhill from here, lol

[@paulinonemagic]

@@JoeDiamondLive Don't worry, I won't tell Brian you said that. Thanks again for sharing!

[@joneinarmattiasvisser6113]

This would have been actually impressive if the back of the cards were a solid color so we know they arent marked.

[@bigragu6828]

@@joneinarmattiasvisser6113 marked or not, has nothing to do with this presentation.

[@rikhavok]

I love this trick. It pretends to use a few different staples in magic. Yet it does it a completely different way. I like how one card actually is the key for the other. The method is a beautiful dance. Thank you so much!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Right? Such a brilliant method. The creator was a genius.

[@ImRicWooo]

@@hansen704 11 card on top of the spades: spades in the middle. Spades should start from top of their section with the ace and go to the king.

[@hansen704]

@@ImRicWooo thanks i get it now…👍

[@PaulMutser]

This is by far the best trick on this channel! It's so good, so complex to figure out, yet so simple to do

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Several are saying it's the best trick on the channel, and I'm honored :)

[@electro5175]

@@JoeDiamondLive it is!!!!

[@gzitterspiller]

@@JoeDiamondLive It is, it is also the first trick I have ever done, as soon as I saw you doing and explained it I picked a deck of cards and started practicing it. Thanks.

[@z2nice1983]

11:45 on. Brian's reaction is PRICELESS! This is definitely KZbin's greatest channel.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Agreed 😊

[@ronmeldon6440]

Possibly the best trick that's ever been featured on Scam Nation. And what makes it sooo good is Joe Diamond's brilliant presentation, his patter ("Now I couldn't possibly know anything about these cards..."), his misdirection, (" You've shuffled these too, yes? No? Shuffle them now!") and - most of all - his wonderfully engaging style. This trick goes immediately into my repertoire, complete with all Joe's patter. Sorry, Joe - imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! Thanks to all concerned for this fantastic post.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

No worries. I do the presentation right from the book. I hope it works for you! 🖤

[@eyewaves...]

This is an absolute top drawer card trick that I intend to practice till it comes out of my ears. Thank you so much for sharing the kill for secret... so good !!!!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

You are welcome! No killing needed to learn. The only killing you'll be doing, is killing your audiences with this effect, lol

[@eyewaves...]

@@JoeDiamondLive lol ..

[@AbandonedMines11]

What a killer effect! These mathematical card tricks that are kind of intricate are always astounding. Thanks for the video!

[@EelcoPeterzen]

Merlin's beard... This is pure brilliance! Definitely going to use this one. Thank you!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Please let me know how it goes! Thank you!

[@EelcoPeterzen]

@@JoeDiamondLive will do!

[@EelcoPeterzen]

It went amazing! They tried to find an explanation through all the tricks I've done before, but kept coming up empty. Love it.

[@magicrev]

I have Card College Light and have read this trick, and it still fooled me. The misdirection with the third packet is genius as I could have sworn all three packets were shuffled. Brilliant stuff. And I can totally imagine Mr Burger slaying magicians with this in that special way only he could pull off.

[@hansen704]

Can you tell me name of trick in card College ??

[@rafelingd]

@@hansen704 thot echo, it is in both light and regular card college.

[@hansen704]

@@rafelingd thanks👍….

[@DasVERMiT]

This is so complex... and yet so simple. I love it!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! I love it too! :)

[@calpoker21]

man I've been watching a bunch of magic tricks/tutorials and this is without a doubt the most genius method I've come across can't believe you shared this with us for free ty so much

[@tomsmith4452]

I meant this trick is in multiple books ...

[@wiseacredave]

This is brilliant, just brilliant. I'm a big fan of "mathematical" card tricks which have a good method instead of just counting cards. And I love the idea of planting a pre-set deck in someone's home with a way to check that it hasn't been disturbed before you return. This will be one of my go-to effects. Thank you!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

You’re welcome! Thank YOU for watching!

[@GregMcNeish]

I must have watched this 15 times this week, and I'm still enthralled. This is the most elegant mind reading trick I've ever seen. It's gorgeous in its craftsmanship. Most of my friends and family are engineers and other analytical people, and this will now be a trick that I perform exactly as it is here, complete with the explanation. It's an even BETTER trick when you know how it works. Thank you Joe, Brian, Dez, and the whole Scam Nation team.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! I agree, it’s definitely one of the best mind reading effects ever

[@treaylawson5414]

this trick has layers upon layers upon layers

[@JoeDiamondLive]

It’s like a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a tasty pita. Why the pita? THAT’S the mystery….

[@treaylawson5414]

@@JoeDiamondLive i love this so much like. *chefs kiss* its perfect

[@lainescheck8781]

I’ve been doing card tricks for about 14 years and this one is not only the best effect ever but there are no moves at all. No double lifts, pinky breaks,etc. Anybody can do this with a little practice. I seen you doing this on fool us, and was mind blown. Thanks for sharing Joe ❤

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thanks for watching! This is the exact video that got the attention of the producers of FOOL US!

[@lainescheck8781]

@@JoeDiamondLive Awesome dude!

[@dzjc01]

Okay, full disclosure here. I know nothing about magic tricks (though I do enjoy them), but this video appeared on my feed (thank you KZbin!), and holy cow, what an incredible video! Now I'm intrigued by this trick, and I need to watch this about a dozen more times to try and understand it! Thanks much for sharing your incredible knowledge Joe!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Hope you try it! This trick just got me on National TV: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaLPZqKXp5KIf6csi=dl2eUZ7_u6ntW2nC

[@animarain]

Do we clap? Do we kneel? Do we bow down? My mind is totally blown away!!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Don’t applaud…. Just buy stuff from my web store 😂 seriously, thank you

[@timscoviac]

This trick is amazing, but the hardest part of it all is making sure you have the piles placed back the way there supposed to go without forgetting which is which. The bottom pack goes on the top pack, and the middle pack goes on top. When performing it and talking it can get easy to forget which ones what. Lots of practice

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Yup! I always practice as much as possible

[@carlloud1187]

@@JoeDiamondLive We have a member of our local magic club here in Kentucky who says that he practices a trick 'a thousand times' before he performs it in public. And I'm sure he isn't exaggerating because he's won our annual close-up contest several times. Point is...practice, practice, practice, then...practice some more.

[@IanRobinett]

That is an absolutely brilliant trick. I was thinking like Brian and Dez the whole time, and the actual reveal makes me love and hate this effect all at once.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you 😂

[@geckothesorcerer5211]

I spotted it immediately & was hoping it was what I thought it was! I only recognized it because I do have all f the card colleges books & the light books & the card college videos! Yes, I’m a Robert Giobbi fan.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

LOVE those books! So good!

[@mjbates]

Wow, this is a great trick! I like that you can practice it on yourself and still blow your mind.

[@harmonslytherin]

Amazing! First, my copy of Simpatico arrives in the mail, and now this gets posted! On the same freakin' day!

[@Rambo.cc.1188]

This trick is so good, it was explained to me in full detail and I had to rewatch the entire video just to understand it.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Yeah, it takes a few run throughs to get it locked in, but once you have it, you're golden!

[@b4ph0m3tdk9]

Don't feel bad, I also immediately watch the entire video, again.

[@JackOffSpadez]

Riiiiiiiight?!?

[@Rambo.cc.1188]

@@JoeDiamondLive My praise may mean nothing as a bystander, but your ability to revive the oldest methods has always astounded me. Thank you for taking the time to reply.

[@DiamondCutMagic]

@@Rambo.cc.1188 it means everything to me! Thank you for your interest in my work 🔮

[@thomasjohnson3265]

Jeez, Brian. Couldya BE any more amazed? It's a great trick.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

🤯

[@Randallsilver]

Sweet gods of misdirection, this one is brilliant. I had also NO idea, but will put this in my routine now!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Awesome 😊

[@travisgomillion6357]

Such an awesome trick. I had to watch the video several times to even be able to reproduce it! It boggles the mind. Thanks Joe! Someone below in the comments asked if you could alternate suits while doing this for a possible additional layer of obfuscation. I thought this same idea. Just assign, let's say, all the odd cards to the spades and all the even cards to the clubs (or use black and red suits, doesn't matter). Setup the exact the same and when it comes time to find the first card, pull out the lowest cards you see that are spades and clubs. This adds an extra wrinkle in there that may benefit from some extra patter. When I tested this for instance, I pulled up a 5C, 6S, 5S and a 3C. I can spend a little extra time here to "divine" the card. I know the clubs are even and the spades are odd so I can eliminate the 5C, 6S and 3C immediately in my head. I'm left with the 5S which is the lowest card of the spades and clubs AND follows my test of even or odd. You then can continue the trick exactly the same and it works perfectly. I'm not sure this really adds anything to the trick, but it might allow an interesting extra twist. I'm sure you could go even further with your own unique stack that you memorize ahead of time and use that way, in which case you could show the cards in their entirety, but obviously having them descend to a finite point is the easiest way to quickly grab their card.

[@timscoviac]

I don’t think you could because the top random 11 cards on top will confuse you once it’s shuffled in then you won’t be able to know what’s what

[@travisgomillion6357]

@@timscoviac So I'll write out the steps here. With practice this is absolutely doable. 1. Stack the deck from top to bottom in the following way: 11 random cards, As, 2d, 3s, 4d, 5s, 6d, 7s, 8d, 9s, 10d, Js, Qd, Ks, then the rest of the deck in random order. 2. Now remember, at this point "Diamonds Even, Spades Odd", and memorize that completely. 3. Perform that trick exactly as outlined in the video. You won't know if it's a Spade or Diamond at this point but you do know the first card selected is one of those two suits. That might weaken the trick or you could have some fun with it. 4. When you are ready to find the first card, start to go through the upper third of the deck. As soon as you see a spade, if it is not odd, then continue on. As soon as you see a diamond, if it is not even, continue on. If you hit an odd spade, outjog the card momentarily as if you have found a possible result or just remember the rank (so let's say it was a Ks, think KING). If you hit an even diamond, do the same, outjog the card as a possible selection or now add to the array of ranks in your head (let's say it was a Qd, now think KING, QUEEN). 5. As SOON as you feel you have made it through the third of the deck think of all the ranks you mentally filed away (or outjogged) and quickly find the LOWEST rank of all these cards. THAT is your first card! If you ended on a 6d, for example, now the sequence in your head would be KING, QUEEN, 6. The 6 is the lowest and you know it is a diamond because it is even. In fact, as you find lower ranks that fit the rules, you don't even need to think about the higher ranks. 5. Add ten to this rank and that will give you your next card, counted from the bottom of the deck. Again, I'm not sure this adds much to the routine other than to complicate it, but maybe it would allow you to show the deck more cleanly.

[@asdfghyter]

interesting twist. it would certainly slow you down, since it’s way more difficult to find the lowest card with odds from one suite and evens from the other, but maybe you can still be fast enough to not raise suspicion. another downside is that you can no longer do the mentalism misdirection, since you don’t know the suite of the card anymore

[@lamario]

Yo, I'm dead! This trick is phenomenal. A magician fooler if I've ever seen one. No sleights, minimal setup, nearly completely self working. I'm very impressed!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! It’s been a favorite for years 😊

[@EdgewiseChairman32]

I absolutely love how mindblown and amazed Brian is from this effect and method. I absolutely love it!!! This is why I am into this! Thank you for this method, thank you Brian, Joe and Dezrah for your enthusiasm!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you for YOUR enthusiasm 😊

[@hnfrd]

We all know brian hams it up for the show but in this trick he's seriously getting mind blown

[@joezerraj9617]

I was clapping all the way... One of those rare tricks where the method is even better than the effect! Absolutely wonderful!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Right? So good! Thanks for watching!

[@ryanjohndavies4092]

This trick, the 6 and 9 perspective trick and the small card trick are tricks that I do and will be performing when I go out. Absolutely amazing stuff

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! 😊 so glad you use so much of my stuff

[@dowaliby1]

The subtlety Joe added to this already super strong trick is brilliant - which is that before looking at the cards and pulling out the selection, he correctly announces that the card is black and that it's a spade.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you my friend 😊

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

I had to watch it a few times to really get it. One person is allowed to shuffle and then picks the top card (Brian) The other person checks the top card and then shuffles. (Dez) By shuffling and then picking, the card stays at the top of that chunk, and that chunk goes to the bottom of the deck. The number in the Dez pile tells how many cards are in Brian's pile + 10 because of the arrangement before the trick began. The magician has to set up the pile beforehand and keep track of where the cuts are going and orchestrate who gets to shuffle vs checking the card and how the deck should be arranged at the end. Amazing trick overall.

[@ShadowDemon_4]

I use to do magic tricks. From cards to rubber bands to coins, cloth and more. I actually found the channel Scam School by sheer coincidence and was already into magic so I loved it. I knew a few moves and tricks they showed but learned so much more from them that I didn't before. While I don't practice it anymore I still love to watch it, and will occasionally fiddle with a string, a band, or something.

[@nicovanos]

I find the magicians tools and methods so much more fascinating and beautiful than the trick itself. I used to hate magicians, because magic tricks always felt like a middle finger. When these things are explained it feels inclusive, and I find the tricks so much smarter and fascinating now. Thank you for making these videos and sharing the knowledge.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you 😊

[@beebee3616]

this is one of the best magician foolers i have ever seen, please do more like this

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! I’ve got more like this so hopefully Brian has me back

[@beebee3616]

@@JoeDiamondLive PLEASEEEE I LOVE TRICKS LIKE THESE, THEY ARE AMAZING AND SO FOOLING, WE LOVE YOU

[@JoeDiamondLive]

@@beebee3616 thank you! I love y’all too! 😊

[@beebee3616]

@@JoeDiamondLive please contact brian and come back soon, i cant wait any longer, i watched this video like 100 times cause this trick and method is the best

[@JoeDiamondLive]

@@beebee3616 we do have more videos we filmed last time I was in town. More is on the horizon SOON. And I think it's pretty safe to say I'll be back filming at MRHQ in 2022!

[@redace4821]

This is now officially my favourite opener trick, the little seasoning by removing the joker and show the deck, that's perfect.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! I’m glad that little touch I added spoke to you 😊

[@robertbrookes2000]

The same day I get some new playing card I learn this brilliant trick. I love watching magic but haven't done it myself in years, definitely going to try this one on my friends.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Awesome! Please let me know how it goes

[@bricepilard5267]

Woaouh !! This is probably the most spectacular trick I've seen on this channel. Amazing and SOOOOO CLEVER !!! Congratulations and big thanks Joe Diamond

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ehrichweiss]

This is nice. It's a bear to explain but easy to actually do it.

[@DezrahBlinn]

I think that's where people, especially me, get tripped up. Don't worry so much about understanding the mechanics at first. Just follow along with a deck in your hands and it simply works!

[@shridharsawaikar5776]

Woooowwww!!!! Just wow 😲🔥 someone just used 100% of his brain. Wow absolutely loved it ❤️🙌🏻

[@JoeDiamondLive]

😂thank you

[@RonJomero]

Such a great and simple trick. Thank you! Even my amateur oafish self was able to perform this just now for my wife and 7 year-old daughter and it blew their minds. Great trick, great explanation!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! Glad it blew their minds!

[@chubby_deity3143]

I've always been hoping for a literal hands off trick, this is so good

[@thefilmsett]

loved it when Joe did schwood's line reminded me of when Mankind did the rocks line said no one else could get away with that

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Right? I knew I had EARN the right to say that back to Brian’s face, and halfway in, I knew I could say it. You can see it on my face 😂

[@morganmay9149]

This is one of the best tricks I’ve ever seen, not just on this channel. As someone who loves puzzling out tricks and coming up with methods this absolutely crushed my brain. Thanks for teaching this Joe!!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

So glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@jtoddcrosby]

I did this one with several family members around the dinner table tonight. I would have to reset the deck each time. They thought I was trying to memorize all the cards and where they were in the deck! Never caught on I was rearranging in a specific way.

[@VicDiniMagic]

OMG! What an amazing effect! Thank you to Joe and Brian for sharing this GEM with us.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank You 💎

[@holgerchristiansen4003]

Wow, this trick is ingenious!

[@DWish808]

Wow, such simple yet mindblowing card trick EVEN after knowing how it's done!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Right? So great! Thanks for watching!

[@DWish808]

@@JoeDiamondLive I just did this to my daughter and parents and their jaws were dropped. Then I taught my daughter how to do it so she can destroy her classmates minds. Thanks! 😊👍

[@draco4569]

This trick is a great one to follow up with after you've done a simple trick that uses the key card principle, especially if either you get caught, or the other person knows what that trick is. Because then you can really have fun with the spectator using the patter shown in the video and then totally blow them away with the reveal.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Nice!

[@MarvinCZ]

What I love about this trick is that it doesn't require any skill with the card deck, or in fact any dexterity at all. It's all in guiding the audience to do the right thing, and a little thinking.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Yes! It’s my favorite kind too! I hope you enjoy doing it

[@VancouverMagic]

I'll try this one out at tonight's magic meeting.

[@geoffgreen2105]

How'd the meeting go? Were you banished for being a warlock?

[@DezrahBlinn]

Seriously, don't leave us hanging!

[@VancouverMagic]

@@DezrahBlinn Unfortunately, it was a general meeting/election night that evening & I never got the chance to perform it. Both my clubs are currently back to Zoom meetings again, so lately I've been concentrating more on 'solo' tricks.

[@DanielAdamovic]

I literally cant get over this. Powerful powerful stuff. Love magician foolers like these

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Me Too 😊

[@mortoopz]

I've not owned a deck of cards in at least 10 years, but I think I need to go buy one, just to learn this trick!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Good reason to pick up a deck

[@a.brantschen6912]

Great trick, great and heavy book and the best is... I have this book in my big collection. Greetings from Lucerne / Switzerland, André

[@bender2312]

Wow, thanks for sharing this massive Magic trick! Absolutally stunning!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Glad you enjoy it

[@OpiZoid]

What a brilliant routine so fun to follow the ride

[@1elgran]

This is brilliant! As a magician the method fooled me nearly more deeply than the trick itself. I think what I love the most about is the beautifully timed arrangement of revealing and receiving the necessary informations.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you 😊

[@jaiveershekhawat2521]

This was so powerful. Thanks for sharing it with the world.🙌

[@TrukenX]

this is a masterpiece in crowd/audience control... this is actually a relatively simple trick but the effect is Amazing

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you. I love performing it

[@carlloud1187]

This trick went into my repertoire as soon as I saw it! Great trick!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

So glad you’re using it! I hope it serves you well

[@wallaguest1]

Brutal, too good, what a gem, i had a very little approximation but i was unable to track the full method, this is a total fooler with zero skills, just pure gold.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! Just shows you can get 'Gold from a Diamond' lol.... I'll see myself out

[@b4ph0m3tdk9]

It been a while and I had to watch it again. This time with a deck ready to follow along, now I got it. It is so genius. You can say hey you want to see a trick and when you get the cards you set it up before returning. Or it can stay prepacked to go as the first trick.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Love it

[@leeburton7630]

This trick is amazing but the whole process of how its done is even more amazing!! 👏👏

[@sonan333]

The point made at 7:21 was that because there are no spades in the bottom half of the deck, if you keep the cards visible for too long, the person may catch on to an overwhelming number of red cards. So, a way to balance this out is, when stacking the deck, put 5 random hearts and 6 random diamonds on the top. That way, the bottom 28 cards (the ones right before the spades) will be 13 black cards (clubs) and 15 red cards (a mix of hearts and diamonds). They might still pick out the lack of spades if they are paying attention, but it should be much harder to tell that there is an uneven distribution of reds vs. blacks.

[@klannstyle]

I knew when i subbed to you, years and years ago that it's worth it. And it does. As always, be well and remain the same my man! Cheers!

[@scamschool]

Thanks so much, man! Here’s to many, many more years! -Brian

[@klannstyle]

​@@scamschool If this is real Brian, well, then love your work since the day i met u. Also, even with my health issues, you really help us to do fun things with our peers and also have a chance to think we are... "magical" because we fool poor souls 😁 But this helps us keep alive and also our friends thinking that we learned "magic" even if we're not. We're just copying simple tricks and feeling good. No magic involved and also no slight of hands... Heehee, i love so much seeing your channel from time to time, and maybe exactly when i need it! Be well my bro' and... Cheers.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

…. AND the real Joe Diamond too 🤯

[@Marclarband]

Very cool trick! I like how Brian keeps saying Joe is a genius, he got the trick from a book lol

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Yes, all my genius is from old books I’ve read 🧠

[@shaysnow320]

Terrific! So elegant and clever! Thanks, folks ❤️🙏

[@jesseberridge982]

I have down packd already and I understand this trick and it is rather easy to understand

[@erielvasan]

When I saw Joe in "Fool Us" I was like "oh he's gonna do a trick that is already published like what he did in the episode with Brian". Not only did he do that, but it was the EXACT trick.

[@MarcSpelmann]

This IS brilliant... Love love love this effect... On a side note, Brian, I love your relationship with your daughter.. Father goals.. Big love, keep shinning..

[@siniquezu]

This is a brutal trick. Way beyond your average one. Awesome job guys!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you 😊

[@paganmadnessYT]

Absolute quality content! Thank you sooo much! Also I love the positivity and fun you guys alwys show there.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! 😊 so glad you enjoy it

[@jpcgordon]

This effect is amazing! Adding it to my repertoire right now!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

So glad! Hope it serves you well

[@georgeyounts9391]

That was a great eugene impression!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

😂 thank you

[@villacando]

What a brilliant trick!!!!

[@godknifetube]

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Many thanks for sharing this Joe Diamond!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

You are welcome my friend! Thank you for sharing 😊

[@vitamenecavit]

Blimey I have enjoyed the recent episodes, but this was a jaw-dropper I was in awe basically the whole time through

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you 😊

[@vitamenecavit]

@@JoeDiamondLive I am almost annoyed that the people I can think of I could perform this in front of wouldn't appreciate the trick for what it is, because they lack the background knowledge to understand what is covered by everything happening here xD

[@stephenbarrette610]

Just a fantastic trick. The method is stunning and not one the amateur magician can perform easily I would think, it’s going to take a lot of practice!. And what a great channel.

[@Maninawig]

Brian is sure getting more salty... I remember back in Scam School, when he would get fooled, he'd say "shut up" and get excited... Now it is a Shakespearian monologue of how he despises thee. Still wrapping my head around the maths though.

[@scamschool]

hahaha--- I'll have to look out for that. Maybe it's because I'm getting defeated by better and better magicians!

[@rays5163]

ok it was a good trick. i don't think i know of too many card tricks that had so many moving parts to it while also requiring absolutely 0 slight of hand

[@MMykita]

That is absolutely brilliant! Thanks, Joe!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you for watching!

[@airbuzz80]

As a magician, as soon as you removed the jokers I thought "oh, he's got a setup deck". But then you let them shuffle everything and my brain goes "wait, what?" 😆

[@JoeDiamondLive]

That’s the idea 😂

[@DezrahBlinn]

Same thing here. I "knew" there had to be a stack, or something, but then he had us both shuffle, before we even picked a card...DAMN YOU JOE DIAMOND!!!

[@JimBoshart]

THAT is Amazing Kreskin worthy.... awesome! @joe diamond

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you 🖤

[@chubby_deity3143]

Geez, I've watched this at least once a day since it came out, just to make sure I can memorize this

[@JoeDiamondLive]

That’s commitment! Awesome! Let me know when you perform it!

[@gohyangkai8932]

Kangaroo explosion man! Damnn this is soo good! Love this kind of misdirection as well, where subtle hints of magic are being dropped and nobody would think to link them up or make a connection to it! There's no way anyone could think of how it's been done! I love this trick! And love you too Mr Brushwood!

[@JoeDiamondLive]

I love him too 😊

[@hodag]

This is absolutely diabolical!

[@justinbanks2380]

As Brian stares directly into Joe's eyes, 'i hate you, you're a piece of garbage and you're about to fool me very badly' 🤣

[@JoeDiamondLive]

One of my top three moments of my LIFE 😂

[@HoshiHikari]

I caught the Joker fake out and immediately suspected you knew the order of some set in the middle but was totally thrown at how you never looked at anything until the end despite all the shuffling. Wow!

[@KenBuscho42]

I've always loved Thot Echo, but it bugged me that nothing got done with the bottom 1/3 of the deck, so I devised a handling where you put a force card on the bottom. You pick up that 1/3, do an overhand shuffle while keeping the bottom card intact, and then fan out the cards for them to touch one for themselves. You throw the cards below theirs on top, and close up the deck while doing a bottom force. I drop the cards in front of them, have them look at what they think is their card (really the force card) and then have them cut the deck and maybe shuffle again, or I do it for them. I like this 1/3 for the person who you know is clumsy with cards, because you do the shuffle for them, and then the fan with their pick still makes it seem fair. Having them do their own cut at the end helps the fairness, and it's something they can do an feel good about I always have them go last, and then I pick up their 1/3, drop it on the 1st 1/3 and then tip off with the middle 1/3, how much more fair can it be? Everything is now back in a nice tidy order. Since theirs was your force, easy to find wherever you stash it.

[@DavidJones-davejay]

Yup. Excellent. 👌 👍🏼

[@jyesucevitz]

write him a check? you own the friggin' book! and it's within your library!

[@essexbarnworkshop8578]

so good. Love it, practising until it's smooth enough to be used.

[@nishant_kumar]

This was epic on all counts! Joe Diamond, a trick this good is indistinguishable from real magic.

[@JoeDiamondLive]

Thank you! 😊

[@gaganjotsingh93]

This is GENIUS!!!!!!!!!