Sixth grade Zoe Lafleur Wows Penn and Teller on "Fool Us" TV Show

[@aartadventure]

A great trick at any age, but her performance and presentation skills at 12yo are also amazing. Congrats Zoe, and all the best for a magical future!

[@PlaGueR3FLEX]

At 3:37, they both caught her and looked at each other. As true performers, they stayed in the act to not ruin her performance. I love these guys.

[@DudeAwesome]

Bro i saw thst too 😂

[@alexfoster7472]

Yeah they caught that move, she was obviously counting to figure out where the card was. But I can't figure out the end. Teller could have put any number of cards on top, and she didn't manipulate the deck after.

[@washa84]

​@@abigmonkeyformeyes, agree, anyway, I still can't get it. Even with marked card, he could say any number and she didn't know it before.

[@chrisdee4663]

@@abigmonkeyformeYes a crimp is a little fold in the corner of a card (the “key” card). You can see it at around 3:39

[@PkmnMstr10]

So you're why that part of the video is the most replayed 😂

[@filam7371]

That was incredible! The absolute joy on Tellers face when she said she'll get them the next year was great!

[@filam7371]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ are you real or a bot?

[@rhm5158]

That young lady was so poised and confident for her age. Did a splendid job. Didn’t fool Penn and Teller but sure fooled me

[@thangsuanmung1314]

I think she fooled them, tho they don't want to admit... If they catch her, let them do it

[@zaidgaming3465]

Bro dont u understand when penn says 'crimper u use crimper for u hair' he means a crimp on chosen card

[@zaidgaming3465]

@@thangsuanmung1314They got it

[@rhm5158]

@@zaidgaming3465 well now I guess I do!

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

@@thangsuanmung1314 At 3:35 you can see them see the "trick" and they look and smile at each other immediately. From then on its just execution to finish.

[@johnwyoder]

Watch at 3:39 where Penn and Teller look at each other and smile. And yeah, I still have no idea how she did it.

[@danielhenderson762]

I smiled as well. The trick isn't that impressive but the act is really gold

[@dsv-banshee52]

Daniel Svalestad what trick is it? He said it has to do with gambling, so does that mean it was luck based or what?

[@danielhenderson762]

@@dsv-banshee52 no in this particular case it just means she's manipulating shuffles and fixing the deck. Like a cheating gambler might do. That's my guess though. However it's 100% not luck based and you can tell when she makes the moves. It's the kind of trick that gets passed around in kids school because it's so easy to do. I think Penn is being overly generous when he says she's doing advanced card tricks here

[@jonathandavis8611]

For the record the "Gambling" is counting cards she practiced how to grab them at a certain way with certain number she practiced the weight and feel of the cards, they smiled because because when you pay attention before the smile she missed her mark and got confused and couldn't count out the last ones in a non obvious way unfortunately. Although even if didn't work she tried hard to mislead them with her making a comment about counting.

[@ryanburkett949]

I caught the key but I don't know how she did the end with Teller able to put any number of the cards he had on top. I don't know what "Crimp" means either.

[@Bartman954]

She's beyond adorable. Plus my 9 year old daughter Sarah was absolutely enamoured with Zoe's routine and inspired by her. She absolutely loves her!

[@iiiiitsmagreta1240]

Then it sounds like Zoe's plan worked ❤

[@TheMygoran]

Such confidence. Really beautiful how she did it. Doesn't matter if she fooled them or not, it was amazing

[@juniorlks1]

Ok, I'll admit I came in with very low expectations considering her age, and I was more worried about her presentation than the trick itself. But man, she nailed it. Her delivery had such confidence and poise I was truly entertained through the whole act. I hope she sticks with this career, she has huge places to go!

[@MultiJejje]

They would have not published it if she failed / her presentation was somehow bad so I don't really see how it could be a problem.

[@JMacSD]

She's amazing, no doubt she'll be a successful magician - or even succeed in several careers. Heck she's already a successful magician, could put on a show that'd entertain everybody and fool all but the greatest magicians.

[@17thknight]

Yeah, it takes an enormous amount of confidence to be that poised in a situation that public. I would've curled up and cried when I was her age.

[@wileecoyote5749]

Put down phone

[@Shitinthemorning]

Yeah , and I have a huge thing to discover HER place . Just had to do it, sorry

[@brindlebucker4741]

If you're ever in a situation where you need to give constructive criticism to an aspiring artist (and magicians are artists), this is how you do it. They praised all the aspects of her work that they could legitimately praise, and then they revealed, 'You didn't fool us though,' which is equivalent to saying: 'It still needs work.' You don't benefit an aspiring artist (whether writer, musician whatever) by lying to them and telling them their work is better than it actually is. But you also don't benefit them at all by beating them down with negativity. Praise them where they have earned it. Gently point out their shortcomings. And you see how he did it- by referring to when Penn and Teller themselves began doing magic tricks when they were kids. In other words, relating to her and putting themselves in her shoes, and she in theirs. This lets her know that they themselves have trod the path she is on and that anything they say afterwards is said from an informed position, but not a superior one, and that she too can move forward and arrive at where they are currenlty.

[@eugenewachtel7083]

Z

[@PsyPara1]

I love how they got how she made it at the exact same time, smiled at each other but did not change their commitment and grace to the end of the act. This girl has everything to be a wonderful performer. I hope she fools them one day.

[@safferok]

which moment?

[@19940524]

@@safferok 3:39

[@Speedy2619]

I still dont get it what she exactly shw did.

[@Ally.Cat.252]

@Declan Washington you can’t see shit

[@TeknonTheou2]

Yeah, after watching it again at that moment, I caught it. Good card control, but people at the level of Penn and Teller know what to look for. Still, she's going places with that kind of skill at 12.

[@richardjames6947]

She was excellent. Very big and bright future. The best way to tell the quality of individuals is the way they treat young people. Penn and Teller continue to impress me as humans.

[@beingsigmas]

I love how at 3:38 Penn figured the trick and smiled at Teller but they continued with the same commitment for the young lady 😊👍👍

[@WStercn]

3:38 she was kinda of counting but if she didn’t ask teller at the end how many card he has it probably would have fooled them

[@mdrebin]

I was about to comment the same. Smile of recognition, but also admiration of this young girl. I'm sure in a few years she will fool them..

[@Ladosligese]

@@WStercn but what if he had put 2 on top rest on the buttom ? .. then she would not have hit the 5 H .. i`m confused haha

[@WhiteUnicorn82]

Very astute!

[@dylanmcloughlin2187]

Yup, I was going to say this, but I was already here.

[@oldschoolwarrior]

That poise and confidence....just so remarkable. Many adult magicians can learn stage presence from her. That patter, the skill...just perfect!

[@tan_k]

She is third my age and a 1000 times more confident than I am… well done young lady… 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@danielunderwood5217]

The delivery was brilliant. the this is how others fool you track is brilliant. it is a great way to make the trick take about 3 minutes, without telling a long, boring, uninteresting story like most other magicians on this show do to pad the time. she counts the cards left in the deck after pen inserts the cards. one of the best "count down to the card" performances I have seen, but she made count just barely too long. as a result, she cuts the deck to get the card on top, and knows how many he took out of the deck and put on top. if she could train herself to count a little faster (or know the nunber of cards left just by feel), and if she shuffles/cuts the deck in a smoother more convincing manner, she will have perfected this performance. those are things that will come with experience and practice. right now, she is a 12 years old doing this trick better, and with a better performance, than many adults performing this trick.

[@john-n-colo5669]

Problem with this explanation is Teller only put some of his 10 cards on top and she had no way of knowing how many that was going to be. So how did she get the card to be the 10th card down?

[@fuzzblightyear145]

well still baffles me so I'm impressed.

[@qfmarsh64]

If you gave me a year, I don't think I could do this trick this well.

[@-007-2]

@@john-n-colo5669 - what he says doesn't matter. she can count past Penn's card and make a creative excuse to flip it out of the pile if she needs too.

[@dennislamptey9389]

"Just wait till next year, I'ma get you guys'. Such confidence wow

[@jonkaplan5243]

She's a natural. So incredibly sharp and charming. If she's this poised and professional at only 12, she's going to be a terror as an adult performer.

[@disco4535]

It typically doesn't work out that way. People that peak early don't go further. They just reach certain levels earlier. You see this very often with young musicians.

[@tboda2621]

@@disco4535 Dead on observation Disco. I remember Buddy Rich making a very similar comment about a real hot 9 or 10 yr. old drummer one night so long ago on the Carson show. I'm sure lots of folks thought Buddy's rather cutting remarks were just Buddy being Buddy. But as a jazz guitarist and instructor I have witnessed this Phenomenon many times. I'm sure the behavioral people have it all neatly tucked away and named. Once again, spot on Disco.

[@MartinD9999]

There’s just no way of knowing if this girl has peaked, tho. So we still can’t say if she won’t be better the next several years.

[@bigpun7544]

She's 12 years old for crying out loud who the hell peaks at 12.

[@disco4535]

@@bigpun7544 Have you been drinking, or are you normally this lacking in critical thinking?

[@stevebounds4285]

She was fantastic and has a bright future. I love how Pen and Teller just light up watching her perform and are so gracious to her.

[@brianpatenaude2321]

God, what a great routine. Lovely stage presence, really clean handling of the cards, a good concept for a trick, and a clear respect for the audience. So many elements of what makes great magic performance on display here, shes a natural.

[@Uatemydoodle]

I love her. She's so confident and good at such a young age.

[@tonyprice2256]

Same.

[@rachaeltrimble1105]

So it was revealed at the end. When he says gambles use it, he means marked cards. You can clearly see her look closely at the cards when she cuts the deck for Penn, by looking at 2 cards she cut to she can determine how many cards teller took. This is obvious because the deck was not shuffled, meaning she knows the order. Ok so now we know they are marked cards and we know she worked out how many cards teller had. Now the next part is to place that many cards on top of penns card. So when he puts his card into the deck she puts 9 cards on top of it followed by the crimp card which she gets from the bottom of the deck, penn noticed her taking the bottom card and this is when he smiled So now we have penns card, followed by 9 random cards followed by a crimp. When teller puts any number on top she has no clue if he will do 2/8, 3/7 and so on. This means there is 100% camera editing. When teller puts his cards on top she had to of cut the deck again right to the crimp which would ensure on top of the deck is 9 cards followed by penns card. This is the only possible way to 100% guarantee/ cover all of the outs. Taking a risk and hoping he puts 4/5 on top would not be worth messing through whole trick up if he ends up putting 2 on top and she has no way to count to 10 Camera editing making the trick seem impossible

[@savyconstruction]

It was perfection for her first ever live performance. We will see her again! No doubt.

[@Durzo1259]

I started out thinking, "it'll probably be good _for a kid_ , but not that good by adult standards." Instead it was absolutely freaking masterful. One of the more impressive acts on this show.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Did you see how Teller reacted??? You may not have fooled them (this time) but you WON. Teller was in awe by you, and at the end he was just so happy for you. Also, I have no idea how you had the courage to go on stage in Vegas at that age, I'm in awe of you too. Good job Zoe!!! And I just realized your video is already 2 years old, so I hope you returned to the show in the meantime, even with the strange pandemic getting in the way.

[@newfiepacer]

That was awesome! I really liked the trick, I thought it was very neat and interesting. The biggest thing that wooed me was how incredibly poised she was! Her hands were rock solid, her voice showed no signs of distress and she was so very confident on her delivery. When I was twice that age I would have been super nervous and shook, cracked my voice and probably even forgot parts. To do that level of trick on that stage and nail it like that, she's got an extremely Birgit future in front of her no matter what she decides to do! Great job Zoe, I really enjoyed your performance!

[@MilanGanguly-b4d]

Her hands were not quite stone… she did fumble a bit during both sleight of hand moments and just normal stuff

[@jayrock2288]

Amazing what 12 year old keeps their cool infront of a packed room and infront of all those cameras, good job young lady

[@adventureswithgrandpa3601]

She was just outstanding. Even though Penn & Teller figured out how she did the trick, I liked the way they pointed out just how incredibly difficult it was to perform this trick so smoothly.

[@Clothahump1]

A standing ovation from both P & T! I am really looking forward to when she shows up next year!!!!

[@leokimvideo]

She's good, even exposes exactly what she is doing as part of the distraction. She said, 'maybe I was counting', yes she certainly was.

[@Reap_885]

This is not counting. Learn what your talking about. Cards counting involves face values not simply counting 2 or 3 cards.

[@Username-zc6vh]

​@@Reap_885 Spoken like a true 13 year old, over-confident math student. Please re-read, and rethink about the meaning of the post you're replying to. Thanks!

[@spunkmaster666]

@@Reap_885 what’s with the rudeness..?

[@Michael-cf9cj]

The question I would ask is how counting would matter. She counts out cards in groups when Penn tells her to stop. That's fine. I wondered about it. But then she cut it multiple times. Okay, maybe she's got that figured out by feel. But then Teller had a random number of cards in his hands and those went in, some on top, some on bottom, but no specified number. When she asked him what number he was thinking of, he may or may not have said the number of cards he took, but even if he had, there's on she could know how many he put on top or bottom. So this is a very good trick.

[@ineffably_described]

I believe she marks the spot where the card is returned to the deck by slipping the bottom of the deck in, she saw the bottom card when they were exposed

[@CLARKSCANADIANOUTDOORS]

She's so sweet, and talented. Hope they guide her right because she's definetly going places. Kudos for Penn and Teller for being so good with her.

[@patkelly6349]

Spoilt brat

[@raycope2086]

Wonderful, Zoe. I bet your mum and dad were in tears watching you up there. Your whole family and friends must have been so proud of you. Be safe, be healthy, be happy, but most of all, Zoe, be YOU! I wish you rainbows, my friend.

[@Questerer]

Around 3:36 she makes some special movement that a normal person probably wouldn’t do. But all I saw was the looks pen and teller exchanged. Such a magical duo that they can understand each other so easily.

[@sordel5866]

This is a trick that magicians like and audiences don't (so much) because audiences have seen so many variations on finding the card and it's "just" a card trick. I think Penn smiles because she is obviously counting the cards that she is putting down, but that doesn't mean that the trick depends on that: P&T:FU often depends on the magician giving false tells. She looks like she's never handled a deck of cards in her life, but she obviously has great sleight of hand skills from the intro video. I don't know how she does it and I just have to assume that it's cleverer than it looks to the layman.

[@elibotros9648]

I’m truly impressed with this very young lady. I can’t wait to see what she does in the future

[@anahernez1]

what a privilege to be in a position to encourage a kid like that

[@1bcordell]

I'm glad they didn't play the fool and give her a pass just for her age. Now she has some fuel to get better and they will most certainly see her again. Well-adjusted young lady for sure.

[@daumantsshnore6950]

If you ask me the whole thing was a 3 person theater. Fooled me. Loved it.

[@danbraithwaite4155]

She has me fooled. I can't figure it out. Even if she counted the cards and knew how many Teller had, I swear she said place some at the top and some at the bottom, he could have put 2 or 7 at the top, how'd she get the card to be exactly 10 under. Well done. Very talented.

[@magnustheman524]

After he puts the card back in she drops cards on it but there's a moment she "stumbles" before continuing. If you're staring at the card pile while this happens you'll see one of the cards gets "curled over" and is now face up. It tells her where the card is.

[@annettetozer894]

I keep trying to watch it over and over but it's too fast and can't zoom in.

[@dcr1978a]

Hence his explanation of ‘curling’ hair in his code words….

[@priestmike]

@@magnustheman524 crimped...

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Wow! Zoe handled the deck so beautifully - every move looked really clean!

[@dvnsdad1]

Just recently I watched another 11 year old and I made some comments that people probably didn't like now this kid is 12 years old and only been doing magic for a year and I thought she was more impressive than the 11-year-old she was funny without being egotistical very very enjoyable going to go far this lady..

[@acheyer1]

Zoe was actually 11 when she filmed this but they announced her as 12 because the air date six months later was after her birthday…

[@robadams5799]

"Just wait `till next year. I'm gonna getchyou guys." I love her confidence.

[@Madfattdeeb]

I can't wait to see her do more magic and also back on the show. She was amazing and took it well that she didn't fool them her first time. Much love to this new and upcoming magician.

[@sarthakbasak7816]

Simply outstanding personality and character shown by a 12 year old kid…that was absolutely great 😄😄

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

That magician code is really cool :D Penn is such an amazing guy, and it's great to see not just a young magician, but a female magician, which I haven't seen many (or any?) of!

[@waystadtymphyndir7079]

One of the greatest shows ever. Penn and Teller make it that more special.

[@SchwartzerAdler]

That kind of card control is truly amazing! A charming young lady with a bright future.

[@thomasp.crenshaw185]

ANSWER: She used a sutble technique called 'Key Force Card' where dealers often will force a key card into a deck. She then counts the cards - a process called 'curling' - at around @3:35 just as she puts them into the deck. You can see Penn look up at Teller and smile @3:39 as they've seen this curling process. This was really well done.

[@clockworkpotato]

Are there any good explanations of that maybe on KZbin? I still do not understand how she managed the card to be at position#10. I am amazed.

[@allrequiredfields]

It's great to see that she's got the hardest part down already. Understanding that you're there to entertain is far more important (and difficult) than simply practicing tricks over and over. If she can develop a routine and create some unique tricks, success is pretty much just a matter of time for her.

[@dustintravis8791]

Wow, for her age I'm blown away with how professional she is! I couldn't even talk to myself in the mirror at that age.

[@CelestisForgeUK]

Wow! That was phenomenal! And, like others are saying, not just by 12 year old standard, buy ANY standard! And she only started a year ago ?! I’m speechless! Her stage presence, her routine, and her skill is already up there among the top of the appearances I’ve seen on this show, I can’t wait to see what she can do… next year, when she’s gonna get Penn and Teller 😉

[@howtoliveonearthYT]

lol cmon

[@WayneMan88]

"Just wait until next year, I'm going to get you guys", love it 😊

[@russofamerica]

Phenomenal stage presence and a great trick! Man I wish I had her confidence in public speaking when I was her age. Hope she keeps at it; we need more women in magic!

[@ronnieturner6820]

Respect how they don’t try to crack jokes and let her do her trick

[@mattymath1]

I just love her stage personality. Such a pro already!

[@cdh77]

3:38 you can see the crimped edge of the card and Penn and Teller figured it out then. Nice how Penn and Teller just smiled at each other and let her continue.

[@Robertjames525]

Good eye!

[@jamesbruzgis9476]

Doesn’t explain how the Radom number of 10 was placed under. Can somone on here that knows just fn explain the trick

[@hunterjumper5892]

It’s impossible to describe how much pressure she was under and yet, she was perfect in her performance. Ofc she wasn’t going to “trick” Penn & Teller, but they were pure class in their roles as ambassadors at large for Magic writ large.

[@flowerdolphin5648]

The sheer confidence this young lady has to call Penn and Teller on stage right next to her, impressive!

[@jeremypearson6852]

She has a bright future, so well spoken, confident and self assured.

[@audiophileman7047]

Zoe Lafleur is just magical. Her presentation was just as impressive as the trick. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheTNRangerOfficial]

This is so inspiring to watch! She is so entertaining, and a natural. I can’t wait to see what comes from her next.

[@krw73]

At 12 years old I was still eating things off the floor.... Holy crap.

[@boiledelephant]

If she were a character on House he'd be saying that her confidence levels are a symptom, she's that rock solid.

[@ridamlakhotia2601]

Man...this was absolutely brilliant...superb confidence...great trick👏👏👏👏

[@matthewteallcsw7908]

Penn and Teller are just delightful. So nice and passionate about magic.

[@meligoth]

She may not have fooled them, but without a doubt proved she can do it too. And doing it in a style Penn would use flawlessly is a nudge to the pros to watch out.

[@bengosling4606]

Don't care how it was done nor that it didnt fool P&T That was just pure entertainment can't wait to see her again on P&T

[@willmurjen6600]

Awesome work! I think she can definitely mainline magic shows in foreseeable future. Kudos to her!

[@melbeeswax6087]

Penn and Teller are such cool guys. They always treated the contestants with such respect.

[@HansWurst77777]

i have no clue what is going on

[@jaewok5G]

I thought for sure she was gonna throw in a "nothing up my sleeves"

[@cosmodozer]

This young lady speaks better than 99.98% of Americans. Did a great job, very impressive.

[@PuckDudesHockey]

Impressive for any age... but for 12... that's simply amazing!

[@timdoyon1964]

Wow, she has more confidence as a child than I have as an adult. She is so cool!

[@Antis14CZ]

Dude, the sass is off the charts! More of this young lady, please.

[@meandmyEV]

The amazing “trick” to me here is how bold and confident she is. My hand would be shaking. She is a rock

[@NoNotMe0000]

I love her charisma and confidence. She runs her show!

[@luvslogistics1725]

She’s a cutie. I hope she makes it, she’s got natural charisma and I can’t have that sort of poise at her age, or even any age to do what she does.

[@suchaluch5615]

Great Magic! I have NO f*ing idea, how she did this, great and funny presentation, nice story, likeable person.. Great Family Fun!

[@WhiskyD710]

Must be cool to have a young protege. Way to go uncle, she did an amazing job.

[@Clothahump1]

Her uncle is Adam Cheyer, who invented Siri!

[@tomasjosefpiano8902]

She's better on stage than some magicians that have being performing for decades...

[@N076aHj87]

Lol. No. Stop simping.

[@gregsomlai297]

@@N076aHj87 Stop being an evil mutant.

[@eswift8318]

I teach 6th graders. So I might be more impressed than most. Caught a little flash on one of the double lifts at the end. But this was great. She will get them one day.

[@clist9406]

One , you can’t fool Penn and Teller. That not an insult or any disrespect, Penn and Teller has seen and done almost everything, and the are brilliant at what they do . But the confidence of this 12 year old on stage is next level . Much respect .

[@PhantomMagician1846]

WOW !! Keep up the good work !! She had complete command of the stage, amazing skills and like Penn said her patter was spot on!! Well Done!!

[@Phantom8589]

She did fantastic, Made respect to Her and Penn and Teller! Great act keep up the great work!

[@texaslondoner7]

For those curious the code word was “crimp” which means she put a bend in the card so she could find it in the deck. I still have no idea how or when she did it or how she did the trick but that was the “trick”.

[@iSustainnn]

She's counting cards, I suppose.

[@DL-kc8fc]

@@iSustainnn There was a good job of rhetoric. Teller was given the task to count his withdrawn cards and he had to memorize this number (he counted 10 cards). Penn returned the card anywhere, which was then covered with a crimped card (as the girl was making a crimped card, Penn smiled and looked at Teller). There was a simple cut from the girl's hands so that Penn's card was on top and crimped at the bottom. Teller arbitrarily divided his 10 cards into the top and bottom of the deck. Subsequently, the TV editor switched the camera to the audience. At this time, the girl made another "innocent" cut, which sent all the bottom cards (-1) below the crimped card to the top of the deck. There are many procedures, but it has not been shown to television viewers. The camera "returned" to the scene again and Teller was asked for the number. But that number was the number of cards Teller had to remember, not any imaginary number. :) Logically, then, it must be Penn's tenth card. The original whole trick was child's and maybe not even competitive. Therefore, the trophy was not awarded. However, the producers have decided that by editing the camera at an important moment, they will make the situation unsolvable, ie supernatural and attractive for TV viewers :)

[@eldante4139]

Why do they often do camera cutaways during which the magician will do something? That means we don’t get to see the full trick and yet we are led to believe that we have. She is very talented, she has a great future ahead of her. I would have used the ‘for her age’ but that seems patronising to say that, if she wasn’t a good magician then there’s no way that she would have appeared on the show.

[@DL-kc8fc]

@@eldante4139 You may not have noticed that her uncle Adam Chyera has already performed at Fool Us. The girl practiced tricks with him for two months, so the girl has no children's magic career. It is not necessary to idealize the world and make sure that participation in the competition is conditioned only by excellent skills. Attractive appearance and communicativeness can be an advantage. In addition, if Uncle intercedes ... :) So the wind blows from here. The girl showed playfulness of the child, but was not good. As for the TV cuts, I'm afraid it hurt the girl because she can no longer replicate the trick in her school in front of her friends. The children are cruel and will remind her of the television scam.

[@Edgecomb5]

@@eldante4139 I have read from a Fooler that the only person who knows the trick is, in fact, the TV producer (who has also contact to Penn and Teller, so he can know if they discovered the trick). As this person knows the solution, he plans the cameras and what he can show or not. That's all. If you are more interested, you will want to know that magicians test their tricks on the stage in front of this only guy.

[@Eschelonistic]

Excellent sleight of hand, was obvious she cut the deck and was counting, but great showmanship there. Had me smiling ear to ear.

[@borisgulliver4970]

But how did she know how many cards Teller would put on the top and how many at the bottom?

[@Eschelonistic]

@@borisgulliver4970 She kept cutting the deck in lots of three, then added one in which gave her an even after the stop from there she counted from where she had folded a slight edge (curled) the corner of a card. When she counted out the "10" she was also shuffling them with her fingers. It appears as though she is taking the top card but she is cutting the deck again.

[@ahcapella]

@@Eschelonistic > she had folded a slight edge (curled) the corner of a card. Ah, so that’s the “crimping” and “curling” to which Penn was referring! Something gamblers sometimes do, apparently. Makes sense.

[@HarveyVamp]

Oh my word what a star, so talented and what an achievement. Love her wonderful confidence too.

[@testtube173]

In this comment thread people learned how to use the word “poised” and cant wait to show everybody.

[@wrybreadspread]

Penn and Teller. Giving back to the profession. This in itself is inspiring.

[@stephenwoehr6500]

I looked up Adam Cheyer's performance on "Fool Us." It was fantastic. Didn't fool them either, but Teller spoke. That is an honor in itself. 😲

[@jonweinraub]

What a well done trick and great premise indeed! Can’t wait to see what you come up with next!

[@kwyjibo33]

Great job! It was one of the few times I actually understood the 'code', it obviously had to do something with crimping a card. But, even knowing that, I still can't figure it out! When did she crimp the card? Couldn't see it. She dumps cards on top of Penn's card before ever touching the deck. Cuts the cards a few times. And then, she doesn't know that Teller had 10 cards, or how many he would put on the top or bottom. And then somehow it's the 10th card. So, this is exactly the point. Even if you happen to know some details of how a trick works, and I have learned details about quite a few different tricks over the years. EVEN IF, it still doesn't take away from the 'magic', and it doesn't mean you can do it yourself. Everyone knows it's a trick. That's not the 'magic'. The magic comes from hard work and dedication. It still takes a true artist to pull it off. It still takes constant practice to make it flawless. Knowing how it works doesn't make you a 'magician'. It's the performance of the trick. And, she was pretty flawless in her execution. That takes work! Great job! Keep it up! In time she will be an amazing magician!

[@michaelfroger1816]

I think when they clock her at 3.38. As she is handling the pack.

[@Kragatar]

Well she certainly fooled me. Teller put a random amount of cards on top, and without handling the deck again afterwards it was at the 10th position.

[@artofsoul]

Wow, so polished at a young age. Please continue magic young lady!

[@brianfuller757]

This young lady is amazing and I would to see her career. She doesn't fool Penn and Teller but neither do most adults.

[@gargantuaism]

Magic tricks don't really work on television unless it's all done in ONE take. Wouldn't that add to the greatness of it?

[@acheyer1]

It was done live on stage in front of an audience in one take. She has no control or input in how the TV editors decide to cut or shorten the effect for time…

[@stevenfagaly3810]

Excellent talent and presence. We'll be seeing more of her.

[@tonyprice2256]

Yes, i hope so.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

Excellent. Even if they figured it out the audience is going SAY WHAT?! Showmanship and entertainment is what counts and she nailed it.

[@NickRoman]

I like how she kept saying, "ah, but don't do it!" right as they were about to😄

[@SarahBrewer0513]

Aww, I like that they didn't spoil her trick for her. ❤

[@ShreyasBharadwaj]

I heard Penn and still have no idea what the trick was. Super impressed with the magician!