The Magic Trick That Fooled Albert Einstein - Revealed

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In this video, I reveal the magic card trick that fooled Albert Einstein. This is a really powerful magic trick that is easy to do because it is practically self-working. It will give you the ability to guess how many cards are in a pile just by weighing it with your hand!
If you have any questions please ask me in the comments section below. Cheers!
Note: The original trick was performed with coins, not cards, but effect and prediction are exactly the same.
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[@oscar]

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[@brendanward2991]

"Don't believe everything you see on KZbin" - Albert Einstein.

[@ericbell7]

Brendan Ward that's exactly what he stated in one of his books. Good research mate! Haha

[@cerouxaud1492]

Tip to help you find it: it was an e-book.

[@ericbell7]

Right, can you find his tweet about it? I know I've seen it..

[@fz8692]

Card tricks, gaff card magic gaff building hi

[@elkaiozen]

But how can we trust you: "Many KZbin commentors will attempt to lead you astray."-Abe Lincoln

[@hanshaun1350]

"I didn't watch this shit" - Albert Einsterin.

[@andreaseriksson9746]

韩爽 Who is Einsterin? 😉

[@zipg246]

@@andreaseriksson9746 😂😂😂

[@BobSmith-ud6nm]

Beautifully explained; no extraneous comments or noise, just exactly what you need👌

[@adamthaok5025]

Whats with the sad music

[@HarvoSpoon]

i don't know how to describe it

[@annereilley4892]

It's not really optional unless you want to lose the narration too.

[@hbcreates8355]

It’s the KZbinr using pathos

[@giovanni-hf9uo]

Kek

[@Bibibosh]

THIS THREAD IS FAF

[@who1527]

Next Title: Tricked dat fooled Jesus Christ

[@DaBusterYTGaming]

“Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” - Peter

[@tomgirl366]

The trick which the snake use to convince Adam to eat apple

[@RMSLusitania]

@@tomgirl366 not apple, but some kind of apple-looking fruit, that is just deadly. It was spawned by Jinn. And also you should know that im a muslim

[@achintyarai1386]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😙

[@VictorVictor-hq7ui]

That*

[@YanVidz]

Einstein said that it's impossible because he assumed that the magician knew as much as Einstein did about the deck, and with only that knowledge it would be nearly impossible, but little did he know that the magician knew more about the deck than Einstein did, (the fact that there's an amount of bent cards to realize).

[@anitin2421]

Actually Einstein did't get fooled, he just acted as if he got fooled.. Only a Legend can do this👏

[@itzjasxn91]

NITIN ASALKAR there are many ways of being intelligent. Einstein was a scientist, not a magician, so he might have got fooled

[@Potatomatoo]

Cap

[@jaymike3302]

This wouldn't even come close to fooling Einstein.

[@Willesden_Rab1_TV]

albert einstein worked in a patent office as a clerk his theory of relativity is a theory / NOT fact - but whoever wants to believe einstein was a genius is free to do so

[@JoJo_727]

When he bend the card I said “ahh hell nah”

[@eloffski]

I Love Lolis wow

[@pixel0tt]

0:45 how did he do that

[@Cacuofa]

The risk of failure is very high with this one. First for your friend to cut under 20 although you ask for a small cut and then be fast and precise enough to cut exactly the marked cards

[@boogersauce7593]

“What you see is real,just don’t underestimate it”

[@abdurrahmanjilani5931]

The mans voice and the simple yet classic effective background intense music slowly getting over with the cinematography just deserves an Oscar considering the amount of gear he used which u of course understand with his sub count quality of video ...

[@michaellewis7861]

52-Ceinstein=Cremaining Cremaining-C1=Cdiscarded Combining those two equations: 52-Ce-Cd=C1 52-Ce-C1=Cd C1-Ce-2-x=0 Ce+x=20 That is the system we get. So: Adding the systems we get, C1-2=20 C1=22 ------- Norming, 52-Ce-C1=Cd If C1=22, Then: 52-22-Ce=Cd 30-Ce=Cd The cards chosen must always be less than 30, but if C1 is 22, then certainly less than 2 minus that, ie. 20, and the difference between the amount of cards taken by Einstein and the packet put on the table must be 30. This is operating under the assumption that C1 is 22.

[@Akavall]

"I cannot plan to tell you how many card we both randomly cut off, but I can tell you the difference the number of cards that we both cut off". However, the answer is y = x + 2 + (x - 20) or y = 22, and x is irrelevant. Or in other words, "I can tell you how many cards I have, and that's it". It is hard to imagine that Einstein would not see this in a second.

[@mohindersingh7300]

This music actually freaks me out. Maybe because I am watching at night and I don't like sad music at night. Lol ♡

[@leroar7871]

0:22 *HIS NAME IS JOHN CINA*

[@alondravaladez7898]

Nigga that shit wasn’t funny those likes were probably some 3rd graders

[@jonjohn9930]

​@@alondravaladez7898 if you dont like the joke then dont judge the people who like it. I dont like your name, does that mean your parents are at 3rd graders level??

[@alondravaladez7898]

JON JOHN You stupid ass nigga if you don’t like my name Look at yours tf is JON JOHN

[@monkey.sanlang]

This presentation is legendary...well done mate🧡🤍💚

[@LinusKnight]

(beginning starts) me: (long exhale)..... “can you just show the fucking trick?..”

[@mrbenwong86]

If anyone ask me to cut the deck, I will ask let me shuffle the deck first.

[@benjamingunderson774]

X+2+(20-x)=22 it doesn't matter how many cards they pick (as long as they don't grab more then 20), x. The equation works!

[@djcorehd932]

Well Einstein was right, he said "it's impossible to tell how many cards you have by just the weight". And it's true, the magic trick involved setting up and not actually telling by the weight.

[@sushanth942]

Sir,Thank you very much I'm learning every card trick from your videos sir

[@pjlouarda2494]

When you speak in your video That makes it awesome

[@red_dot_doc]

Brother I have a small improvment to this trick. We can simply avoid the '+2' cards. Just take and fold 20 cards instead of 22 cards in the beginning. Then while performing trick,you can say "I have the same number of cards as you have plus enough cards to make up to 20." We can simply avoid the use of that +2 cards;it feels unnecessary. I think that would make the trick more fun. People may get confused with the +2 cards. Hope you like it brother. Please reply me if you got it. Peace out :)

[@oscar]

The plus two makes the illusion harder to work out!

[@red_dot_doc]

@@oscar You are right brother...it makes it harder for the observer to guess the secret. Thanks for replying me though ;)

[@keironkbrown]

As soon at it started, I thought to myself, hmm, are those cards bent, or is it just me?

[@nmaurok]

What's up with the sad music? lol

[@philipnguyen3107]

Mourning Einstein.

[@MrLaPrune1337]

Everyone gets confused with something doesn’t mater how smart you are you will always get confused 😐

[@mrbenwong86]

Einstein is very good in maths, this is not some delusion that require quick hands, it is simple counting trick, if should take Einstein seconds to work out.

[@maxdurk4624]

Ben Wong It IS a delusion. It literally involves bending cards to cheat.

[@dukestreetking75]

Einstein "was" ... would be more accurate.

[@RickSunarMAGIC]

But dont get mistaken of the power of simple things .. Magic principle is based on simplicity yet it fooling people over the ages

[@_J.F_]

Einstein has been dead for ages so I don't think that he will be working anything out anymore.

[@user-ci9te3yt6t]

The easiest way to perform this trick is that you don't have to count of and pend 22 cards but you do tell the spectator to take punch cards less than half of the cards or as much as 20 cards. As he takes some cards look at his cards carefully (without letting him to notice that) to make sure he took less than 20 cards then take more cards than he took. After that tell that you will only count your pile, and for example you got 27 cards and you think that your spectator has less cards than 24, pick up your pile and pick up his pile and feel how much heavy they're (pretending to be weighting the cards), put down the two piles and say like this; "I have as many cards as you plus 3 and the rest will make your pile 24". If he has 18 you put 18 from yours plus 3 and the rest which is 6 will make his cards 24.

[@geraldsembrana5169]

I just fooled my math teacher on this card trick....thanks

[@easfgman4687]

Technically Einstein was correct when he said it isn't possible. Because the magician does not disclose all information about the deck. It's like saying "I bet I can put 30 grapes in my mouth", then u pull out a box of raisins and say "I told u I could do it".

[@forsakenmagic]

Not sure if the back story is true or not, but it doesn't matter because it makes for beautiful magic. Nice job!

[@fernandocovarrubiascomander]

Yea. Doesn’t matter how smart you are, you will be fooled.

[@daniyalss]

Nice trick to fool my friends 😂😂😂

[@oscar]

It is!

[@Justin-bb2hj]

I noticed the gap in the card immediately and although I didn’t know exactly how I knew it had something to do with the trick

[@darrenyu6181]

I saw the gap while you were doing the trick, 0:48. I questioned it.

[@oscar]

Hmm

[@zipg246]

My father was a magician. When I was a child he asked our family if we wanted to see a magic trick. Then he disappeared from our lives forever.

[@KINGTERRIFY420blazeit]

This is dope. Thanks a lot.

[@oscar]

Thanks bro 💪🏻

[@Meowsciles]

Bro made this 5 years ago and it’s still 🔥

[@therandomchicken6517]

Just because you’re smart in science doesn’t mean you’re smart in magic tricks

[@AndrewVasirov]

x+2+20-x=22 I got it. It's similar to that "think about a number then do these mathematical operations".

[@annefrank5460]

Do you have any jokers in the pack of cards when you preformed the trick

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

After this Einstein became obsessed with how it was done. This eventually led him to the Theory of Relativity and other famous equations such as E= MC^2.

[@KingX-tz2tk]

Thank you for showing me this and i did that magic to my Friends and they all got Fooled😂 Thank you I finally made my Friends in shock because of you❤

[@weamhaleemi4984]

name of background music please ?

[@miabellerosie]

I really love watching this channel , it makes me want to do a magic trick too

[@droger00]

What you are basically saying: "I have 22 cards on this pile", but indirectly. This sentence: "I have as many cards as you plus enough to bring your total to 20." is equal to this one: "I have 20 cards" . Some people might get what you are saying. That 'two extra cards' part is here just for that reason and it did fool me!

[@TheBene1995]

HOW??? The first time he was left with 31 cards and then when he was showing it he had 37 cards, each time he gave 22 on the side..

[@stefan_dumitru]

Would it work without the +2???

[@stefan_dumitru]

Of course it will.. why am I so stupid? But why though? Just to add a little extra for the effect?

[@philipnguyen3107]

Great trick. Thanks🎯

[@theamericanaromantic]

Oscar, while your trick is wonderful; I would very much appreciate if you replied with information about how you filmed the beautiful intro to this video? What camera/gear/editing software/effects/settings/plugin/lighting whatever you're willing to explain! It is stunning!

[@oscar]

Camera is a Nikon D7000. Shot in 1080p 25fps. Software is Premiere Pro and Aftereffects. The most important thing is lighting - get a scene - buy a set of lights and lay around until they loon great. I then shot the video in SLOG and edited the colours on premiere pro. I put it on after effects to add a few artificial light rays etc. Then added music and dramatic voice over after 💪🏻

[@zipg246]

What baffled me is the fact that you said the spectator cut off 15 cards before you even counted them. But I'm guessing that this wasn't recorded using a live voice. You recorded it, then wrote your script.

[@oscar]

Yep exactly

[@blackqatanani7300]

This time he didn't say "Einstein was foooled"

[@gmsleepless6530]

Oscar can you tell me the song name please ?

[@thoocas]

I figured out the part where the pile is 22 right away. There's no way Einstein would have failed to see it.

[@yamerabufakher4854]

U can go with this trick further... 1 just don't bend the whole 22 cards .bend the corner of the 20th card from the bottom .... 2 ask him to choose any number between 15 and 25 .. 3 . Secretly steal from the bottom pile enough cards to make a total of the chosen number if it is less than 20 , feel lucky if it is 20, or simply pinky break enough cards from the top to make the total of that number an perform a classic pass ... now all of this is done while u r just introducing the trick and talking about the birth of the universe.. So technically you are ready to perform without any slight of hand techniques while they are watching ...( remember talking abt gravity from the beginning?). .... Now you have more cards than he does to make a total of [the chosen number ]... If u r afraid they gonna cut more than the chosen number. (...) .. Then work it for yourself ...am not gonna give the law and tell you how to apply it. Good luck.

[@gamesandmusicofficial]

What if you have plastic cards?

[@nikolaspappas5763]

It was such an easy trick to come up with, I could see the break before hand and I figured out the way on my own,It was a nice little trick for beginners but when I read the title I expected something far better than that

[@riverraisin1]

Well, you're no Einstein! 🤣🤣

[@Tane-pi5co]

what if they pick out more? it might equal mc squared #watchingFROM #New Zealand

[@ethancraig4554]

The quality of this vid made me give u a sub bro

[@lizardfirefighter110]

You have 22 and he has 15. You count off 15+ 2, or17. That leaves you with 5. Just what he needs to get to 20. Interesting number relation.

[@sohamganguly3015]

The next trick- the trick that fooled Johnny Sins!

[@billprindle1613]

Nicely done. Great effect, clearly presented.

[@TwistaT18]

How would it work with coins if there would be no break

[@liamk9318]

I'm always 1-2 Cards short...

[@hori_zon6990]

Einstein likes physics,lol

[@FlyingPhilUK]

Magician says: I don''t know how many cards you have picked, but I can tell you that I have 22 cards in my hand Albert Einstein (for it is he): Wow! That's an amazing trick! Now help me figure out Quantum Entanglement!

[@hendwigames]

What is the name of the background music? That's sooo calming!

[@RM-ox8ux]

With or without jokers

[@barrowsb]

A mathematician should have been able to figure part of the trick out. As soon as you said how many cards you had my mind immediately went: spectator has X cards. Magician has X + 2 + (20 - X) which of course solves to 22. So I knew the magician somehow made sure that he would always cut 22 cards off the bottom, but, not being a magician, I was not sure how he accomplished that. And I suspect that Einstein probably would not have been able to figure it out either, especially since he is not given the chance to inspect the cards before the magician either removes the "bow" he put in the bottom 22 cards, or gives the deck a real shuffle..

[@GirGir183]

This is billed as "The trick that fooled Einstein". The the video starts off with that immortal disclaimer..."Legend has it". Meaning "what I am going to tell you is not true."

[@brianshefford2317]

How can you be sure they have cut 20 cards or less

[@chrissullivan40]

Most likely Einstein was amused.

[@stepherd7605]

It’s not because Einstein was smart, that he had knowloge of tricks. So what’s the point? He would be evenly capable of getting fooled than anyone else?

[@runningchicken8774]

Instructions not clear deck of card multiplied itself by 100 and is currently stuck on the ceiling

[@kamranmoradi7292]

Music name?

[@haraldsbaumanis]

It's not about how intelegent you are when it comes to understanding magic tricks. I noticed the gap at the beginning of the trick and boom - the whole trick is revealed to me just because I have studied card tricks before.

[@soundofsilence1945]

I saw the "break" at the beginning of the trick.

[@deemoon9327]

Trick that fool dinosaurs😂

[@khankaka7632]

hahahahahah

[@farhanhanavi3623]

whats the music ? please reply, i would've be very happy

[@cerouxaud1492]

Clever trick. I'm sure there is a better way to have 22 cards than crimping them. Or maybe just crimp the 22nd cards.

[@oscar]

Yes you could just crimp a single card or even just use a short card. I just like this method since it is very reliable.

[@Makegendary]

The most dramatic intro

[@likeshareandsubscribe2866]

Why the "plus 2"? Couldnt you just do 2 less and skip that step?

[@oscar]

It makes it harder to get your head around

[@likeshareandsubscribe2866]

@@oscar well i'm not a magician or performer so i could be off....however when i heard the "plus2" i immediatley assumed it was a self working math trick. Seemed overly complex. But again, that is just me....

[@thomasovens1187]

Your intos are insane

[@leomesspidey2825]

Wow amazing trick blown my mind and your explanation is too good keep it up

[@relaxvibes8377]

Thanks! Great effect!

[@EvermoreUnicorn]

If the person drew 19 cards... You have as many cards plus 2... No wait, you only have 20 cards.

[@nodeathu]

Does this mean that Oscar is now the smartest person to ever walk the Earth?

[@thomngyn]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!

[@georgegrigoriu5114]

I swear I'm telling the truth and I'm not trying to be a wise ass, but I would have chosen only ONE card from the top. I wonder how that would have went. All the best, great channel.

[@dowaliby1]

It still would have worked. After the cutting procedure, he always has 22 cards in his hand. He says, "I have as many cards as you." (So he deals 1 card on to the table). He says, "I have 2 cards left over." (Thus he deals 2 cards on to the table). He now has 19 cards remaining in his hand. Those 19 cards, when added to your 1 card = 20.

[@eggman9369]

How do you the card one when you show the cards idk get ut

[@ryeckley7267]

Card people are amazing,,,the Einstein thing is false but the card magic is phenomenal

[@kylehong4736]

Cutting the deck anywhere makes it more like magic.

[@sckmagic7]

Just because you can fool the greatest mind with a trick, doesn't mean that you can fool the greatest mind with an equasion! They are both similar and the same!!!

[@HarvoSpoon]

the reason why they said "one of the most intelligent people on the planet" to describe albert einstein is because the people who performed the card trick is the most intelligent person on the planet

[@metalsnake00]

i saw that bend and i knew already what was the secret

[@ebrucan7161]

When will you reveal the card trick that fooled William James Sidis?

[@herdina7]

I'm pretty sure a double lift would fool Einstein.

[@superhero25e]

The music gave me the creeps. ALso at the end of the video I clicked pause to comment or else there's a chance it could skip to the next vid. The good thing abt that was i was a second late so an ad which came go paused

[@alexthompson877]

It's a Hustle Title, Slick guy... We are buying into the story. Plus, we get to see how a trick is done.😜