Transcriber: Maurício Kakuei Tanaka Reviewer: David DeRuwe
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(Music ends)
Ladies and gentlemen, we invite you to play MINDGAMES with us.
Music.
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Now, some audiences, like you, when they hear the word "MINDGAMES,"
assume that they have to participate in everything we do right from the start.
And they'd be correct.
So I'm going to ask all of you to please stand up.
Everybody's standing now.
I'm going to ask you to think about a wild animal on the count of three.
It's going to be one, two, three.
And if just now, you thought about a lion or a tiger,
please sit down again.
Fantastic, that's about half of you.
The people still remaining,
I'm going to ask you to think about a color on the count of three.
It's going to be one, two, three.
And if you just thought about red or blue, please sit down again.
Now we are looking for the most unpredictable thinkers.
We will do one last round of this.
Everybody still standing,
I'm going to ask you to think about a simple geometric shape right now.
And if you just thought about a circle or a triangle,
please sit down.
We still have quite a few of you standing.
The answers I just gave are the statistically most likely answers,
so the people still standing are the most unpredictable thinkers.
We'll have to make a choice for one of you.
I believe the gentleman with the wonderful patterned shirt,
you'd be great for this.
Please remain standing.
The rest of you, please sit down.
You can also sit down. Thank you.
Sir in the shirt, I'm going to -
You, please stay. Yes.
I'm going to ask you to think about a number between 1 and 30.
You have one?
Perfect.
Now your animal wasn't a lion nor a tiger.
What was your animal, please, loud and clear?
Man: A dolphin.
Timon Krause: A dolphin?
Very good, I love dolphins.
Your color wasn't red nor blue.
What was your color?
M: Purple. TK: Purple.
And your shape wasn't a triangle nor a circle.
What was the shape?
M: A pentagon.
TK: A pentagon.
A purple dolphin framed by a pentagon.
I'm going to name one single digit between 1 and 30,
and if that's your number, you too may sit down.
A purple dolphin framed by a pentagon
equals
nine.
(Applause)
TK: (Laughs)
(Applause)
They say the human mind is the weakest link in the security chain,
but is it true?
It absolutely is.
We've been proving this claim for the past six months
in our theater tour, every night again,
with the demonstration that we're about to show you.
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And they say that the first round
means you have to participate in any theater show.
But not tonight.
I'd like to change it up a little bit, let's take it to the far back.
Let's keep the house lights on for a moment.
Hmm.
I liked the shirt. There's another person in a nicely patterned shirt, a red one.
Will you please wave to me?
That's perfect.
Will you please get up for me?
And would you shout your name over?
Andrew.
Can I get a nice warm welcome for Andrew?
Andrew, please join me on stage.
(Applause)
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Join me. Yes.
Please keep it going once he gets up on stage.
We'll give him a nice and warm welcome.
He's coming from all the way in the back.
Yes, people are starting to clap, we can do that.
Bring him up on stage together.
(Rhythmic clapping)
Andrew, I'll come pick you up.
Ladies and gentlemen, nice and loud, Andrew.
Thank you. Please join me.
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No, no, you can stand on the spot.
Come here. Perfect.
Andrew, welcome. Good to have you on stage.
I thought you'd be perfect for this.
Andrew: OK
TK: So it's great.
Where are you from?
A: South Africa. TK: South Africa?
A: I come from the UK. I live here in Amsterdam.
TK: You came here from the UK, and you live in Amsterdam.
Should be very interesting mind you have.
Andrew, you may not yet be familiar with the art of reading people.
So let me ask you this:
Do you know how mind reading works?
A: No. TK: No?
Mind reading, Andrew, and ladies and gentlemen,
works a lot like pickpocketing.
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Come a little closer.
Relax your hands.
A: (Laughs)
TK: Because, Andrew, while a pickpocket might touch you over here
and steal something from this pocket,
a mind reader may have you concentrate on one thought
and go for an entirely different thought at the same time.
Please turn forward, take a small step forward,
close your eyes - they're going to be better in the lighting -
keep your eyes firmly closed.
Now, Andrew, I must confess I'm a pickpocket of the mind.
I tried the other kind of pickpocketing, but, ladies and gentlemen, honestly,
I'm not very good at this.
(Laughter)
I would say I'm just about average.
So maybe, Andrew, I can try and pickpocket your mind.
Just focus on something most people wouldn't know about you.
(Laughter)
Maybe your date of birth.
Andrew, yes or no, were you born on the 8th of June?
A: Yes. TK: Yes.
Fantastic.
(Applause)
Your telepathy is on point.
Open your eyes.
I believe our mental connection is very strong.
Take a small step back.
A: OK.
TK: You'll be a bit lighter than the light.
Let's go for something a little more challenging.
A: OK.
TK: Andrew, I assume you're in possession of a bank card?
A: Yes
TK: Like a credit or a debit card.
Probably in your wallet?
A: Yes. TK: Fantastic.
And there would be a PIN code attached to that bank card, yes?
A: Yes. TK: Four digits? A: Yes.
Andrew, what is your PIN code?
(Laughter)
A: (Laughs)
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I'll keep that to myself
TK: You're going to keep that for yourself. That's smart.
Andrew, that however is what this experiment is going to be about.
Now, we are in the intimacy of these 600 people here tonight.
So let me ask you this, and no pressure:
Would you be comfortable with me revealing your PIN code
if I succeeded in this experiment?
A: Sure. TK: Sure?
You seem semi-convinced.
I'll take that.
Andrew, can put your hand against mine?
Is it four digits in England as well?
Perfect.
Andrew, ladies and gentlemen,
Do you know what happens when I say, "Do not think about a blue elephant?"
What's going to happen? You can shout it.
You're going to think about it. That's exactly right.
Andrew, this is similar.
Please do not think about the first digit of your PIN code.
Try absolutely everything not to think about it.
That's a one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, zero.
It's a one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, zero.
Andrew, are you trying to bluff me
by thinking of a different digit right now?
A: Yes. TK: Yes.
Then it's too easy: the first digit is not a seven.
The first digit is a two, isn't it?
A: Yes.
(Applause)
TK: Perfect.
Put your hand against mine, Andrew, we're not done yet.
Andrew, please do not think about the second digit of your PIN code.
Do everything not to think about it.
Look at me.
Thank you.
That's a one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, zero.
Now, the fascinating thing is experience tells me
when people don't think about the second digit,
they will often, consciously or subconsciously,
think about the third digit.
Is the third digit of your PIN code a zero?
A: Yes.
(Laughter)
TK: Perfect.
Andrew, put your hand up.
Yes, thank you.
I'm going to call out four digits.
If those four digits are your PIN code, you can high-five me.
If Andrew high-fives me, you can give him a massive round of applause.
Please put your hand up.
Four digits.
Two, five, zero, six.
(Slap)
Ladies and gentlemen, Andrew.
Please take your seat. Thank you very much.
Well done. Thank you.
(Applause)
Ladies and gentlemen, even though Andrew had an excellent poker face
and was comparatively hard to read,
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the human mind remains the weakest link in the security chain.
So please do be careful with vital information,
like your PIN codes,
because the principles we use up here for your entertainment
may be used out there to your loss.
There is unfortunately some dishonest people out there,
which reminds me ...
(Laughter)
He's in the very back,
maybe give this wallet back to Andrew, hand it through to the audience.
Ladies and gentlemen, this was our MINDGAMES
with Kevin Wolf and Henning Neidhardt.
(Applause)
Thank you very much.
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