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From: vlaca_malacca
Date: Sun Nov 3, 2002 3:02pm
Subject: observations on MC Night (E4)
Hi all,
I was quite pleased to have watched Derren's many scenes last night
and figured out roughly how he does most of his mentalist "tricks".
Just a few things:
1.) During the Oxford Union stunt with the black envelope, was the
tractor suggested as an image by Derren's initial "thank you all for
inviting me here; you're all very aTRACTive" sentence, as I could
find no other subliminal direction?
2.) Quite a simple one, this... but how does Derren know how to
choose his "victims"? Which non-verbal indicators help to determine
whether or not someone is susceptible to suggestion?
3.) I could clearly see how Derren was leading the woman at the
trainstation to guess the man's name (the use of the plosive 'p' in
the word "explode" was a biggie!), but I fail to see how he can
determine the chat-up line from the model's (aesthetically-appealing)
exterior. I had initially thought that Derren was looking for lip-
pursing, throat clues, etc., but with such a complex sentence as "my
friends say I'd be good for you" I am baffled as to how he gets it!
Overall, a great night of TV entertainment!
Cheers,
Tim
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| 1529: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | ujermagaddi | ujermagaddi | Sun 03/11/2002 | 3 KB |
| 1530: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | zoweeuk | zoweeuk | Sun 03/11/2002 | 2 KB |
| 1531: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | ujermagaddi | ujermagaddi | Sun 03/11/2002 | 3 KB |
| 1534: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | mjm710 | mjm710 | Sun 03/11/2002 | 2 KB |
| 1537: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | vlaca_malacca | vlaca_malacca | Sun 03/11/2002 | 2 KB |
| 1555: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | killerb_0187 | killerb_0187 | Mon 04/11/2002 | 4 KB |
| 1532: (OFF TOPIC) Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | vlaca_malacca | vlaca_malacca | Sun 03/11/2002 | 2 KB |
| 1554: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | killerb_0187 | killerb_0187 | Mon 04/11/2002 | 3 KB |
| 1564: Re: observations on MC Night (E4) | zoweeuk | zoweeuk | Mon 04/11/2002 | 2 KB |
