Derren Brown: Archive
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From: Keith Mander
Date: Sun May 4, 2003 10:03pm
Subject: Re: Did anyone else notice this at the dog track?
Yes, thats how I remember it happening. He was also doing a load of
banter during the process don't forget; "this is the dog your looking
FOUR", "i came to your WIN'dow" - thats all I can remember but I am
sure there was more.
I would very much like for Derren to give us a little input... ;)
Keith
--- In a previous message, nxnzerx
wrote:
> There seems to have been a lot of theories floating around regarding
> how Derren performed the dog track feat. Most of the ideas seem
> quite plausible and well thought out but are ignoring one factor.
>
> If my memory serves me correctly:
>
> 1) DB places bet on losing dog
> 2) DB goes to window with losing ticket
> 3) Cashier checks the ticket using the machine - No payout
> 4) DB gets his bang on
> 5) Cashier checks ticket using machine and pays out
> 6) DB accepts cash and questions payment policy
> 7) Cashier agrees that mistakes can't be rectified
> 8) DB asks what the number of the winning dog was
> 9) Woman answers 4
> 10)DB says and you paid out on?
> 11)SHE LOOKS AT THE TICKET AND SAYS 1
>
> In my mind, this removes the possibilty of a switch (Unless DB has
> extremely thin, dexterous invisible arms that he fed through the
> grating and manipulated the ticket in the womans hands). Like I
> said, Im going off memory, could someone check their video. It seems
> that DB handed over a losing ticket and got paid. I can remember
> that the woman looked at the ticket to confirm its number after she
> had paid out.
>
> Check it out and please let me know...
>
> Personally I dont believe the interrupt story offered by DB. A
> effeminately dressed balding man with a goatee followed by a camera
> crew with spotlights and mics does not need to bang on a windowframe
> to create a "Hmmm, thats out of the ordinary" interrupt.
>
> All that leaves in my mind is that either the trick is stooged or DB
> is one clever chimp - if the method of "Lift" is anything to go by,
> I would be inclined to agree with the latter. Either that or he has
> a computer graphic team on hand who scan and reprint manipulated
> copies of the betting slips (Which would explain the evident lag
> between the end of the race and DBs collection of his
> winnings)...The rabbit hole gets deeper
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