Can a Magician FOOL Penn & Teller with SWORD + PHONE BOOKS?!
Wes Barker | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | Season 2 Ep 5
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This is why i love magic. The trick is basically done 30 seconds in, but the performance lasts like 7 minutes just for entertainment value.
I’m confused ... how’d he do it ? :)
@@yasmrina247 I'm pinging your comment to let you know that the magician revealed how he could do the trick. It's on this channel.
@@yasmrina247 he palmed a card that looks like the phone book pages and stuck it to his page, then looks at it when demonstrating how he doesnt want you to rip the phonebook. And the page was already on the sword at the end. Its a really good looking trick
yASMRina he made a video on it
@@yasmrina247 He released a video on it 2 weeks ago
Boss: "hey, we want to promote you" Barker: "i quit"
A lot of stories are like that
I'd do the same, or at least refuse it.
R Nickerson Can confirm. I was being looked at for management at the grocery store I looked at and couldn’t imagine the rest of my life where I was living so I dipped. Hasn’t been an upward career move so far but I’m happier in some ways.
Derva Kommt von hinten yea really, the fake stories are too real
Very common. Usually promotions are expected and many fall short of expectations.
Imagine if Jonathan actually managed to rip off the phone book...
Trick still works, the peek is done before the phone book is ripped.
Biometrix 21 rip
James D in half.
Honestly would have been fine, at that point he knew the page #, so who rips it doesn't matter
It’s actually a more simple technique than it seems. You do have to be somewhat strong but it’s not ridiculous. Just takes some practice.
He revealed the technique in his channel. What I learned is.... how to tear a book easily!
This is his channel
Federico Olivares lmao!
Prem Kumar The real trick is finding a phone book!
Ahahaha so funny 😒😒
@@Fede_uyz What a twist!
9:35 I like how he walked behind to make sure there wasn’t an index of pages
Lmao, like: let ke just see a thing row quick here
and the way he starts walking back, right behind him is a lot more intimidating lol. Boss music starts playing and a huge healthbar appears
It’s funny how penn and teller completely fell for the lie of the page on the sword being the one he’s getting the numbers from.
I love how when penn gets on the stage he almost immediately checks behind the box, really does show he’s curious of how barker did it
The trick is pretty good. The delivery, banter, and awkward tension are excellent.
Really? I thought he was terrible. Couldn't tell if he was acting or just did things poorly...
So, he convinced you then?
WOoosh
ExaltedDuck #NoHomo
How could have they gotten fooled though? There are many explanations for how he could've done that.
Janitor backstage: Yeah....great trick.....
That poor janitor.... between the salt thing and this, they got their work cut out for them....
Janitor: "At least it can't get any worse." Eric Leclerc: "'sup. Mind the glue."
Rather elegant trick. He marks the page when jonathan chooses the number, later he looks up the page number when telling jonathan how not to rip the book (notice he goes back and forth). Then he just sticks a random page in the sword and claims it is the number he saw earlier. Also, note that you cannot have a page finishing in 0 and 1 on thr same sheet of paper. They go lile this: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/0. Pages finishing in 0 and 1 are opposite (you see both when a book is open). Very nice
Brilliant explanation! KZhead gives us the benefit of being able to slow the video down, so you can see the piece of paper is on the sword as Wes turns around. However, I still wondered how he got the exact correct page out that quickly. I had to rewatch to see that you're correct - he didn't! It was an great trick, with excellent misdirection employed. I hope Wes remembers your tip with the page numbers for the future! Nevertheless - tearing phone books in half like that, that's a trick worth watching in itself!!!! :)
Brilliant observation indeed. Clever trick
When he tells Jonathan how to rip the book he puts both hands on the spine. So how does he know how to open the book at the right page? Did he put something in to know where to open? I think that's the key of the trick...
I don't think that's the case. He tells P&T there was no indexing, which I assume means marking the page in some way. However, I do see a red page in the phone book and he seems to be in the area of that page when he tells the guy to pick. Is he using the odd page as a reference and counting from that point? The instruction on how to rip the book is an obvious page look up
This was what I suspected, as well. Worth noting, not all phonebooks start from pg. 1. My hometown's used to start from 0.
Throw the pages !!! ... ... ... at the count of three !
Niko Benedikt I would have established that beforehand. Must need the second phonebook to peak at the index.
Bruce Wayne he said he didn't use index
Bruce Wayne he didn't use index.
Bruce Wayne yeah no index was used... guess he did the trick better than most thought possible
You know, I think this bit was planned. If you pause the video before he stabs at the air, he already has the page on the sword. This is making me think that the second phone book was meant to be part of the act the entire time.
If you look closely you’ll see he actually has TWO phone books
and neither one mattered...
@@timq6224 First one mattered and is required. Remember, there was no force, the host FREELY chose what page was selected.
@@timq6224 how?? without the first phone book there would be no page number to guess at all? no number for the "assistant" to choose.
@@jennyneedsmeds there was no force
Haha
My hometown is so small... (How small is it?) It's so small, anyone can tear the phone book in half.
I lul'd a little
+tirmytaIts My high school was tough how tough was it ? The school newspaper had its own obituary page.
+tirmyta LUL
tirmyta that's what she said....... hehehehehehehehehe ,and another ha hehehe. he hehehehehehehe another hehehe
Actually about everyone could rip that phone book in half too....
Anyone here after Wes revealed the trick himself???
well I saw it when it aired... watching again now that I know how it was done
me is
Koren Lo Yes, and it didn’t make the trick any less impressive 😊
Yep
you made your comment after he made the reveal so it is actually impossible to be here before he made the reveal so this comment is a 0/10
"Ladies?" Gets me every time.
I remember when everyone thought this trick sucked. Now everyone loves it, clearly it aged well! I always thought it was really offbeat, low-fi, surprising and hilarious. Almost feels like if David Letterman stole Brian Brushwood's soul.
I think people are just nostalgic for phone books...
I really liked the slicing carrot part :)
*schwing*
Breaking the carrot on his finger was not an illusion. haha.
oh i thought that was a hot dog for some reason lol
I thought it was a hot dog too...whoops lol
Muser4Life when it's been three weeks since you last ate a vegetable.
I liked that Penn had the integrity to not keep guessing. The issue is that he didn't *really* fool them. The trick had five or maybe a dozen different ways of being done? Penn could rattle off four or five and get to the right one. He did the right thing in letting the dude win, since the two they guessed wasn't the right one and he managed to make it appear like they were. Good truck
I know this is a late comment but you are so right. Actually I believe on one trick they employ the "1% rule". Lots of magic tricks have multiple tricks that are used in sequence to make a great show, P&T might literally know 99% of how a trick is done; however, if they can't figure out how the last 1% of the trick is done, they submit that the performer fooled them. In this case they had no idea how Baker got the correct page on the sword (they probably knew a page was on the sword but how did pg 520 get on there - of course that was a lie which they didnt catch) I think that is really nice and just goes to show how knowledgeable they are.
@@sadeedkhan8966 they knew that a page is on the sword. that's what "lantern" is a code word for.
His boss must have been very confused, Boss-"wes,we would like to offer you a promotion" Wes-"I QUIT GOD DAMMIT!!!"
BASS boss-DarkMind boss,” well you can’t quit because I was promoting you to fired!!”
@@loganthesaint "you have been promoted to customer"
Michael Petikas shit the old switcharoo
After knowing the trick, revealed by him.. it’s even more fun to watch!
Same here😂
I LOVE watching tricks after the reveal. I still am blown away. To me it doesn’t lose its magic and appeal. That’s why I loved the Masked Magician growing up. Made me wanna do magic!
The lie at the end was the best. They didn't think he was just making up the page # at the end. They believed it was the page he said it was. He did fool them. I agree with Penn on this one, but barely. They guessed twice but given more guesses, they would have gotten it.
yep, they didn't notice the page was different colors, but you can only see that if you slow down the camera enough at 1:45 and look at the corner; it's a bright red page which is different than the blue corner page 6:00 he removed from his sword
They probably didn't
@@madhatten00 could'Ve also figured it out cause page 520 and 521 wouldnt be on the same piece of paper, the backside to 520 would've been 519.
@@madhatten00 hey it was question of number of a page. Those 2 books didnt have to be the same, and he didnt even promote it like that.
@@madhatten00 On KZhead we can pause and rewatch and play frame by frame and analyse a trick. Penn and Teller see it once from a decent distance away and have to figure it out from that.
I almost believed that the misunderstanding was genuine and you just happened to have backup. Almost. The fact that you had a couple of witty jokes ready for this lets us know that this was part of it all.
+DarKMaTTeR I'd have witty jokes to make if this happens in an emergency. How many strangers do you think he's practiced this with to get the routine right or get the trick right? This probably happens all the time.
+owlflame If it was a genuine accident, he'd probably have learned to say "on the count to three" before "throw the pages" very early on. :P
Paul J. Morton I disagree.
+DarKMaTTeR youre so naive
+DarKMaTTeR He's copying an old card trick, wish I could remember the magician's name. He had a sword, blindfolded himself and gave a deck of cards to the volunteer and told her to throw it on three. He stressed THREE so she'd throw, then he said "And throw!" as they fluttered down.
I like this guy. He seems like a good dude - genuinely grateful and humbled to be on the show.
"Oh I, sorry..Took me a while there. No. Totally on your page now" That pun. Because yellow phone book and pages. Hmm. I'll leave now.
Hahahha Tina!
Now thats funny
Tina M. I
What did that have to do with it being yellow?
A.J. Steinman yellow stop light in assuming
Boy I had forgotten how great Jonathan Ross is. Alyson Hannigan needs to have that "I'm in your corner, in your face Penn and Teller" mantra going.
Jonathan Ross is not as pretty as Hannigan, by some distance
Alyson always seems uncomfortable and weirded out by the magicians. Idk, its weird and undermines the fun for me
@@duskjohnson8195 she is cringey and annoying
I think she's got a cute persona and Ross is very funny. They just have different appeals as hosts.
They just have different styles, they're both good in their own way. Alison is also much easier on the eyes.
" I call this one Jonathan" Cracked me up whaha xD
When did he say that..?
@@JadesOfGrey when he's ripping the second book
+thedreadedzero Tearing the second phone book.
They definitely misheard what he said... at the beginning he said he was looking for a big, strong guy, "but we can just use Jonathan, I guess." I THINK this is what they are referring to...
R Nickerson what it’s literally what he says on the 2nd rip
After seing the reveal of his trick, it really does prove how dumb magic really is, and how it ALL about delivery.
As i used to say, the delivery IS the "magic"
Yes!
Dude, after seeing PENN AND TELLER you should have come to that conclusion. I love how they show it off.
And that is part of the reason why magicians usually NEVER reveal their tricks. Something absolutely mind blowing and amazing you just did suddenly becomes really dumb.
Depends on the trick.
Absolutely love Jonathan Ross as the host he’s hilarious 🤣
love the positive vibes this show gives. Unlike the other cringy shows where they perform and the judges just rip them apart and tell them there terrible. Too awkward and disheartening.
didn't know Alan tudyk is now a magician.
+JB Gimena Steve the Pirate?!?!?
+Mr MC p I o lp
+Mr MC Who the hell is Steve the Pirate?
227Morgan try google boy
Mr MC Nope, not ringing any bells
@4:07 i was cracking up laughing so hard....'''Throw the pages....on a count of 3.''.....hahahha
+THEJIGGADREWSHOW i'd have a comment there, but commenting what I want to say could potentially allow others to figure it out and make the method public. I don't know how he did it, but I have a piece of the puzzle.
Thomas Riley I don't think it's giving away too much to say he wanted Teller to get rid of the 1st phone book so he can use the ''back-up'' phone book. :)
+THEJIGGADREWSHOW Teller? Teller wasnt ussd though. You mean t hrs.
@@THEJIGGADREWSHOW it doesn't really matter. It was more for the entertainment factor. The entire trick was essentially done when Jonathan wrote the page down
1st papers get thrown Janitor: Oh come on man... Wes brings out a second book Janitor: Am i a Joke to you
Here's a riddle. Two guys destroyed your bike with a baseball bat and a crow bar. One of them wasn't me.
@@CrownRock1 you are a good soul... Time to watch me some Scrubs
@@CrownRock1 the other was.
To be honest, I'd be more scared getting one of your fingers in me. LAWL
Did you get lawl from SWG?
He said near me 😂
@@MadnessIRL I heard "in me"
At 8:44 Teller leans over to Penn and says "say he fooled us"
I finally figured it out. That peak is great. The rest of the trick is super ballsy! I love it. I wish there was footage of Penn when he found out how you did it. I can only imagine how frustrated he was! Awesome trick!
Haha thanks. Yeah he was pissed but in a great way.
@@WesBarker He would have figured out eventually, but he only allowed two guesses, and went for thwe wrong ones. You are a top showman!
8:39 One of the best moments ever on Fool Us. Miss you Jonathan.
I liked the way that after presenting the trophy, Penn goes and inspects behind the podium.
I love how everyone points out the page being on the sword, when that isn't even a crucial part of the trick and is just there for showmanship.
he did a free show at my school earlier today and i got to meet him afterwards and now i am just watching as many things from him as i can
Haha that was brilliant. How do you fool Penn & Teller? Make them think you did a trick you didn't do.
Funny thing is... (possible spoilers ahead) ...he never showed that the page he pierced actually had those numbers. He said the numbers and then threw it away. So I guess Penn and Teller were wrong in assuming there was a trick at all, once he peeked at the number it was over.
The peeking was part of the code so he didn't peek at what was written
thats exactly what i thought, he didnt show that all the pages were different either
If you slow it down you can see the page on the sword before the thrust. 🙄
zousss not zeus He peeked at the page while Jon was writing it down. Also pretty sure crossover(stupid autocorrect, sorry kross) nailed it.
KrossoverGod He heard him write the numbers
I love the simplicity of this trick. This was a refreshing change of pace. Nice work +Wes Barker.
I just find it funny that the trophy just has a big F U on it lol 😂😂
Fooled us
+jonskyproduktions shit dont say...
aaron popoca *you dont say
And Penn & Teller had another show called BS
It's intentional and that's the joke.
This is how I think he did it: when he had him pick the page he marked the page then when he said don't rip it like this that's when he flipped to the marked page and looked at the numbers then ripped the phonebook but already had a half ripped page with random numbers on it and slipped it on the sword while he turned to the side so when he stabbed in the air it was already on the sword then just said the guys numbers that he memorized when he peeked earlier
By Jove, I think you've got it...! :)
guy from the future here, he did a reveal and thats exactly it
It’s almost like you watched his reveal video.
Underrated comment.
@@shrimp19921 The comment is older than the reveal video.
2:39 "Ladies." "I've just destroyed this phone book. The only number I need is yours."
At 8:00 he says I'm totally on your page, great throwing that in there
Been watching these all day. This is one of the best
I think it takes a lot of courage and cold blood to do what you did! I really like how you have fooled them with such a simple but risky trick. Your show is very funny and you're very nice. I laughed so much, thank you!
The little interaction at the beginning is hysterical. XD
There has ALWAYS BEEN a great degree of irreverence in the Penn & Teller performances. For a Fooler to receive a "FU" trophy 🏆 is actually high praise coming from these 2 world renowned performers.
Penn and Teller, you guys are the greatest!
i really love Wes´s awesome energy.
I cal this one Jonathan
I cant do this one jonathan
Excellent misdirection. All I’ll say is the magic is in the last split second when the audience has already begun applauding :)
+Izzard Holy crap!! You are right! I get it now after re-watching.
+bossestentialism what is the timestamp that you guys are talking about?
+Izzard I DON'T GET IT
+Izzard They've selected the page number random at the first part of the trick and just Jonathan Ross knew it until the end. So when Wes Barker picked the page, and said the number out loud by that moment he didn't know what number Jonathan wrote on the paper at the beginning. It's a great trick!
+José Miguel Cegarra Vasquez I can't understand what you're trying to say, but yes: Wes said the name of the page first and then Jonathan confirmed it, which is part of the brilliant misdirection at the end of the trick. But if you think only Jonathan knew the the page number until the end then you've been fooled :)
Love how you followed you're dream. You sir are a inspiration !
I feel like everytime Penn hits the table with his notebook or his hands, they are fooled
" I call this one Jonathan " XD
8:04 “I’m on your page now” Lmfao
Jonathan is really smooth at quick banter and ad-lib.
I like this guy's delivery and mannerisms. Very refreshing
“I call this one Jonathan” 😂🤣😂🤣
Great trick, really simple once you figure it out but at the end of the day all tricks are simple at there core, great job man, wonderful performance.
just loved this so much.
There was no force. It was a load. BEAUTIFULLY executed! Awesome job, Wes!!
Johnathon is the perfect foil
A fencing pun. Nice
Jonathan is mortified after he throws them the first time.
Awesome performance and illusion! Well done Sir!
“Ladies.” Killed me.
Wes Barker, Congrats!!!! I'm guessing you were NOT expecting to go home with a trophy? Not based on the trick, based on the stunned laughter after they gave it to you. :P
This clip highlights the value of a good MC... Jonathon was *_amazing_* in this playing off of t’other guy, now we’ve a host with the personality of a wall.
Man. What I like about this show is they really show respect to the performer and craft.
Loved this trick. Very cool! Great work.
Man I miss jonathan 😞
What's the matter? You got a problem with flutes?
Alison is not too good 😞
i dont
Mustafa Hadi you gay? Allison does a great job.
Stockton Muthafuc*a wow bit much
A force was the first thing I thought of. Pretty awesome he didn't use a force.
Ya.. forces are for pussy's.. I would do it his way too..
You could explain 75% of this show's tricks through forces, but I'm baffled when some of them say that it's not a force
I'm guessing it's a peek, not a force.
Even though the presenter almost f**ked up the trick for Wes, he came back in the end, GREAT JOB!
If you are referring to the "wrong toss", that was a deliberate part of the act.
I love the performance even more than the trick itself lol, it's hilarious
Who’s here after watching him reveal his trick 🤯 Edit: thanks a lot for this crazy amount of likes, also a sub would be really appreciated if you see this ❤️
Lol
im here
Even better once I know how its done, bc I appreciate it more.
I’m here to watch this again before seeing him reveal the trick
Yup
This British host is so nice they had back in the earlier seasons!
yeah jonathan ross is brilliant. he's one of our national treasures
Jonathan Ross is a legend. Funny to call him "this British host"
Wes Barker... YOUR GREAT AT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This guy cracks me up
at one point I completely forgot this was a magic trick and just enjoyed the fun
Wes that was so cool and you have great grip strength as well!!
Dude, U rock! By far one of my favorite magi's in the world.
Ok so when you fool Penn and Teller, you literally get a Trophy that says: "F - U"... thats Nice :D
+Bruce Doyle That's just Penn's sense of humor. But I think he was actually surprised that they gave it to him, since they were calling out the technical jargon of how it could be accomplished and he seemed to be kind of resigned to "Oh, well, they figured it out..." when Penn said he "fooled us", his face lit up. Silly trophy on a show that mainly serves to showcase new magicians with no big prize money or anything... but I bet he treasures that little bit of acrylic. :-)
+MrJest2 there only suppose to be allowed one guess. While they can bend the rules it's really up to their discretion
>Silly trophy on a show that mainly serves to showcase new magicians with no big prize money But isn't some kind of Las Vegas performing too? I don't remember what it is actually since i heard it the first season and then never again.
Pikopati performing at one of their shows. they use to say that was a prize but i dont watch this show ofte so i may be wrong
"Hey where'd you get that trophy?" "From the show F.U."
I also think the reason he rips two phone books apart is to have more papers on the floor so the paper that he let's go off is difficult to find
ooh would make sense
The paper is already on the sword before it's thrown. 5.55
mano wars yeah but it’s a random page
Baga Inferno actually you’d be surprised at the small details like that you miss when looking over a large amount of similar items.
This was great! Love the new term "stunt magician"!
This is why magic is more about showmanship than about the actual quality of the tricks. Of course, tearing a phonebook apart is quite impressive, but I believe that even if it was the most terrible and cliche trick in the world, I would’ve had a blast with this man’s charisma. The British host is also hilarious, I loved him! Made me wanna impersonate him 😂
Nice and surprisingly simple trick with great misguidance. You sir, are a great performer!
He seems so awkwardly likable. Thats a guy I would love to drink a beer with :D
man wes even though I know how you did it such a great trick and thanks for the tutorial on it. such an amazing trick love it... I cant wait to see what you want to teach us amateur magicians next.
Bravo....very cool.....thanks for astonishing me.
Penn had it right the second time, then mentioned an "index" that invalidated his explanation. He assumed too much lol.
Thats because the stabing part is just half the trick, they still didn't knew how he knew the page number
By mentioning the index he showed he didn't actually get it right. He still believed Wes actually got the right page. He didn't realize nobody actually verified those page numbers and that Wes could have lied.
fair play dude well done
I loved those safe and funny magic, they are so lovable :)
I got no words, this is amazing
For anyone not getting the Skywalker joke, they're refering to the magic term of "force" where you make the participant think they've picked by choice, but you've used some subtle method to control where they land. It's often used in card tricks where they fan cards out. In this case I'm wagering that the page numbers are not something anyone pays attention to when Wes directs them to check the pages to make sure they are different so they're all marked the same page number. Even if that's not the key, it's a clever act with a lot of good showmanship.
Guy said it was a sort of break that wasn't pinkie with a normal book
+OgreSamanosuke It wasn't a joke, Penn was trying to hint at the magician how he did the trick without outright revealing it on television and ruining the guy's trick.
Much simpler than that. This trick is done with real phone books and a little bit of lying.
3:54 "I'll be honest, I'm more scared of getting one of your fingers in me" *awkward audience half-laughter* OUT OF COMPLETELY NOWHERE WTF how has no one commented on this
Daniel J. I’m pretty sure it was referencing how he’s a strongman and how the carrot also got chopped just like it did with the sword.
Awesome job bro!!!
the trick is super simple but clever at the sametime!
I'm a huge fan of magic, and I've seen every act on this show. This is easily one of my favorites. I like your style, I like your comedy, I LOVE this performance. Johnathan made a good partner hahah. Could watch this again and again.
"I call this one Johnathan"