Derren Brown tonight

[coffers1]

Has anyone got any idea how Derren does his tricks, tonights show was really clever?  lik guessin how much money was in peoples wallets...ive seen a lot of derrens stuff b4 and worked out the bmx trick but the others really confused me???

cheers

[Mattk]

sometimes its best not to know !

guessing the money is based on judging peoples appearances eg the rasta didnt drive and rode into town which suggested he didnt need to carry that much money.he was so far out with the kids at the end because kids dont carry that much generally.

even so its nigh on impossible to do to within 50p !

[sunflower68]

He was great. Is this a series then?  He must have somehow hypnotised those guys  into feeling that awful fear........spooky.

[johntheplamf]

I don't think the guy's natural. The way he made that guy squirm by just staring him out, must be in league with the devil. Well it's the only sensible option i can think of.

[pjm007]

I agree, I think he has taken on the form of Satan. I reckon if he done that to me I would quite enjoy knocking his teeth down his throat !

[londondave]

yeah, but just imagine being able to do that to someone who tries to mug you, or has a go at you in a pub

[johntheplamf]

Or your wife when your dinner isn't on the table in time;)

[hugoboss]

I LOVE Derren Brown because he confuses the sh!t out of me!! I think he's amazing.
From what I've seen, i think most of it is done through hypnotising. The counting cash thing was impressive. Mattk is right, i think he's just VERY good at judging the sort of person someone is. The key to a lot of 'tricks' he does, is that he understands humans SO well, and can predict how we will behave in any given situation.
I read an article this week where the reporter was claiming Derren must be the Antichrist! He's certainly got something about him that no-one else has!
 If you like this new series, i highly recommend you try his DVD. It's FULL of great tricks.

[gavinbecky]

David Blaine does a lot of similiar tricks. Preparation in advance is the key to some of them. There is a site which reveals a lot of Blaine's tricks. Go to google and type David Blaine revealed.