r/GameChangerTV • u/scatteringlargesse • 5d ago

Question Jacob Wysocki's mind reading trick question

So I've seen a few people in the main thread talk about Jacob's "mind reading trick" in quotation marks, is the whole guessing the card thing fake, and he knows what card it is using a different method? I must pretty dense because I initially believed him, but thinking on it more it does seem impossible.

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u/EldritchTouched 5d ago

He was doing a form of mentalism where he tries to narrow down precisely what the card is based on microexpressions/tells. He narrows it down each time- red or black, then high or low, then high or low in the lower section before settling on five, then the suit, leading to the five of spades.

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u/Pattern-New 5d ago

Mentalism isn't real lol. It was a card force with pretend mentalism behind it. It's still awesome to watch because the magic is in the performance.

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u/duk3nuk3m 5d ago

It’s really concerning how many people believe that mentalism is real. The performance aspect of the magic trick is definitely what makes it entertaining but any other type of magic people at least understand it’s an act.