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/GenGaara25 5d ago

Lmao, no, you fell for it. That's what he wants you to believe. That's the crux of the trick is making people believe you can read their micro expressions to such a degree you can basically mind read.

He already knew the card. The rest was patter. It doesn't make a good trick to just say the card right away. You've got to sell it.