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  • - I hate brain tricks.

  • God (bleep) it.

  • What is this?

  • Witchery?

  • - Just one more, just one more.

  • This alliteration might fool some people.

  • Ask someone, "What is the word spelled S-H-O-P?"

  • What is the word spelled S-H-O-P?

  • - Shop.

  • - Shop.

  • - Then ask them, "What do you do

  • "when you come to a green light?"

  • - Shop.

  • - What do you do when you come to a green light?

  • - Stop.

  • - Green light.

  • Get it?

  • (laughs)

  • 'Cause a green light.

  • You don't stop at a green light.

  • - No!

  • - Stop.

  • Oh, (bleep).

  • - Oh, I'm so dumb!

  • - Their answer will most likely be wrong,

  • because they've been primed to think of the wrong word.

  • Priming manipulates people to think and act

  • as they were suggested.

  • Here's a mind/body test.

  • Ask your friends to catch a dollar from the midpoint.

  • Have to try to catch this dollar from the midpoint.

  • So put your hand like right here.

  • - Okay.

  • - Do you think you can catch this dollar from the midpoint?

  • - Yes. - Okay.

  • You can't!

  • - I can do it. - Okay, okay, okay.

  • - Okay.

  • Can anyone do it, or is it just me?

  • - No, no, no.

  • It's a sure bet their reaction time will be too slow,

  • because by the time the brain processes it,

  • the dollar would've already dropped too far.

  • Try this one.

  • Give yourself a thumbs up.

  • Now, point at it.

  • Now, switch.

  • Now, switch.

  • - Wait, what the...

  • Oh my God!

  • - Ugh.

  • No, I can't do it.

  • - Don't get discouraged if you can't do it.

  • It's really hard. (chuckles)

  • Nope.

  • You can do it.

  • I can do it.

  • We all can do it.

  • One, two, three.

  • Oh!

- I hate brain tricks.

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