Con Trick's

Dec McC

Was watching 'The Real Hustle' last night on tv and remember a trick that was done on me in a pub a few years ago. Four coins were placed on the bar in a square shape with each coin touching 2 others.

I was told to touch one of the four coins while the hustler wasn't looking and then he was able to tell me which coin it was. Now i made sure i only barely touched the coin and did not move it but i could never figure out how it was done. He got it right every time.

It was only me and him so he had no help, i made him face the other way to make sure he wasn't using the mirror behind the bar and i even checked to see if the heat off my hand was leaving condensation on the coins. To this day i'm still stumped

Anyone know how this was done or have any other similar tricks?

Jesus Wept

Smoke and mirrors I think, did you notice any smoke?

trout

Was he working alone ? If there was a group of on-lookers, one of them could have been tipping the con-man with subtle gestures.

Tinytony

Dec McC wrote: »

Was watching 'The Real Hustle' last night on tv and remember a trick that was done on me in a pub a few years ago. Four coins were placed on the bar in a square shape with each coin touching 2 others.

I was told to touch one of the four coins while the hustler wasn't looking and then he was able to tell me which coin it was. Now i made sure i only barely touched the coin and did not move it but i could never figure out how it was done. He got it right every time.

It was only me and him so he had no help, i made him face the other way to make sure he wasn't using the mirror behind the bar and i even checked to see if the heat off my hand was leaving condensation on the coins. To this day i'm still stumped

Anyone know how this was done or have any other similar tricks?

I'm a bit of a master of this trick myself, don't know whether I should spill the beans or not. Been using it for years and still works a treat! Maybe via PM.....

bushy...

Easy version is for your accomplice to put his glass down near a corresponding corner of his beermat.

Tinytony

bushy... wrote: »

Easy version is for your accomplice to put his glass down near a corresponding corner of his beermat.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :eek:

Sabre0001

Really interesting program and some really good ones! I like the preposition challenges too (the ones in the pub)..

JohnnyStones

bushy... wrote: »

Easy version is for your accomplice to put his glass down near a corresponding corner of his beermat.

Yes that's the way i do it!

don't know how it works if he didn't have somebody helping him?

cormie

Why not ask Con?

Trojan911

bushy... wrote: »

Easy version is for your accomplice to put his glass down near a corresponding corner of his beermat.

That is how it is done....

Same with the metal beer stands that have all the holes in it. You tell a fella to pick a hole whilst not looking and then your "prop" puts his beer glass on a nearby beer holder on the exact spot you picked... Works everytime.

TJ911..

JohnnyStones

cormie wrote: »

Why not ask Con?

Whats Con doing with that Rabbit?:):)