Seth Raphael claims Randi's Million Dollar Challenge

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2012
  • At the MIT Media Lab in April 2008, Hi-Tech Magician Seth Raphael (magicseth.com/) challenged James Randi (randi.org/), claiming his computer can read minds. Randi accepted the challenge and then watched as Seth's computer succeeded in passing all of his tests. Witness Randi handing Seth the first good faith check for $10,000. Seth performs all of these miracles in live shows for companies across the world.

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  • @evan937
    @evan937 Před 7 lety +5642

    I think the biggest question most of us are all thinking is what the hell is wrong with that man's hair?

    • @scally__6779
      @scally__6779 Před 7 lety +293

      Don't look up elapesia or you'll be none the wiser...try looking for alopecia - most people just shave their head.

    • @belltopcone
      @belltopcone Před 7 lety +10

      Scally __ Thanks Scally :-)

    • @Malakawaka
      @Malakawaka Před 7 lety +2

      +Chi sey 😆😆

    • @ExpatScoti
      @ExpatScoti Před 7 lety +119

      Misdirection.

    • @bveracka
      @bveracka Před 7 lety +46

      Misdirection, haha that sure is fitting! And it's one very screwed up hair style.

  • @The-Real-Term
    @The-Real-Term Před 8 lety +1914

    To all the people crying that this was a waste of 27 minutes and they want it back it's your own fault for being a rookie of the internet, I'm a professional CZcams viewer and that entails always having a second monitor with porn playing and simultaneously watching both monitors to never risk wasted time. I have completed CZcams 3 times now but in return I suffer from carpal tunnel in both wrist and one ankle and exhausted over 14,000 boxes of tissue paper.

    • @h8tingit
      @h8tingit Před 8 lety +8

      lol 😂😂

    • @87arranprestwich
      @87arranprestwich Před 8 lety +19

      fucking funny shit hopefully one day I can complete youtube

    • @MegaTriumph1
      @MegaTriumph1 Před 8 lety +2

      So you are saying your in pain and can not acess the button to quickly get to another channel. To bad for you.

    • @TranslationsRussian
      @TranslationsRussian Před 8 lety +15

      Save money on tissues by re-using an old sock!

    • @interestedglaswegian3796
      @interestedglaswegian3796 Před 8 lety +5

      WHAT DOES "COMPLETED CZcams" MEAN

  • @InsidetheCasino
    @InsidetheCasino Před 2 lety +46

    I met James Randi at the Flamingo in Las Vegas in 2019 while he was having coffee with Penn Jillette. My daughter had spied Penn at the small lobby cafe we were in line at and pointed him out. I immediately recognized the old gray-haired man he was with. Penn had just wheeled him by in a wheelchair to the patio of the cafe. I saw a lull in their conversation and got the courage to introduce myself to them both. While Penn excused himself to get the coffee, I got to chat with James a bit and expressed my enjoyment of his debunking videos. He was a very gracious and soft spoken man. I didn’t visit but more than a couple minutes, as I didn’t want to intrude on the two close friends time together.
    Later that night, at the meet and greet after the Penn & Teller show, I reminded Penn that I had met him and James earlier that morning. He said he remembered, and that James appreciated me talking to him about his debunking stuff and that it meant a lot to him.
    That’s my story of meeting James Randi and Penn together.

  • @mouseman225
    @mouseman225 Před rokem +61

    Thank goodness that was all an April fool's! Initially I was thinking "well, all it takes to win a million bucks is to use technology that grandpa doesn't understand" 😂

    • @JESUSisGOD-vy6ps
      @JESUSisGOD-vy6ps Před 8 měsíci

      Please answer

    • @rayluna1432
      @rayluna1432 Před 8 měsíci

      Same thought lol 😂

    • @joetheman74
      @joetheman74 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Obviously you children have never seen James Randi before. He was a very intelligent person with a long career in debunking paranormal psychic nonsense. He was not some ignorant old man that doesn't understand tech. Yet what am I to expect from obviously YOUNG inexperienced children that know nothing of the world yet.

    • @naomibarrenger2295
      @naomibarrenger2295 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@joetheman74 stop talking to young children on the internet then

  • @AngelsOfCydonia
    @AngelsOfCydonia Před 5 lety +732

    Well there goes 2 seconds of my life I'll never get back.. Thank you comment section.

  • @Sevenstarz1216
    @Sevenstarz1216 Před 4 lety +986

    Let's all bow our heads and take a moment of silence for our brothers and sisters who warned us in the comments. We stand on the shoulders of giants. Thank you for your service.

    • @JoeZUGOOLA
      @JoeZUGOOLA Před 4 lety +6

      They fucked up a perfectly good joke 😅

    • @wannawatchu66
      @wannawatchu66 Před 4 lety +16

      @@JoeZUGOOLA Or saved us all 27 minutes of sitting through one.

    • @antonelabakavic4045
      @antonelabakavic4045 Před 3 lety +8

      Yes. For all of those who lost almost 30 minutes of their lives, so we could be saved

    • @kennethmelnychuk9737
      @kennethmelnychuk9737 Před 3 lety +2

      Good thing that I fast forward to the end

    • @nailbreakzhammer9716
      @nailbreakzhammer9716 Před 2 lety +7

      Fun fact if everybody switched our smart tech off and refused to switch it back on until our demands were met , the virtual crippling of their big data economy and digital infrastructure would bring the cabal to their knees . It's all about big data , data collection is worth more than oil , the future is gene therapy doing away with millenia of medicine the jabbing will never stop , but they couldnt achieve it if everybody refused their tech , hell even just for a day or a week even switch it off when you go to bed would be a start ,we hold all the cards.

  • @Stuartdouglas19
    @Stuartdouglas19 Před rokem +160

    I can't believe I fell for a 10 year old April fool. Very well played.
    Best part was when he took out the envelope to prove he couldn't cheat either

    • @chrlpolk
      @chrlpolk Před 11 měsíci +5

      I saw this years back and it just popped up on my feed. I remembered that is was a trick, but what was the ending? I watched through it again and was like that’s right, April Fools 😂

    • @Greg-yu4ij
      @Greg-yu4ij Před 11 měsíci +7

      I was thinking no way, even if supernatural powers exist nobody’s ever gonna prove it, and claim the million dollars. So I’m not wasting 27 minutes on this. Read the comments, saved minutes.

    • @brianmueller7913
      @brianmueller7913 Před 9 měsíci

      Why shouldn't you "fall for it?" You undoubtedly trusted Randi as a "man of science," when he is nothing more than a retired magician, or should I say a con man or liar.

    • @triple_x_r_tard
      @triple_x_r_tard Před 7 měsíci

      @@brianmueller7913 randi was quite well-spoken and pragmatic. are you trying to make an appeal to university degreeship? or do you actually believe you can cast magic spells?

    • @Badfinger4
      @Badfinger4 Před 3 měsíci +7

      @@brianmueller7913James Randi is the farthest thing from a con man or a liar as you accuse him of being.

  • @Quark.Lepton
    @Quark.Lepton Před 2 lety +405

    James Randi was a friend of mine, and I know a lot of people rightly claim that honor, but I will never forget how generous he was to me and how, in some inexplicable way, I always felt better knowing he was around, doing what he did best for the betterment of all. Having passed away almost exactly one year ago, I feel a void and an uncertainty about the future of science in this chaotic, profoundly, ignorant, violence-prone country because we have lost one of our greatest champions of science, truth and education. All that considered, James Randi and his remarkable life’s work, indeed, left us in a better place than we could have ever achieved without him. RIP old bean.

    • @havocproltd
      @havocproltd Před 2 lety +4

      HOLY KATZ! I was not aware that the Amazing Randi had passed. Godspeed, Mr. Randi.

    • @TL3721
      @TL3721 Před 2 lety +12

      Hey Sa, I don’t know Randi personally, but I feel exactly the same way about him as you do. It’s not often these days to come across a truly authentic person. He’ll always be an inspiration for me.

    • @PropagandaFacts
      @PropagandaFacts Před 2 lety +4

      i never heard of the cat but i can feel the emotion and passion in what you write...thank you for introducing me to a guy with your incredibly well articulated description...i can tell i wouldve liked him

    • @nicholasmuro1742
      @nicholasmuro1742 Před 2 lety +6

      His was the 2nd book on magic I ever read. The first was about Houdini. I never wanted to be a magician. Just wanted to know how it worked. I guess it's the mechanic in me.
      He exposed it, I loved it.

    • @firecloud77
      @firecloud77 Před 2 lety +5

      *"James Randi and his remarkable life’s work, indeed, left us in a better place than we could have ever achieved without him."*
      His spirit is in a much better place right now, I'm sure much to his utter shock and amazement.

  • @merrick3627
    @merrick3627 Před 7 lety +102

    I feel absolutely betrayed by this video

  • @AbdelAziz0205
    @AbdelAziz0205 Před 4 lety +259

    Seth's hair is still loading.

    • @marmccown3537
      @marmccown3537 Před 4 lety +4

      lmao!

    • @martincooper8559
      @martincooper8559 Před 4 lety +4

      Lmfao!!! 😂😂😂😂😣👌👌👌

    • @antonelabakavic4045
      @antonelabakavic4045 Před 3 lety +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the best comment!!! You deserve million likes

    • @solnocturno
      @solnocturno Před 3 lety +2

      Lmao buffering......

    • @gustavogodoy9626
      @gustavogodoy9626 Před 3 lety +1

      The twist is that the paranormal was in his hair like Samson's Strength

  • @luisvillarreal5262
    @luisvillarreal5262 Před 2 lety +4

    Audience member: I’m suing you for a million dollars. You will be hearing from my lawyer for wasting 27 minutes of my time. 😂

  • @realbangbang
    @realbangbang Před 3 měsíci +1

    This was by far my favorite prank ever to watch on CZcams

  • @whomee2
    @whomee2 Před 8 lety +604

    Thanks to reading the comments, I skipped ahead to 26:35 and didn't waste half an hour watching this...

    • @fielding68
      @fielding68 Před 8 lety +16

      +whomee2 Wish i'd done the same mate.

    • @fdakis
      @fdakis Před 8 lety +5

      +whomee2 Ha! Thanks for saving me the time man. I was a few minutes in before I read your post.

    • @dogfather761
      @dogfather761 Před 8 lety +4

      Thanks dude

    • @robmccabe6993
      @robmccabe6993 Před 8 lety +1

      +whomee2 lol thankya

    • @THE16THPHANTOM
      @THE16THPHANTOM Před 8 lety +1

      +whomee2
      hahah.... thanks

  • @Protokollon
    @Protokollon Před 5 lety +1708

    You guys got me good. But I wish you would've kept the April's fool joke to 5 minutes instead of 27 ****ing minutes.

    • @moth4256
      @moth4256 Před 5 lety +16

      i think it was a good joke, pretty entertaining

    • @robthom09
      @robthom09 Před 4 lety +77

      Thanks for the heads up. Based on title, I didn't watch this video at all, and went straight to comments

    • @philipolson4842
      @philipolson4842 Před 4 lety +11

      I made it twelve minutes, yup five would have been about right.

    • @geekypleer1202
      @geekypleer1202 Před 4 lety +2

      They got me for six minutes before I knew something was up.

    • @johns3491
      @johns3491 Před 4 lety +13

      The longer the prank, the better the joke 😁

  • @lawlmatty712
    @lawlmatty712 Před 2 lety +8

    This was such an absolutely entertaining prank to watch! What a wonderful perfomance!

  • @donwald3436
    @donwald3436 Před rokem +7

    RIP Randi we need you more than ever!

  •  Před 7 lety +69

    April Fools joke still catching suckers 8 years later.

  • @eldritchmen765
    @eldritchmen765 Před 7 lety +584

    Why does that psychic look like he should be praising Atom in the Glowing Sea?

    • @magnussteinbru5298
      @magnussteinbru5298 Před 7 lety +16

      Eldritch Guy Haha! Nice Fallout reference, bro.

    • @TheJudgeraye
      @TheJudgeraye Před 7 lety +13

      nice! i couldnt believe that when i read it

    • @martinigasolini4062
      @martinigasolini4062 Před 6 lety +4

      Eldritch Guy Lmfao

    • @MsSaxoBeat257
      @MsSaxoBeat257 Před 6 lety +3

      Eldritch Guy omg what an awesome and perfect reference! Haha

    • @ingainloggningsnamn
      @ingainloggningsnamn Před 6 lety

      Wasn't that amazing, tbh.. Don't get me wrong it was good but it's not like I haven't seen better ones.

  • @catfish24
    @catfish24 Před rokem +4

    He's bald He's not bald He's bald He's not bald He's bald He's not bald.

  • @quadlink
    @quadlink Před 2 lety +15

    RIP James Randi... legend

  • @natewhitelaw3759
    @natewhitelaw3759 Před 7 lety +1425

    I'm actually so much angrier than I should be

    • @blixx8931
      @blixx8931 Před 7 lety +34

      I'm really fucking angry

    • @KingDecahedron
      @KingDecahedron Před 7 lety +8

      punch someone - you have an extra fist in your beard !

    • @KingDecahedron
      @KingDecahedron Před 7 lety +5

      chill - we will make better joke !

    • @blixx8931
      @blixx8931 Před 7 lety +44

      Deca Hedron mostly angry at that dudes radiation sickness hair.

    • @craigmills9674
      @craigmills9674 Před 7 lety +14

      like Jim cary as fire Marshall bill.

  • @gavinator354
    @gavinator354 Před 9 lety +705

    Wow. Extremely disappointing from both parties. Seth you need to include the truth of this video in the description and James should never have agreed to this. What a waste of time. Someone please upvote this comment so everyone can see at 26:40 it is an April Fools prank...

    • @keira_churchill
      @keira_churchill Před 9 lety +62

      The whole point of an April fools prank is that you don't announce ahead of time that you're about to play an April fool's prank. I brought some balance to the force with a downvote on that silly suggestion.

    • @gavinator354
      @gavinator354 Před 9 lety +30

      Keira Churchill Too true! But considering this was posted on September 8th, and there are usually 364 days out of the year that it is NOT April 1st, I feel my warning is valid. I have downvoted your reply to put back the balance you disrupted. ;)

    • @WachdByBigBrother
      @WachdByBigBrother Před 9 lety +6

      Maybe people will start to recognize sarcasm, jokes, and trolls better after this.

    • @MugsBaloney
      @MugsBaloney Před 9 lety

      booooo

    • @Killacorn
      @Killacorn Před 9 lety +3

      thanks for ruining it!

  • @coolnamebro
    @coolnamebro Před 8 měsíci +1

    I see someone expecting to be taken seriously with a tea towel draped over their head, I click away.

  • @sarahmurphy190
    @sarahmurphy190 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Cant believe i fell for it... watching in awe for the whole video, very well played fellows. 😅

  • @ewiem4351
    @ewiem4351 Před 7 lety +40

    Amazing Randi should get a prize for looking exactly like he did in the 80s What's my Line TV show. He hasn't aged a bit.
    Maybe it''s the beard?

    • @williamallman299
      @williamallman299 Před 7 lety

      He does look for being in his 80s, doesn't her? But the show was "That's My Line", aired in 1981. "What's My LIne" aired in the 50s and 60s.

    • @IsmailofeRegime
      @IsmailofeRegime Před 7 lety +2

      Back then he was a balding, grey-bearded and bespectacled man. He already looked older than many his age. People in their 50s also tend to dress differently in their 80s, but not Randi. That's why his age progression is less dramatic than most people's.

    • @dhurdysixx3636
      @dhurdysixx3636 Před 7 lety +2

      yeah he never been young lol

  • @SuperCamday
    @SuperCamday Před 7 lety +212

    When you drop a lolly on the carpet and you pick it back up

    • @AwoudeX
      @AwoudeX Před 6 lety +6

      this made me laugh harder than it probably should

    • @marisaramey1995
      @marisaramey1995 Před 6 lety +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @derekg5674
      @derekg5674 Před 6 lety +2

      You sir, win my attention.

    • @Graszhoppa
      @Graszhoppa Před 6 lety +11

      I laughed so hard i farted

    • @enlightenedmcgee
      @enlightenedmcgee Před 6 lety +2

      I can’t believe you said this. 🙀😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @paulthompkins4150
    @paulthompkins4150 Před rokem +3

    Magic Seth went on Penn and Tellers show FOOL US and completely blew their minds. He's truly AMAZING.

  • @kylekinkade9211
    @kylekinkade9211 Před 2 lety +4

    The 3 that stood for the ovation really took it hard that day!

  • @Revelationxxx
    @Revelationxxx Před 8 lety +92

    It's all an April fools joke... this video was posted in september. I've just wasted 27 minutes of my life.

    • @mikeill4144
      @mikeill4144 Před 8 lety +5

      gone forever

    • @45rpm.
      @45rpm. Před 8 lety

      +Slows I knew there was something fishy going on, I was like woah test it properly with the double blind n everything.

    • @zapzee3298
      @zapzee3298 Před 8 lety

      +Slows trollolololololololo! u mad? XD

    • @Revelationxxx
      @Revelationxxx Před 8 lety

      +Cecilie Hansen not remotely mad... are you trying to be funny?

    • @zapzee3298
      @zapzee3298 Před 8 lety

      Slows yass!

  • @lucktr8
    @lucktr8 Před 5 lety +316

    I h8 when I don't read comments first

    • @minddrift7152
      @minddrift7152 Před 5 lety

      Same....

    • @Tintamar5678
      @Tintamar5678 Před 5 lety +1

      I know right... 27 minutes long I could have watched something else. I thought he was giving in way to easy. Like why wouldnt he whip out his own deck of cards to use etc...

    • @leopiccione8523
      @leopiccione8523 Před 5 lety

      Tintamar5678 I think less of you for your spoiler. No need to comment on everything

    • @GlennMichaelThompson
      @GlennMichaelThompson Před 5 lety

      @@leopiccione8523
      Spoiler?!? No, it's a lame joke that wastes time.

    • @NikKirk00
      @NikKirk00 Před 4 lety

      I just watched that entire thing. What a waste, next time I'll read the comment section first lol

  • @ExDubxC
    @ExDubxC Před rokem +2

    10 years. . . 10 YEARS OLD VIDEO and they pranked my ass. love it. much love Mr magic Setch

  • @John-zn4lp
    @John-zn4lp Před 8 měsíci +3

    I guess Seth forgot to completely charge his shaver the night before.

  • @chadakaira
    @chadakaira Před 7 lety +236

    Please tell me part of the gag was this dude's fucked up dome?

    • @DamienStorey
      @DamienStorey Před 7 lety +3

      It was aired on April 1st ...

    • @Wertsir
      @Wertsir Před 7 lety +4

      Yeah, but was the HAIR a part of the joke, or does that guy just have it that way naturally?

    • @Bbknuckles
      @Bbknuckles Před 6 lety

      chadakaira nada he's battling cancer

    • @seafoxx777
      @seafoxx777 Před 6 lety +1

      Those were sensors, not hair patches.

    • @bert.hbuysse5569
      @bert.hbuysse5569 Před 6 lety +7

      Trust me, if you have an MA from MIT you don't have to worry about your haircut any longer.

  • @AtomicFolly
    @AtomicFolly Před 4 lety +1460

    It's an April fool's joke. I hopefully just saved you 20+ minutes. If it was more clever it'd be worth the watch. I unfortunately will never get that 27:01 minutes back but hopefully you comment viewer can save yourself before it's to late.

    • @RyanJBroady
      @RyanJBroady Před 4 lety +30

      you hero

    • @ambyvlogs
      @ambyvlogs Před 4 lety +12

      Adam DeNio thanks I stopped in 10 seconds

    • @nick9399
      @nick9399 Před 4 lety +7

      Came here looking for comments about his hair, this is much better thanks.

    • @dadocitto
      @dadocitto Před 4 lety +19

      Son of a bitch. I read this comment at 25 mins and 23 seconds. I hate my life!!!!! I think I was more upset by reading this, since I was so far through the video. I would have just rathered found out myself! Thanks jackass 😂😂. You would have been a savoir if I would have read it within 2 mins of it playing !!

    • @cstutz1
      @cstutz1 Před 4 lety +4

      Damnit! I should have read the comments! The while time I was like...there is no way this is real 😂

  • @worldwithouttime
    @worldwithouttime Před 7 měsíci +2

    Awesome! Never met Randi but had some email conversations with him. He was my hero growing up, I'm a proud skeptic and scientist as a result.

  • @LotsofStuffYT
    @LotsofStuffYT Před 2 lety +2

    I am so glad I watched the whole thing. What a great ending. Thanks.

  • @jodydennis5415
    @jodydennis5415 Před 4 lety +617

    The only reason I'm not mad about wasting 27 minutes of my life is because of my respect for James Randi

    • @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid
      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Před 4 lety +20

      Still angry, James should know better. April fool's day pranks is hardly something he should be encouraging in a skeptical educational foundation, and on top of that this muddles the integrity of JREF... How many people only read the title, or didn't watch the final 10secs?
      There's bound to be people who now think there's been at least one winner ergo supernatural may be real after all.
      It even sounds like a breakthrough when the guy said, "I won't be needing your million dollars (just your admission will make me 100x that.)"
      Very disappointed personally.

    • @niwempleh
      @niwempleh Před 4 lety +7

      @@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid using a computer disqualifies you from the prize, because the computer is just technology and explicable. I knew something was up because you cannot read memory of a computer that is off by touching it. Common sense and if you even watch just one other of his challenges, they are not even close to getting it right let alone spot on 3/3.

    • @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid
      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Před 4 lety +3

      @@niwempleh Yes I would agree, it's impossible, but no more so than psychics and tea leaf readers lol. My mild anger was specifically about having a headline that says "Randi's prize claimed" and 30 minutes of James acting like this is something!
      I'm better now, but at the time I was choked lol.

    • @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid
      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Před 4 lety +3

      Because this was sooo fun. This was amazing, a prank totally worthy of James Randi...

    • @Jelissei
      @Jelissei Před 3 lety +4

      @@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid I think it's actually a good way to show people who kinda believe...maybe want to believe that such things exist, that they don't.
      And I loved the methodical presentation that turned out to be very dry humor.

  • @krownedkhaos4281
    @krownedkhaos4281 Před 5 lety +350

    Longest troll video I've ever watched. This man is truly a genius.
    Next time I skip to the end. Lol

    • @sparkythancztwise
      @sparkythancztwise Před 5 lety +2

      truly an asshole more like -- I'll be skipping to ends, or just skipping more videos

    • @ex0ja
      @ex0ja Před 5 lety

      Glad I skipped to the end right away

    • @jameslawson7383
      @jameslawson7383 Před 5 lety

      So did I, and I'm surprised more people didnt, considering what the subject matter is, and the length of the video.

    • @christopherburk9207
      @christopherburk9207 Před 5 lety

      Makochild The Destined I skipped to the end right away cause I new something wasn't right.

  • @Jay-Kaizo
    @Jay-Kaizo Před rokem +7

    I would've loved to have known James Randi personally. Such an awesome human

    • @meridianheights6255
      @meridianheights6255 Před 8 měsíci

      When I was a teenager, I lived in Plantation Florida a few blocks from the house he lived in, and didn't know who he was back then. It makes me sad to know how close I was to meeting him, but missed the opportunity.

    • @jarvisyoung8350
      @jarvisyoung8350 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Did know him. He was a lot of fun as well as extremely intelligent. We actually loved to annoy each other.

  • @magsgreenslade3132
    @magsgreenslade3132 Před rokem +28

    Well done both of you, well done! You had me until the final moment. Bravo!

  • @Omenshaper
    @Omenshaper Před 9 lety +15

    Him at the barber: Just fuck my shit up.

  • @peachyspalace
    @peachyspalace Před 7 lety +525

    SPOILER:
    Oh for fuck sakes I just wasted 30 minutes of my life, its all fake everyone, it was an April fools prank.

  • @breezywriter6572
    @breezywriter6572 Před 2 lety +3

    By looking at the like to dislike ratio, I can read your minds and what my psychic abilities are picking up is that many people are pissed about this April Fool’s joke haha and it’s great. I love it 😄

  • @stinksmccallister6783
    @stinksmccallister6783 Před 2 lety

    "My computer can read your mind. You're thinking, 'What the fuck is happening with this guy's head, man..?' See, magical!!"

  • @jakefrankrone5850
    @jakefrankrone5850 Před 7 lety +174

    Everyone's talking about the lady's hat, what about the guy with patches of hair on his head. He told the barber "Just give me the insane look"

    • @Powersd451
      @Powersd451 Před 7 lety +10

      "say no more"

    • @Liquid_Mike
      @Liquid_Mike Před 7 lety

      Jeff Spicoli I said a "wall street tycoon!"

    • @Zelk360
      @Zelk360 Před 7 lety +3

      I got you fam.

    • @hahajahjah
      @hahajahjah Před 7 lety

      Spicoli!!! (classic dude) I was thinking he asked for the Hiroshima look...
      What? Too soon?

    • @IntrinsicPalomides
      @IntrinsicPalomides Před 7 lety +3

      You may find he has a medical condition called Alopecia.

  • @LarryFinn
    @LarryFinn Před 3 lety +31

    Aside from Seth's hair, has anybody wondered what's on that ladies head at the beginning?

    • @kempoficht
      @kempoficht Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah i trew out my carped.. looked a bit like that

    • @GPBleakley1
      @GPBleakley1 Před 3 lety

      Wee Willy winky night cap

  • @markusbaker1161
    @markusbaker1161 Před 8 měsíci

    Seth’s hair looks like it’s straight out of fallout….
    This was fun 😂

  • @Colmleft
    @Colmleft Před rokem

    The man viewing the screen should be wearing sunglasses as the computer can read his eye reactions.

  • @toddallen7862
    @toddallen7862 Před 10 lety +27

    I think we just got Rick-Rolled

  • @kwameeblackmon4310
    @kwameeblackmon4310 Před 7 lety +183

    Hahahahahahaha THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!! I totally fell for it.. Nice!!!! didn't see it coming at all Lol Great work guys.

    • @ethancooper2379
      @ethancooper2379 Před 6 lety +1

      I gave this a thumbs up under the assumption that it is sarcasm, if it is not, please let me know and i will reverse my vote.

  • @bazonics
    @bazonics Před 4 dny

    Well, that was 27 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

  • @jamesb8305
    @jamesb8305 Před rokem

    This never gets old.

  • @alulim7
    @alulim7 Před 6 lety +232

    I specifically didn't read the comments because I didn't wanna ruin the suspense.
    Now I've ruined 27 minutes of my life.

  • @Matt_Zink
    @Matt_Zink Před 4 lety +83

    I’m honestly not even tripping I was so happy to find out Randi is still the thug of thugs

  • @dogdooish
    @dogdooish Před 2 lety

    Got me as it's Aug 31 in Tasmania! I might have twigged on the 1st of April, when the Lady announcer wearing an Elf's hat appeared!

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 Před 3 lety +145

    Rest in peace, Amazing Randi.

    • @g.h.1726
      @g.h.1726 Před 3 lety +6

      I hadn't heard he had passed... just a week ago... loved his attitude towards scammers.... an honest liar was awesome, my wife even really enjoyed it

    • @Rocko1990
      @Rocko1990 Před 3 lety +6

      Aw man I didn't even know he passed. What a bummer. Cool guy.

    • @funkysamurai2012
      @funkysamurai2012 Před 3 lety +3

      Noooo

    • @debramoss2267
      @debramoss2267 Před 2 lety +3

      He said to say he was wrong 😳

    • @The_Indian_Secular
      @The_Indian_Secular Před 2 lety

      @@Rocko1990 he is alive and kicking

  • @abusement_park
    @abusement_park Před 7 lety +653

    It's an April fool's joke. do not waste your time. pretty irritated I watched the whole thing

    • @chrisp.5352
      @chrisp.5352 Před 7 lety +5

      Carson Dodd yeah me too! Wtf! Lol

    • @siddharthpandey2118
      @siddharthpandey2118 Před 7 lety +35

      I wish I read this comment before watching the video.

    • @shanobian
      @shanobian Před 7 lety +5

      Carson Dodd his hair or the video?

    • @loneponderer495
      @loneponderer495 Před 7 lety +3

      Wait the women wearing the jester hate didn't tip you off.

    • @khickokgaming2607
      @khickokgaming2607 Před 6 lety +6

      Yeah that's was fucked up I was honestly pissed it was only April fools

  • @lordmelbury213
    @lordmelbury213 Před 7 měsíci

    That is so funny. Had me sat watching in anticipation thinking, go on, get that James Randi!

  • @oglaucio
    @oglaucio Před 2 lety +43

    This just popped on my feed...as a software engineer, I watched it while reverse engineering it in my mind. Interestingly enough, you can reproduce the first two tricks with some clever software. First one you could use the webcam with CV to identify the time the eyes focus on a specific card while showing the deck. Then start narrowing down and presenting in different orders to increase accuracy.
    The second one you could tap into the OS's screen reader (or the webpage html code itself), save the metadata content of the flickr image, and have the hard drive (or fan) vibrate in morse-like language that, by touching it, he'd be able to get a general idea of the image contents. As we know, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Really cool prank though! Cheers!

    • @mrmr2488
      @mrmr2488 Před 2 lety +3

      Pause at 14:52 and set it to .25 speed. Look in the lower right hand corner of your screen. Hit Play. You will see that he has a screen embedded into the pad. This pad is likely screen sharing with the laptop, showing exactly what picture he is looking up.

    • @ChrizzBeatz
      @ChrizzBeatz Před 2 lety

      @@mrmr2488 lol wat??

    • @jameswalker3729
      @jameswalker3729 Před 2 lety +3

      The card trick could simply be that the cards have transmitters embedded in them, RFID chips if you will, and placing one card further away from any of the other cards would single that card out as the one. I mean, look at what they want to do with your phones now. They want everyone 6 feet apart so as to be distinguishable from other people.

    • @mequavis
      @mequavis Před rokem

      whole time I'm thinking, So, you say you can't read minds... But your computer can, and then you can mind read your computer. lol Crafty... lol

  • @SargeScum
    @SargeScum Před 6 lety +263

    I am living on borrowed time... These 27 minutes were expensive...

    • @COOPSTOP
      @COOPSTOP Před 6 lety +8

      Sarge Scum I can't get this 27 minutes back either, that whole time, I really thought someone got it...wow

    • @datniggaruffbeatz
      @datniggaruffbeatz Před 5 lety +1

      Sarge Scum Damn Right!!!... Lol

    • @dennisriblett4622
      @dennisriblett4622 Před 5 lety +5

      SKIP TO THE END ...[not you, the vid]

    • @Furral
      @Furral Před 5 lety +9

      It's entertainment. If you're actually worried about how you're spending your time, CZcams is not the place to do it.

    • @VectorNodes
      @VectorNodes Před 5 lety +3

      Oh fuck me this took way too long

  • @MrStrgslr
    @MrStrgslr Před 7 lety +193

    April Fools Joke lmao is that why the dude's hair was all fucked up?

    • @BrekMartin
      @BrekMartin Před 6 lety +6

      Zootown Montana Look at the MIT media manager's head gear right at the start of the video, the monitor in the front seat of the audience showing Seth everything on the computer. It's a lesson in deception.

    • @acoorg
      @acoorg Před 6 lety +2

      Brek Martin h

    • @BrekMartin
      @BrekMartin Před 6 lety

      Anand bopaiah ??

    • @VestigialHead
      @VestigialHead Před 6 lety +4

      +Zootown Montana
      Nah James Randi's hair always looks like that.

    • @neal5807
      @neal5807 Před 6 lety +1

      Brek Martin that’s the teleprompter

  • @TKTrooper
    @TKTrooper Před rokem

    Looks like Raphael has been testing that mind reading compute on his own head waaaaay too much HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @lyktahlyktah8528
    @lyktahlyktah8528 Před 2 lety +3

    I figured Randy would be debunking this guy at some time and when we get to the end here and he passed the third test I was rather shocked then I realized what happened

  • @hippopotamus86
    @hippopotamus86 Před 7 lety +759

    Skip to 26:25 if you value you time.

    • @why0why605
      @why0why605 Před 6 lety +31

      This comment should be at the top!

    • @hazimahmedmurad
      @hazimahmedmurad Před 6 lety +12

      Thank u!

    • @bened22
      @bened22 Před 6 lety +19

      Don't skip if you like to be entertained.

    • @funfact6880
      @funfact6880 Před 6 lety +17

      J Anthing Saved my ass from a half hour of bullshit.

    • @lammy3055
      @lammy3055 Před 6 lety +11

      Dang I wish I saw this at the beginning of the video

  • @garychap8384
    @garychap8384 Před 7 lety +35

    Meanwhile... back at Hogwarts...

  • @AnInterestedObserver
    @AnInterestedObserver Před 3 měsíci +1

    Well done. You had me all the way through!😊

  • @mattmarkey7949
    @mattmarkey7949 Před 2 lety

    Amazing. Great show!

  • @templar19
    @templar19 Před 8 lety +33

    If the hair didn't give it away, maybe the fact this was filmed April 1, 2008 will.

    • @KasperThoresson
      @KasperThoresson Před 8 lety +3

      Floyd Palmer It doesn't say anywhere that it was filmed on April 1 though

    • @templar19
      @templar19 Před 8 lety +2

      Kasper Thoresson Go to the Wikipedia page on it.

    • @KasperThoresson
      @KasperThoresson Před 8 lety +5

      Floyd Palmer Who does that before watching a video xD

    • @templar19
      @templar19 Před 8 lety +2

      Kasper Thoresson
      Who says I did?

    • @KasperThoresson
      @KasperThoresson Před 8 lety +3

      Floyd Palmer This makes no sense.

  • @scott1821
    @scott1821 Před 5 lety +1194

    Well that's 27 minutes i wont get back...btw, to avoid you wasting 27 minutes of your life, its just a joke on here, they are playing an april fools trick on the audience. Dont waste your time watching it all.

  • @charlesfieltesjunior4381
    @charlesfieltesjunior4381 Před 4 měsíci

    Damn you got me 'til the last seconds hahahaha but I'm not even mad, I guess, it was fun

  • @lavaunjohns7796
    @lavaunjohns7796 Před 8 měsíci

    Okay, I just couldn't get past Seth's crazy hair. Very funny video.

  • @ZValenT
    @ZValenT Před 2 lety +447

    The best April fools joke that lasts 27 minutes by far. James Randi was a good man

    • @grigorirazumovski1012
      @grigorirazumovski1012 Před 2 lety +3

      That would have been a much lamer april fools prank

    • @user-ks3fn1st9u
      @user-ks3fn1st9u Před rokem

      world need more persons like james randi

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 Před rokem

      Man, you suck. Way to ruin the payoff. What a buzzkill.

    • @dench2695
      @dench2695 Před rokem +15

      Thanks for spoiling. Congrats.

    • @ZValenT
      @ZValenT Před rokem +4

      @@dench2695 Cry about it 'Dench'

  • @runi5413
    @runi5413 Před 7 lety +84

    I guess jumping into a vat of nuclear waste didn't give him psychic powers after all

  • @stuartmazzeo2516
    @stuartmazzeo2516 Před 8 měsíci

    i'm half way through this video and am asking myself, "Why are computers needed for this. He needs his computer to see?

  • @adrianslack1008
    @adrianslack1008 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I just couldn't stop laughing at his hair 😂😂😂

  • @itsroger
    @itsroger Před 8 lety +73

    I'm so glad i didn't read the comments before watching the video :) Excellent!

    • @redavis6581
      @redavis6581 Před 8 lety

      +Rogers Digital World Yessss!!!!!!

    • @sionerichter1507
      @sionerichter1507 Před 8 lety

      Agreed lol

    • @AdamsBrew78
      @AdamsBrew78 Před 8 lety +4

      +Rogers Digital World I didn't either but I had an idea something was fishy by just looking at the number of downvotes.

    • @runcaz7802
      @runcaz7802 Před 6 lety

      Same here. Got me good.

  • @SuperElgringo1
    @SuperElgringo1 Před 7 lety +124

    This is why we can't have nice things!

    • @bobthejogger4868
      @bobthejogger4868 Před 6 lety +1

      This comment made my day. Haven't heard that one since I was a kid.

    • @TheTinkle1
      @TheTinkle1 Před 6 lety

      TruthMan dumbass liberal

  • @jimmymac63
    @jimmymac63 Před 2 lety

    I am SOOOOOO glad I waited until the end lol

  • @DJ-ct6so
    @DJ-ct6so Před 8 měsíci

    I won't give away the plot other than say that my only regret is that it took me 10 years to find this. Brilliant !!

  • @TheConza10
    @TheConza10 Před 9 lety +128

    well there is 27mins i wont get back then

    • @konstantint1588
      @konstantint1588 Před 9 lety +32

      you won´t get back any number of minutes in any situation. Even if you had enjoyed this video there would be no way for you to get back time. Therefore your comment is utterly useless and nonsensical.

    • @fabsiefabsy2979
      @fabsiefabsy2979 Před 9 lety +1

      you are the type of person that would correct an espn reporter for saying he caught some good air

    • @jimothyhallsworth7540
      @jimothyhallsworth7540 Před 9 lety +5

      fabsie fabsy Making yourself look a fool.

    • @konstantint1588
      @konstantint1588 Před 9 lety +4

      fabsie fabsy(I will neglect your grammatical and orthographical errors for once.)
      He certainly has the right to say whatever he wants to, but so do I. And freedom of speech does not guarantee that you won´t be criticised or held accountable for what you´ve said. Criticisig a comment that has been posted on an open platform does not infringe upon any rights that person might hold.

    • @loserscantseecomment
      @loserscantseecomment Před 9 lety +3

      +Konsti SomethingMore I think what he's trying to say is you're making a fuss over nothing. "Your comment is useless and nonsensical" big whoop. Who cares if it's useless? Did you not understand his figure of speech? Essentially what Connor Faulds is saying, is that this video was a waste of time. It's either A: you understand the statement and your just being controversial, or B: you haven't an idea as to what he means.

  • @musek5048
    @musek5048 Před 5 lety +55

    reminds me of when Joe Pesci did a handstand on toilet after getting his head set on fire in home alone 2.

  • @mattweeeee
    @mattweeeee Před 2 lety

    Everybody in comments: "look at that mans hair!"
    Aforementioned man with hair: *wipes ass with a wad of cash after driving Ferrari*

  • @deltabluesdavidraye
    @deltabluesdavidraye Před rokem

    Claiming Randi's $ 1,000,000 prize for proving the existence of the Supernatural.

  • @XubodhKhadka
    @XubodhKhadka Před 4 lety +35

    Watching from 2019.
    You got me here. Even 7 years after.

  • @dashd4sh117
    @dashd4sh117 Před 2 lety +21

    I FELL FOR THIS 8 FULL YEARS LATER

    • @caddywampa6602
      @caddywampa6602 Před 2 lety

      You fell for this 13 years later. And so did I. This was 2008.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge

    • @herrklockow5879
      @herrklockow5879 Před 2 lety

      Same! Arrggggg

  • @tonyruiz1976
    @tonyruiz1976 Před 2 lety +1

    He should get the money 💰just for walking 🚶‍♂️around with that hair 🤣🤣🤪✌

  • @alirehman4829
    @alirehman4829 Před rokem

    That's how a lollipop looks when you pick it up after dropping it on the carpet.

  • @llvllidget
    @llvllidget Před 9 lety +18

    I mean at what point do you just say,"fuck it" and shave the rest of that shit off your head?

    • @cmkinusa
      @cmkinusa Před 9 lety

      yeah seriously, why the hell does he keep the batches of hair? So he can donate them when they grow long enough? :/

    • @chrisr6950
      @chrisr6950 Před 9 lety

      lmao i kept staring at it like wtf is that shit

  • @pegasusted2504
    @pegasusted2504 Před 5 lety +35

    Awesome, just plain awesome. I especially love the way they pulled it at MIT and had people over who consider themselves to be fairly intelligent and I would imagine they wouldn't consider themselves easily fooled :~) Brilliant. Made my day. I was particularly confused as to how he could read the contents of volatile memory when the laptop had been turned off considering volatile memory is memory that the data in it is gone when electricity is no longer flowing through the chips.

    • @diskippa8451
      @diskippa8451 Před 11 měsíci

      He has a chip implanted in his brain that’s connected to the laptop.

    • @Ted_Stryker
      @Ted_Stryker Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@diskippa8451 Lol You did watch until the end, right?

    • @carloscortez6024
      @carloscortez6024 Před 8 měsíci

      Well, it is a laptop and it has a battery that could keep giving power to the memory if configured to do that

    • @pennybjorkland3712
      @pennybjorkland3712 Před 7 měsíci

      Google reads my mind every day so that part made sense but not him communicating with the laptop when it is turned off. I love the Amazing Randi.

    • @nicholas_james
      @nicholas_james Před 7 měsíci +1

      MacBooks running MacOS were definitely configured to store recent app data in RAM at shutdown, even back in 2008. @carloscortez6024
      Even so, reading that data with the palm of one's hand... good one!

  • @tampazeke4587
    @tampazeke4587 Před 2 lety

    That was frickin' awesome!

  • @tvtreasurechest6155
    @tvtreasurechest6155 Před 5 měsíci

    7 years later and I am like,"yes, why didn't you just shave your head?"

  • @PapaDan95
    @PapaDan95 Před 10 lety +16

    The sounds of disappointment in the audience when the joke was revealed.

  • @billschlafly4107
    @billschlafly4107 Před 9 lety +30

    Hook line and sinker was I.

    • @billschlafly4107
      @billschlafly4107 Před 9 lety +1

      By the way, I didn't think there was any supernatural forces involved despite the guy's weird haircut. If true, it was only a trick and I was shocked that The Amazing Randy would accept a challenge with computers involved.

    • @butelezi00roman
      @butelezi00roman Před 9 lety

      Ted Soto agreed. This is just technology..should never have won. I can't believe Randy fell for this. Maybe he has no clue when it comes to technology. Geez what a waste of my time..just watched the first trick.. psychic my foot!!

    • @GabrielKleinert
      @GabrielKleinert Před 9 lety +3

      butelezi00roman I'm... guessing you missed the fact that this was an April Fools joke. Randy wasn't fooled at all- you were.

    • @butelezi00roman
      @butelezi00roman Před 9 lety

      Oh thank goodness. I did not even get through the first "trick" that is how disappointed i was.We have enough of these predators targeting and profiting from vulnerable people.

    • @jordanhalmosman9957
      @jordanhalmosman9957 Před 4 lety

      You're not alone. All this was, was James Randis' arrogance in offending people who love science and technology, but who also keep an open-mind to the paranormal and hope for solid scientific evidence of it. So I'm extremely offended by it.

  • @archonlegion6288
    @archonlegion6288 Před rokem

    Finally, a hair style that gives that dude from Ancient Aliens competition.

  • @jacknasty6940
    @jacknasty6940 Před 9 měsíci +2

    He clearly angered his barber 💈

  • @coolnoah8183
    @coolnoah8183 Před 5 lety +46

    Hahahaha oh man I love this guy. Debunks fraud psychics and plays miraculous practical jokes on people

  • @Jucy4you14
    @Jucy4you14 Před 7 lety +49

    As soon as he stood up, I would've yelled, WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOUR HAIR!?!?!?!

    • @squarerootof2
      @squarerootof2 Před 6 lety +1

      Snootchie Bootchies It's capillary diarrhea you fucking moron.

    • @DC-tt6zc
      @DC-tt6zc Před 6 lety +1

      Rich Grizzly Cretin.

    •  Před 6 lety

      how do you fookin get diarrhea on your hair brah?

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman3558 Před 20 dny

    Every time anyone uses a computer or tablet for a magic trick it's going to be boring

  • @Mule-mh2ms
    @Mule-mh2ms Před 2 lety +1

    Definitely doesn’t seem like they were 100% fooled given their reaction and moderately amused applause.

  • @jigs9600able
    @jigs9600able Před 10 lety +8

    I don't think this guy should have won the prize. He didn't do it with psychic powers...he used a fucking computer!
    Still pretty impressive though.

    • @AJenbo
      @AJenbo Před 10 lety

      If it had been real i should have, for being able to read the content on the computer with his mind.

    • @IndecisionSP
      @IndecisionSP Před 10 lety

      It was an April fools joke!