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@Vliaasamm
November 2, 2025 at 12:43 pm
Oh huhu i saw the podcast on Spotify, i thought it’s an old Ted talk huhuhu wow
@mrfalleo
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 pm
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@sharryfeng4967
November 2, 2025 at 1:37 pm
Unbelievable! Are there any people here watching and giving the answer? I don’t!😢
@Isabell27272
November 2, 2025 at 1:48 pm
So funny, I got the last name right, as well. 🙂 (and i am ridiculously proud ^^) Who did it, too?
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 pm
I call BS. I don’t think he’s a con man or anything. I just think he’s making a bigger point. To that confidently be able to predict 100% of the time? BS. It’s a great show and he’s making good points bigger points than just guessing something. But there’s no way you could guess what that accuracy all the time. He’d be God.
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 1:56 pm
He would also be the most powerful man in the world.
@dennis3224
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 pm
He actually is a con man. But u can look up videos yourself as to why
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 pm
@dennis3224Oh I know how he does a lot of his tricks. I know someone who tries to be him, but they’re not. But they kind of know how he does it. Seem a post below.
I say he’s not a con man because he at least admits that he knows it’s entertainment and if you’re willing to pay for that entertainment, then go for it. He is good at it.
Maybe you know something I don’t know about him. I do not say that being snarky I just really don’t know. But as long as he admits it’s just entertainment, got no problem with it.
@dennis3224
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 pm
@DanBryant-qj2pl what he does is amazing but he’s a conman bc he’s selling a book while he gives everyone the impression that he’s some great reader of people.
I’m fine w the lying he does for his tricks but when it comes to him selling a book I think it’s scammy
@meyou118
November 2, 2025 at 2:08 pm
whats happened to ted talks… we now have fuken charletans
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 2:08 pm
He is most definitely talented and great at what he does and deserves all the accolades and money he gets for doing it. But From an article on Oz (where he also admits some deception):
“Pre-show Work: For certain complex tricks, especially on TV shows, he may gather information from participants beforehand, sometimes without their full awareness, to ensure a successful outcome.”
@AlwaysBeClosingABC
November 2, 2025 at 6:45 pm
And, for other less complex tricks, he uses magician’s methods like a center tear or an impression pad to secretly gather information real-time. Because Oz is a magician, not an expert reader of people.
@AnnieB-v8j
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 pm
@AlwaysBeClosingABC And there are his team, with microphones and maybe cameras on their gear.
@TellaSie
November 2, 2025 at 2:10 pm
insane… but i still dont understand like how
@mohamedauis530
November 2, 2025 at 2:12 pm
I did not get it, can someone explain it
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 2:50 pm
For those wanting to know, here is how he does it:
Let’s say you have an audience of 100 people for the show. A large percentage of the audience knows he is going to guess names. That’s what Oz does. Or he’s going to get you to think of something.
So before the show, you have a third-party scout. This third-party is going around talking to people making suggestions and also listening into conversations. All he needs to do is identify three people who definitely know who they’re gonna pick. Or what thing or what number they will pick. The scout can also try and get other information off of people.
All the Scout has to do is identify a few people who definitely know who they’re going to think of. Or get some kind of information off a few people that is definite. The soon-to-be audience is oblivious.
He then communicates that to Oz. And that is how Oz decides who he will call on.
Oz will never call on people randomly. He calls on the people who the third-party has already gotten definite information from. If it’s four out of 100 then the scout only had to get definite information from about 4% of the people. Easy assignment when practiced so often.
This way, the person is blown away and has no idea how Oz did it. And the person can honestly say he did not talk to Oz before the show or ever.
Sometimes this will backfire, but very, very, very rarely. Especially when the skill is honed over time. When it does,Oz has learned and perfected deflection skills to handle it. But this rarely has to be done.
There are of course variations of this, but that is exactly how he does it.
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 pm
One can always come up with “well, what about the time…”
Well, everything comes with anomalies but over years of perfecting this, it is an extremely rare thing to have happened. And believe me, Oz has absolutely perfected the skill of deflection and handling it on the very rare occasions the percentages don’t go his way.
@TheVigilante2000
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 pm
@DanBryant-qj2pl Yes, but he does have a complete miss and he has made you forget about it already. The woman said Bob Dylan, the woman said no, and Oz said, no what about the guy before that guy you were thinking of. Trevor Noah. Wheee he got it right, on the person the woman already told the scout about, not the one she was thinking of.
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 6:28 pm
@TheVigilante2000 oh no, I completely remember that. But he was very smooth about it. That’s what I mean. On the very few times when he misses, he is very skilled and has practiced the art of as you said “making you forget about it quickly”
@DanBryant-qj2pl
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 pm
@TheVigilante2000 for instance I am sure the information he got from the third-party said that she would say Trevor Noah. Then she came out with Bob Dylan and like you said it’s a mess. But he knew he could say who else were you thinking of because he knew from the third-party that Trevor Noah what’s the one she had originally talked about with whomever.
@bpolat
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 pm
he is one the best con man on earth.
@jestjosiah
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 pm
introverts 👀
@DjOpaL
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 pm
this is not possible, let’s be real about that ok
@Сестрёнка-л4ф
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 pm
This is just a ridiculous circus!
@TheVigilante2000
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 pm
I wonder how many people in the audience believed this guys banter?
@henrylee8510
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 pm
He is a magician so he uses clever tricks. He said so in interviews early in his career. He is very clever in calling himself a mentalist
@josephblumenthal1228
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 pm
Great book. Just listened to it on Audible. He does the narration which always makes the book better.
@chongkim-fh4zp
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 pm
He is a cheap twist n cheat. I can do myself what he does.
@cnvi08
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 pm
He has one of the largest hidden support staffs amongst most well known magicians and a bigger than Copperfield budget for the latest technology. Yes he reads people but he has no supernatural powers he’s just well supported and wired physically with technology. He’s just a magician.
@sashasmagic
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 pm
Oz is amazing!! Much to learn from the beautiful arts of Magic & Mentalism!! 🥰
@douglasgiampietro5151
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 pm
BEFORE THE SHOW Oz Pearlman’s scout had those 3 people write the answers to the questions they will be asked later when the show airs. The woman tried to trick him as she originally wrote ‘Trevor Noah’ but later said ‘Bob Dylan.’ He had to get out if it by asking who she originally thought of. As to Bret, the guy that came on stage, he was in on it. The scout told Bret what the guy wrote down and rattled it off on stage. Bret had one of those foldable frisbee’s in his hand. Oz handed another frisbee to his stooge who threw it way off stage. Bret then let the frisbee spring open appearing that he had just caught it. The rest is theater!!!
@AlwaysBeClosingABC
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 pm
Exactly. You nailed it.
@RLguy45
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 pm
Two Ts on the Brett
@AlwaysBeClosingABC
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 pm
Oz is a talented magician and performer. But the secret to what he’s doing is not reading people, its simple tricks used by magicians such as pre-show work, center tears and impression pads, thumb writers as well as other methods including assistants who also gather information pre-show. To claim he figures out what people are thinking by “reading them”, body language, psychology, subtle tells, etc. is simply not honest. The truth is he’s using trickery.
@AlwaysBeClosingABC
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 pm
“A charlatan is a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than they actually possess to deceive others for personal gain.” Oz claims to do the feats you see in this video by reading people and figuring out how they think. But in reality he is just a magician doing tricks. Search for “revealing all of oz pearlman’s secrets (complete guide to mentalism)”.
@suburbanlife4377
November 2, 2025 at 7:33 pm
3:57 lol wtf
@AnnieB-v8j
November 2, 2025 at 7:36 pm
He stands with unusually clamped legs…
@cookingrina
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 pm
Thanks for showing good ❤
@trg1408
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 pm
This dude is a con man. But he is entertaining 😂
@DarkaDusty
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 pm
Do I get points for ALSO guessing Barrack Obama!? I swear I did.
@allenclark4235
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm
the moment he chose the helpers I lost interest.
@ElTerrorizta
November 3, 2025 at 6:39 pm
If you thought steve jobs while looking at jeff. Then i read ur mind
@BankruptcyExplained
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 pm
Brilliant! How did he do that?
@Noeticus5
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 pm
Are there confederates in the audience?
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November 3, 2025 at 7:35 pm
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@Rakimnotthem
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 pm
I don’t believe anything he says 😂
@ed52369
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 am
Michael Scott had a brilliant method for remembering names.
@nielsbirbaumervera8399
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 am
I was actually thinking about Obama at home too hahaha
@groznyentertainment
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 am
At 8:45, he completely missed the improv comedy setup she gave him. Also, she said “Bob Dylan,” which he clearly didnt have prior knowledge of. He asked her what name she first thought of “before the show”, and she changed her answer; classic misdirection. As for the performer, he tries to give it a scientific twist with his so-called “greener grass approach.” What a liar., then he gives us a lecture on success. Can we stop putting these people on TED and just call it what it is; a magic show.
@GRA2048
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 am
wtf is the purpose of the clapping?
@melonenkopf2790
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 pm
to confuse them. red herring
@GRA2048
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 am
he was wrong, i wasnt thinking of Alexander the Great. next mentalist up
@Yin-Yang-Tech
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 am
So guys I have this question. ?
@WickFelix
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 am
This can’t be real
@alessandrougo8383
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 am
I wanna believe it but for some reason it looks staged…
@melonenkopf2790
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 pm
because it obviously is
@melonenkopf2790
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 am
This video is an IQ test and whoever believed for one second that this guy is not full of bs and the three people were not plants failed it miserably. Certified insanely stupid.
@beibei93
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 pm
Are you not entertained????
@urimtefiki226
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 pm
Learn from bullshiter he can read minds very well, through insults and stealing of my work.
@liberty-matrix
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 pm
The eyes see and the ears hear, what the mind believes.
@aprildawn82
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 pm
I think the clap is to gauge who’s going to play along well…. That’s the only thing that I could think of about that.
@aprildawn82
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 pm
Everyone, in my opinion, can do this. It’s relying on observational and common sense skills. I do this in public all the time, but there’s usually no way to test if I’m right. I do this with my husband and he looks at me like I’m from the Twilight Zone! 😂 It’s learned because of growing up in a volatile household. I’m teaching my daughter how to do it as well because it’s extremely handy in certain situations.
@aprildawn82
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 pm
Do NOT lie to someone you just met! That’s terrible advice….😳
@melonenkopf2790
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 pm
everything in that talk was either a fake or terrible.
This guy told the audience they should repeat the name of the person they judt met 5 times…Yes you will remember the name for longer but it will also creep the other person out so they will never want to talk to you again.
@callmeom714
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 pm
How that guy got the name can someone explain me
@melonenkopf2790
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Its fake.
@uddin1659
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 pm
So fake
@behnam2778
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 pm
What kind of loser wants to have dinner with Obama?
@ozgoodphotos
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 pm
Fake.
@DerGedankenleser
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 pm
No you cant read people, you are a magician.
I challenge him to meet me.
I choose a random person, and he has to guess their PIN. He will fail.
I choose a person, and they have to write something on a piece of paper, and he has to guess it (while I control the situation). He will fail.
A lie is a lie is a lie.
@Harmzz
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 pm
Derren Brown did this over a decade ago
@ana_goncalves
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 pm
He drowned. In Florida. Does that make sense?
@fredriklunds
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 pm
The secret ingredient – is crime.
@goianix
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 pm
Barrack is happy now. lol
@j.d.7050
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 pm
He doesn’t read people. He uses deception and tricks. He forces selections.