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DEAN:Illusion.

The art of tricking the brain.

Distorting the senses.

Challenging perception.

You can't trust what you see, even with your own eyes,

because your brain can be misled.

Meet "The Masters of Illusion."

Perception is the key to illusion.

Can the brain always judge what is true and what is

false?

Can we be right and wrong at the same time?

Take a look at these kitchen utensils.

Are they purple, or are they white?

Or, can they be both at the same time?

Can a person be at two places at one time.

Master illusionist Michael Giles makes it possible.

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DEAN: Rob Lake enjoys the art of deception.

Focus on his actions.

He is the master of surprise.

ROB: If you are a male in the audience an adult male

in the audience, please stand up right now.

Adult males. You know who you are.

Gentlemen. I have here two Frisbees.

If one of them comes near you, please catch it.

Gentlemen, join me on stage.

What is your name sir?

MAN 1: Albert.

ROB: Albert?

Nice to meet you, Albert.

And here we have?

MAN 2: Eddie. ROB: Eddie.

Nice to meet you, Eddie.

Gentlemen, this box should be of big importance to you.

In a moment, I'm going to be inside of the box.

Eddie, I want you to come on this side over here.

These are going to be your swords.

You're going to put them in while I'm inside,

I'll have to dodge them at random.

And for you, sir, these are your swords over here as well.

Each of these swords is a different length,

and different sharpness, but they are all very sharp,

please grab them by the handles only.

Does not matter which sword goes in which hole,

as long as it's very fast, and very random.

One at a time, two at a time, five at a time,

it doesn't matter.

Gentlemen, do you understand?

Excellent, if you would please,

secure it from the back-- come to the back here.

I want you to follow me up the stairs here,

I want you to lock me in the box from the top.

Gentlemen, do you understand your instructions?

EDDIE: Yes

ROB:Gentlemen, give it your best shot.

Close me in.

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DEAN: Next would you trust this man with your

precious jewelry?

DEAN: Michael Grandinetti is a world class illusionist,

but would you trust him with your wedding ring?

MICHAEL: I need your help.

I need to borrow three finger rings, three finger rings.

Everybody go like this.

I'll tell you what you, you, and you come on up.

And give 'em a hand as they come up here.

Yes, join us up here. How are you?

I'm Michael.

WOMAN 1: Alyssa MICHAEL: Alyssa.

Stand right here. And your name is?

WOMAN 2: Sammy.

MICHAEL: Sammy. Hi.

If you could stand next to Alyssa.

And last, but not least

WOMAN 3: Verja. MICHAEL: Verja.

Thank you for being here.

Now I saw you had some beautiful rings,

can you take-- just take one off and hand it to me?

Take one of those rings off and hand it to me,

and actually just-- I don't want to touch it.

Just place it in our tray.

Perfect. Oh, a diamond?

Thank you, Sammy.

And Verja, that is beautiful.

Now, ladies, I know you know your rings,

but I want you to look at the other ladies' rings too and

remember what these look like.

Just in case we should ever see 'em again.

Okay, now watch this very closely,

everyone.

I'm going to show you all the newest method of cleaning

these rings.

Believe it or not, these are going to look better than when

you first bought them.

Alyssa, you don't look like you're trusting me over there.

You're going like this.

Watch.

Here goes the first ring.

Verja, I think this is yours.

Goes down inside the tissue paper.

Sammy, there's your diamond.

And last, but not least, right there,

Alyssa.

Alright.

And we're going to crumple them up in this piece of

tissue paper.

Now, we also have this plate glass stand right here that

we're going to drop the rings into.

It's actually a bowl.

Everybody keep your eye on those rings.

We have one last piece of this illusion.

Thank you, Robin.

We're going to clean those rings.

You trust me?

ALYSSA: No.

MICHAEL: No. Can you feel the tension?

This is pretty tense. Here we go.

Thank you, Robin.

And if you look, those rings are actually better than when

you first...

Alyssa, hold out your hand. Here's some of yours.

Sammy, oh wait, there's your- there's your diamond.

Verja, thank you very much for coming up here.

I'm kidding. I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

Actually, you're probably wondering what's under this

cover.

Normally, we don't get to this,

but this is my insurance box.

They tell me to keep enough bread in this box to cover the

cost of any damage.

Let me show you.

Alyssa, would you stand right here?

Sammy, would you stand right here?

There's enough bread in this box,

so we should be okay.

Whatcha expect? Well, watch closely, everyone.

I want you to know this is actually a blue ribbon baked

right through the center of that bread.

Can you see that? Alyssa, hold here.

Sammy, hold here.

Verja, watch closely.

You're not going to be happy with this bread,

are you?

I'll give you the next best thing.

Watch, everyone.

With empty hands I'm going to tear into this bread.

Hold it tight.

Don't let go.

I want you to notice that tied on the ribbon,

baked in the center of that bread are your three finger

rings!

Are those your rings?

Give them a hand for being so generous.

Let's cut 'em off.

Now the solid one with the diamonds,

is that yours, Verja?

There you go.

You get to keep the blue ribbon as a souvenir.

Sammy, there's your diamond.

And last, but not least, Alyssa,

I hope this is yours.

ALYSSA: It's mine. MICHAEL: Okay.

There you go.

You can return to your seat.

Please give them one more big hand.

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DEAN: Next, Rick Thomas dares you to catch him in a

now you see it, now you don't, now you do illusion.

And later, enter a new realm of fear with Aaron Crow.

DEAN: Vegas legend, Rick Thomas,

gets a little help from an audience member,

who receives the surprise of a lifetime.

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DEAN: Erix Logan has the ability to make reality seem

like poetry.

Yet, in this case, his reality is more than your imagination.

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DEAN: Next, three volunteers face off with the

daring and dangerous Aaron Crow.

DEAN: This next illusion is incredibly dangerous.

Remember, nothing you see here should ever be imitated or

attempted.

Aaron Crow is a trained professional,

and a true Master of Illusion.

Keep that in mind as you watch this potentially deadly

performance unfold.

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DEAN: Well, there you have it.

An eye-opening performance by one-of-a-kind illusionist.

Do you know how he did it?

I don't.

Remember who we're dealing with.

These are the best in the world.

These are the Masters of Illusion.

Until next time, I'm Dean Cane.