I know, when I first saw teller do it with the fake legs I thought it wasn't nearly as cool as it used to be but when you are still doing amazing tricks at 68, you can't blame him for using them!
Jesus motherflippin' Christ! If you think the "reveal" is the punchline, you missed the joke. They do the little dance, they mock other magicians, and they even parodied their own song! These men are quite old, and Teller still has the ability to slither around like that. Of course it was trap doors!
in their words, they run a show that does not pretend to be magic, they know it's a trick, you know it's a trick, they just want you to be amazing, not fooled into thinking that what they're doing is impossible, you just don't know how they did it.
It was pretty obvious that there was someone under the stage, but I honestly thought it's multiple people etc. seeing that it's actually just Teller being a legend is a trick in itself
I really enjoy when P&T do this kind of stuff but my favorite thing by far is watching Teller do close up magic or sleight of hand. He's truly a master at it.
I love the alternate lyrics with the song. They've often said that the tricks they reveal are more interesting to be seen than the trick itself, and this definitely qualifies. It's really entertaining to see the "magic" happen.
Whats truly amazing about penn and tellers acts, is while they reveal a menial, beginner trick, if you watch closely they are pulling off an even bigger trick that only the ones paying attention notice, and thats the beauty of a penn and teller act. One example of this is the SNL upside down parody trick they did, everything except the coffee cup and some pamphlets fell off of the table and penn is seen picking the cup up and drinking from it and positioning it on different spots of the table. Lol.
When I was a little girl I saw some performance of them, and a friend once told me "Magic doesn't exist! They are acting, my dad knows how they do it!!" and I was like "Yes... the whole point of them is know how they do it. They are still the best magicians without pretending they are doing real magic"
Yep and they like to expose bullshitters who pretend they are doing actual magic (and other liars who fool and manipulate people with trickery - like politicians), because they understand how easy it actually IS to fool people with mental tricks and quirks of how the human brain and vision work. Charlatan's have been using it forever! Like people who would walk around thousands of years ago turning water into wine and walking on water. It was even easier to do these things to people centuries ago.
I love penn and teller. Their magic tricks and explanations have allowed me to try and find different ways people use their sleight of hand and caused misdirection to fool their audiences without taking away any of the fun of the magic itself.
Because hes someone the audience knows, its nothing personal its just because they do what other magicians dont know and thats reveal some of there secrets, they normally use Chris Angel as the line
When Penn and Teller started to do their whole "How its done" act. Which in some rare cases they flipping trick you with Method Q, they stated: "Magicians get angry and upset that we show you this." When in reality it was "middle of the road" bad Magicians that complained. The point was to perform an act, make you understand it, make you fallow it, then blow your mind out of your BUTT, because they will then do it with Method Q. And it just part of the show. Oh, Mat Franco is an American magician and the winner of the ninth season of America's Got Talent.
I saw a bunch of comments on how teller used to be able to lift his own legs so I took a look at some old clips and you guys are right ! It’s kind of sad but I guess age does take a toll on your body...😭
Such and awesome looking trick..... The stage they stand on is actually 90% of the actual trick. Being raised about a foot off the ground it allowed Teller( being small) and quick to be able to run around to each position/spot on cue and in time. I think the "hardest" part for Penn was carrying that one box with Teller inside it and making it not look heavy. Penn made it look so easy and light weight which is very important to keep the whole trick running smoothly and keeping the audience guessing what's actually happening lol
Penn & Teller are awesome. If some hasn't watched them saw a lady in have ( I believe her name her Georgi) it's brilliant. Plus thier show, Bullshit, is a skeptic's wet dream.
The same magician should never show how they do a trick. These guys not only break that rule but them showing you how the trick is done makes you appreciate the hard work it takes to pull this off
damn i saw when teller was 62 he performed this and was able to lift himself up upside down to have his real legs be showing at 3:13 but here at 68 now hes using fake ones. im still glad to see he can do all that sliding tho :)
misdirection, he only has his hand in there for a second and in that second he has moved your attention because of the pointing and the "what are you pointing at"
Seen this trick 2 times. This is my third. Most tricks these guys do these days are repeats of their old ones. The last time i saw this trick,they said "Hey Criss Angels! This is for you!"
Hmm, interesting... I have seen an older video of this trick before, and when Teller did the part that can be seen at section 3:14 of this video, he didn't use any fake legs - instead, he just pushed himself in an upside-down position inside the vertical box and stretched his own legs.
Teller mugs for the audience, does this routine twice AND moves props within the space of 4 minutes. If I can be a fraction as agile I turn 68, I'll count myself the luckiest person on earth.
If you watch the video how they pull the trick was one was down at the lower stage as in they got off the stage and those box he was able to put a leg and hand out because the stage is higher so all one need to do is stay behind the box when the small dude was lower which mean those items were higher then him
The way the crowd became totally silent with confusion, on the second part, was really funny to me. Then I realized this was a James Corden video, and it suddenly made sense. Only an idiot would go to a James Corden show. Love this trick though.
National TV isn't as popular as RUclips. Vids of this have already been seen before the actual TV Episode aired. Also this is a P&T only trick. They didn't give a middle finger to any magician cuz no magician has or ever will do this trick.
At 68 I'll be happy to be able to walk/run a little bit. Teller being able to slide around like that, at that age, is an act in itself!
except he used to put his legs through
Hes 68???!!
Canzandridas Joe omg yea! Cuz this video is 3 years old!! Omg I love Pennand Teller
But he's a magician
He's currently 72
Penn dancing on the platform is the best part of the entire routine.
I dunno. Teller dancing under the platform...
Penn's most used sentence: "We got these built special"
no that's "the 3 of clubs"
@@thatonepseudotwin7775 yes
they are too good for this dead audience
The quiet audiences are most often the most attentive ones. The crowd might seem dead, but they're quietly watching.
@@pentel4178 Not laughing at any of the visual or verbal gags though, so I'm not so sure they are.
@@sandwichbreath0 how many times did you actually burst out laughing while watching this.
@@Quasar0406 How many times did you scream while listening to your favorite music on youtube?
I mean you can hear the audience laughing at a lot of the gags, but the music is really loud
Magicians : Never use the same trick twice
Penn and teller : “BLAST OFF!”
but now it's like 1,ooo,ooo times
@@CanaldeDios123 Unfortunately there are over 7,000,000,000 people. Perhaps if they perform this over 7,000 more times we'll have a chance.
How many magicians work for 5 decades lol thats a bad question, I'm sure many do but dam- they still doin it
The balls and cups trick with clear cups-
"TRAP DOOR!"
When he picks up the center box to go to the left of the stage and penn puts his own hand in the box it gets me everytime
I remember watching this the first time and I felt so smug that I understood it. Until the hand comes out of the box with Penn holding it mid-air.
That’s the only thing I figured out. You could clearly see him moving his hand in and out .
@@circusfreak7065the trick used to smoother in an old video i watched. The illusion effect was really good.
Such a classic. They have been doing this since before 1990.
Really?
@@TyrekeCorrea It's true. I saw them perform this in NYC on Broadway in The Refrigerator Tour in 1991.
teller used to do the legs thing with his real legs...
he is aging....
#respect
68
Or he didn’t want to break his neck
nah they should take you instead, he is more precious.
gilbert martinez
That made me laugh way too much.
And back when Penn was fat it was harder to see his arm behind him as he reach through the box to poke his hand out.
Teller used to be able to lift his legs up through the box instead of using fake legs. I guess time and tide does wait for no man...
I know, when I first saw teller do it with the fake legs I thought it wasn't nearly as cool as it used to be but when you are still doing amazing tricks at 68, you can't blame him for using them!
68...holy shit I never realized he was that old.
12 years older than Penn.
12? Teller is just 7 years older than Penn
Yep these guys are getting a little too old for these tricks
Jesus motherflippin' Christ! If you think the "reveal" is the punchline, you missed the joke. They do the little dance, they mock other magicians, and they even parodied their own song! These men are quite old, and Teller still has the ability to slither around like that. Of course it was trap doors!
Why did he mock that magician? What caused that?.
in their words, they run a show that does not pretend to be magic, they know it's a trick, you know it's a trick, they just want you to be amazing, not fooled into thinking that what they're doing is impossible, you just don't know how they did it.
kyle eaton they do that every time. I've seen them say criss angel and David copperfield before.
kyle eaton because many magicians like to tell gullible people that Magic is real. Penn and Teller hate that, and show people how tricks are done.
@@michael_johnston And, I recall Penn saying that David Blaine shitting in a transparent box isn't magic
It was pretty obvious that there was someone under the stage, but I honestly thought it's multiple people etc.
seeing that it's actually just Teller being a legend is a trick in itself
Penn and Teller are awesome
Yes, this was very interesting. :-)
I mean, if you know a little bit about of these tricks, it's easy to understand the first time... What makes it really impressive, is the speed.
I love that they show how it's done. It's more entertaining than a traditional 'magic' act.
no
@@MMM-th8nb yes
I really enjoy when P&T do this kind of stuff but my favorite thing by far is watching Teller do close up magic or sleight of hand. He's truly a master at it.
He's deadly with a deck!
The rose shadow routine is unbelievable
my by far favorite P&T is the cigarette routine! the absolutely mundane result while everything is completely faked gets me every time!
@@r1konTheAutomator Absolutely. Their best.
No matter how many times I watch it it's fun! I know how it's done obviously, it's been shown a million times, but it's so entertaining every time XD
Exactly, you don't get people shouting at Tom Jones HEARD IT! when he start singing Delilah.
Trogdor Tibbles you didnt know shit so fuck off
I love the alternate lyrics with the song. They've often said that the tricks they reveal are more interesting to be seen than the trick itself, and this definitely qualifies. It's really entertaining to see the "magic" happen.
Saw this live in Vegas with the family, loved it then, still love it now many years later!
No matter how many times I watch this trick I cant get over how quick teller is
I've had this song stuck in my head all day.
Whats truly amazing about penn and tellers acts, is while they reveal a menial, beginner trick, if you watch closely they are pulling off an even bigger trick that only the ones paying attention notice, and thats the beauty of a penn and teller act.
One example of this is the SNL upside down parody trick they did, everything except the coffee cup and some pamphlets fell off of the table and penn is seen picking the cup up and drinking from it and positioning it on different spots of the table. Lol.
When I was a little girl I saw some performance of them, and a friend once told me "Magic doesn't exist! They are acting, my dad knows how they do it!!" and I was like "Yes... the whole point of them is know how they do it. They are still the best magicians without pretending they are doing real magic"
Yep and they like to expose bullshitters who pretend they are doing actual magic (and other liars who fool and manipulate people with trickery - like politicians), because they understand how easy it actually IS to fool people with mental tricks and quirks of how the human brain and vision work. Charlatan's have been using it forever! Like people who would walk around thousands of years ago turning water into wine and walking on water.
It was even easier to do these things to people centuries ago.
Teller's still very agile for his age tbh
I love penn and teller. Their magic tricks and explanations have allowed me to try and find different ways people use their sleight of hand and caused misdirection to fool their audiences without taking away any of the fun of the magic itself.
The crowd was so dead, if you're not entertained then atleast have some respect
In their defense they were asked to figure the trick out tho they could’ve been a bit more alive
OMG!!! I love Penn & Teller. Great to see this old classic of theirs!
This is my first time seeing this trick but this song is already nostalgic AF.
Mind blown! Even when it was in the clear, it was still fun to watch! That was wonderful entertainment.
They've done this act so many times it's no longer mind boggling.
How has this act ever been mind boggling?
Entertaining*
xterme douche jerkuesse~
you must sleep well being the vortex of human, " not getting it." in the ...
they dont wanna reveal their better ones
Ive replayed the video 6 times and still dont know how they do it.
I'm still stuck on the clear cups and potato trick.
They used magic.
Try watching it at .25x speed. That really helped me figure it out.
There's two Tellers, dummy... and magnets
@@thefancystache3793 oh man, i thought it was 3 tellers...
"See it's MY hand!"
Penn & Teller are national and historical treasures.
who ever matt franco is he got owned
Lol
Your an idiot
My an idiot what?
Mat Franco is the first magician to have won on America's Got Talent.
Such a classic P&T bit
I love this bit. It will always be my favorite
Total respect for Teller !
What a man !
This will never ever get old.🌟
I'm so amazed Teller doing that at his late 60-ish. I'm at just my late 20's and I couldn't even bend my back without cracking 206 bones in my body.
'Hey Matt Franco! Suck on this!' LMAO
why he is saying that ?
Because hes someone the audience knows, its nothing personal its just because they do what other magicians dont know and thats reveal some of there secrets, they normally use Chris Angel as the line
When Penn and Teller started to do their whole "How its done" act. Which in some rare cases they flipping trick you with Method Q, they stated: "Magicians get angry and upset that we show you this." When in reality it was "middle of the road" bad Magicians that complained.
The point was to perform an act, make you understand it, make you fallow it, then blow your mind out of your BUTT, because they will then do it with Method Q. And it just part of the show.
Oh, Mat Franco is an American magician and the winner of the ninth season of America's Got Talent.
It’s a pretty cool trick. It’s pretty obvious since Penn is looking at where he’s snapping the box into place but still interesting.
first saw this trick back in the 80s at one of their shows lol.
This was so cool. I have loved them for so long.
Teller moves underneath the stage to make this illusion work
Wow I was right. I thought I was going to be wrong
Gotta love Penn and Teller. Despite watching how it's done it's still just as entertaining
I’ve watched this so many times and I still don’t know how they do it
Penn always says built special every time.
I saw a bunch of comments on how teller used to be able to lift his own legs so I took a look at some old clips and you guys are right ! It’s kind of sad but I guess age does take a toll on your body...😭
I LOVE Pens way of getting back at the inner circle.
Love Penn and Teller!!!! Have seen them in Vegas❤️❤️
Such and awesome looking trick..... The stage they stand on is actually 90% of the actual trick. Being raised about a foot off the ground it allowed Teller( being small) and quick to be able to run around to each position/spot on cue and in time. I think the "hardest" part for Penn was carrying that one box with Teller inside it and making it not look heavy. Penn made it look so easy and light weight which is very important to keep the whole trick running smoothly and keeping the audience guessing what's actually happening lol
These guys are awesome.
i wish there was a show that reveals like this
I've seen this trick 100 times. I just keep watching it because I love the song Lift Off For Love.
too bad its not on spotify
I'm impressed that I figured out how they did it before they showed us
I don't know how fucking old this trick is, I will never stop watching it over and over again.
“Blastoff” still hits 30 years later
Crazy Teller in his 60s and can still do these moves so easily.
Edit: At time of recording dude is like 500 now.
I love these two men so much.
My all-time favourite track
finally i know how it's works. thank you penn & teller.
Mark Twain once said "Truth is stranger than Fiction." I wonder what his reaction to this would be.
Penn & Teller are awesome. If some hasn't watched them saw a lady in have ( I believe her name her Georgi) it's brilliant. Plus thier show, Bullshit, is a skeptic's wet dream.
you can totally see through the stage....... MAGIC!!
What a workout for Teller 🤣🤣🤣
Teller is so agile
The same magician should never show how they do a trick. These guys not only break that rule but them showing you how the trick is done makes you appreciate the hard work it takes to pull this off
damn i saw when teller was 62 he performed this and was able to lift himself up upside down to have his real legs be showing at 3:13 but here at 68 now hes using fake ones. im still glad to see he can do all that sliding tho :)
Penn was telling them truth. He juggles while Teller does the magic.
The real magic trick is that teller is as old as my granny but he can still do that
Best part of this trick is Penn's dance moves
Look how cute the small one is😭😭😭
snow_ tae_ it’s not that he’s small it’s that penn is huge
If you've never seen their routine "Looks simple doesn't it" its one of my favorites
2:00. Watch James. When Penn asks him: “You got it figured out, James?” He nods his head to show that he knew how it was done on the spot
proud to say that after watching fool us non stop for a week i was able to figure this out upon first watching it.
it never gets old!
they changed the game the day they realized that its the performance, not the illusion itself, that matters
1:19 how did I never notice his elbow moving there?! I used to be so confused as to how Tellers hand was in there before I realized it's Penn's XD
misdirection, he only has his hand in there for a second and in that second he has moved your attention because of the pointing and the "what are you pointing at"
Penn was way bigger back then. Probably vould hide the move better.
Seen this trick 2 times. This is my third.
Most tricks these guys do these days are repeats of their old ones.
The last time i saw this trick,they said "Hey Criss Angels! This is for you!"
3:51 he still loves it :)
This act is cool. I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s great. 😀
Who is this matt franco fella?
Hmm, interesting... I have seen an older video of this trick before, and when Teller did the part that can be seen at section 3:14 of this video, he didn't use any fake legs - instead, he just pushed himself in an upside-down position inside the vertical box and stretched his own legs.
Teller mugs for the audience, does this routine twice AND moves props within the space of 4 minutes. If I can be a fraction as agile I turn 68, I'll count myself the luckiest person on earth.
Omg yay my favourite comedian and my fav magicians
If you watch the video how they pull the trick was one was down at the lower stage as in they got off the stage and those box he was able to put a leg and hand out because the stage is higher so all one need to do is stay behind the box when the small dude was lower which mean those items were higher then him
i love these 2
The way the crowd became totally silent with confusion, on the second part, was really funny to me. Then I realized this was a James Corden video, and it suddenly made sense. Only an idiot would go to a James Corden show. Love this trick though.
Teller is 69 and he can move better than most people
I'm really proud of myself in saying I was not fooled!
Really tough crowd...
1:25 AM (yep!)
3/25/2020
Hey didn't know I already watched this
9:17 PM
8/29/2022
Back in the day, Teller really puts him self upside down to show his legs.
some people dont appreciate the art form.
I guess it was some kind of trap door and Teller being underneath. Somehow I didn't consider that Penn would use his own hand through the box!
That had me too. I thought... fake hand activated in the box. Duh! His real hand is so much easier.
Thank you, boys.
never realized how much work teller does.
this is my first time seeing this and i got everything right except the leg showing part lol
Teller used to actually put his legs up through the trap door, but at 70 years old you can't really blame him for making it easier on himself.
They did the blast off in the don't do this at home episode they did
But I still don't know how the helmet keeps flipping open by itself to reveal Teller's face. That's the greatest illusion of all!
If you look closely, there is a button that Teller pushes with his chin to open the helmet.
@@Michigander30 good catch!
Penn and Teller basically giving middle finger to other magicians by performing this stunt on national TV. Gotta love it.
National TV isn't as popular as RUclips. Vids of this have already been seen before the actual TV Episode aired. Also this is a P&T only trick. They didn't give a middle finger to any magician cuz no magician has or ever will do this trick.
Anyone know where you can find the actual song? thanks