GaeasBlessing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The guy from this video made a video here on YouTube back in 2007 explaining he was paid to act in this performance and the whole thing was staged. Even his accent was faked. I guess he got threatened with legal action by the producers because the video has been taken down.

wereyouy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

bullcrap..

jrmaximus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@beyonzero I saw it too man !

AlwaysOctoberMusic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

scuse me a minute

deinemutteraldafu22 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

watch closely , rules said "..or blink loses the game" at 1,48 derren brown blinked first i think

daual2010 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He got dizzy by gayness!!

ArtesianFalma (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am a covert hypnotist and this trick is easy. A hypnotist begins much before you think you know. Ask yourself this: Is Darren doing some suggestions that he is going to win? Yes. Playing by Authority. The he does something called a "hypnotic suggestibility test". He is making catalepsy in the guy's arm. What that does is that it externalizes control, making the person believe that he is under a hypnotist control. The staring is a joke, Derren has already won. Its the compounding effect.

tubofbologna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

reverse staring contest...sit towards each other with eyes closed...first to open eyes or nod off loses!

ShapeShiftTheWorld (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@beyonzero yeah, good spot.

truvelocity (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@AnniekNieq Well, Derren explains how he does this to people. They are not random. They were selected. They didn't know they were selected long before he began to stare at them. Its about suggestion before they began the staring contest. So, it is pretty real.