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6:38 "Well if he's managed to get it up there, he is a magician." I miss Jonathan Ross. A quick wit, good voice, good banter, comfortable, and the perfect host.

Trick was beautifully designed, and with Penn and Teller in mind. With Rock, paper, and scissors, Penn and Teller HAD to keep their eyes on each other, which is not where a magician wants their eyes.

micro printer in his shoe over wifi hot spot connection sent in from a portable device from a member of the audience. In the conservatory with a pipe.

Easiest explanation ever... he can see into the future.

The trick is the table, shoe and toes. Stage hand wrote it, brought it out hidden in the tables leg. The table either has a false back or you pressed something to spring load the mechanism with the paper. Your shoes look like a half size too big for your feet and has a slight curve on the front. The sole has been cut so you can take the paper with your big toe and curl it into your foot. That would explain A: The bottom of your shoe was never shown and B: the paper dropped from the toe and was not already in your heal.

The briefcase served as the perfect distraction. A gag joke to just have a latex glove inside, but it allowed an assistant to bring out a stand to prop the case on as Penn and Teller were going back to their seats. (This part of the clip is edited so that we don't see the stand being brought out, but you'll notice that just moments before there was no stand and then as Teller is asked to bring up the case the stand is there.) The assistant who brought in the stand was his secret accomplice who wrote down the accurate prediction and hid it somewhere within the stand as he brought it out. The magician was then able to get the prediction and slip it into his shoe. He even admits at the end that he did not write the prediction.

I think what I love most about this guy is how humble he is that he got burnt the first time, but was courageous enough to try again... and succeed! Congratulations! P.s. You're one of the only people I know who have responded to KZfaq comments, and really it makes the whole thing special. I hope you've realized you've made people's day haha!

I really respect the fact that you came back after a failed first attempt. It's hard to to come back after a rejection. It's even harder to come back and actually be excellent. Hats off.

Great gag! As I keep telling my wife, 99% of magic is stuff that's been done before, sometimes CENTURIES before - the thing that makes it unique is how it's presented and performed; THAT'S the stuff of magic. Nicely done!!! :-)

I suspect the use of a 'little person' with nice handwriting who was secreted in the plinth that the darts were on. During the Rock, Paper , Scissors section a subtle wander over to the plinth occurred for no reason. Brilliant performance/presentation. Very entertaining. First class.

Wow that was amazing!!!

It's very faint, but you can hear Penn at 10:17 saying, "You think he hid the prediction at the base of the table", He gotcha! But sadly did not have enough time to figure it out, and already crowned you as a fooler.

He has a million slips of paper with every possible outcome hidden all over his body, obviously...

A live version of this trick is on my channel. You should work it out easily from that and definitely enjoy a more relaxed performance. (When I'm not shitting myself on Fool Us.).

thanks for putting all of these together! Hours of entertainment/sleuthing. These guys are so good it takes hours at one frame at a time tryna find the gaffe.

Bs this is not 720p...

he had papers written with different outcomes hidden all over his body. GOTCHA!!!

I believe someone wrote the prediction and it was hieden in the table that you used as support for the suitcase (that is why the table wasn't on stage at first because when you or they brought it up to you, the prediction was loaded in there by someone else). Then, if you didn't used the pocket to slide the gimmick down your shoe, then you move your feet inside the bottom part of the table to load it up in the side of your shoe. Either way, if you didn't do it that way, it would still work for others, but without a doubt you did a nice presentation there. God bless.

The black box to the right of the table. my theory is that there is someone in it and is writing everything in the paper and then During the show puts it in his shoe.

After watching the reveal I must say that I am impressed by the ingenuity behind the method of this trick. That said, it's kind of annoying that the edit of this performance cut out a key part of the act. The viewer at home is doing the exact same thing Penn & Teller are doing, trying to figure out how it's done, and by cutting out such a key part of the act they made that impossible. That's obviously on the producers of the show and not Richard. Great performance Richard. Boo producers.

Here is a scientific explanation: Since there are infinite number of Universes....we happen to be in one in which he fools Penn and Teller..

When he walks over to the black box in the middle of rock, paper, scissors, that's when someone gave him the paper because as he walks back to Penn and Teller, you can see the black box seal its self back up as if someone just handed him something from inside, and was closing the seal in the box.

I was captivated from the go.. flawless and mind boggling! Wishing you the very best!

is it just me or does the guy hosting the show on stage look like Q from impractical jokers

He's got a mini Printer on his ankle. That's why there's a barcode in the paper. His friends in the audience sent it to his printer wirelessly

I like the idea that I read from previous posts mentioning that he did a complete shoe switch. the only time he could have made the switch would be a 6:10 , having the shoe hidden inside of the small table. the table that Teller places the briefcase wasn't there previously, meaning someone had to wheel it on from offstage. The shoe with the note was in the table, allowing richard to do the swap at 6:10. you can even see him do a little jump to make the show swap less noticeable(?).

Coming back and watching this after seeing the method, I love this even more now. The sheer _chutzpah!!!_

All this time later, I'm still stumped. Bravo!

I have actually figured this one out! The briefcase is the key! The briefcase has a small wireless printer cleverly concealed in it. An offstage assistant sends the info to it for printing. When teller brings it up, he handles it just long enough to spin it around and retrieve the printing. He then quickly backs off and says "oh please open it so I don't touch it". Inside are rubber gloves, which gives him a reason to jokingly unbuckle his pants which seems like a simple joke, but it is actually the key moment for him to slide the printing into his pants, shuffle it down his pant leg, and drop it into his shoe when he lifts his heal. Genius! Had to watch it twice before I figured this one out.

I FIGURE3D IT OUT The guy had millions of papers hidden in all of his articles of clothing and the events matched the paper in his shoe

thanks so much for releasing this. I'd love our DVD too! :)

Wonderful trick and wonderful showmanship. Well played Mr. Bellars. Well played.

There's a reason he walked over to the box out of nowhere. I'm sure that's where the magic happened, but no idea what happened. lol

If only it were as easy as lying to them and saying "Nope, didn't do it like that." However, reading up on this show, Jonathan wears an earpiece because the producers (or the one) has to know the trick. Then if Penn and Teller (well, just Penn) says something and the contestant is lying, Jonathan will have to call them out on it.

5:38. You see a hand slip something into Bellars' shoe.

that 1st trick you did was fun for sure. this one was insanely done and quite nicely. one of the most impressive ive seen.

I love prediction tricks, and this one was amazing! If you had predicted the tie by rocks on that rock paper scissors, and then the win by teller with paper vs pen's rock, my mind woulda been blown into another realm where I would have started a new religion on your name.

For those who haven't figured it out, the darts were actually bowling pins; the score was the result of a game of bowling between Penn and Teller, with the scores divided by five. The letters that spelled the words were not magnetic, but instead had putty on the back of them. The game of Rock, Paper, Scissors was played on the count of three, with no opportunity for shooting. That's because the shooting was needed for the cannon, which shot the prediction into the shoe of the magician. The briefcase's combination was 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, which was the same as Penn's luggage, which was how it was opened so quickly.

Damn bro it just gets better and better every time I watch it. Great job dude.

One of the best performances on the show. Having Penn and Teller compete in 3 games was one of the smartest things you could do. Made the whole act way better than most prediction artists. That trophy was a stunner too, I didn't expect you to fool them. 😎

he has a small printer in his shoe

Someone was hiding in the box on stage left and when Jonathan put on the glove the guy that was hiding slipped the note into his shoe, great routine!

I remember you coming to the victorian inn pub, now shut down and turnt into a co-op and you got me stuck on a rubber band trick and took my watch without me noticing xD glad to see you going so far and to finally fool penn and teller, well done:)

i have to say ive watched this video dozens of times... and its an amazing trick! i absolutely have no clue how you managed to pull that off.. bravo man

I'm surprised Penn & Teller were so far off. The suitcase and gloves served no real practical purpose in this trick other than to generate a cheap laugh - and one of the golden rules of magic is that nothing is superfluous. Thus, their true function had to be to serve as an excuse to get the podium on stage. And the podium was necessary because inside it somewhere was hidden the piece of paper on which an accomplice had written all the correct answers backstage - while the games were going on. Then the issue becomes how the paper got transferred to the shoe. I'd guess it was done using some skilled sleight of foot while Bellars was leaning on the table at 6:14.

"I'm bringing the best I got *to the table* " Ha, I get it now! Funny, funny, evil disgusting liar! ♥

wow, I can usually figure these things out, but I have to admit, I am stumped on this one since I assumed the same as Penn, that you used you leg as transport to your shoe for the paper, you got me! awesome work, and incredible stage presence. you are likable, and confident, right from the start and that goes a very long way to gathering your audience trust. great job toy our sir.

Wow Richard that was so sick dude!!!! I have no idea how you did it but it was so smooth especially everything. Keep up the good work brother.

7:13 “If you could tip it out the other way” yup, there's a hole in the toe

Ok I'm pretty sure I've got it, after the 3 challenges have been done and the result is known, it is written by a third party on the paper and put inside a separate shoe which is placed in the leg of the table with the briefcase and a switch is made at 6:12 whilst everyone is distracted by the briefcase. Right or wrong?

Great work Richard, absolutely seamless

I don't even care how you did it, it's very impressive though that after your first time in the show you had the pride to go back up, you sir did great and I applaud you for not giving up when others would have. That's incredible

Very well done, I enjoyed this trick very much. I love to devise my own tricks too, this one was very good, cheers to you sir.

6:29 - That's when the "magic" happens. Someone inside that case placed the note in his shoe.

Wow!!! Crazy how amazing these guys are!

Excellent stuff Richard! The world needs more Richard Bellars! Top attitude and the tenacity to go back and fool them. Your mentality and outlook is a skill in it's own right.

I'm glad someone tried to go for fooling Penn and Teller instead of just using a century old trick for exposure. Great job!

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So well done! Bravo!!!

Richard, I really enjoyed the act. Well done!

He employs little magical shoe elves. If you look closely, his shoe is a few sizes too big to afford space for those poor indentured servant imps who write down his "predictions" in the dark while breathing in noxious foot odors. Really well known trick in magic circles, though it's considered quite immoral to perform. Case closed; can't fool me.

Very well done. My guess is that the note is hidden inside the table that comes on stage to put the case on. A dark hole to put a foot inside and using some sliding tool to squeeze it inside... Just a guess. Good performance.

Damn, Richard, you rocked this! I was guessing swami, pocket to shoe like Penn thought, but if that's not how it happened, I'm beyond stumped. Well done, sir!

Great trick! Nicely done. It's good to have various props on stage such as that black dart stand. That way when people try to figure it out, there are several places people will focus on. I agree with the person who said an assistant wrote it off-stage but i disagree with the whole shoe switching business. I think the front of the shoe has an opening of some kind and the note was place at the base of the suitcase stand and all Mr. Bellars needed to do was to "dock" with whatever was holding the note with his shoe. Whether that was the way it was done or not doesn't diminish the fact that it's a great trick.

There's someone small inside that black rectangular box who writes it down and then slides it into his shoe through a hidden slot when he's standing next to it. That's my guess. Or someone under the table with the words on it or whatever. Some variation of that.

I feel sorry for whoever he has crammed in that black box thing.

I remember being so happy when I saw this,,,I was rooting for you 100 percent.

That was awesome man. Good stuff.

I think something important happened at 5:35. I just cannot figure out what.

My favorite part is Penn & Tellers honest reaction when he revealed the predictions. I think they truly enjoy being fooled. If that is to happen.

thank you for exercising my brain and entertaining me ,keep up the good work :-)

It makes me feel so happy when someone fools them at second chance. Reflects immense dedication after failure. Loved it anyway 💗

Here's my guess. This was after watching it 3 times and reading about all the things that it wasn't. I believe a portion of your shoe sole was cut out. The paper was placed on that portion and when the table was brought out you lined your foot up with the cut out portion and stepped down hard and by using an oversized "patch" with some sort of bonding adhesive, sealed the sole up with the answer now inside the shoe. If so brilliant!! If not, BRILLIANT!!!!

He got the co-host in on it.

Thanks for the HD

Déjà vu is all I can fathom. One the best segments of fool us I've seen.

First time I see Teller speechless.

5.34 something must have happened when he walked over to the box.

Hey Rich, amazing job man! if you crafted this trick then it is absolutely amazing! Once the trick was completed, I realized immediately how it was done, and that furthered my respect for your ability and cleverness ten fold my friend. Well fucking done.....

This would be one of the best magic tricks I've seen. Still trying to figure how this trick was done. Congratulations Richard for a fine performance.

Crazy thought but subliminal messaging is "Bullshit". Check out the VT. The word HOME is behind me (Housey) and it was even sneakier. The glove in the briefcase was a nod to their glove joke from their phone to fish routine from the pilot.

At 5:53 you can see him motioning to bring the podium out. At 5:58 you can see the elbow of the assistant leaving to the right. And at 6:13 you can see where the switch happens. Why else would Mr. Bellars lean on the podium in such an unnatural way, with his right foot so close to the podium post? Great performance nonetheless. Was fantastic to watch. As long as technology keeps evolving faster than the average person has understanding of.. Magic will stay alive.

wow this is such a fantastic act WOW !!!

I won't give away how Richard Bellars did it here, but after seeing his video on how he did it I have to say it was absolutely BRILLIANT on it's simplicity. Thank you sir.....95%+ of the fun of magic is trying to figure out how the magician did their trick.

there is someone in the box, they wrote it and stuck it in his shoe

when the host put on the glove Bellars was making a joke with fiddling with his pants, he touches his belt and such, perfect time to sneak the note down his leg into the shoe, no not pocket, but still pants.. was i right?

Excellent work, Richard! Could tell you were a little nervous at the start, but you played it so cool. I love the excitement on your face when you find out you fooled them. Keep it up!

That was a stunning trick, well done sir

I noticed how Bellars said specifically he did not use his "pocket." I think when he made the gag with the gloves and unclasped his belt to joke about the turn-and-cough bit, he stuffed the "prediction" (That he wrote with slight-of-hand quickly from behind the briefcase or behind the darts podeum) down his waistline. It caught on the edge of his pants leg and as he took his shoe off, he shimmied it inside of the shoe itself. Thus, he gave the illusion intended. Now, I think Bellars actually did use "psychological magic" by doing his research on what P&T would search for. He knew when they would be watching for the slight of hand and when they would be too distracted to do so. He also made sure they were beside him and used them as misdirrection for the audience AND for themselves while he wrote the winnings. He also used the show host as misdirrection (with the gloves) to give an excuse while he set up the drop into his pants. If this is true, there would be no need for a stagehand or accomplice. It was done all on his own.

So many people DID NOT HEAR HIM SAY, "I did not write it myself, I'll be honest about that."

Awesome performance man!

Richard, your performance was really nice! Very nice trick, indeed! I like to understand tricks in youtube (and staying silent about it) because I really enjoy to figure things out. But I gotta say: I have a lot of suggestions here, but even more doubts. Sometimes I see the trcky part, sometimes I don't. You are great! But when I understand the trick you'll be greater! Thanks for the excellent presentation!

Okay everyone. If you're wondering how he did it, I have the answer. Don't read this if you don't want a spoiler. Here's what we know for a fact: - Bellars didn't write the note himself. - Nobody was on-stage to assist Bellars. - Bellars purposefully employed red herrings to lead Penn & Teller to a wrong answer. - Only one note was written. It's also important to note that for this to work with the above facts the note must have been placed in Bellars' shoe after the rock, paper, scissors game. With all these points taken into consideration, the only possibility is for someone to have written the note and placed it in some sort of mechanism in the table that is brought out after the rock, paper, scissors game. Bellars then uses the mechanism to place the note in his shoe. Unfortunately, this video cuts out the part when the table is brought out, as well as when Bellars stands near it. Only those who witnessed it live would have been able to see the trickery. This is likely done purposefully by the producer to make the presentation even more bewildering for online audiences. As Bellars has stated, he "cheated a bit and packed it full of red herrings". It's a very simple trick that relies on him providing a variety of possibilities for how he got the note in his shoe, with him writing it himself or having someone in the black dart table placing it there for him being the most common guesses. Ultimately, it worked, gives Bellars the victory he desperately sought after his first appearance, and made for quite an interesting show. Well done, Bellars.

however you did it, I think the writing was finished between the word game and the rock paper scissor.. two papers with two outcomes.. Great trick!

How to be a magician: Make the judges do all the work while you just sit back

Bravo sir. I would never have noticed the trick and how it was done had I not saw your reveal video.

7:57 Penn turns into a snake.

There are two papers, one in each shoe and the papers are placed in his shoe sometime after the words are read out but before the conclusion of the paper scissors rock. That way both papers have the same details on them just one says Teller wins and the other says Penn wins.

Richard that was truly amazing. 🤓👍