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♪ dramatic music
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[voice over] For some people,
magic's just a fun hobby,
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but for me it's
so much more than that.
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I've been designing tricks
for so long
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that you could name an object,
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and I've probably helped
create an effect around it.
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But a deck of cards,
that's something special.
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Simple, yet adaptable;
familiar and yet mysterious.
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It's like the Swiss Army
Knife of magic.
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I can't imagine
hitting the stage
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without my 52 closest friends.
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Maybe it sounds a bit dramatic,
but for me,
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a world without cards,
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well, it would be like
a world without air.
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Hey, everybody! How are ya?
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[cheering and applause]
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♪ dramatic music
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I'm Shawn Farquhar,
and I'm a professional magician.
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Please welcome Shawn Farquhar.
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Wow. I want you quietly,
just to yourself,
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to count the
number of paragraphs
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that are on page 64.
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This was a lot easier
when I was younger.
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I go by the title of
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two-time World
Champion of Magic.
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The last three words
on that page were like,
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William Gottfried Sigmunds.
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- Is that right?
- Yes.
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I'm the fourth generation in my
family without a real job.
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My pages are blank.
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There's not even, like,
glass in the glasses.
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I just...
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And I wouldn't have it
any other way
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because it hasn't stopped me
from doing what I love,
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which is entertaining people.
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And getting a platform
like the Ellen Show,
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where I can perform for
millions at a time,
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was a dream come true.
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I don't know anything about
anything else other than magic.
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I started my career as a stage
magician and I loved it.
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I performed in shopping centers,
casinos, nightclubs,
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small hotels in Las Vegas,
cruise ships.
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I did television shows
and it was cool.
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Fool us once. Shame on you.
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Fool us twice.
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Shame on us.
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[audience cheering]
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Grand illusion, floating ladies,
stabbing with swords,
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and then went into manipulation
style with cards and live birds,
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cockatoos, parakeets, and doves.
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But I got older and carting
all those boxes hurts my back.
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I wanted some way
to do things differently
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and so I started switching
my focus to sleight of hand.
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2009, I went to Beijing, China,
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focused solely on card magic.
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I entered the competition
as a card magician,
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and I won the World Championship
of Card Magic
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and the Grand Prix World
Champion for sleight of hand.
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In the end,
I wanted to have my own theater,
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so I built this little place
we're sitting in right now.
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It's called the Hidden Wonders
Speakeasy Magic Experience.
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Hidden Wonders, I feel like I'm
in my perfect environment.
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I wanted a place where
I could experiment.
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When people
look around my theater,
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they'll see black and white
photographs,
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and props, lots of memorabilia.
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And all that stuff is the props
that my mentors gave to me
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that I used in my shows
over the years.
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I'm kind of carrying on
their traditions.
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My dad was a jack of all trades,
master of none.
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He was my biggest influence
in magic.
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He was more than a magician,
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he was a mechanic,
he was a musician.
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He could do anything
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and he inspired that in me.
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Magic allowed me
to go into new schools
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all the time
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and be able to do something
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that was cool, fun,
and different
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that none of the other kids
could do.
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I'd vomit a deck of cards out of
my mouth and people went,
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"Look, he's a geek!"
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And they were cool to me.
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And so I was less likely
to be beaten up.
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So I have this stock line
where I say I learned my numbers
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and colors from deck of cards,
and it's absolutely the truth.
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They were around me all the time
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This isn't magic
that I've just collected,
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it's magic that my father,
my grandfather collected.
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My mum and dad would hold
them up just like flash cards
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and I did my math.
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Card tricks big enough that
even in the back of the room,
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an audience would be able to see
that this is the king, right?
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The queen was a 12,
a king was a 13, jacks were 11,
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and my dad would put
two of them together
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and I would have to tell them
what the number was.
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It's just a baby deck of cards.
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But one day it'll grow up to be
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I just love a deck of cards.
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A lot of people ask me
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how many cards do I have in
my house and, at the moment,
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somewhere between four and five
thousand decks of cards.
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More playing cards from
pretty much around the world.
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Every one is different.
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I buy pairs,
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one that I open to play with,
to feel them and everything
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and one I keep sealed.
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You might have noticed I've got
more playing cards
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on the side there.
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Each one is designed for
a specific trick.
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I've held a deck of cards
in my hand
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pretty much my entire life.
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But it was only recently
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that I actually started
looking at the designs.
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In 2006, a friend of mine,
Steve Beam, wrote a book.
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In it, he had a trick called
"The Head Turns Around".
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He got up, he said,
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"Everybody take out your queens,
put them in this order."
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And he made one queen
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so it faced the opposite
direction of the rest.
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It blew me away.
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I asked him and he goes,
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"Well, all Queens of Spades
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face the opposite direction
of the other ones."
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And I was like,
"How did I not know this?"
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And then it got me wondering
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what other weird things
are there in a deck of cards?
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And I started looking.
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All this art started to focus me
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and now I can't stop
looking at them.
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And I want to make more magic
tricks that talk about it.
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[off screen] I'm curious
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have you
spent any time
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researching the history
of playing cards,
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and why they look
the way they do?
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Never looked into deep
meaning of the cards.
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I'll be honest with you and say
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my research
didn't take me very far.
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We don't know exactly
what is the history of the card,
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perhaps you know?
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I don't know much
about the designs
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on the court cards,
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but I do know they represent
figures from the past.
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Kings and queens
throughout history.
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When you pick up
a deck of cards,
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you see a king and a queen.
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This is a direct
link with the Middle Ages,
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when every region, every state
was led by a king or a queen.
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This was normal.
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In some occasions,
they added names to the cards.
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For instance, the King of Hearts
was named Charlemagne,
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Charles the Great.
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These names are meant
as a memento,
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as an aid to remember
cards, to identify cards.
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So I'm not entirely convinced
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they are really portraits
of existing people.
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The idea that these
court figures
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actually represent real people
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I don't think is valid,
quite frankly.
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People can make up
stories, of course.
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And, you know,
they look at the cards and say,
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"Ooh, that must be, you know,
the King of Hearts.
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That must be Henry VIII."
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There's no real evidence
that this is the case.
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If you have a
standardized figure,
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it's because it's practical,
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not because you want
to represent somebody.
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[off screen] What would you say
if I told you
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that hidden in the art of
a standard deck of playing cards
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are the clues to a 500 year
old cold case murder mystery.
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You know, knowing
that there is a murder
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in cards
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is just, wow.
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The notion that a deck of cards
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represents a murder mystery,
yet to be solved.
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Well, you've got my attention.
[chuckles]
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I think it's great.
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This is another mystery wrapped
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in a riddle and followed
by an enigma.
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And... do you want
the polite version? [laughs]
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[off screen] No!
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You are crazy.
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[off screen] Thank you. I am.
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We have in our documentary
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the director is crazy.
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I believe that the court cards
actually represent people.
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Yeah, just not the people
that we're told they represent.
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But the designs on the
court cards are intentional.
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The symbols aren't random.
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It's just loaded
with so many little clues.
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Oh, well, there's one king
that has a really bad headache,
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and I think it might have
something to do
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with a sword stuck in his head.
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Suicide King is one of the thing
we used to call the guy.
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It never struck me as odd
as to why
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the King of Hearts
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has a... he's stabbing himself
in the head.
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When I got to the King of Hearts
I looked at him
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and I noticed that he had
two sets of hands.
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I said, "That's weird.
All the other kings all have one
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"Why is that?"
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And then I noticed
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that the sleeves
of the king were different.
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You can go all the way back
to the 16th century,
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and see that the art we have
in modern cards,
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is drawn directly
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from the ones
that were made back then.
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I need to travel, and learn more
the history of playing cards
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and their design.
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I need to visit friends,
magicians,
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and tell them about
my discovery, and ask them
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about what their favorite
plots are in magic.
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Then, I want to take the plots
that they have
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and intertwine them all together
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to create a new effect
that I'll perform
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right where the murder happened.
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A routine that
will tell the history
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of this 500 year old
cold case murder.
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So the whole world can learn
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how I think the King of Hearts
really died.
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My first stop is Turnhout
in Belgium.
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♪ dramatic music
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Playing cards are fascinating.
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They are very common
daily objects,
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but there is a hidden history
behind it.
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A fascinating history, telling
about people, the passions
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and emotions of people,
about art,
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about printing, about technique.
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So, it's a world on its own.
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It's a mirror of history.
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Playing cards
came from the East.
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It was introduced
in the past centuries
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by tradesmen, by soldiers,
by explorers.
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Every region, every country
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developed its own
types of cards and games.
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But the general idea
is the same.
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When we see Chinese cards
or Oriental cards,
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they look very strange,
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but they are very similar.
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They are based on a system
of different suits,
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different series
with court cards
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and numeral cards.
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This type of technique
is documented
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by the oldest reference
to playing cards in China,
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which dates from 1294,
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when gamblers were apprehended
and brought to trial.
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China invented paper.
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They also invented paper money.
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They used to gamble
with these notes
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and that was a bit
rough on the notes.
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So they decided,
254
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"Well, we'll have to have tokens
to replace these,
255
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because otherwise
we're destroying the money,
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which is valuable."
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And so they invented
their playing cards,
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which are sort of long and thin.
259
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That process of production
went on for centuries.
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It's only in the 15th century,
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the French card makers
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invented a fascinating
suit system
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with hearts, diamonds, clubs,
and spades.
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It's a system that could be
reproduced easily, cheap,
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by stencils.
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The effects on the design
have been brought about
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by trying to get some kind
of standardized pattern.
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You need to recognize your cards
immediately when you play.
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Is this a king? Is this a queen?
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It helps if the design
is exactly the same
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as the design you are used to.
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That's why playing cards
are reproduced over centuries,
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in even the smallest
details, exactly as they were.
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Rouen in France
was a major production center
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and it was commercial,
very successful.
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They had an economic advantage
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and they started to make cards
for exportation.
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Here's an example of the King
of Hearts from Rouen in France.
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Then when England
got hold of it,
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you can still see
the basic outline.
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Got the cloak, edges,
hand on the cloak,
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and the hand up in the air.
283
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What was originally an ax
284
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has now turned
into something, nothing,
285
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because obviously they
filled out the picture,
286
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and they had to put
it somewhere,
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and they pushed it
behind his head.
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Another one where
a similar kind of shape.
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And then finally one
where he's got a sword,
290
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because somebody redesigned it
and thought,
291
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"What the heck is that
behind his head?
292
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Oh well, it can be a sword."
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So you can see that
the figure got bigger
294
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and bigger, and filled up
the card more and more,
295
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changing the design.
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It wasn't until the 19th century
that major changes came about.
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Like, for example, double-ending
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This is a really
great representation
299
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of a double-ended deck.
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It is one of the
earliest examples
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of double-headed cards.
302
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It's made in Brussels in the
middle of the 18th century.
303
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They cut the design into half
and put the two halves together,
304
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which made play for players
a bit easier.
305
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This is all about
hidden messages.
306
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It looks very ordinary
and respectful,
307
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but when you put a candle
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behind the cards,
you could see through the cards.
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- Oh, yeah?
- And reveal
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something very much...
311
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Look at that.
312
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That's a little naughty.
313
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And no one would ever know
314
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unless they held
them to a candle.
315
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That young lady's doing
something
316
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that she shouldn't
be doing to that gentleman.
317
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- And...
- Why not?
318
00:14:55,584 --> 00:14:57,586
Well, that's true,
now I think about it.
319
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Probably just not in public.
320
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I'm sure one of the reasons why
321
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a lot of the early English cards
didn't survive
322
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is that they were
probably destroyed
323
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during the Cromwellian period.
324
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They certainly frowned
on them, the church.
325
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They were the instruments
of the devil.
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The nobility,
they could play cards,
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they could afford them as well,
328
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and they could gamble
if they felt like it.
329
00:15:21,368 --> 00:15:25,027
And the common people
were not supposed to waste their
330
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time playing cards.
331
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During the 15th century,
there was a move
332
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to make playing cards
more widely enjoyed.
333
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It's a printing press,
334
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and it's the first
printing press
335
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made entirely of metal.
336
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This one is from 1829,
337
00:15:46,186 --> 00:15:48,671
it's a beautiful piece
of equipment.
338
00:15:48,775 --> 00:15:51,985
The inventor of this press
was the Earl of Stanhope
339
00:15:52,089 --> 00:15:55,437
and he gave his design
to the open market.
340
00:15:55,540 --> 00:15:57,301
You could copy it.
341
00:15:57,404 --> 00:16:00,580
He was a great admirer
of freedom of the press.
342
00:16:00,683 --> 00:16:03,376
Everybody should be
able to press something.
343
00:16:04,446 --> 00:16:05,757
And that was it?
344
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That's it.
345
00:16:07,104 --> 00:16:09,209
- That was the pressing of it?
- Yeah.
346
00:16:09,313 --> 00:16:10,210
Okay.
347
00:16:12,247 --> 00:16:15,526
And that at least five
thousand times a day.
348
00:16:15,629 --> 00:16:19,254
Yeah. Five thousand.
That's... hardly a job.
349
00:16:19,357 --> 00:16:22,740
That's awesome. Look at that.
350
00:16:22,843 --> 00:16:25,846
Look at the intricacy
in there, even, and all...
351
00:16:25,950 --> 00:16:27,848
- You see all the details.
- Yeah.
352
00:16:27,952 --> 00:16:31,300
And to imagine that at one point
this was all carved with
353
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tools in the wood by hand.
354
00:16:33,820 --> 00:16:34,924
Yep.
355
00:16:35,028 --> 00:16:36,650
That's...
356
00:16:36,754 --> 00:16:38,031
That is so fast.
357
00:16:38,135 --> 00:16:40,654
- Yeah, maybe too fast.
- Maybe too fast?
358
00:16:40,758 --> 00:16:41,655
Maybe too fast.
359
00:16:41,759 --> 00:16:43,036
Comes from here.
360
00:16:43,140 --> 00:16:45,314
This one's fully-automated.
It's a Heidelberg?
361
00:16:45,418 --> 00:16:47,247
Yes it is.
362
00:16:47,351 --> 00:16:50,975
It was made in Germany in the
beginning of the 20th century,
363
00:16:51,079 --> 00:16:55,359
using a steam engine
to produce movement.
364
00:16:55,462 --> 00:16:59,259
It was called, in Germany,
a "Schnellpresse".
365
00:16:59,363 --> 00:17:00,812
- A speedy press.
- Speedy press.
366
00:17:00,916 --> 00:17:01,779
Yeah.
367
00:17:03,436 --> 00:17:08,096
It could print about a thousand
sheets an hour, or even more.
368
00:17:08,199 --> 00:17:11,064
Wow! And the other one
was 500 to 1000 a day.
369
00:17:11,168 --> 00:17:14,585
[machinery whirring]
370
00:17:14,688 --> 00:17:15,793
That's quite a process.
371
00:17:15,896 --> 00:17:17,036
Yeah, it is.
372
00:17:17,139 --> 00:17:20,936
The speed of this press was good
for in this time.
373
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6000, 8000,
9000 sheets in an hour.
374
00:17:25,216 --> 00:17:26,700
And then I put on this
375
00:17:26,804 --> 00:17:28,254
and then he is printing.
376
00:17:28,357 --> 00:17:29,427
Oh!
377
00:17:30,187 --> 00:17:31,602
Look at that.
378
00:17:31,705 --> 00:17:34,605
[printing press sounds]
379
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So, from the small one
which was 500 in a day,
380
00:17:39,403 --> 00:17:42,440
to 1000 an hour on
the bigger Heidelberg,
381
00:17:42,544 --> 00:17:44,580
to an hour, 6000.
382
00:17:44,684 --> 00:17:45,788
6000 to 8000.
383
00:17:48,067 --> 00:17:49,137
And then you get
this as the result.
384
00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,207
Look at that.
385
00:17:50,310 --> 00:17:52,140
That's crazy cool.
386
00:17:52,243 --> 00:17:54,073
The definition in there.
387
00:17:54,176 --> 00:17:55,557
Look at all those
small little details.
388
00:17:55,660 --> 00:17:56,558
Yeah, the details.
389
00:17:56,661 --> 00:17:58,111
Yeah. Yeah.
390
00:17:58,215 --> 00:17:59,595
How perfect is that?
391
00:17:59,699 --> 00:18:02,771
When playing cards were first
made, their backs were blank.
392
00:18:02,874 --> 00:18:05,360
Yes, this is not waste.
393
00:18:05,463 --> 00:18:09,157
You can write your name
and address on it,
394
00:18:09,260 --> 00:18:12,125
an advertisement, a calling
card, you know.
395
00:18:12,229 --> 00:18:14,162
Compose music on the back
of playing cards
396
00:18:14,265 --> 00:18:16,129
like Mozart did.
397
00:18:16,233 --> 00:18:17,130
Really?
398
00:18:17,441 --> 00:18:19,719
He was a very great playing
card enthusiast.
399
00:18:19,822 --> 00:18:20,927
I did not know that.
400
00:18:21,030 --> 00:18:22,342
That's crazy cool.
401
00:18:23,930 --> 00:18:26,760
Playing cards have been
a part of our lives for so long,
402
00:18:26,864 --> 00:18:29,211
it's hard to imagine a world
without them.
403
00:18:29,315 --> 00:18:31,455
Since their introduction
centuries ago,
404
00:18:31,558 --> 00:18:32,973
these unassuming playthings
405
00:18:33,077 --> 00:18:34,941
have traveled the globe,
and become a regular fixture
406
00:18:35,044 --> 00:18:36,598
in the lives of
billions of people.
407
00:18:36,701 --> 00:18:38,945
They've been banned
by churches and kings,
408
00:18:39,048 --> 00:18:40,912
they've been used
to read the future,
409
00:18:41,016 --> 00:18:43,052
and helped make and break
the dreams
410
00:18:43,156 --> 00:18:44,537
of countless gamblers.
411
00:18:46,573 --> 00:18:48,679
♪ dramatic old west music
412
00:18:48,782 --> 00:18:50,094
And sometimes they show up
413
00:18:50,198 --> 00:18:52,752
in unexpected places
and do unexpected jobs.
414
00:18:53,925 --> 00:18:55,479
[loud thunk]
[cards fluttering]
415
00:18:55,582 --> 00:18:59,207
Like in 1685, in the French
colony we now call Canada,
416
00:18:59,310 --> 00:19:02,313
when cards became the
official currency of the land.
417
00:19:02,417 --> 00:19:04,729
The young nation
was highly dependent on France
418
00:19:04,833 --> 00:19:05,868
for most of their supplies,
419
00:19:05,972 --> 00:19:07,663
and that included
the actual coins
420
00:19:07,767 --> 00:19:10,149
and bills that fueled
the economy.
421
00:19:10,252 --> 00:19:12,289
Sometimes these shipments
got delayed
422
00:19:12,392 --> 00:19:13,980
and the local government, well,
423
00:19:14,083 --> 00:19:16,293
they were forced
to get creative.
424
00:19:16,396 --> 00:19:17,880
Cards were stiff and durable.
425
00:19:17,984 --> 00:19:21,125
And in the days before anything
was printed on the back,
426
00:19:21,229 --> 00:19:22,299
served for many
427
00:19:22,471 --> 00:19:25,336
as the only readily
available source of paper.
428
00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,994
Of course, they were also
easy to counterfeit,
429
00:19:28,097 --> 00:19:30,272
which led to other issues.
430
00:19:30,376 --> 00:19:33,275
♪ tense music
431
00:19:36,002 --> 00:19:38,832
[clock ticking]
432
00:19:40,351 --> 00:19:41,559
A century later,
433
00:19:41,663 --> 00:19:43,009
destitute mothers
in the Netherlands
434
00:19:43,112 --> 00:19:44,942
used cards to keep a bond
435
00:19:45,045 --> 00:19:46,737
with the children
that they, sadly,
436
00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:48,394
could no longer care for.
437
00:19:48,497 --> 00:19:51,604
♪ tense music
438
00:19:53,226 --> 00:19:55,642
An infant left without a card
439
00:19:55,746 --> 00:19:57,989
was one the mother knew
she'd never return for.
440
00:19:58,093 --> 00:19:59,094
[card ripping]
441
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:02,028
But, by leaving
half of a torn card,
442
00:20:02,131 --> 00:20:04,444
she'd leave the door open
for reuniting with her child,
443
00:20:04,548 --> 00:20:07,206
because, together,
the two matching halves
444
00:20:07,309 --> 00:20:09,622
would prove her claim
to parenthood.
445
00:20:09,725 --> 00:20:13,626
♪ tense music
446
00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:19,977
[airplane engine]
447
00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,221
Another example of how playing
cards have been used
448
00:20:22,324 --> 00:20:23,152
to reunite people
449
00:20:23,256 --> 00:20:25,293
occurred during WWII,
450
00:20:25,396 --> 00:20:26,535
when the United States
Playing Card Company
451
00:20:26,639 --> 00:20:28,468
collaborated with the
American Government
452
00:20:28,572 --> 00:20:30,229
to produce a very
special version
453
00:20:30,332 --> 00:20:32,748
of their popular Bicycle deck.
454
00:20:32,852 --> 00:20:36,269
♪ tense music
455
00:20:36,373 --> 00:20:37,650
[thunder crashing]
456
00:20:37,753 --> 00:20:39,203
These cards were
cleverly designed
457
00:20:39,307 --> 00:20:40,273
to help allied soldiers
458
00:20:40,377 --> 00:20:42,931
escape from German
prisoner of war camps.
459
00:20:43,034 --> 00:20:44,139
Although they looked normal,
460
00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:47,901
the cards were actually printed
with an unexpected secret
461
00:20:48,005 --> 00:20:51,422
hidden inside, that could only
be found by peeling them apart.
462
00:20:51,526 --> 00:20:54,805
♪ dramatic music
463
00:20:54,908 --> 00:20:56,600
When the pieces were
arranged properly,
464
00:20:56,703 --> 00:20:59,499
it gave the captives a map
of the surrounding areas,
465
00:20:59,603 --> 00:21:01,052
so they could plan their escapes
466
00:21:01,156 --> 00:21:03,952
A scheme that would ultimately
save an untold numbers of lives.
467
00:21:05,747 --> 00:21:08,301
So, how would we
have gotten by
468
00:21:08,405 --> 00:21:09,923
in a world without cards?
469
00:21:10,027 --> 00:21:11,028
[metal clinking]
470
00:21:13,617 --> 00:21:15,860
[fists pounding on table]
471
00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:20,934
[crowd shouting]
472
00:21:21,038 --> 00:21:22,833
♪ dramatic music
473
00:21:24,386 --> 00:21:26,699
[laughing]
474
00:21:26,802 --> 00:21:28,666
[wood cracking]
[laughing stops]
475
00:21:28,770 --> 00:21:30,081
[guns cocking]
476
00:21:32,601 --> 00:21:35,673
In the late 15th century,
people were largely illiterate,
477
00:21:35,777 --> 00:21:37,399
so painting and other
forms of art,
478
00:21:37,503 --> 00:21:39,021
including playing cards,
479
00:21:39,125 --> 00:21:39,781
were the most effective way
480
00:21:39,884 --> 00:21:41,679
of sharing stories
with the masses.
481
00:21:41,783 --> 00:21:44,441
That's why my Court Card
Conspiracy story
482
00:21:44,544 --> 00:21:45,718
starts with the King of Hearts.
483
00:21:45,821 --> 00:21:47,754
So, let's take a second
to notice
484
00:21:47,858 --> 00:21:50,170
a couple of interesting things
about him.
485
00:21:50,274 --> 00:21:52,483
First, he's the only one
of the four kings
486
00:21:52,587 --> 00:21:53,829
who doesn't have a mustache.
487
00:21:53,933 --> 00:21:57,350
And second, he's the only king
whose suit doesn't appear
488
00:21:57,454 --> 00:21:58,765
all over his outfit.
489
00:21:58,869 --> 00:22:01,768
Instead, he's got these
little symbols.
490
00:22:01,872 --> 00:22:03,529
The lack of a mustache
immediately told me
491
00:22:03,632 --> 00:22:05,185
he was meant to be young.
492
00:22:05,289 --> 00:22:06,704
But what are those
funny little things
493
00:22:06,808 --> 00:22:08,534
that are all over his cloak?
494
00:22:08,637 --> 00:22:12,434
[intriguing music]
495
00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,578
While touring in France,
I discovered a castle
496
00:22:18,682 --> 00:22:19,476
that had been home to kings,
497
00:22:19,579 --> 00:22:20,787
and even Leonardo da Vinci,
498
00:22:20,891 --> 00:22:23,031
in a small town
called Amboise.
499
00:22:23,134 --> 00:22:25,309
I couldn't pass up the chance
to pay a visit,
500
00:22:25,413 --> 00:22:26,552
and as I walked around,
501
00:22:26,655 --> 00:22:29,071
I started seeing these
familiar symbols everywhere.
502
00:22:29,175 --> 00:22:30,797
[music]
503
00:22:30,901 --> 00:22:32,178
Then I went and saw
the throne room.
504
00:22:32,281 --> 00:22:34,422
There was the throne,
and there was this big shield,
505
00:22:34,525 --> 00:22:35,664
and it was divided in half.
506
00:22:35,768 --> 00:22:37,321
And half of it was
the fleur de lis
507
00:22:37,425 --> 00:22:39,012
and half was this symbol.
508
00:22:39,116 --> 00:22:40,635
And it wasn't until the airport,
509
00:22:40,738 --> 00:22:41,877
and at the airport
I saw this flag waving,
510
00:22:41,981 --> 00:22:43,396
and the custodian
was sweeping around.
511
00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:44,777
I lifted my feet and I said,
512
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,435
"Excuse me, sir, can you
tell me what that flag is?"
513
00:22:47,538 --> 00:22:50,334
And he goes, "Oh, that's
Brittany. It's the region."
514
00:22:50,438 --> 00:22:52,267
And I was like, "Oh, my God!"
515
00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:54,407
And immediately
my head just, it clicked.
516
00:22:54,511 --> 00:22:56,167
And I got out a deck of cards.
I saw it.
517
00:22:56,271 --> 00:22:57,583
It's all over his cloak.
518
00:22:57,686 --> 00:22:59,447
And it represents the ermine,
519
00:22:59,550 --> 00:23:00,655
a feisty little creature
520
00:23:00,758 --> 00:23:02,933
that's related to the weasel
and the ferret.
521
00:23:03,036 --> 00:23:06,454
Brittany and the ermine
are forever intertwined.
522
00:23:06,557 --> 00:23:07,903
For more than 500 years,
523
00:23:08,007 --> 00:23:10,043
Brittany was an independent
nation bordering on France,
524
00:23:10,147 --> 00:23:13,184
and Brittany adopted the ermine
as its national symbol.
525
00:23:14,047 --> 00:23:15,463
The Ermine of Brittany,
526
00:23:15,566 --> 00:23:17,844
which was one of
the favorite animals
527
00:23:17,948 --> 00:23:20,571
of the Dukes of
Brittany, is a symbolic animal
528
00:23:20,675 --> 00:23:22,573
that is a sign of fidelity,
529
00:23:22,677 --> 00:23:25,645
loyalty and also purity.
530
00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:28,786
So, that got me wondering,
531
00:23:28,890 --> 00:23:31,202
what the ermine symbol was doing
here in Amboise,
532
00:23:31,306 --> 00:23:33,826
hundreds of miles from its
spiritual home in Brittany.
533
00:23:33,929 --> 00:23:36,553
Answering that question
became a bit of an obsession,
534
00:23:36,656 --> 00:23:40,108
but all roads eventually led
back to King Charles VIII,
535
00:23:40,211 --> 00:23:42,075
who ruled France
from this castle
536
00:23:42,179 --> 00:23:45,009
between 1483 and 1498.
537
00:23:45,113 --> 00:23:47,978
So, when Charles came to power
at the age of 13,
538
00:23:48,081 --> 00:23:50,532
his father knew that
he'd be too young to rule.
539
00:23:50,636 --> 00:23:53,224
So, before he died, his father
appointed a guardian,
540
00:23:53,328 --> 00:23:56,124
to make all the big decisions
that governing a nation requires
541
00:23:56,227 --> 00:23:58,264
But it was a choice between
his sister Anne
542
00:23:58,367 --> 00:23:59,748
and his cousin Louis.
543
00:23:59,852 --> 00:24:02,751
Eventually, his sister
became the Regent.
544
00:24:02,855 --> 00:24:05,685
Anne's appointment
as Regent was not a guarantee.
545
00:24:05,789 --> 00:24:08,101
In fact, she had to start
building political alliances
546
00:24:08,205 --> 00:24:09,240
very quickly because Louis
547
00:24:09,344 --> 00:24:11,070
was out to become the Regent.
548
00:24:11,173 --> 00:24:13,210
In fact, he went so far
as to try to kidnap Charles.
549
00:24:13,313 --> 00:24:15,868
He even gathered together
lords of different regions
550
00:24:15,971 --> 00:24:19,147
and went to battle in
what is known as the Mad War.
551
00:24:19,699 --> 00:24:23,116
Louis d'Orléans was
one of the main lords
552
00:24:23,220 --> 00:24:26,050
to oppose Anne de Beaujeu.
553
00:24:26,154 --> 00:24:28,294
Louis D'Orléans
554
00:24:28,397 --> 00:24:31,262
fought side by
side with François II.
555
00:24:31,366 --> 00:24:34,818
He also fought
on the Breton side
556
00:24:34,921 --> 00:24:36,544
against the king of France.
557
00:24:36,647 --> 00:24:38,684
The Mad War would end
just shortly after
558
00:24:38,787 --> 00:24:41,687
Charles comes of age and assumes
all the roles of the throne.
559
00:24:41,790 --> 00:24:43,516
He wins a number
of decisive battles,
560
00:24:43,620 --> 00:24:45,760
and François sees
the writing on the wall
561
00:24:45,863 --> 00:24:47,865
and decides it's time
to surrender.
562
00:24:47,969 --> 00:24:49,557
Charles stipulates
in the surrender
563
00:24:49,660 --> 00:24:51,041
that he'll have a say over
564
00:24:51,144 --> 00:24:53,077
where François' daughters
are married and to whom,
565
00:24:53,181 --> 00:24:55,908
so that he can envelop
Brittany into France.
566
00:24:56,011 --> 00:24:58,324
As the king who finally
brought Brittany
567
00:24:58,427 --> 00:24:59,739
into the fold of France,
568
00:24:59,843 --> 00:25:01,672
he became known
as the King of the Bretons,
569
00:25:01,776 --> 00:25:02,880
even though
the people of Brittany
570
00:25:02,984 --> 00:25:04,572
didn't love him very much,
or at all.
571
00:25:04,675 --> 00:25:06,574
The symbol of the ermine,
572
00:25:06,677 --> 00:25:08,265
the symbol of Brittany,
became his symbol as well.
573
00:25:08,368 --> 00:25:11,130
And that's why when I look
at the King of Hearts,
574
00:25:11,233 --> 00:25:14,029
I think of him as being
the young Charles VIII.
575
00:25:17,377 --> 00:25:18,793
With the 525th anniversary
576
00:25:18,896 --> 00:25:20,795
of Charles' death
only weeks away,
577
00:25:20,898 --> 00:25:22,037
I'm already getting excited
578
00:25:22,141 --> 00:25:23,798
about bringing his story
to life again
579
00:25:23,901 --> 00:25:26,490
in the ancient corridors
where he once walked,
580
00:25:26,594 --> 00:25:28,354
in the only way I know how,
581
00:25:28,457 --> 00:25:30,632
and that's through magic.
582
00:25:32,496 --> 00:25:35,568
Magic can really
transcend language.
583
00:25:35,672 --> 00:25:37,950
It transcends borders,
it transcends age.
584
00:25:38,053 --> 00:25:39,676
Society has grown into the idea
585
00:25:39,779 --> 00:25:41,401
that magic is something
for children.
586
00:25:41,505 --> 00:25:43,162
But it's not just for children,
587
00:25:43,265 --> 00:25:44,612
it's for everybody.
588
00:25:44,715 --> 00:25:46,165
It makes adults become children.
589
00:25:46,268 --> 00:25:47,511
You have to be curious.
590
00:25:47,615 --> 00:25:48,754
You have to be a person
591
00:25:48,857 --> 00:25:50,307
who's willing to be educated,
and to be wrong.
592
00:25:50,410 --> 00:25:51,653
You also have to be brave
593
00:25:51,757 --> 00:25:53,103
because you can be standing
in front of an audience
594
00:25:53,206 --> 00:25:53,759
and fail.
595
00:25:53,862 --> 00:25:56,693
You have to be different.
596
00:25:59,385 --> 00:26:02,181
Traveling the world,
as much as I have, has given me
597
00:26:02,284 --> 00:26:04,942
the incredible opportunity
to meet and trade ideas
598
00:26:05,046 --> 00:26:08,256
with some of the most inventive
minds in the world of magic.
599
00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,362
So, as much as I love the home
I've built myself
600
00:26:11,466 --> 00:26:12,778
at Hidden Wonders,
601
00:26:12,985 --> 00:26:15,677
I'd be lying if I said I didn't
miss those late night sessions,
602
00:26:15,781 --> 00:26:18,197
on the road,
with my peers.
603
00:26:18,300 --> 00:26:19,198
That's why,
604
00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:21,718
instead of developing the Court
Card Conspiracy routine
605
00:26:21,821 --> 00:26:23,961
just on my own,
606
00:26:24,065 --> 00:26:25,791
I've decided to bring in
some of the performers
607
00:26:25,894 --> 00:26:27,240
who inspire me the most.
608
00:26:27,344 --> 00:26:29,829
so they can be part
of this journey with me,
609
00:26:29,933 --> 00:26:34,385
and their magic can influence
the path that I'm going to take.
610
00:26:34,489 --> 00:26:37,837
♪ energetic music
611
00:26:39,943 --> 00:26:41,565
[off screen] How far back
do we have records
612
00:26:41,669 --> 00:26:43,463
of cards being used for magic?
613
00:26:43,567 --> 00:26:47,606
Probably from the very,
very start of playing cards.
614
00:26:47,709 --> 00:26:50,367
Magic is very old,
615
00:26:50,470 --> 00:26:54,854
probably very early on, playing
cards were used by magicians
616
00:26:54,958 --> 00:26:59,272
as an interesting tool
to manipulate, to trick,
617
00:26:59,376 --> 00:27:01,585
to amaze people.
618
00:27:01,689 --> 00:27:03,311
[audience cheering
and applauding]
619
00:27:03,414 --> 00:27:06,625
Please welcome the amazing
Richard Turner.
620
00:27:06,728 --> 00:27:09,179
[cheering]
621
00:27:09,282 --> 00:27:12,803
- Well, howdy!
- Howdy!
622
00:27:12,907 --> 00:27:14,667
I love it when the
audience shows up
623
00:27:14,771 --> 00:27:17,808
♪ steel guitar
624
00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,849
I'm going to show you something
you never do, John,
625
00:27:23,952 --> 00:27:26,299
something you never do
when you play cards for money.
626
00:27:26,403 --> 00:27:27,646
Never do this.
627
00:27:27,749 --> 00:27:30,925
Never shuffle a deck,
one in each hand,
628
00:27:31,028 --> 00:27:34,411
it makes the other
players nervous.
629
00:27:34,514 --> 00:27:37,966
And John, when they
see you shuffle with one hand,
630
00:27:38,070 --> 00:27:42,143
while you backflip cut
with the other,
631
00:27:42,246 --> 00:27:46,112
they get up and run and you
are left playing solitaire.
632
00:27:46,216 --> 00:27:48,667
People say, "Why do you call
yourself a card mechanic?"
633
00:27:48,770 --> 00:27:50,289
That's the term.
I didn't come up with that.
634
00:27:50,392 --> 00:27:54,396
Auto mechanic fixes a car, a
body mechanic, they fix a death.
635
00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:57,537
I fix a card game.
636
00:27:57,641 --> 00:27:59,332
People think that because
they see someone
637
00:27:59,436 --> 00:28:00,575
do card magic,
638
00:28:00,679 --> 00:28:02,163
they're a threat
at the card table.
639
00:28:02,266 --> 00:28:04,130
That's one of the farthest
things from the truth,
640
00:28:04,234 --> 00:28:06,167
you're playing two different
instruments.
641
00:28:06,270 --> 00:28:07,375
That guy would
be the first person
642
00:28:07,478 --> 00:28:09,170
shot in a card game.
643
00:28:10,412 --> 00:28:15,245
I was about seven years old,
and we were very poor,
644
00:28:15,348 --> 00:28:17,040
and we had four things:
645
00:28:17,143 --> 00:28:21,907
A Monopoly, chess set, a checker
set, and a deck of cards
646
00:28:22,010 --> 00:28:23,943
and we played for M&M's.
647
00:28:24,047 --> 00:28:28,223
We would actually five finger
discount the M&M's at the store.
648
00:28:28,327 --> 00:28:31,502
I was the oldest
and I wanted to win,
649
00:28:31,606 --> 00:28:36,128
and I realized just one extra
card gave me an advantage.
650
00:28:36,231 --> 00:28:38,406
I'd sit there and deal out
hand after hand after hand
651
00:28:38,509 --> 00:28:41,650
with four or five players
and start figuring out the odds.
652
00:28:41,754 --> 00:28:48,657
So that's kind of what got my
first interest in gambling moves
653
00:28:48,761 --> 00:28:50,659
When I first started,
I could see
654
00:28:50,763 --> 00:28:52,661
out of the corner of my eye.
655
00:28:52,765 --> 00:28:54,077
I had no macula,
656
00:28:54,180 --> 00:28:55,906
which is the center
part of the retina, was gone.
657
00:28:56,010 --> 00:28:57,908
So if you just picture
wherever you look, there's
658
00:28:58,012 --> 00:28:59,496
a hat in front of your face.
659
00:28:59,599 --> 00:29:00,842
[electrical buzzing]
660
00:29:00,946 --> 00:29:04,121
But then as the years went on,
what vision
661
00:29:04,225 --> 00:29:07,090
I did have continued
to degenerate
662
00:29:07,193 --> 00:29:08,781
to where there was nothing left.
663
00:29:08,885 --> 00:29:12,405
So my fingers are like
ten eyeballs.
664
00:29:12,509 --> 00:29:14,269
I don't see things visually,
665
00:29:14,373 --> 00:29:16,444
so I developed my little
666
00:29:16,547 --> 00:29:19,136
individual "perceptors"
667
00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,898
that feel
all the elements of a card
668
00:29:22,001 --> 00:29:25,349
to make those cards
do what I want them to do.
669
00:29:25,453 --> 00:29:28,974
In fact, one of the
neuroscientists from Harvard
670
00:29:29,077 --> 00:29:32,978
said I have the most developed
tactile neural network
671
00:29:33,081 --> 00:29:36,602
of anybody on planet Earth,
which is kind of a cool thing.
672
00:29:36,705 --> 00:29:38,190
People come over to our house
673
00:29:38,293 --> 00:29:40,951
and they're always
amazed at my office
674
00:29:41,055 --> 00:29:44,299
because you walk into that room
and there's about 7000
675
00:29:44,403 --> 00:29:45,749
decks of cards.
676
00:29:45,853 --> 00:29:47,786
Over the course of a
two week period
677
00:29:47,889 --> 00:29:50,064
they will build up where
I have a stack of them
678
00:29:50,167 --> 00:29:52,445
by the piano, stack where I sit,
stack of them
679
00:29:52,549 --> 00:29:53,481
by the dinner table,
680
00:29:53,584 --> 00:29:56,311
and other piles
randomly throughout the house.
681
00:30:00,108 --> 00:30:04,768
For the past 50 years,
an average day for me
682
00:30:04,872 --> 00:30:07,460
has been 14 to 16 hours
683
00:30:07,564 --> 00:30:10,222
practicing with a deck of cards.
684
00:30:10,325 --> 00:30:13,466
I'm always doing at least
two things at any given time.
685
00:30:13,570 --> 00:30:17,885
If I'm in the gym working out,
I'm focused on whatever exercise
686
00:30:17,988 --> 00:30:21,820
I'm doing, and the other hand
has the cards going.
687
00:30:21,923 --> 00:30:25,064
I think the art of manipulation
is an art,
688
00:30:25,168 --> 00:30:28,343
a very fine motor skill art.
689
00:30:28,447 --> 00:30:31,277
People are all
living their lives
690
00:30:31,381 --> 00:30:33,521
and they have
all their different
691
00:30:33,624 --> 00:30:37,836
trials, and tribulations,
and family, and work.
692
00:30:37,939 --> 00:30:42,564
And I think magic
is that little piece of escape
693
00:30:42,668 --> 00:30:46,465
where they can revert back
to their younger years
694
00:30:46,568 --> 00:30:51,159
when everything is imagination
and fantasy.
695
00:30:51,263 --> 00:30:54,542
When I'm performing, my goal
is to have them go,
696
00:30:54,645 --> 00:30:56,751
"What did I just see?"
697
00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:58,442
I want them to laugh
698
00:30:58,546 --> 00:31:02,861
and leave in astonishment
beyond comprehension.
699
00:31:02,964 --> 00:31:04,586
I want them
to think to themselves.
700
00:31:04,690 --> 00:31:07,244
"I have no clue what I just saw,
701
00:31:07,348 --> 00:31:10,178
or how what I just saw
was possible."
702
00:31:12,008 --> 00:31:13,561
[off screen] When it comes
to card magic,
703
00:31:13,664 --> 00:31:15,356
what's your favorite plot?
704
00:31:16,667 --> 00:31:18,531
Back in the early eighties,
705
00:31:18,635 --> 00:31:20,016
I came up with a plot.
706
00:31:20,119 --> 00:31:22,984
My goal was to take a shuffled
deck of cards
707
00:31:23,088 --> 00:31:26,160
let the audience
choose the game,
708
00:31:26,263 --> 00:31:28,231
choose the number of players
709
00:31:28,334 --> 00:31:30,267
and tell me which player
they want me to have
710
00:31:30,371 --> 00:31:31,372
win the hand.
711
00:31:31,475 --> 00:31:33,822
And they can even take the cards
out of my hand
712
00:31:33,926 --> 00:31:34,823
any time they want,
713
00:31:34,927 --> 00:31:36,066
shuffle them up,
714
00:31:36,170 --> 00:31:38,241
and not even give me
back the whole deck.
715
00:31:38,344 --> 00:31:39,690
They can give me
whatever they want
716
00:31:39,794 --> 00:31:41,347
and I'll still make it happen.
717
00:31:41,451 --> 00:31:43,418
That is my plot.
718
00:31:43,522 --> 00:31:46,870
♪ ethereal music
719
00:31:46,974 --> 00:31:49,562
So, I truly love
your choice of plots,
720
00:31:49,666 --> 00:31:50,598
and the Shuffled Deck,
721
00:31:50,701 --> 00:31:52,255
and them being able
to do absolutely anything.
722
00:31:52,358 --> 00:31:54,464
And I know that you incorporate
multiple techniques,
723
00:31:54,567 --> 00:31:57,087
but the one you
incorporate the most
724
00:31:57,191 --> 00:31:59,469
is the second deal, is my guess
for most of the stuff?
725
00:31:59,572 --> 00:32:00,711
You bet.
726
00:32:00,815 --> 00:32:02,782
That's my favorite of all moves,
727
00:32:02,886 --> 00:32:04,819
all sleights,
is the second deal.
728
00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:07,063
It's my weapon
of all my weapons.
729
00:32:07,166 --> 00:32:09,824
I've calculated
right around 5 million times,
730
00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:12,585
I've demonstrated the second
deal or used the second deal
731
00:32:12,689 --> 00:32:14,380
in the course of my show.
732
00:32:14,484 --> 00:32:15,968
So I've done 5 million
second deals.
733
00:32:16,072 --> 00:32:18,626
I love that as you said that
you were doing them.
734
00:32:18,729 --> 00:32:19,627
Oh, yeah, that's subconscious.
735
00:32:19,730 --> 00:32:21,422
I know, but that was great.
It really was.
736
00:32:21,525 --> 00:32:25,219
The idea is to have people
think you didn't do anything
737
00:32:25,322 --> 00:32:28,808
because you didn't get ready.
738
00:32:28,912 --> 00:32:31,225
I'll try to do it
a little slow.
739
00:32:31,328 --> 00:32:36,851
And there's almost no movement
of the top card. See?
740
00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:38,439
It just kind of melts
through the deck.
741
00:32:38,542 --> 00:32:40,510
It looks like you're striking
the top of the deck.
742
00:32:40,613 --> 00:32:41,718
No, my hand's, my thumb's
743
00:32:41,821 --> 00:32:42,615
not going anywhere
near the deck.
744
00:32:42,719 --> 00:32:43,685
Right.
745
00:32:43,789 --> 00:32:45,722
It's just off to the side.
746
00:32:45,825 --> 00:32:48,656
As soon as someone goes up here,
they're busted.
747
00:32:48,759 --> 00:32:50,037
Yeah.
748
00:32:50,140 --> 00:32:52,798
Never going to learn that
in a short period of time.
749
00:32:52,901 --> 00:32:54,006
Your thumb gives the impression
750
00:32:54,110 --> 00:32:56,146
that it's doing it
right from the very top,
751
00:32:56,250 --> 00:32:58,148
but it's not even connecting
until it hits the very edge.
752
00:32:58,252 --> 00:33:01,151
It's that edge.
And it's only a microsecond.
753
00:33:01,255 --> 00:33:04,706
It's five microseconds,
actually, is what we calculated
754
00:33:04,810 --> 00:33:07,537
when it's going across that
median right there,
755
00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:08,710
and then taking the card.
756
00:33:08,848 --> 00:33:11,472
The fingers are down deep enough
to allow two cards to push.
757
00:33:11,575 --> 00:33:14,854
- Oh my God, I just did it.
- Did you do it?
758
00:33:14,958 --> 00:33:17,133
Well, I felt much better
about that one.
759
00:33:17,236 --> 00:33:19,031
With the first part of my
routine now locked in,
760
00:33:19,135 --> 00:33:20,964
it's time to turn my attention
to the next player
761
00:33:21,068 --> 00:33:22,655
in our conspiracy
to kill the king,
762
00:33:22,759 --> 00:33:25,072
namely the Queen of Spades.
763
00:33:25,175 --> 00:33:28,868
Or, as I like to call her,
Anne of Brittany.
764
00:33:28,972 --> 00:33:30,318
[off screen] Did you learn
anything about Charles VIII
765
00:33:30,422 --> 00:33:31,285
in school?
766
00:33:31,457 --> 00:33:34,219
No. We have never learned
about Charles VIII,
767
00:33:34,322 --> 00:33:37,705
and if I did learn something
about it, I just forgot it.
768
00:33:37,808 --> 00:33:39,914
It comes in one ear, go out,
769
00:33:40,018 --> 00:33:42,330
because it was not
a very important king.
770
00:33:42,434 --> 00:33:43,918
[off screen] Do you know
Anne of Brittany?
771
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:46,127
Brittany?
772
00:33:46,231 --> 00:33:48,336
Ah, Bretagne. Anne de Bretagne.
773
00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:49,786
- Anne de Bretagne.
- Anne de Bretagne.
774
00:33:49,889 --> 00:33:50,959
Did you know
she was the only woman
775
00:33:51,063 --> 00:33:52,444
to be Queen of France twice?
776
00:33:52,547 --> 00:33:54,756
- [in French] It's true?
- Yeah.
777
00:33:54,860 --> 00:33:56,137
True? [French] That's amazing!
778
00:33:56,241 --> 00:34:00,279
I think it's ironic that
despite all of Charles' efforts
779
00:34:00,383 --> 00:34:02,178
to be an effective king
and to leave his mark on history
780
00:34:02,281 --> 00:34:03,834
he most likely
will be remembered
781
00:34:03,938 --> 00:34:05,698
as Anne of Brittany's husband.
782
00:34:07,459 --> 00:34:12,153
Anne of Brittany was
François II's sole heir.
783
00:34:12,257 --> 00:34:14,362
The Duke of
Brittany wanted to avoid
784
00:34:14,466 --> 00:34:17,193
Anne's marriage
to the king of France,
785
00:34:17,296 --> 00:34:19,919
in order to
maintain her independence.
786
00:34:20,023 --> 00:34:21,576
François II died shortly after
787
00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,785
the battle of
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier.
788
00:34:23,889 --> 00:34:27,168
Anne of Brittany was only eleven
789
00:34:27,272 --> 00:34:31,310
when she was given
the title of Duchess.
790
00:34:33,243 --> 00:34:35,625
Charles and Anne's wedding
791
00:34:35,728 --> 00:34:38,179
took place during the war
792
00:34:38,283 --> 00:34:42,287
and the marriage
was imposed on her.
793
00:34:44,012 --> 00:34:46,049
The relationship
between Anne of Brittany
794
00:34:46,153 --> 00:34:49,156
and Charles VIII
was an antagonistic one.
795
00:34:49,259 --> 00:34:52,228
There was a contract stipulating
796
00:34:52,331 --> 00:34:54,782
she could no
longer officially bear
797
00:34:54,885 --> 00:34:57,405
the title of Duchess of Brittany
798
00:34:57,509 --> 00:35:00,063
for the duration of
Charles VIII's reign.
799
00:35:00,167 --> 00:35:03,066
Anne is clearly defeated,
800
00:35:03,170 --> 00:35:05,137
but this did not prevent her
801
00:35:05,241 --> 00:35:08,899
from fulfilling
her duty towards Charles VIII,
802
00:35:09,003 --> 00:35:10,280
as she went on
803
00:35:10,384 --> 00:35:12,593
to have six
consecutive pregnancies.
804
00:35:12,696 --> 00:35:15,043
Of these pregnancies,
805
00:35:15,147 --> 00:35:19,496
two children died in infancy,
806
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:23,535
and the others
ended in miscarriages.
807
00:35:24,260 --> 00:35:26,572
Tragically all of Anne's
children with Charles died,
808
00:35:26,676 --> 00:35:27,987
and I believe
they're represented
809
00:35:28,091 --> 00:35:29,886
by the six
ermine she's holding here.
810
00:35:32,164 --> 00:35:36,755
She was expected
to publicly present
811
00:35:36,858 --> 00:35:40,103
as a perfect queen, pious,
812
00:35:40,207 --> 00:35:42,381
and loyal to
her husband, of course.
813
00:35:42,485 --> 00:35:45,212
Anne of Brittany
also could not bear
814
00:35:45,315 --> 00:35:46,937
her husband's indiscretions,
815
00:35:47,041 --> 00:35:49,526
as he continuously
sees other women
816
00:35:49,630 --> 00:35:51,149
while in Italy.
817
00:35:51,252 --> 00:35:53,841
Anne's life in Charles' court
818
00:35:53,944 --> 00:35:55,532
was not joyful.
819
00:35:55,636 --> 00:35:56,671
She was alone.
820
00:35:56,844 --> 00:35:59,778
She spent all her time being
tutored by Charles' sister,
821
00:35:59,881 --> 00:36:00,744
who didn't like her.
822
00:36:00,848 --> 00:36:03,230
And Charles was away
almost all the time
823
00:36:03,333 --> 00:36:04,369
on campaigns.
824
00:36:04,472 --> 00:36:05,577
And when he was at home,
825
00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,958
he was basically making her
as a baby factory.
826
00:36:08,062 --> 00:36:09,408
She was having children,
827
00:36:09,512 --> 00:36:11,962
the children, sadly, were dying,
and she was just living a life
828
00:36:12,066 --> 00:36:13,861
of being pregnant
and in despair.
829
00:36:13,964 --> 00:36:16,795
And none of that was likely
to change anytime soon,
830
00:36:16,898 --> 00:36:18,693
were it not for her husband's
unexpected death
831
00:36:18,797 --> 00:36:22,145
under some pretty
silly circumstances.
832
00:36:22,249 --> 00:36:28,151
[Big Ben ringing]
833
00:36:28,255 --> 00:36:30,774
[crowd and traffic noise]
834
00:36:30,878 --> 00:36:33,743
Over the years, my magic
has become very personal.
835
00:36:33,846 --> 00:36:37,436
And now I talk about my dad and
my grandpa in the show a lot.
836
00:36:37,540 --> 00:36:38,748
So, taking on the story
837
00:36:38,851 --> 00:36:40,543
of a medieval
king as an inspiration,
838
00:36:40,646 --> 00:36:43,511
well, has been a fun way to
flex my creative muscle,
839
00:36:43,615 --> 00:36:45,272
and to rethink my approach
to storytelling.
840
00:36:45,375 --> 00:36:47,170
[ruffling cards]
841
00:36:47,274 --> 00:36:51,139
[street sounds]
842
00:36:51,243 --> 00:36:53,038
Really slow...
843
00:36:53,141 --> 00:37:03,738
[street sounds]
844
00:37:03,842 --> 00:37:05,292
[laughing]
845
00:37:05,395 --> 00:37:06,776
What did you get?
846
00:37:06,879 --> 00:37:08,191
Oh, the Queen of Spades.
847
00:37:08,295 --> 00:37:10,469
And you got the King of Hearts.
848
00:37:10,573 --> 00:37:11,850
I don't know how that works.
849
00:37:11,953 --> 00:37:14,128
The only thing I know
is that [clears throat]
850
00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:15,509
the King of Hearts
[clears throat]
851
00:37:15,612 --> 00:37:18,788
Wow!
852
00:37:18,891 --> 00:37:21,825
and the Queen of Spades
are bad people.
853
00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:24,828
Okay, cool.
854
00:37:24,932 --> 00:37:26,313
Thank you.
855
00:37:26,416 --> 00:37:28,936
[crowd noise]
856
00:37:29,039 --> 00:37:30,903
Oh, you like...
Oh, wow!
857
00:37:31,007 --> 00:37:32,215
[crowd cheers]
858
00:37:32,319 --> 00:37:33,354
That was so good!
859
00:37:33,458 --> 00:37:34,804
But the real reason
I'm here in London,
860
00:37:34,907 --> 00:37:36,840
is to meet my old friend
Michael Vincent
861
00:37:36,944 --> 00:37:39,464
and I can't wait to see
what he's got in store.
862
00:37:39,567 --> 00:37:41,604
My name is Michael Vincent,
863
00:37:41,707 --> 00:37:44,986
and right now we are in the
British Magic Circle.
864
00:37:45,090 --> 00:37:48,887
This headquarters is the home
for British magicians.
865
00:37:48,990 --> 00:37:52,131
I've been passionate about magic
since I was six years old.
866
00:37:52,235 --> 00:37:54,858
My relationship
with playing cards
867
00:37:54,962 --> 00:37:56,895
is a passionate love affair.
868
00:37:56,998 --> 00:38:00,485
There isn't anything I cannot
achieve with a deck of cards,
869
00:38:00,588 --> 00:38:02,728
you give me a deck of cards,
it could be dog-eared,
870
00:38:02,832 --> 00:38:06,905
it could be beat up,
I can create an effect with it.
871
00:38:07,008 --> 00:38:10,288
My first deck of cards was
a Tally-Ho Circle Back,
872
00:38:10,391 --> 00:38:13,291
red back, my favorite
deck of all time.
873
00:38:13,394 --> 00:38:15,707
It took me several weeks
to save up
874
00:38:15,810 --> 00:38:18,019
my pocket money to buy one deck,
875
00:38:18,123 --> 00:38:22,783
and it was a treasured item,
and I made it last.
876
00:38:22,886 --> 00:38:23,887
I often think
877
00:38:23,991 --> 00:38:26,856
it would be wonderful
to go back to my childhood
878
00:38:26,959 --> 00:38:29,997
and to have that moment
of pure life,
879
00:38:30,100 --> 00:38:33,034
[gasps] that pure astonishment.
880
00:38:33,138 --> 00:38:36,935
You're transported
out of this normal realm of life
881
00:38:37,038 --> 00:38:41,146
into another sphere
where life becomes exquisite.
882
00:38:41,249 --> 00:38:43,079
And here's a funny thing.
883
00:38:43,182 --> 00:38:47,117
When I decided to study magic,
I gave up the right
884
00:38:47,221 --> 00:38:50,086
to ever have
that experience again,
885
00:38:50,189 --> 00:38:52,847
because I've learned so much
about the subject.
886
00:38:52,951 --> 00:38:57,300
However, it came with
a deep responsibility.
887
00:38:57,404 --> 00:39:01,339
I have now become the architect
of astonishment for my audience,
888
00:39:01,442 --> 00:39:04,203
and it's my duty
to make them feel it.
889
00:39:04,307 --> 00:39:05,273
All right. Okay.
890
00:39:05,377 --> 00:39:06,551
If you look at
the two red jacks,
891
00:39:06,654 --> 00:39:08,173
you notice anything
interesting about one of them?
892
00:39:08,276 --> 00:39:10,140
I believe magic, as an art,
893
00:39:10,244 --> 00:39:12,488
has to begin as a craft.
894
00:39:12,591 --> 00:39:13,316
Do you notice
how the Jack of Hearts
895
00:39:13,420 --> 00:39:14,593
has only got one eye?
896
00:39:14,697 --> 00:39:15,939
- Oh, yeah.
- Right. One-eyed Jack.
897
00:39:16,043 --> 00:39:18,459
At the craft level,
it's not even art yet,
898
00:39:18,563 --> 00:39:20,116
it's just raw material,
899
00:39:20,219 --> 00:39:23,430
and that raw material will be
picked up by someone
900
00:39:23,533 --> 00:39:25,811
who has experienced
astonishment.
901
00:39:25,915 --> 00:39:27,848
See, the other Jack
has traveled to the bottom.
902
00:39:27,951 --> 00:39:30,506
But, lets assume we've
mastered level one.
903
00:39:30,609 --> 00:39:32,059
What's level two all about?
904
00:39:32,162 --> 00:39:35,062
You've got to overcome
the fear of performing it
905
00:39:35,165 --> 00:39:36,719
and not getting caught.
906
00:39:36,822 --> 00:39:39,446
This can take several decades.
907
00:39:39,549 --> 00:39:41,827
Third stage, getting it right.
908
00:39:41,931 --> 00:39:45,797
So where the audience don't feel
the presence of technique.
909
00:39:45,900 --> 00:39:48,455
Next stage,
character development,
910
00:39:48,558 --> 00:39:51,319
personality development,
911
00:39:51,423 --> 00:39:52,769
understanding people,
912
00:39:52,873 --> 00:39:55,979
the psychology of human nature.
913
00:39:56,083 --> 00:39:58,465
The great magicians have
mastered all of these levels.
914
00:39:58,568 --> 00:39:59,983
[audience applauding]
915
00:40:00,087 --> 00:40:03,055
The way my audience
members respond
916
00:40:03,159 --> 00:40:05,679
to my magic is something
917
00:40:05,782 --> 00:40:10,994
that was inspired to me
by Dai Vernon.
918
00:40:11,098 --> 00:40:13,997
Dai Vernon, David Frederick
Wingfield Verner, a magician
919
00:40:14,101 --> 00:40:17,035
from Ottawa, Canada,
who basically revolutionized
920
00:40:17,138 --> 00:40:19,037
the way card magic is done.
921
00:40:19,140 --> 00:40:22,040
[movie film ticking]
922
00:40:22,143 --> 00:40:25,595
I really don't know where
the world of magic would be
923
00:40:25,699 --> 00:40:29,806
if Vernon hadn't changed
the way we do card magic.
924
00:40:29,910 --> 00:40:32,568
A great many people think
that you have to be
925
00:40:32,671 --> 00:40:34,155
the seventh son
of a seventh son
926
00:40:34,259 --> 00:40:35,502
to perform tricks.
927
00:40:35,605 --> 00:40:38,643
As a matter of fact,
when you know how they're done,
928
00:40:38,746 --> 00:40:40,334
some of them are very simple.
929
00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:43,958
And if you spend a little time
practicing, you too can become
930
00:40:44,062 --> 00:40:45,512
a famous magician.
931
00:40:45,615 --> 00:40:47,237
When I think of Dai Vernon,
932
00:40:47,341 --> 00:40:52,104
I have to acknowledge
his influence over all of us.
933
00:40:52,208 --> 00:40:56,730
When I first saw him on video,
he cut a very dashing figure.
934
00:40:56,833 --> 00:41:00,112
And when I saw him
execute magic,
935
00:41:00,216 --> 00:41:05,704
I did not feel the presence
of trickery or sleight of hand.
936
00:41:05,808 --> 00:41:09,570
It looked and felt
as if by magic.
937
00:41:09,674 --> 00:41:13,471
He gave us a powerful reason
938
00:41:13,574 --> 00:41:15,990
to love card magic
in the way that he did.
939
00:41:18,579 --> 00:41:20,339
The first book that
transformed his life
940
00:41:20,443 --> 00:41:22,687
was The Expert
at the Card Table.
941
00:41:22,790 --> 00:41:24,516
He was a young boy when
he got a copy of it.
942
00:41:24,620 --> 00:41:26,725
Vernon took
Expert at the Card Table,
943
00:41:26,829 --> 00:41:29,210
and moved it into
the 20th century,
944
00:41:29,314 --> 00:41:31,627
improving on those techniques.
945
00:41:31,730 --> 00:41:34,181
It's astonishing to think
that this book
946
00:41:34,284 --> 00:41:36,632
about cheating and card tricks
947
00:41:36,735 --> 00:41:38,979
would influence the mind
of a young boy.
948
00:41:39,082 --> 00:41:43,915
As he navigated through life,
that book became his bible.
949
00:41:44,018 --> 00:41:46,711
The techniques of the gambler
950
00:41:46,814 --> 00:41:51,785
were equally as applicable
to great sleight of hand magic.
951
00:41:51,888 --> 00:41:53,890
I believe,
because of Dai Vernon,
952
00:41:53,994 --> 00:41:56,030
more magicians have
probably read this book
953
00:41:56,134 --> 00:41:57,998
than gamblers.
954
00:41:58,101 --> 00:42:01,657
The way he changed magic
was the way he looked at it.
955
00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:02,865
Magicians were always
showing their flair
956
00:42:02,968 --> 00:42:04,798
and all these little techniques,
957
00:42:04,901 --> 00:42:06,247
"Oh, look at how
clever I am."
958
00:42:06,351 --> 00:42:07,421
It's almost like juggling.
959
00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:08,905
And he said
that that wasn't magic.
960
00:42:09,009 --> 00:42:10,631
He wanted it to be
like a gambler,
961
00:42:10,735 --> 00:42:12,150
to be more natural,
more relaxed.
962
00:42:12,253 --> 00:42:15,533
You just be as clear and concise
and hit them with the effect.
963
00:42:15,636 --> 00:42:17,880
He took muddled effects,
cleaned them up
964
00:42:17,983 --> 00:42:20,814
until they were perfect, and
then presented them to the world
965
00:42:20,917 --> 00:42:22,850
and became a legend that
we know today.
966
00:42:22,954 --> 00:42:25,991
Vernon sought gamblers out
across the country.
967
00:42:26,095 --> 00:42:29,270
If he heard about somebody that
could do some new gambling move,
968
00:42:29,374 --> 00:42:32,860
he would hunt them down
and either trick or trade them
969
00:42:32,964 --> 00:42:36,105
into tipping whatever method
they were using.
970
00:42:36,208 --> 00:42:37,865
When I met him in 1989,
971
00:42:37,969 --> 00:42:40,040
we were at the bar
having a drink
972
00:42:40,143 --> 00:42:44,596
and he said to me, "Michael,
always remember this,
973
00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:46,494
perform as often as you can
974
00:42:46,598 --> 00:42:48,220
for many different
kinds of people
975
00:42:48,324 --> 00:42:51,499
because the way laypeople
respond to you and your magic
976
00:42:51,603 --> 00:42:53,191
is going to teach you
977
00:42:53,294 --> 00:42:56,159
everything you need to know
about how they approach life."
978
00:42:56,263 --> 00:42:59,128
Vernon was the last person
I would have expected
979
00:42:59,231 --> 00:43:00,750
to say that to me,
980
00:43:00,854 --> 00:43:04,098
but he gave me
a million dollar lesson.
981
00:43:04,202 --> 00:43:06,514
Some people
respond like children,
982
00:43:06,618 --> 00:43:09,103
[gasps] as if magic is real.
983
00:43:09,207 --> 00:43:12,590
Some people are slightly
more closed
984
00:43:12,693 --> 00:43:15,247
and you've got to coax them open
just a little bit
985
00:43:15,351 --> 00:43:16,973
until they surrender.
986
00:43:17,077 --> 00:43:20,287
Some people won't let you in.
987
00:43:20,390 --> 00:43:22,841
"Okay, big shot, fool me."
988
00:43:22,945 --> 00:43:26,017
What is the emotional experience
989
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:29,641
the viewer or the audience
is left with?
990
00:43:29,745 --> 00:43:33,783
So the premise,
chaos versus order,
991
00:43:33,887 --> 00:43:37,235
looks at the randomness
of a shuffled deck.
992
00:43:37,338 --> 00:43:39,996
So the highest arc
993
00:43:40,100 --> 00:43:42,999
of that concept, that premise,
994
00:43:43,103 --> 00:43:46,451
is to take a deck of cards that
has been thoroughly shuffled
995
00:43:46,554 --> 00:43:50,558
and at the end
reveal all the cards
996
00:43:50,662 --> 00:43:53,251
in perfect numerical order.
997
00:43:53,354 --> 00:43:56,047
The more I think about it,
998
00:43:56,150 --> 00:43:59,947
the more I'm convinced that
chaos versus order
999
00:44:00,051 --> 00:44:05,056
is the overriding arc
of all card magic.
1000
00:44:05,159 --> 00:44:08,300
That's my favorite
plot of all time.
1001
00:44:08,404 --> 00:44:10,993
Triumph.
1002
00:44:11,096 --> 00:44:12,201
So, Michael,
1003
00:44:12,304 --> 00:44:15,135
when I asked you about a plot,
the first thing you said
1004
00:44:15,238 --> 00:44:18,138
really intrigued me,
this idea of order and chaos,
1005
00:44:18,241 --> 00:44:22,452
which led into your description
of, you know, Triumph.
1006
00:44:22,556 --> 00:44:24,869
I would love to know
1007
00:44:24,972 --> 00:44:29,356
what drew you to Triumph
and who the first person you saw
1008
00:44:29,459 --> 00:44:30,564
or first read about,
1009
00:44:30,668 --> 00:44:33,429
and then what you did to change
it to make it your own.
1010
00:44:33,532 --> 00:44:36,087
Christmas Day, 1978,
1011
00:44:36,190 --> 00:44:38,158
my mother presents me
with a Christmas present
1012
00:44:38,261 --> 00:44:42,645
and it was a hardbound
copy of Stars of Magic.
1013
00:44:42,749 --> 00:44:44,889
This was where I
first encountered
1014
00:44:44,992 --> 00:44:47,167
Triumph by Dai Vernon.
1015
00:44:47,270 --> 00:44:51,309
And I learned the routine
exactly as described
1016
00:44:51,412 --> 00:44:52,828
in the book,
1017
00:44:52,931 --> 00:44:54,968
and I fooled myself as I did it.
1018
00:44:55,071 --> 00:44:57,246
[laughs] You fooled yourself?
That's awesome!
1019
00:44:57,349 --> 00:45:00,732
I thought,
"Wow, what's going on here?"
1020
00:45:00,836 --> 00:45:03,631
This routine
impacted me so much.
1021
00:45:03,735 --> 00:45:07,497
While I'm talking, I'm going
to illustrate some concepts.
1022
00:45:07,601 --> 00:45:08,602
Sure.
1023
00:45:08,706 --> 00:45:12,744
When you buy a brand
new deck of cards,
1024
00:45:12,848 --> 00:45:15,609
this is how they come directly
from the factory.
1025
00:45:15,713 --> 00:45:18,025
- Okay?
- New deck order.
1026
00:45:18,129 --> 00:45:19,924
No matter how often a deck
of cards is shuffled,
1027
00:45:20,027 --> 00:45:22,823
we don't really know
what happens
1028
00:45:22,927 --> 00:45:26,344
to the cards before, during,
or after a given shuffle.
1029
00:45:26,447 --> 00:45:28,726
This is why,
1030
00:45:28,829 --> 00:45:30,797
when a deck of cards is shuffled
1031
00:45:30,900 --> 00:45:32,039
in a manner that
I'm about to show,
1032
00:45:32,212 --> 00:45:37,010
we can now have a graphical
illustration of total chaos.
1033
00:45:37,113 --> 00:45:38,459
So I'm going to do the shuffle
again,
1034
00:45:38,563 --> 00:45:41,152
but this time I'm going to use
1035
00:45:41,255 --> 00:45:44,949
a style of shuffle
which guarantees
1036
00:45:45,052 --> 00:45:49,401
a perfect mixture throughout
the entire deck.
1037
00:45:49,505 --> 00:45:51,024
[cards ruffling]
1038
00:45:51,127 --> 00:45:54,682
And it's been proven
by no less of an authority
1039
00:45:54,786 --> 00:45:56,857
than someone at
Harvard University
1040
00:45:56,961 --> 00:45:58,238
that when a deck of cards
1041
00:45:58,341 --> 00:46:02,069
is shuffled in a chaotic manner,
at least three times,
1042
00:46:02,173 --> 00:46:05,141
we can have a wonderful
graphical illustration.
1043
00:46:05,245 --> 00:46:06,867
Look at this.
1044
00:46:06,971 --> 00:46:08,973
Look at the condition
of the cards
1045
00:46:09,076 --> 00:46:11,285
throughout the entire deck.
1046
00:46:11,389 --> 00:46:13,909
It's mixed.
1047
00:46:14,012 --> 00:46:17,567
In every type
of scientific experiment,
1048
00:46:17,671 --> 00:46:22,745
there's always a control element
to measure the results against.
1049
00:46:22,849 --> 00:46:25,437
In a moment, I'm going to turn
my head.
1050
00:46:25,541 --> 00:46:27,439
With your right hand I want you
to lift up a bunch of cards.
1051
00:46:27,543 --> 00:46:30,166
It could be a small group,
a big group, doesn't matter.
1052
00:46:30,270 --> 00:46:31,996
One of two things will happen.
1053
00:46:33,894 --> 00:46:36,586
Wherever you cut,
you may see a face down card,
1054
00:46:36,690 --> 00:46:39,210
or you may see a face up card.
1055
00:46:39,313 --> 00:46:41,246
Doesn't matter. If you see
a face up card remember it.
1056
00:46:41,350 --> 00:46:42,282
Okay.
1057
00:46:42,385 --> 00:46:45,561
And then turn it over.
Leave it turned over,
1058
00:46:45,664 --> 00:46:46,631
put the cards back.
1059
00:46:46,734 --> 00:46:48,460
Do the same thing if it's
face down.
1060
00:46:48,564 --> 00:46:51,705
Turn it over, leave it turned
over, but remember what it is.
1061
00:46:51,809 --> 00:46:53,293
You get the idea?
1062
00:46:53,396 --> 00:46:54,570
- Sounds like a plan.
- All right.
1063
00:46:54,673 --> 00:46:57,607
This will be our target
for the rest of this experiment.
1064
00:46:57,711 --> 00:46:59,161
- Excellent.
- Ok.
1065
00:46:59,264 --> 00:47:00,714
I cut,
1066
00:47:00,818 --> 00:47:02,578
I look,
1067
00:47:02,681 --> 00:47:04,200
I remember,
1068
00:47:04,304 --> 00:47:05,443
I replace.
1069
00:47:05,546 --> 00:47:07,825
We're good.
1070
00:47:07,928 --> 00:47:09,516
- Excellent.
- You're done?
1071
00:47:09,619 --> 00:47:11,069
- Yep
- Okay, splendid.
1072
00:47:11,173 --> 00:47:13,658
So right now,
I think it'd be fair to say
1073
00:47:13,761 --> 00:47:17,835
inside this chaotic mess,
1074
00:47:17,938 --> 00:47:20,216
you know roughly
where your card is.
1075
00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:21,045
But picture this.
1076
00:47:21,148 --> 00:47:23,702
Imagine if I split
the deck in half,
1077
00:47:23,806 --> 00:47:27,085
give it a shuffle.
1078
00:47:27,189 --> 00:47:28,915
Would it be fair to say you
have no idea where the card is?
1079
00:47:29,018 --> 00:47:30,330
Yeah, that'd be fair.
1080
00:47:30,433 --> 00:47:32,642
Not only that, you know whether
you turned it over or not.
1081
00:47:32,746 --> 00:47:37,958
So, look, imagine if I turn over
a few cards like this.
1082
00:47:38,062 --> 00:47:39,201
Would it be fair to say
1083
00:47:39,304 --> 00:47:41,582
you have no idea
which way your card is facing?
1084
00:47:41,686 --> 00:47:43,343
Don't know now.
1085
00:47:43,446 --> 00:47:44,723
So check this out.
1086
00:47:44,827 --> 00:47:46,311
If I give the cards,
another shuffle,
1087
00:47:46,415 --> 00:47:49,556
given the condition
of the cards right now,
1088
00:47:49,659 --> 00:47:51,903
if I could take this deck,
1089
00:47:52,007 --> 00:47:54,043
give it one shuffle,
1090
00:47:54,147 --> 00:47:56,977
and bring all 52 cards
under complete control,
1091
00:47:57,081 --> 00:47:59,531
what would you say to that?
1092
00:47:59,635 --> 00:48:01,671
Astonishment.
1093
00:48:01,775 --> 00:48:03,881
In all my years
in handling cards,
1094
00:48:03,984 --> 00:48:07,332
it actually takes
me two shuffles.
1095
00:48:07,436 --> 00:48:10,611
But not only that,
1096
00:48:10,715 --> 00:48:14,236
if I cut the deck
at the right spot
1097
00:48:14,339 --> 00:48:18,240
and give the cards three cuts,
I can tell you categorically
1098
00:48:18,343 --> 00:48:20,725
that every single card
in the deck
1099
00:48:20,828 --> 00:48:22,209
is now under complete control.
1100
00:48:22,313 --> 00:48:23,314
Really?
1101
00:48:23,624 --> 00:48:26,075
But not only that, your card
is now facing the correct way.
1102
00:48:26,179 --> 00:48:27,525
What was your card?
1103
00:48:27,628 --> 00:48:29,044
The Three of Hearts.
1104
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:33,151
And what we have here is
complete and perfect order,
1105
00:48:33,255 --> 00:48:35,119
under complete control.
1106
00:48:35,222 --> 00:48:37,431
[laughing and clapping]
1107
00:48:37,535 --> 00:48:38,639
It's awesome.
1108
00:48:38,743 --> 00:48:42,402
Now, this whole concept is
about being lost in the shuffle.
1109
00:48:42,505 --> 00:48:43,817
Yeah!
1110
00:48:43,921 --> 00:48:45,577
Being lost in the shuffle
is really about
1111
00:48:45,681 --> 00:48:49,616
coming to terms with feeling
comfortable with uncertainty.
1112
00:48:49,719 --> 00:48:52,377
Do you remember how
we started this conversation?
1113
00:48:52,481 --> 00:48:54,828
We started with all the cards
in perfect order.
1114
00:48:54,932 --> 00:48:57,624
But then we saw
the beauty of chaos
1115
00:48:57,727 --> 00:48:59,143
and the randomness of our
1116
00:48:59,246 --> 00:49:03,561
scramble on the table.
1117
00:49:03,664 --> 00:49:07,254
Real magic is about feeling
comfortable with uncertainty,
1118
00:49:07,358 --> 00:49:10,154
but also addressing
one simple fact
1119
00:49:10,257 --> 00:49:12,984
that real chaos in this life
1120
00:49:13,088 --> 00:49:17,230
is about the balance, peace,
and perfect harmony
1121
00:49:17,333 --> 00:49:20,716
that can be found inside
a deck of cards.
1122
00:49:20,819 --> 00:49:23,201
And I can't think of any way
1123
00:49:23,305 --> 00:49:25,169
better to end this conversation
1124
00:49:25,272 --> 00:49:29,035
than showing you that I saved
the absolute best for last,
1125
00:49:29,138 --> 00:49:30,691
and what we have here...
1126
00:49:30,795 --> 00:49:33,004
- Okay.
- Perfection.
1127
00:49:33,108 --> 00:49:34,488
Perfect reflection.
1128
00:49:34,592 --> 00:49:36,559
That's so good.
1129
00:49:36,663 --> 00:49:37,491
That's beautiful.
1130
00:49:37,595 --> 00:49:39,252
It's really beautiful.
1131
00:49:39,355 --> 00:49:43,290
The subtext is life
is supposed to be chaotic.
1132
00:49:43,394 --> 00:49:46,086
Creation is supposed
to be chaotic.
1133
00:49:46,190 --> 00:49:51,402
It took 4.4 billion years
for the universe to form itself,
1134
00:49:51,505 --> 00:49:52,851
and planet Earth,
1135
00:49:52,955 --> 00:49:54,922
and an environment
for us to live on,
1136
00:49:55,026 --> 00:49:58,650
and all the horrors, dramas,
and genius that have existed.
1137
00:49:58,754 --> 00:50:00,998
So this routine...
1138
00:50:03,793 --> 00:50:05,450
carries a very subtle message
1139
00:50:05,554 --> 00:50:07,487
that chaos is
necessary for life.
1140
00:50:07,590 --> 00:50:09,178
So for me,
1141
00:50:09,282 --> 00:50:12,285
Triumph has become
1142
00:50:12,388 --> 00:50:15,322
the number one
routine in my life
1143
00:50:15,426 --> 00:50:19,085
that has allowed me to come
face to face
1144
00:50:19,188 --> 00:50:21,087
and accept chaos
1145
00:50:21,190 --> 00:50:26,782
as a necessary ally in
my self-development in life.
1146
00:50:28,749 --> 00:50:31,545
This card trick has literally
saved my life.
1147
00:50:31,649 --> 00:50:34,341
♪ calm piano music
1148
00:50:35,929 --> 00:50:37,103
A wild ride.
1149
00:50:37,206 --> 00:50:38,345
Michael Vincent,
1150
00:50:38,449 --> 00:50:39,933
going to the headquarters
of the Magic Circle.
1151
00:50:40,037 --> 00:50:41,831
Very cool
1152
00:50:41,935 --> 00:50:44,110
being able to watch
him up close,
1153
00:50:44,213 --> 00:50:46,871
shoulder to shoulder
as he presented routines.
1154
00:50:46,974 --> 00:50:48,355
And Richard Turner.
1155
00:50:48,459 --> 00:50:53,188
This guy is just the best card
technician in the world,
1156
00:50:53,291 --> 00:50:54,396
and to be able to watch up close
1157
00:50:54,499 --> 00:50:57,261
while he's showing
me stuff was...
1158
00:50:57,364 --> 00:50:58,952
There's not another word for it.
It was unbelievable.
1159
00:50:59,056 --> 00:51:01,230
Everything has been
unbelievable so far.
1160
00:51:01,334 --> 00:51:03,370
Chaos and Order
by Michael Vincent.
1161
00:51:03,474 --> 00:51:05,269
What a great place to start.
1162
00:51:05,372 --> 00:51:06,546
But I look at it now
1163
00:51:06,649 --> 00:51:09,583
and in driving around London
all day today, I realize
1164
00:51:09,687 --> 00:51:11,413
it's not the start,
it's the ending.
1165
00:51:11,516 --> 00:51:14,795
That, if I can find a way to
take and mix the cards,
1166
00:51:14,899 --> 00:51:17,350
and end up with them
all back in new deck order,
1167
00:51:17,453 --> 00:51:18,523
that would be epically cool.
1168
00:51:18,627 --> 00:51:19,593
Richard Turner's,
1169
00:51:19,697 --> 00:51:20,767
he can do anything
with a borrowed
1170
00:51:20,870 --> 00:51:21,837
shuffled deck of cards.
1171
00:51:21,940 --> 00:51:23,218
I get it because
it's Richard Turner,
1172
00:51:23,321 --> 00:51:26,497
but now I feel
that might be the start.
1173
00:51:26,600 --> 00:51:29,086
It could literally be
the start of the routine
1174
00:51:29,189 --> 00:51:32,917
is to hand the deck of cards to
spectators at Amboise and say,
1175
00:51:33,020 --> 00:51:34,436
"Shuffle the cards,
mix them up."
1176
00:51:34,539 --> 00:51:35,989
and get them lost
in the shuffle.
1177
00:51:36,093 --> 00:51:37,197
And once they're mixed,
1178
00:51:37,301 --> 00:51:39,510
then proceed to do
my favorite plot
1179
00:51:39,613 --> 00:51:41,339
which is,
you know, Story Deck,
1180
00:51:41,443 --> 00:51:42,858
but you can tell
by the hesitation in my voice,
1181
00:51:42,961 --> 00:51:45,343
I haven't got a clue
how I'm going to do that yet.
1182
00:51:45,447 --> 00:51:46,965
And I still have to learn
1183
00:51:47,069 --> 00:51:49,658
Alexandra Duvivier's, what
her plot is,
1184
00:51:49,761 --> 00:51:51,418
and I have to learn
Juan Tamariz's
1185
00:51:51,522 --> 00:51:53,110
and it'll be the last plot,
1186
00:51:53,213 --> 00:51:54,801
days before I have
to do it at Amboise,
1187
00:51:54,904 --> 00:51:55,698
so...
1188
00:51:55,802 --> 00:51:57,390
Yeah, yeah, I'm...
1189
00:51:57,493 --> 00:52:00,082
Yeah, I'm right on track. Yeah.
1190
00:52:00,186 --> 00:52:04,811
[cathedral bells ringing]
1191
00:52:11,749 --> 00:52:13,682
- Are you from the US?
- No, Canada.
1192
00:52:13,785 --> 00:52:16,063
- Canada.
- Yeah. That's why I'm friendly.
1193
00:52:16,167 --> 00:52:17,996
- [laughing]
- I'm sorry.
1194
00:52:18,100 --> 00:52:20,275
- Do you guys play cards?
- Yes.
1195
00:52:20,378 --> 00:52:21,586
You see,
all these cards are different.
1196
00:52:21,690 --> 00:52:23,726
No two cards are the same.
Would you agree?
1197
00:52:23,830 --> 00:52:25,590
- Agreed.
- Yes? Would you take out a card
1198
00:52:25,694 --> 00:52:27,144
You can have any card
you want to,
1199
00:52:27,247 --> 00:52:29,663
just reach in and grab one out.
1200
00:52:29,767 --> 00:52:31,320
Show everybody else
it's the Nine of Hearts.
1201
00:52:31,424 --> 00:52:33,495
But don't let me know it's
the Nine of Hearts.
1202
00:52:33,598 --> 00:52:35,013
So, then there's a choice...
1203
00:52:35,117 --> 00:52:38,810
Oh, did you get the Nine of
Hearts? Oh, that's weird. Okay.
1204
00:52:38,914 --> 00:52:42,331
I think more than ever,
nowadays, we realize
1205
00:52:42,435 --> 00:52:45,231
that we can't
actually trust history
1206
00:52:45,334 --> 00:52:46,680
the way history
has been written.
1207
00:52:46,784 --> 00:52:48,510
- What did you get?
- King of Hearts.
1208
00:52:48,613 --> 00:52:50,028
Oh, you could not have
picked better cards.
1209
00:52:50,132 --> 00:52:52,099
That's the King of Hearts.
Am I right?
1210
00:52:52,203 --> 00:52:53,342
- It is.
- Oh, it is.
1211
00:52:53,446 --> 00:52:55,896
And then this one
is the Queen of Spades.
1212
00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:58,002
Am I right? Yeah.
1213
00:52:58,105 --> 00:53:00,936
These are the two main character
in a movie we're making.
1214
00:53:01,039 --> 00:53:03,214
But not everyone in the
Court Card Conspiracy
1215
00:53:03,318 --> 00:53:05,906
has been immortalized
in the decks we use today.
1216
00:53:06,010 --> 00:53:08,840
In fact, one conspirator
managed to avoid this honor
1217
00:53:08,944 --> 00:53:13,431
despite the key role
he played in our mystery.
1218
00:53:13,535 --> 00:53:14,812
The sole account we have
1219
00:53:14,915 --> 00:53:17,987
of Charles' death comes from
Philippe de Commines.
1220
00:53:18,091 --> 00:53:20,576
De Commines was a writer
and a politician at the end of
1221
00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:24,166
the 15th century with strong
ties to the French royal family,
1222
00:53:24,270 --> 00:53:28,205
and is regarded as one of the
premier historians of his time.
1223
00:53:28,308 --> 00:53:31,449
Here's what he had to say
about Charles' last day.
1224
00:53:31,553 --> 00:53:35,488
♪ harpsichord music
1225
00:53:35,591 --> 00:53:38,594
April 7th, being the eve
of Palm Sunday,
1226
00:53:38,698 --> 00:53:41,183
the king took his queen
by the hand
1227
00:53:41,287 --> 00:53:42,805
and led her out of the chamber
1228
00:53:42,909 --> 00:53:45,429
to a place where she'd
never been before,
1229
00:53:45,532 --> 00:53:48,880
to see others play jeu de paume
in the castle ditch.
1230
00:53:48,984 --> 00:53:52,159
[ball hitting racquets]
1231
00:53:52,263 --> 00:53:54,921
They entered into the
Haquelebac Gallery,
1232
00:53:55,024 --> 00:53:57,164
known as the nastiest
corner of the castle,
1233
00:53:57,268 --> 00:53:59,408
crumbling at its entrance,
1234
00:53:59,512 --> 00:54:01,824
and everyone did
piss there that would.
1235
00:54:03,447 --> 00:54:05,276
The king, though not a tall man,
1236
00:54:05,380 --> 00:54:10,177
knocked his head on
the doorframe as he entered.
1237
00:54:10,281 --> 00:54:12,352
[clunk]
1238
00:54:12,456 --> 00:54:13,871
Then he spent some time
1239
00:54:13,974 --> 00:54:17,530
looking upon the players and
talking freely with everybody.
1240
00:54:17,633 --> 00:54:19,980
The last expression
he used while in health
1241
00:54:20,084 --> 00:54:24,261
was that he hoped he would never
commit a mortal sin again.
1242
00:54:24,364 --> 00:54:26,435
And with those words,
he fell backwards
1243
00:54:26,539 --> 00:54:28,126
and lost his speech.
1244
00:54:28,230 --> 00:54:29,852
[thump]
1245
00:54:30,853 --> 00:54:33,166
It was around two
when he collapsed
1246
00:54:33,270 --> 00:54:37,274
and he lay motionless
until 11 at night.
1247
00:54:37,377 --> 00:54:39,310
[crickets]
1248
00:54:39,414 --> 00:54:42,555
And everyone went into
the gallery that pleased,
1249
00:54:42,658 --> 00:54:45,316
where the king was laid
upon a crude bed
1250
00:54:45,420 --> 00:54:46,800
and he never left
1251
00:54:46,904 --> 00:54:49,493
until he died,
which was 9 hours later,
1252
00:54:49,596 --> 00:54:52,358
in a sordid and filthy place.
1253
00:54:52,461 --> 00:54:56,741
♪ foreboding music
1254
00:55:05,198 --> 00:55:07,407
History is written
by the victor,
1255
00:55:07,511 --> 00:55:10,824
and the victor writes it
to benefit them.
1256
00:55:10,928 --> 00:55:11,929
So now we have to
1257
00:55:12,032 --> 00:55:14,621
look at historical records
through a different lens.
1258
00:55:14,725 --> 00:55:17,762
Things like
de Commines' memoirs
1259
00:55:17,866 --> 00:55:20,938
might not have been
the absolute truth.
1260
00:55:21,663 --> 00:55:23,837
It is important to consider
1261
00:55:23,941 --> 00:55:25,529
how confident we can be
1262
00:55:25,632 --> 00:55:26,564
in the accuracy of these stories
1263
00:55:26,668 --> 00:55:27,565
as they've been passed down
1264
00:55:27,669 --> 00:55:29,395
especially from the 14th,
1265
00:55:29,498 --> 00:55:31,189
15th, and 16th centuries
1266
00:55:31,293 --> 00:55:33,260
when so little was
actually written down,
1267
00:55:33,364 --> 00:55:34,469
and we do realize
1268
00:55:34,572 --> 00:55:35,918
that we are
basing our understanding
1269
00:55:36,022 --> 00:55:37,541
on the accounts
of people who may have
1270
00:55:37,644 --> 00:55:39,094
written these stories many years
1271
00:55:39,197 --> 00:55:40,060
after the King's passing.
1272
00:55:40,164 --> 00:55:43,478
I find it very
surprising, if not impossible,
1273
00:55:43,581 --> 00:55:45,514
to believe
he died from a head trauma.
1274
00:55:45,618 --> 00:55:47,654
Why do I think
this is impossible?
1275
00:55:47,758 --> 00:55:51,037
The kinetic force
from hitting a door
1276
00:55:51,140 --> 00:55:52,901
wouldn't be enough to cause
1277
00:55:53,004 --> 00:55:55,213
such a severe
case of head trauma.
1278
00:55:55,317 --> 00:55:58,389
For an acute subdural hematoma
1279
00:55:58,493 --> 00:56:00,771
there would have to
be a strong kinetic force,
1280
00:56:00,874 --> 00:56:02,669
such as from a fall
from over two stories high
1281
00:56:02,773 --> 00:56:05,120
or a crash going at
least 30 kilometres an hour.
1282
00:56:05,223 --> 00:56:06,501
Personally,
1283
00:56:06,708 --> 00:56:09,020
I don't think anybody should
believe what de Commines wrote.
1284
00:56:09,538 --> 00:56:11,609
Philippe de
Commines' relationship
1285
00:56:11,713 --> 00:56:13,922
to the family is an old one,
1286
00:56:14,025 --> 00:56:17,477
but he did not
support Charles VIII's
1287
00:56:17,581 --> 00:56:20,031
early political ambitions,
1288
00:56:20,135 --> 00:56:23,310
which led to his being captured
1289
00:56:23,414 --> 00:56:27,107
and imprisoned in 1487.
1290
00:56:27,211 --> 00:56:30,214
The fact
that he told his own story
1291
00:56:30,317 --> 00:56:32,906
means that he may
have embellished
1292
00:56:33,010 --> 00:56:34,874
or invented some things.
1293
00:56:34,977 --> 00:56:37,808
Reading his memoirs,
1294
00:56:37,911 --> 00:56:40,155
you get the sense
that he was there
1295
00:56:40,258 --> 00:56:41,570
but there is no
evidence attesting
1296
00:56:41,674 --> 00:56:43,054
that he was in Amboise
1297
00:56:43,158 --> 00:56:44,470
on the day of Charles' death.
1298
00:56:44,573 --> 00:56:45,712
He was imprisoned by Charles.
1299
00:56:45,816 --> 00:56:48,025
Charles had him imprisoned
in a cage,
1300
00:56:48,128 --> 00:56:51,442
and we're using what he
wrote as the facts of the story?
1301
00:56:51,546 --> 00:56:53,651
I think the story should be
re-examined.
1302
00:56:53,755 --> 00:56:55,964
While I was in France, I decided
to drop by Le Double Fond,
1303
00:56:56,067 --> 00:56:58,553
Paris' only dedicated
magic theater,
1304
00:56:58,656 --> 00:57:00,658
which just happens to be
co-owned by my good friend,
1305
00:57:00,762 --> 00:57:02,488
Alexandra Duvivier.
1306
00:57:02,591 --> 00:57:18,365
[crowd noise]
1307
00:57:18,469 --> 00:57:19,953
Look at this.
1308
00:57:20,057 --> 00:57:22,093
[crowd noise]
1309
00:57:22,197 --> 00:57:25,131
[crowd cheering]
1310
00:57:25,234 --> 00:57:26,339
Merci.
1311
00:57:26,443 --> 00:57:27,720
[crowd applause]
1312
00:57:27,823 --> 00:57:29,756
The most important
quality a magician
1313
00:57:29,860 --> 00:57:32,034
or an artist should
have is to be curious.
1314
00:57:32,138 --> 00:57:35,866
Thank you so much,
and I brought you a little gift.
1315
00:57:35,969 --> 00:57:38,593
Because if you are not curious
in your own life,
1316
00:57:38,696 --> 00:57:41,354
how would you be interesting
in your magic?
1317
00:57:41,458 --> 00:57:43,425
What are you going to say,
what are you going to tell,
1318
00:57:43,529 --> 00:57:44,668
what are you going to express,
1319
00:57:44,771 --> 00:57:46,601
if you don't
have anything inside?
1320
00:57:46,704 --> 00:57:48,603
You need to have
all of your four cards.
1321
00:57:48,706 --> 00:57:51,571
So we are going to do...
[continues in French]
1322
00:57:51,675 --> 00:57:53,987
So yeah, curiosity
is the best thing.
1323
00:57:54,091 --> 00:57:56,403
[crowd sounds]
1324
00:57:56,507 --> 00:57:58,647
My name is Alexandra Duvivier.
1325
00:57:58,751 --> 00:58:01,788
I am the daughter of
Dominique Duvivier,
1326
00:58:01,892 --> 00:58:06,517
who is a passionate, gifted
man into magic.
1327
00:58:06,621 --> 00:58:09,244
First step is to shuffle
the cards.
1328
00:58:09,347 --> 00:58:13,144
From an early age I have seen
my dad working, doing magic.
1329
00:58:13,248 --> 00:58:14,870
Now you stop shuffling
1330
00:58:14,974 --> 00:58:16,562
and you're going
to cut once your pack.
1331
00:58:16,665 --> 00:58:18,598
But I didn't see my dad working.
1332
00:58:18,702 --> 00:58:21,601
I saw my dad enjoying, playing.
1333
00:58:21,705 --> 00:58:23,223
Then you rip them apart,
1334
00:58:23,327 --> 00:58:25,363
you have one pack in each hand.
1335
00:58:25,467 --> 00:58:28,125
And that's a luck to see that
when you are a child,
1336
00:58:28,228 --> 00:58:29,678
because you understand that,
1337
00:58:29,782 --> 00:58:32,992
okay, he's working,
but he's having fun.
1338
00:58:33,095 --> 00:58:35,028
You're going to take the three
top cards and you're
1339
00:58:35,132 --> 00:58:38,307
going to place them all at once
right in the middle.
1340
00:58:38,411 --> 00:58:39,550
I kept asking him,
1341
00:58:39,654 --> 00:58:41,587
"Please, show me your trick,
show me your trick."
1342
00:58:41,690 --> 00:58:43,105
And he never did.
1343
00:58:43,209 --> 00:58:44,210
Now you take the top card,
1344
00:58:44,313 --> 00:58:47,316
the top little card, and
you place it against your heart.
1345
00:58:47,420 --> 00:58:48,939
I was not born to be a magician.
1346
00:58:49,042 --> 00:58:51,113
My dad wouldn't have stand me
1347
00:58:51,217 --> 00:58:54,427
being a magician
because he was a magician.
1348
00:58:54,531 --> 00:58:56,084
And now this is
my favorite moment.
1349
00:58:56,187 --> 00:58:57,326
You're going to exchange
1350
00:58:57,430 --> 00:59:01,296
the top card, this little piece,
with someone you don't know yet.
1351
00:59:01,399 --> 00:59:04,989
He brought me into
FISM in 1988.
1352
00:59:05,093 --> 00:59:07,820
FISM is a great
competition in Holland.
1353
00:59:07,923 --> 00:59:12,479
He was performing, and
when I saw 700 people rising,
1354
00:59:12,583 --> 00:59:14,551
I was just blown away.
1355
00:59:14,654 --> 00:59:18,796
I realized that magic can create
such an emotion.
1356
00:59:18,900 --> 00:59:20,522
Starting from that day,
1357
00:59:20,626 --> 00:59:23,042
I said to myself,
"I want to do that."
1358
00:59:23,145 --> 00:59:25,423
The daisy flower, you know,
he loves me, he loves me not.
1359
00:59:25,527 --> 00:59:27,736
So first you say "He loves me.",
1360
00:59:27,840 --> 00:59:29,738
so you put the card underneath
and say, "He loves me!"
1361
00:59:29,842 --> 00:59:31,533
So you keep it.
1362
00:59:31,637 --> 00:59:34,053
He loves me not. Ciao, bello.
1363
00:59:34,156 --> 00:59:38,057
It was a challenge having
the same name as my dad,
1364
00:59:38,160 --> 00:59:41,129
and being his daughter because
people were expecting more.
1365
00:59:41,232 --> 00:59:42,199
She's the daughter so
1366
00:59:42,302 --> 00:59:44,270
she's going to be less good.
1367
00:59:44,373 --> 00:59:45,443
I feel lighter!
1368
00:59:45,547 --> 00:59:48,205
And she's a lady magician.
But I worked.
1369
00:59:48,308 --> 00:59:49,240
He loves me!
1370
00:59:49,344 --> 00:59:51,070
He loves me not.
1371
00:59:51,173 --> 00:59:53,762
What helped me the most was
the advice of my dad,
1372
00:59:53,866 --> 00:59:56,696
saying, "You should go
and do tricks
1373
00:59:56,800 --> 00:59:58,629
outside, you should perform."
1374
00:59:58,733 --> 01:00:02,184
Now you should have one piece
left in your hand,
1375
01:00:02,288 --> 01:00:07,017
you have one piece under
your butt or under your heart,
1376
01:00:07,120 --> 01:00:08,950
and if it matches,
1377
01:00:09,053 --> 01:00:11,297
it means that you will have one
week of pure happiness.
1378
01:00:11,400 --> 01:00:18,753
[cheering and applause]
1379
01:00:21,065 --> 01:00:23,412
I was so shy
1380
01:00:23,516 --> 01:00:26,933
and magic was kind of a therapy.
1381
01:00:29,522 --> 01:00:32,076
It's like, if you go towards
1382
01:00:32,180 --> 01:00:34,872
things that are
difficult for you,
1383
01:00:34,976 --> 01:00:36,598
and magic was
very difficult for me.
1384
01:00:36,702 --> 01:00:39,152
My first card trick, very easy,
1385
01:00:39,256 --> 01:00:40,706
I have a video of it.
1386
01:00:40,809 --> 01:00:41,914
I was eight years old
1387
01:00:42,017 --> 01:00:43,950
and I didn't remember
doing that trick.
1388
01:00:48,955 --> 01:00:50,819
[in French] - Card?
- No.
1389
01:00:50,923 --> 01:00:54,374
- What was your card?
- Three of Hearts.
1390
01:00:54,478 --> 01:00:56,894
[clapping]
1391
01:00:56,998 --> 01:00:59,103
I have learned it to my daughter
1392
01:00:59,207 --> 01:01:01,554
- That's so awesome.
- That's great.
1393
01:01:01,658 --> 01:01:04,695
So doing shows over
and over again,
1394
01:01:04,799 --> 01:01:07,456
Doing table hopping
over and over again,
1395
01:01:07,560 --> 01:01:09,182
you have to learn your job.
1396
01:01:09,286 --> 01:01:13,290
You have to learn your craft,
and that makes you be braver.
1397
01:01:14,912 --> 01:01:19,089
My dad has the oldest magic
shop in the world, 1808.
1398
01:01:19,192 --> 01:01:22,057
Being in the shop was so
helpful because when you
1399
01:01:22,161 --> 01:01:26,234
show tricks, you have to know
how the trick is done.
1400
01:01:26,337 --> 01:01:28,374
If you don't know what you're
talking about,
1401
01:01:28,477 --> 01:01:29,858
they will feel it.
1402
01:01:29,962 --> 01:01:32,102
And for a coach, it's
really important
1403
01:01:32,205 --> 01:01:35,484
that you understand
the process of each trick.
1404
01:01:35,588 --> 01:01:39,868
So, having all this information
gives you some knowledge,
1405
01:01:39,972 --> 01:01:43,665
because afterwards, you just,
it's like a computer.
1406
01:01:43,769 --> 01:01:44,873
You just take
the good information
1407
01:01:44,977 --> 01:01:46,703
at the good moment
when you need it.
1408
01:01:46,806 --> 01:01:49,153
In magic, what we need
the most is being curious
1409
01:01:49,257 --> 01:01:53,157
and being aware,
being aware of everything,
1410
01:01:53,261 --> 01:01:56,954
because everything
can be inspiring.
1411
01:01:57,058 --> 01:01:59,716
So you are just inspired
by the everyday life.
1412
01:01:59,819 --> 01:02:01,959
You read an article
in your newspaper
1413
01:02:02,063 --> 01:02:03,512
that's an inspiration.
1414
01:02:03,616 --> 01:02:05,411
You dream about one effect.
1415
01:02:05,514 --> 01:02:07,206
Let's try to make it for real.
1416
01:02:07,309 --> 01:02:10,830
So there are many,
many things that come together,
1417
01:02:10,934 --> 01:02:14,731
and that's great because it's
a never ending approach
1418
01:02:14,834 --> 01:02:17,837
about learning things
throughout our lives.
1419
01:02:17,941 --> 01:02:19,908
[French] Do you remember? What
is it? The 8 of Clubs.
1420
01:02:20,012 --> 01:02:23,981
Magic is an art form
that feeds from the other arts.
1421
01:02:24,085 --> 01:02:25,155
I have to use psychology,
1422
01:02:25,258 --> 01:02:27,536
I have to use
so many other stuff
1423
01:02:27,640 --> 01:02:29,055
than just sleight of hands.
1424
01:02:29,159 --> 01:02:32,369
We have to be an actor
as well as doing a technician,
1425
01:02:32,472 --> 01:02:35,682
and we have to learn our text
as well as doing the trick.
1426
01:02:35,786 --> 01:02:38,547
And in the meantime
we have to smile
1427
01:02:38,651 --> 01:02:40,549
because we have to
pretend it's easy
1428
01:02:40,653 --> 01:02:41,896
what you're doing, and it's not.
1429
01:02:41,999 --> 01:02:44,795
[balloon popping]
[surprised shouts]
1430
01:02:44,899 --> 01:02:47,867
There are millions of
tricks already invented
1431
01:02:47,971 --> 01:02:49,731
and there are millions to come.
1432
01:02:49,835 --> 01:02:51,698
You have so many plots
so you can
1433
01:02:51,802 --> 01:02:54,322
make them tell so many things,
1434
01:02:54,425 --> 01:02:58,050
but my favorite plot in magic
is the Wild Card.
1435
01:03:01,122 --> 01:03:02,537
There are so many plots
1436
01:03:02,640 --> 01:03:07,818
that I am a fan of, but Wild
Card is one of my favorites.
1437
01:03:07,922 --> 01:03:10,890
I have red cards, only
red cards, except for one,
1438
01:03:10,994 --> 01:03:13,272
which is black by itself. Okay.
1439
01:03:13,375 --> 01:03:14,031
And you know what?
1440
01:03:14,135 --> 01:03:16,137
I put some the reds over there.
1441
01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:20,797
I have some more reds over
here, and I have my black card.
1442
01:03:20,900 --> 01:03:22,868
And you know that
in French we say that
1443
01:03:22,971 --> 01:03:24,801
craziness is contagious.
1444
01:03:24,904 --> 01:03:25,940
Yeah, that's it.
1445
01:03:26,043 --> 01:03:29,495
So if I just rub one card
onto one another
1446
01:03:29,598 --> 01:03:32,118
without any suspicious move,
1447
01:03:32,222 --> 01:03:33,430
it prints.
1448
01:03:33,533 --> 01:03:36,088
No, but you can go faster
and you can do it like this too.
1449
01:03:36,191 --> 01:03:39,194
And this is crazy
because it's working
1450
01:03:39,298 --> 01:03:40,851
- It's great.
- I love this.
1451
01:03:40,955 --> 01:03:43,198
I love this because, you know,
you can say that
1452
01:03:43,302 --> 01:03:47,064
cards are completely normal,
but craziness is coming to you.
1453
01:03:47,168 --> 01:03:49,308
So I just put those cards
I didn't do yet.
1454
01:03:49,411 --> 01:03:51,517
I've done those, okay.
And I've done those.
1455
01:03:51,620 --> 01:03:53,036
I put them aside.
1456
01:03:53,139 --> 01:03:54,623
And if I just do this,
1457
01:03:54,727 --> 01:03:56,384
[cards flicking]
1458
01:03:56,487 --> 01:03:59,145
I can transform them.
1459
01:03:59,249 --> 01:04:00,181
I love it.
1460
01:04:00,284 --> 01:04:01,768
And these are more
classical-style
1461
01:04:01,872 --> 01:04:03,494
cards so the people know it.
1462
01:04:03,598 --> 01:04:05,496
Et voila. Exactly, exactly.
1463
01:04:05,600 --> 01:04:06,428
And that's classical.
1464
01:04:06,532 --> 01:04:08,327
That's a classical one,
and no more reds.
1465
01:04:08,430 --> 01:04:12,296
And you can do whatever you want
and that's so cool
1466
01:04:12,400 --> 01:04:15,541
to start from that
and having later on
1467
01:04:15,644 --> 01:04:16,853
something more, let's say,
1468
01:04:16,956 --> 01:04:19,683
not classical but
something like this you know.
1469
01:04:19,786 --> 01:04:23,135
I have here
very special cards.
1470
01:04:23,238 --> 01:04:25,033
This is not exactly the case
1471
01:04:25,137 --> 01:04:27,208
because I have
some normal cards.
1472
01:04:27,311 --> 01:04:28,105
Yep.
1473
01:04:28,209 --> 01:04:29,486
And some special cards.
1474
01:04:29,589 --> 01:04:31,764
That's the normal cards
and that's a special card.
1475
01:04:31,868 --> 01:04:34,698
Let me show you why
they are so special.
1476
01:04:34,801 --> 01:04:36,113
Because I have wild cards.
1477
01:04:36,217 --> 01:04:39,358
And in a normal deck of cards,
you never have any wild cards,
1478
01:04:39,461 --> 01:04:40,393
don't you?
1479
01:04:40,497 --> 01:04:41,912
That's not normal.
1480
01:04:42,016 --> 01:04:45,019
Everything's fine
until you put a wild card
1481
01:04:45,122 --> 01:04:47,400
on a normal card
because you can see it.
1482
01:04:47,504 --> 01:04:48,470
That's great.
1483
01:04:48,574 --> 01:04:50,403
But if you don't rub it,
nothing happened.
1484
01:04:50,507 --> 01:04:52,336
But if you do rub...
1485
01:04:52,440 --> 01:04:55,443
- That's very crazy, isn't it?
- Yeah.
1486
01:04:55,546 --> 01:04:57,548
You know, you can still
do it like this.
1487
01:04:57,652 --> 01:05:01,069
No point, but you know,
or like that, it's very special,
1488
01:05:01,173 --> 01:05:03,278
you just have to be careful
that the ink is dry.
1489
01:05:03,382 --> 01:05:05,936
But this is, you know, this is.
1490
01:05:06,040 --> 01:05:06,972
It's crazy.
1491
01:05:07,075 --> 01:05:08,180
You know that nowadays
1492
01:05:08,283 --> 01:05:10,251
we don't have time to do things
fully because,
1493
01:05:10,354 --> 01:05:12,978
you know, you're zapping
and you don't have time,
1494
01:05:13,081 --> 01:05:16,291
so you do things by half
and even by half it's working.
1495
01:05:16,395 --> 01:05:17,672
That's great.
1496
01:05:17,775 --> 01:05:19,743
You know, and my
very special silk,
1497
01:05:19,846 --> 01:05:21,400
even on the silk, if I rub it.
1498
01:05:21,503 --> 01:05:23,574
[laughing]
1499
01:05:23,678 --> 01:05:24,782
And even on the case.
1500
01:05:24,886 --> 01:05:25,852
The special....yeah,
even on the case,
1501
01:05:25,956 --> 01:05:27,682
it's working.
1502
01:05:27,785 --> 01:05:30,271
Okay, you've given me a
challenge, and I love that.
1503
01:05:30,374 --> 01:05:33,412
That's, all of this
is great, but this is...
1504
01:05:33,515 --> 01:05:34,758
yeah, um...
1505
01:05:34,861 --> 01:05:35,897
really fantastic.
1506
01:05:36,001 --> 01:05:38,175
You've really taken
this to a level
1507
01:05:38,279 --> 01:05:39,763
far beyond the very first,
1508
01:05:39,866 --> 01:05:41,144
you know, versions
going out there.
1509
01:05:41,247 --> 01:05:43,456
You can see you've spent
a lot of time on it.
1510
01:05:43,560 --> 01:05:45,872
It's, it's crazy good.
1511
01:05:45,976 --> 01:05:49,462
[music]
1512
01:05:49,566 --> 01:05:53,052
I used to do a trick called RSVP
Resealed Verified Pack,
1513
01:05:53,156 --> 01:05:55,192
where the cards go back
in new deck order,
1514
01:05:55,296 --> 01:05:59,300
and this really goes towards
Michael Vincent's Triumph.
1515
01:05:59,403 --> 01:06:00,957
If there's a way I can work
1516
01:06:01,060 --> 01:06:03,131
part of something
I already know into it
1517
01:06:03,235 --> 01:06:07,860
and flourish it so that
it uses Triumph versus...
1518
01:06:07,964 --> 01:06:11,001
my method, but for
a different presentation
1519
01:06:11,105 --> 01:06:13,245
that will make that part
a lot easier.
1520
01:06:13,348 --> 01:06:17,490
And then from there
I have to be able to...
1521
01:06:17,594 --> 01:06:18,975
the term we use is cull.
1522
01:06:19,078 --> 01:06:20,355
I have to actually go
through like I'm
1523
01:06:20,459 --> 01:06:23,117
looking at the cards, trying
to see the order,
1524
01:06:23,220 --> 01:06:24,187
find those cards,
1525
01:06:24,290 --> 01:06:26,361
secretly pull them from the deck
1526
01:06:26,465 --> 01:06:28,501
and then arrange
them in an order
1527
01:06:28,605 --> 01:06:30,538
so that the opening...
1528
01:06:30,641 --> 01:06:35,370
My plot's Story Deck,
so I want the whole thing
1529
01:06:35,474 --> 01:06:38,270
to be about, you know
telling how our story begins.
1530
01:06:38,373 --> 01:06:39,823
Of course, that's the date.
1531
01:06:39,926 --> 01:06:41,342
Then I think maybe the age.
1532
01:06:41,445 --> 01:06:44,931
Having stuff come in,
like his date, 1498.
1533
01:06:45,035 --> 01:06:48,314
So I have to get to the point
where I'm finding the Ace,
1534
01:06:48,418 --> 01:06:49,488
but it's got to be this way
1535
01:06:49,591 --> 01:06:50,765
because if it looks
that way it looks stupid.
1536
01:06:50,868 --> 01:06:51,973
So there's the ace,
1537
01:06:52,077 --> 01:06:54,872
that'd be a 14
and it's going to be 98.
1538
01:06:54,976 --> 01:06:57,220
So it has to be in that
presentation as I put them down.
1539
01:06:57,323 --> 01:07:01,258
At this point, it has to become
more interesting.
1540
01:07:01,362 --> 01:07:04,330
Then it's got to go into
why I had the interest in it.
1541
01:07:04,434 --> 01:07:07,851
The fact that it didn't
start with the Kings,
1542
01:07:07,954 --> 01:07:10,716
so it'd be about
the four Queens.
1543
01:07:10,819 --> 01:07:12,752
So, it would be at this, oh...
1544
01:07:12,856 --> 01:07:13,891
That went well.
1545
01:07:13,995 --> 01:07:15,548
So, there'd be four Queens.
Look!
1546
01:07:15,652 --> 01:07:18,137
And the one that
I want isn't there.
1547
01:07:18,241 --> 01:07:19,414
That's, that's really good.
1548
01:07:19,518 --> 01:07:22,417
So I didn't cull
as well as I thought.
1549
01:07:22,521 --> 01:07:25,248
[off screen] Are you nervous at
all about mistakes like that
1550
01:07:25,351 --> 01:07:27,284
happening in front of
a bigger audience?
1551
01:07:27,388 --> 01:07:30,253
Yeah, I'm nervous about having
them happen any time,
1552
01:07:30,356 --> 01:07:33,670
especially when something like
that takes place,
1553
01:07:33,773 --> 01:07:37,467
because I was pretty sure
I got them in position.
1554
01:07:37,570 --> 01:07:41,229
And in this casual situation,
now add pressure to it
1555
01:07:41,333 --> 01:07:42,817
and the fact that there'll be,
you know,
1556
01:07:42,920 --> 01:07:45,578
multiple cameras on me
and human beings watching it
1557
01:07:45,682 --> 01:07:47,097
who will not know me.
1558
01:07:47,201 --> 01:07:48,547
Yeah, yeah.
1559
01:07:48,650 --> 01:07:50,273
Anybody who told you
1560
01:07:50,376 --> 01:07:53,172
that that wasn't a pressure
thing is just a liar.
1561
01:07:53,276 --> 01:07:55,450
And remember that, one,
we're going to film
1562
01:07:55,554 --> 01:07:58,039
until like midnight,
then go for food.
1563
01:07:58,143 --> 01:07:59,282
It's going to be two
or three in the morning,
1564
01:07:59,385 --> 01:08:00,524
and then you've got us
1565
01:08:00,628 --> 01:08:03,562
getting up at stupid o'clock
to fly to get there.
1566
01:08:03,665 --> 01:08:04,666
Oh, yeah.
1567
01:08:04,770 --> 01:08:07,911
I'm going to be working
on absolutely no sleep.
1568
01:08:08,014 --> 01:08:11,535
So, yeah, things
like that are, um...
1569
01:08:11,639 --> 01:08:14,642
But I used to have
an expression, I still use it,
1570
01:08:14,745 --> 01:08:18,370
pressure makes diamonds,
but it also crushes coal.
1571
01:08:18,473 --> 01:08:19,957
Yeah.
1572
01:08:20,061 --> 01:08:22,857
Getting to share the Court Card
Conspiracy with Alexandra
1573
01:08:22,960 --> 01:08:24,065
was so much fun.
1574
01:08:24,169 --> 01:08:26,274
But what I found interesting
1575
01:08:26,378 --> 01:08:28,380
was that, for all the weird
twists of the story,
1576
01:08:28,483 --> 01:08:30,485
she kept coming back
to the same question.
1577
01:08:30,589 --> 01:08:31,831
[crickets]
1578
01:08:31,935 --> 01:08:34,248
Why wouldn't they have moved
him up to a bed someplace?
1579
01:08:34,351 --> 01:08:36,664
- He's the king, right?
- Well, I don't know.
1580
01:08:36,767 --> 01:08:38,010
I'm not a physician.
1581
01:08:38,424 --> 01:08:43,291
And here, we are
dealing with a real enigma.
1582
01:08:43,395 --> 01:08:47,813
Charles VIII only
had a priest by his side,
1583
01:08:47,916 --> 01:08:49,470
so we have to ask ourselves why?
1584
01:08:49,573 --> 01:08:50,816
What were the surgeons doing?
1585
01:08:50,919 --> 01:08:53,198
What were the doctors
doing during that time?
1586
01:08:54,199 --> 01:08:55,821
This is also
something that surprised
1587
01:08:55,924 --> 01:08:56,684
a lot of historians
1588
01:08:56,787 --> 01:08:58,375
who don't
understand why a French king
1589
01:08:58,479 --> 01:09:01,516
wasn't surrounded
by all his doctors
1590
01:09:01,620 --> 01:09:02,655
in his room.
1591
01:09:02,759 --> 01:09:04,554
What we're
proposing as a hypothesis
1592
01:09:04,657 --> 01:09:09,352
is that he had
epileptic seizures.
1593
01:09:10,076 --> 01:09:13,218
It is possible
that the idea of epilepsy
1594
01:09:13,321 --> 01:09:16,082
was not
well-received at the time.
1595
01:09:16,186 --> 01:09:17,256
Suggesting that the king
1596
01:09:17,360 --> 01:09:18,775
was possessed by a demon
1597
01:09:18,878 --> 01:09:21,364
wouldn't have been possible,
1598
01:09:21,467 --> 01:09:24,436
and so he may have
connected the king's death
1599
01:09:24,539 --> 01:09:27,439
with the incident in
which he hit his head,
1600
01:09:27,542 --> 01:09:29,958
in an attempt
to present his death
1601
01:09:30,062 --> 01:09:33,203
to the public in
an acceptable way.
1602
01:09:33,652 --> 01:09:35,343
At the time, epilepsy
was not well understood,
1603
01:09:35,447 --> 01:09:36,517
that is for certain.
1604
01:09:36,620 --> 01:09:38,760
It could be interpreted
as demonic possession
1605
01:09:38,864 --> 01:09:40,452
because people
would be seen suddenly
1606
01:09:40,555 --> 01:09:43,248
moving brutally in
ways that didn't make sense,
1607
01:09:43,351 --> 01:09:46,906
which might explain why nobody
1608
01:09:47,010 --> 01:09:50,358
other than those close
to God would go near him
1609
01:09:50,462 --> 01:09:52,464
because they could
fight being possessed.
1610
01:09:52,567 --> 01:09:54,604
Hence the role of the priest.
1611
01:09:55,639 --> 01:09:57,745
We also know that Charles VIII
1612
01:09:57,848 --> 01:09:58,884
had a lot of mistresses,
1613
01:09:58,987 --> 01:10:00,610
he had a lot of girlfriends.
1614
01:10:00,713 --> 01:10:04,165
So, the theory
we're putting forward
1615
01:10:04,269 --> 01:10:06,340
to explain Charles VIII's death
1616
01:10:06,443 --> 01:10:10,067
is the well-known
sexually transmitted disease,
1617
01:10:10,171 --> 01:10:11,655
syphilis.
1618
01:10:12,069 --> 01:10:13,761
When Charles VIII
invaded Naples,
1619
01:10:13,864 --> 01:10:16,246
there was
a syphilis epidemic there.
1620
01:10:16,350 --> 01:10:17,351
What is also certain,
1621
01:10:17,454 --> 01:10:19,870
is that a poet
who accompanied the king
1622
01:10:19,974 --> 01:10:22,287
to write the story
1623
01:10:22,390 --> 01:10:24,668
of his seven invasions of Italy
1624
01:10:24,772 --> 01:10:27,464
described that the king
had caught syphilis,
1625
01:10:27,568 --> 01:10:29,984
which would
explain why he was weaker
1626
01:10:30,087 --> 01:10:32,055
towards the end of his life.
1627
01:10:32,158 --> 01:10:34,022
We can then
consider neurosyphilis,
1628
01:10:34,126 --> 01:10:35,023
in which case
1629
01:10:35,161 --> 01:10:36,335
he could have had
epileptic seizures.
1630
01:10:36,439 --> 01:10:37,957
If not receiving adequate care,
1631
01:10:38,061 --> 01:10:39,407
one can die quite suddenly.
1632
01:10:39,511 --> 01:10:41,029
The theory that Charles
died of syphilis
1633
01:10:41,133 --> 01:10:42,997
is a very interesting one, but
I don't think it's the right one
1634
01:10:43,100 --> 01:10:45,413
and I think the cards are
telling me something different.
1635
01:10:45,517 --> 01:10:48,520
♪ tense music
1636
01:10:50,418 --> 01:10:55,768
[street noise]
1637
01:10:55,872 --> 01:10:58,806
[fountain gushing]
1638
01:11:00,739 --> 01:11:02,844
You would think that
being surrounded
1639
01:11:02,948 --> 01:11:06,123
by magic would make me think
that anything is possible.
1640
01:11:06,227 --> 01:11:07,470
Yeah!
1641
01:11:07,573 --> 01:11:09,748
It's the exact opposite.
1642
01:11:09,851 --> 01:11:12,337
I was taught how the
tricks worked.
1643
01:11:12,440 --> 01:11:14,856
So instead of instilling
a sense of wonder in me,
1644
01:11:14,960 --> 01:11:16,651
it instilled a sense
of skepticism in me.
1645
01:11:16,755 --> 01:11:19,171
It made me question everything.
1646
01:11:19,275 --> 01:11:22,174
It wasn't until I saw
a Spanish magician
1647
01:11:22,278 --> 01:11:23,209
by the name of Juan Tamariz.
1648
01:11:23,313 --> 01:11:24,590
He performed,
1649
01:11:24,694 --> 01:11:25,660
and for the first
time in my life
1650
01:11:25,764 --> 01:11:27,524
I felt like I
was six years of age,
1651
01:11:27,628 --> 01:11:29,940
experiencing what I saw on
the faces of other people.
1652
01:11:30,044 --> 01:11:31,839
[laughing]
1653
01:11:31,942 --> 01:11:36,326
One of the great originals
of magic, Juan Tamariz.
1654
01:11:36,430 --> 01:11:40,986
[applause]
1655
01:11:41,089 --> 01:11:42,574
[off screen] Maestro, so nice
to see you!
1656
01:11:42,677 --> 01:11:43,747
Thank you so much
for coming.
1657
01:11:43,851 --> 01:11:46,163
[Spanish] Good evening.
- Good evening.
1658
01:11:46,267 --> 01:11:47,648
[Spanish] How are you, good?
1659
01:11:47,751 --> 01:11:48,787
Aha!
1660
01:11:48,890 --> 01:11:49,477
[Spanish] Very good!
1661
01:11:49,581 --> 01:11:51,030
You speak Spanish!
1662
01:11:51,134 --> 01:11:52,549
[Spanish] A little, a little.
1663
01:11:52,653 --> 01:11:56,691
I wanted the best in the world
to be able to talk about why...
1664
01:11:56,795 --> 01:11:59,245
No! I am not the best,
I am the most elegant.
1665
01:11:59,349 --> 01:12:00,281
Yeah.
1666
01:12:00,488 --> 01:12:02,110
You are the most elegant?
That's awesome.
1667
01:12:02,214 --> 01:12:05,493
[crowd cheering]
1668
01:12:05,907 --> 01:12:07,530
My name is Juan Tamariz.
1669
01:12:07,633 --> 01:12:09,808
I've been a magician
since I was a little boy.
1670
01:12:09,911 --> 01:12:10,947
I have been a magician
1671
01:12:11,050 --> 01:12:12,673
since I was four years old
1672
01:12:12,776 --> 01:12:15,745
when my parents
took me to a magic theater
1673
01:12:15,848 --> 01:12:18,230
and there was
a magician who took out
1674
01:12:18,334 --> 01:12:20,922
fish tanks with
live fish in his hands
1675
01:12:21,026 --> 01:12:22,890
So I was born at that time,
1676
01:12:22,993 --> 01:12:25,617
until then I didn't exist.
1677
01:12:25,720 --> 01:12:30,415
In the stage I'm more myself
than in the life.
1678
01:12:30,518 --> 01:12:32,589
The life I'm very shy,
1679
01:12:32,693 --> 01:12:35,765
in the stage I can do anything,
1680
01:12:35,868 --> 01:12:38,595
then I can sing, I can
do... like this,
1681
01:12:38,699 --> 01:12:40,286
and I can do magic that I love.
1682
01:12:40,390 --> 01:12:41,978
[applause]
1683
01:12:42,081 --> 01:12:45,361
I'm going to do a special trick.
Can you help me please?
1684
01:12:45,464 --> 01:12:46,741
Yes? Oh, thank you very much.
1685
01:12:46,845 --> 01:12:50,366
The trick is the most, the
fastest card trick in the world.
1686
01:12:50,469 --> 01:12:51,470
Fastest card trick
in the world, right?
1687
01:12:51,919 --> 01:12:53,645
I've always
believed that there are
1688
01:12:53,748 --> 01:12:55,405
much better magicians than me,
1689
01:12:55,509 --> 01:12:57,200
much better.
1690
01:12:57,303 --> 01:12:58,546
There are even
more elegant magicians,
1691
01:12:58,650 --> 01:13:00,790
which seems
difficult, but there are.
1692
01:13:00,893 --> 01:13:02,170
Take this one,
and can you see the card?
1693
01:13:02,274 --> 01:13:03,896
You remember the card, and now
1694
01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:07,659
every, nobody here can
know the card.
1695
01:13:07,762 --> 01:13:11,248
Myself, I cannot know
what is the card. Okay?
1696
01:13:11,352 --> 01:13:13,699
[laughter]
1697
01:13:14,459 --> 01:13:15,494
But what there isn't,
1698
01:13:15,598 --> 01:13:18,394
is a magician
who loves magic more than me.
1699
01:13:18,497 --> 01:13:20,396
As much yes, but not more.
1700
01:13:20,499 --> 01:13:22,467
Yes it's important thing,
to take one
1701
01:13:22,570 --> 01:13:24,607
to show very quickly,
please very quickly
1702
01:13:24,710 --> 01:13:26,263
fastest card trick in the world,
1703
01:13:26,367 --> 01:13:28,334
you put back again,
and I make something like this.
1704
01:13:28,438 --> 01:13:31,130
It's the only card,
this is the top card, ok.
1705
01:13:31,234 --> 01:13:35,652
[applause]
1706
01:13:35,756 --> 01:13:37,205
[Shawn] Can you imagine a world
1707
01:13:37,309 --> 01:13:38,862
without playing cards?
1708
01:13:42,141 --> 01:13:43,488
Are you insane?
1709
01:13:43,591 --> 01:13:45,144
- It's crazy!
- I know
1710
01:13:45,248 --> 01:13:46,594
- It's crazy.
- [laughter]
1711
01:13:46,974 --> 01:13:49,494
For me the cards have
something very special.
1712
01:13:49,597 --> 01:13:52,635
The cards,
I have some cards here.
1713
01:13:52,738 --> 01:13:56,639
For 40 years, not a single day
1714
01:13:56,742 --> 01:13:58,019
have I been out on the street
1715
01:13:58,123 --> 01:13:59,987
without a deck in my pocket.
1716
01:14:01,989 --> 01:14:03,784
Without one,
I feel I'm missing something.
1717
01:14:03,887 --> 01:14:05,682
It's as if
they took my soul away
1718
01:14:05,786 --> 01:14:07,270
and told me to go
out into the street.
1719
01:14:07,373 --> 01:14:09,375
No. I have to carry my soul,
1720
01:14:09,479 --> 01:14:10,998
I have to carry my deck.
1721
01:14:11,101 --> 01:14:13,897
So for me, the relationship
is one of passion,
1722
01:14:14,001 --> 01:14:16,624
of eternal love
1723
01:14:16,728 --> 01:14:19,385
and will continue to
be for the next 80 years.
1724
01:14:19,662 --> 01:14:21,560
Wow!
[Spanish] How good!
1725
01:14:21,664 --> 01:14:26,669
[Spanish] Go, go, go, go.
1726
01:14:26,772 --> 01:14:29,016
[Spanish] And a card!
1727
01:14:29,395 --> 01:14:31,639
I believe that in magic,
1728
01:14:31,743 --> 01:14:33,365
each trick has a symbol
1729
01:14:33,469 --> 01:14:35,885
that represents
something very powerful;
1730
01:14:35,988 --> 01:14:39,613
an impossible
desire that is fulfilled.
1731
01:14:39,716 --> 01:14:42,547
When I create
tricks, subconsciously,
1732
01:14:42,650 --> 01:14:44,445
there is
a little bit of symbolism
1733
01:14:44,549 --> 01:14:48,311
that is projected in the trick
1734
01:14:48,414 --> 01:14:50,175
and in the performance.
1735
01:14:50,278 --> 01:14:51,176
[blowing]
1736
01:14:51,279 --> 01:14:52,246
[Spanish] - Yes?
- Yes.
1737
01:14:52,349 --> 01:14:53,454
[laughter]
1738
01:14:53,834 --> 01:14:57,389
I believe that all
the arts are quite close
1739
01:14:57,493 --> 01:15:00,461
to magic in some way.
1740
01:15:00,565 --> 01:15:04,430
Theater represents reality,
1741
01:15:04,534 --> 01:15:06,053
but with real people
1742
01:15:06,156 --> 01:15:09,815
who are flesh and
blood actors on a stage.
1743
01:15:09,919 --> 01:15:12,611
The cinema presents fantasy,
1744
01:15:12,715 --> 01:15:14,993
dreams, the impossible,
1745
01:15:15,096 --> 01:15:19,100
but with people
who are not real, with images.
1746
01:15:19,204 --> 01:15:19,963
On the other hand,
1747
01:15:20,067 --> 01:15:23,346
magic has a bit
of a mix of the two,
1748
01:15:23,449 --> 01:15:25,175
because it represents
the impossible,
1749
01:15:25,279 --> 01:15:26,556
your dreams,
1750
01:15:26,660 --> 01:15:28,040
but with real people;
1751
01:15:28,144 --> 01:15:29,973
the magician
and their spectators.
1752
01:15:30,077 --> 01:15:33,149
That's why magic
enchants everyone,
1753
01:15:33,252 --> 01:15:34,357
especially children.
1754
01:15:34,460 --> 01:15:37,394
Though not only
to young children,
1755
01:15:37,498 --> 01:15:38,741
but also to the inner child
1756
01:15:38,844 --> 01:15:40,639
we all have within us
1757
01:15:40,743 --> 01:15:43,573
and sometimes
it is wonderful to perform
1758
01:15:43,677 --> 01:15:46,714
and see that there
is a three-year-old child
1759
01:15:46,818 --> 01:15:49,959
who comes out of
the stomach of a spectator
1760
01:15:50,062 --> 01:15:50,856
and greets you.
1761
01:15:50,960 --> 01:15:52,996
Your child and
their child greet,
1762
01:15:53,100 --> 01:15:56,793
smile at each
other and give a smile,
1763
01:15:56,897 --> 01:15:59,209
and send each
other a kiss and a hug,
1764
01:15:59,313 --> 01:16:00,832
and that's wonderful.
1765
01:16:00,935 --> 01:16:02,868
He approaches magic,
as an actor would.
1766
01:16:02,972 --> 01:16:04,974
He talks about how to use
your whole body
1767
01:16:05,077 --> 01:16:07,735
to work in unison
and to connect with the audience
1768
01:16:07,839 --> 01:16:09,495
to experience magic
in a different way.
1769
01:16:09,806 --> 01:16:12,360
The psychology of the human mind
1770
01:16:12,464 --> 01:16:14,742
and memory is very fragile,
1771
01:16:14,846 --> 01:16:17,469
and one's memory, psychology
1772
01:16:17,573 --> 01:16:22,163
and perception are
very easily manipulated
1773
01:16:22,267 --> 01:16:25,753
by someone
who knows how to control that.
1774
01:16:25,995 --> 01:16:29,930
A spectator is engaged
by the magician,
1775
01:16:30,033 --> 01:16:33,381
at the same time look to
distract the attention
1776
01:16:33,485 --> 01:16:34,900
of the spectator -
1777
01:16:35,004 --> 01:16:38,248
some words that put
the psychology
1778
01:16:38,352 --> 01:16:41,562
of the effect
in the mind of the spectator.
1779
01:16:41,666 --> 01:16:43,771
The words are very important.
1780
01:16:43,875 --> 01:16:46,671
At the same time,
the position of the hands
1781
01:16:46,774 --> 01:16:48,707
or the movement of the hands
1782
01:16:48,811 --> 01:16:51,537
doing - and now the cards
are going to pass
1783
01:16:51,641 --> 01:16:55,680
from here to here.
1784
01:16:55,783 --> 01:16:59,787
And this loop is more artistic
1785
01:16:59,891 --> 01:17:01,927
than only [hits boom mic]
from here to here
1786
01:17:02,031 --> 01:17:04,412
[touches boom mic]
Oh pardon, excuse me!
1787
01:17:04,516 --> 01:17:07,864
[music]
1788
01:17:07,968 --> 01:17:11,040
So, you have so many plots
to choose from,
1789
01:17:11,143 --> 01:17:12,800
I love that you picked
the Rising Card,
1790
01:17:12,904 --> 01:17:14,768
why the Rising Card?
1791
01:17:14,871 --> 01:17:18,323
I think that is
because a lot of things,
1792
01:17:18,426 --> 01:17:21,498
but the first one is because it
1793
01:17:21,602 --> 01:17:26,538
up and up, and it means this,
ascension in English?
1794
01:17:26,642 --> 01:17:27,608
- Yes?
- Ascension! Yeah.
1795
01:17:27,712 --> 01:17:29,955
Ascension is like in religion.
1796
01:17:30,059 --> 01:17:32,889
- The ascension of the...
- Christ going to heaven?
1797
01:17:32,993 --> 01:17:34,097
It means the glory.
1798
01:17:34,201 --> 01:17:35,305
Sure.
1799
01:17:35,409 --> 01:17:38,446
What's the most
amazing version you've seen?
1800
01:17:38,550 --> 01:17:39,724
I remember
1801
01:17:39,827 --> 01:17:43,486
one of the best ones
is the De Kolta Rising Card.
1802
01:17:43,589 --> 01:17:45,039
- De Kolta?
- De Kolta.
1803
01:17:45,143 --> 01:17:46,938
- Okay.
- Buatier De Kolta.
1804
01:17:47,041 --> 01:17:49,872
- Yeah, great inventor of magic.
- Great inventor.
1805
01:17:49,975 --> 01:17:54,635
The idea is you put -
it's a table, a long table
1806
01:17:54,739 --> 01:17:57,983
and you put a glass here
and a glass here
1807
01:17:58,087 --> 01:18:01,366
in this glass you put
the deck of cards inside.
1808
01:18:01,469 --> 01:18:02,678
Uh huh.
1809
01:18:02,954 --> 01:18:06,785
Vertical position. And you
ask for the card that you see
1810
01:18:06,889 --> 01:18:11,514
or the card that you remember,
the chosen card before.
1811
01:18:11,617 --> 01:18:16,036
And you stay here, apart.
1812
01:18:16,139 --> 01:18:20,178
- And you make a gesture,
- Yeah, the magic move.
1813
01:18:20,281 --> 01:18:23,871
And slowly the card goes
up, up, up, up, up.
1814
01:18:23,975 --> 01:18:27,703
Until now is like other
rising cards.
1815
01:18:27,806 --> 01:18:30,947
But the card go more
and more and more,
1816
01:18:31,051 --> 01:18:33,467
more and more and more,
1817
01:18:33,570 --> 01:18:35,365
totally free.
1818
01:18:35,469 --> 01:18:37,505
- Really? Above the cards.
- Above the cards.
1819
01:18:37,609 --> 01:18:39,197
So it's like floating like this.
1820
01:18:39,300 --> 01:18:40,508
Floating.
1821
01:18:40,612 --> 01:18:42,683
And you say, "Go there".
1822
01:18:42,787 --> 01:18:45,859
And the card in the air -
1823
01:18:45,962 --> 01:18:48,102
- Moves across?
- Move the card.
1824
01:18:48,206 --> 01:18:51,657
And go, go, go, go,
and when it stay in the middle,
1825
01:18:51,761 --> 01:18:53,867
you say, "Stop, please".
1826
01:18:53,970 --> 01:18:56,559
- And the card stops.
- Just floating.
1827
01:18:56,662 --> 01:18:57,871
- Just floating.
- Wow!
1828
01:18:57,974 --> 01:19:01,253
And you say, "Second spectator,
what is your card?"
1829
01:19:01,357 --> 01:19:03,980
Because it's a different
card, two spectators.
1830
01:19:04,084 --> 01:19:07,708
He says "The Seven of Spades"
and this is the Five of Clubs.
1831
01:19:07,812 --> 01:19:09,054
And you go [snap],
1832
01:19:09,158 --> 01:19:12,989
- and the air it changes!
- Just right there in midair.
1833
01:19:13,093 --> 01:19:15,405
Without touching it,
without nothing.
1834
01:19:15,509 --> 01:19:17,960
And people are "Woah!"
1835
01:19:18,063 --> 01:19:20,065
And you say "Thank you",
1836
01:19:20,169 --> 01:19:22,999
and go, go, go, go, go,
enter in the glass.
1837
01:19:23,103 --> 01:19:24,552
And then it slowly
went back into the glass?
1838
01:19:24,656 --> 01:19:25,622
In the glass.
1839
01:19:25,726 --> 01:19:27,417
It enters in the glass
and you finish.
1840
01:19:27,521 --> 01:19:28,591
That's crazy!
1841
01:19:28,764 --> 01:19:33,596
Well now I have to figure out
some way to incorporate it.
1842
01:19:33,699 --> 01:19:38,601
I love Rising Card,
but now I need
1843
01:19:38,704 --> 01:19:40,223
to find some way to make it -
1844
01:19:40,327 --> 01:19:44,400
it won't be this amazing
because that's incredible.
1845
01:19:44,503 --> 01:19:45,953
It's amazing, yes.
1846
01:19:46,057 --> 01:19:49,163
That's awesome.
Thank you so much.
1847
01:19:49,267 --> 01:19:50,578
We're at the airport in Nantes.
1848
01:19:50,682 --> 01:19:51,994
No, I didn't fly here.
1849
01:19:52,097 --> 01:19:55,618
We drove here 13 hours
since we started the journey.
1850
01:19:55,721 --> 01:19:57,620
They cancelled the plane.
1851
01:19:57,723 --> 01:19:59,139
Yesterday was phenomenal,
1852
01:19:59,242 --> 01:20:03,660
getting to spend time with
Juan Tamariz was a dream.
1853
01:20:03,764 --> 01:20:06,802
I've got less than 24 hours
to prepare for the big day.
1854
01:20:06,905 --> 01:20:09,114
And that's at Château d'Amboise.
1855
01:20:09,218 --> 01:20:12,221
We still have another drive
and we'll get there.
1856
01:20:12,324 --> 01:20:15,258
My date with destiny in Amboise
is only a few days away,
1857
01:20:15,362 --> 01:20:17,502
which doesn't give me
a lot of time to integrate
1858
01:20:17,605 --> 01:20:19,124
Juan's Rising Card plot
1859
01:20:19,228 --> 01:20:22,024
into my tale of Charles' death
before the big premiere.
1860
01:20:22,127 --> 01:20:24,371
The speed at which
Anne and Louis
1861
01:20:24,474 --> 01:20:25,648
moved to assume power
1862
01:20:25,751 --> 01:20:27,926
after Charles passed
was remarkable,
1863
01:20:28,030 --> 01:20:30,653
and the regalia for her
coronation process
1864
01:20:30,756 --> 01:20:32,758
are represented
in the cards too.
1865
01:20:32,862 --> 01:20:34,588
Let's look at
what she's holding.
1866
01:20:34,691 --> 01:20:38,074
For every royal coronation,
there are four pieces of regalia
1867
01:20:38,178 --> 01:20:39,973
that are key to the ceremony.
1868
01:20:40,076 --> 01:20:43,666
The first is the sceptre,
which the Queen is holding.
1869
01:20:43,769 --> 01:20:45,841
The second is
the anointing spoon
1870
01:20:45,944 --> 01:20:47,773
that the Jack of Spades
is wielding,
1871
01:20:47,877 --> 01:20:50,362
and I believe he is
meant to represent Louis.
1872
01:20:50,466 --> 01:20:52,399
Next comes this orb,
1873
01:20:52,502 --> 01:20:55,367
which represents Christ's
dominion over the earth.
1874
01:20:55,471 --> 01:20:59,130
And last but not least, is
the sword known as "Joyeuse"
1875
01:20:59,233 --> 01:21:01,684
which dates
back to the 9th century
1876
01:21:01,787 --> 01:21:02,927
when it was the personal weapon
1877
01:21:03,030 --> 01:21:03,893
of Charlemagne.
1878
01:21:04,307 --> 01:21:07,069
There were special clauses
1879
01:21:07,172 --> 01:21:10,106
to Anne and Charles' marriage.
1880
01:21:10,210 --> 01:21:12,108
One of the clauses
stipulates that
1881
01:21:12,212 --> 01:21:15,042
should the king
of France pass away,
1882
01:21:15,146 --> 01:21:17,355
Anne of Brittany
would marry his successor.
1883
01:21:17,458 --> 01:21:21,669
An important
clause of the marriage
1884
01:21:21,773 --> 01:21:25,881
was that if Charles died
1885
01:21:25,984 --> 01:21:31,369
the Duchy of
Brittany would return to Anne.
1886
01:21:31,472 --> 01:21:32,715
As soon as Charles died,
1887
01:21:32,818 --> 01:21:34,751
two days after Charles' death,
1888
01:21:34,855 --> 01:21:38,031
Anne had
the Chancellery of Brittany
1889
01:21:38,134 --> 01:21:40,861
re-established.
1890
01:21:40,965 --> 01:21:43,243
Charles' death left Anne with
1891
01:21:43,346 --> 01:21:48,489
the rights and titles
over her duchy once more.
1892
01:21:48,593 --> 01:21:51,699
She was once again
able to directly govern
1893
01:21:51,803 --> 01:21:53,253
her duchy,
1894
01:21:53,356 --> 01:21:56,842
in addition,
she remained the Queen of France
1895
01:21:56,946 --> 01:22:00,536
so she was at
the peak of her political power.
1896
01:22:00,639 --> 01:22:03,539
And with Charles having left no
ale heir to assume the throne,
1897
01:22:03,642 --> 01:22:06,438
that honor now falls
on his closest male relative,
1898
01:22:06,542 --> 01:22:09,441
none other than his cousin,
and one-time kidnapper,
1899
01:22:09,545 --> 01:22:11,133
Louis d'Orléans.
1900
01:22:11,478 --> 01:22:15,482
When Louis became
King, everything changed.
1901
01:22:15,585 --> 01:22:18,588
There was a mutual respect
1902
01:22:18,692 --> 01:22:21,246
in their way of functioning
1903
01:22:21,350 --> 01:22:23,869
which was already
a bit rare at the time.
1904
01:22:23,973 --> 01:22:27,080
Louis d'Orléans got to know Anne
1905
01:22:27,183 --> 01:22:28,944
when he pursued an alliance
1906
01:22:29,047 --> 01:22:31,463
with François II of Brittany.
1907
01:22:31,567 --> 01:22:34,190
It's an affectionate
relationship
1908
01:22:34,294 --> 01:22:37,780
however she still
has the duties of a Queen,
1909
01:22:37,883 --> 01:22:40,714
who has to try to have children.
1910
01:22:40,817 --> 01:22:45,132
But she's also
in a unique position
1911
01:22:45,236 --> 01:22:48,549
because she is
the previous King's widow.
1912
01:22:48,653 --> 01:22:52,484
And through
her considerable resources,
1913
01:22:52,588 --> 01:22:56,902
she's able to lead
her own life at court
1914
01:22:57,006 --> 01:22:59,077
as a patron,
1915
01:22:59,181 --> 01:23:02,218
which enables her to travel.
1916
01:23:02,322 --> 01:23:04,945
She has true autonomy.
1917
01:23:05,049 --> 01:23:06,567
Which marks a huge difference
1918
01:23:06,671 --> 01:23:09,156
from Anne of
Brittany's first marriage,
1919
01:23:09,260 --> 01:23:11,055
in which she was
entirely at the mercy
1920
01:23:11,158 --> 01:23:12,815
of her husband's will.
1921
01:23:12,988 --> 01:23:15,300
Presented with the opportunity
to rewrite her destiny,
1922
01:23:15,404 --> 01:23:17,785
I believe that Anne was
too smart to let it pass.
1923
01:23:17,889 --> 01:23:19,891
and that leads us
to our final clue.
1924
01:23:19,995 --> 01:23:22,514
The King of Hearts is the only
court card
1925
01:23:22,618 --> 01:23:23,653
with two sets of arms.
1926
01:23:23,757 --> 01:23:25,172
And what's even more unusual,
1927
01:23:25,276 --> 01:23:27,899
is if you look at the sleeve
of the arm holding the sword
1928
01:23:28,003 --> 01:23:29,970
and the one that's
across his chest,
1929
01:23:30,074 --> 01:23:31,178
they don't match.
1930
01:23:31,282 --> 01:23:33,042
Even stranger,
is that if you look
1931
01:23:33,146 --> 01:23:35,803
at the Queen of Spades,
we notice that her sleeve
1932
01:23:35,907 --> 01:23:39,773
is a much closer match to the
arm that's killing the king.
1933
01:23:39,876 --> 01:23:41,671
[bell dings]
1934
01:23:43,673 --> 01:23:45,744
♪ harpsichord music
1935
01:23:45,848 --> 01:23:48,954
So, given the unlikeliness
of Charles having died
1936
01:23:49,058 --> 01:23:50,715
as de Commines tells us,
1937
01:23:50,818 --> 01:23:52,613
what other options should
we be considering?
1938
01:23:52,717 --> 01:23:56,583
And, should foul play
be among them?
1939
01:23:56,686 --> 01:24:02,175
♪ harpsichord music
1940
01:24:02,278 --> 01:24:04,660
With a chance to reassert
her independence
1941
01:24:04,763 --> 01:24:07,594
and rule France with the man
she loved within easy grasp,
1942
01:24:07,697 --> 01:24:09,906
Anne and Louis
surely had a motive
1943
01:24:10,010 --> 01:24:12,012
to see Charles removed
from the throne.
1944
01:24:12,116 --> 01:24:14,221
It is also not hard to imagine
1945
01:24:14,325 --> 01:24:16,603
de Commines would want
to avenge himself
1946
01:24:16,706 --> 01:24:17,949
against the royal family,
1947
01:24:18,053 --> 01:24:20,124
A family that had
once imprisoned him
1948
01:24:20,227 --> 01:24:21,435
in an iron cage.
1949
01:24:21,539 --> 01:24:22,850
The solution?
1950
01:24:22,954 --> 01:24:24,059
Well, spinning a story
1951
01:24:24,162 --> 01:24:26,578
that would benefit
him and his co-conspirators.
1952
01:24:26,682 --> 01:24:31,480
♪ tense music
1953
01:24:31,583 --> 01:24:36,105
So, maybe Charles
did die from a blow to the head,
1954
01:24:36,209 --> 01:24:38,383
but it probably wasn't
as innocent
1955
01:24:38,487 --> 01:24:40,351
as the history books tell us
1956
01:24:40,454 --> 01:24:43,285
because I think they've had
it wrong this whole time,
1957
01:24:43,388 --> 01:24:45,459
and that the clues have
been hidden under our nose
1958
01:24:45,563 --> 01:24:46,943
for centuries.
1959
01:24:47,047 --> 01:24:52,639
♪ tense music
1960
01:24:59,646 --> 01:25:04,202
[clapping]
1961
01:25:04,306 --> 01:25:05,583
Hi, everybody.
1962
01:25:05,686 --> 01:25:08,033
I'm Shawn Farquhar, and
welcome to Château d'Amboise.
1963
01:25:08,137 --> 01:25:09,863
For those that don't know,
I'm a magician.
1964
01:25:09,966 --> 01:25:11,106
I've been a magician
all my life,
1965
01:25:11,209 --> 01:25:12,314
my mum says when I was born,
1966
01:25:12,417 --> 01:25:14,039
the doctor slapped me
and I said, "Pick a card."
1967
01:25:14,143 --> 01:25:15,179
[laughter]
1968
01:25:15,282 --> 01:25:16,490
It's all I've ever done.
1969
01:25:16,594 --> 01:25:18,354
I learned my numbers and
my colors from a deck of cards
1970
01:25:18,458 --> 01:25:21,564
and I'm going to share with you
a card trick that I created
1971
01:25:21,668 --> 01:25:23,566
and you'll be the first people
to ever see it,
1972
01:25:23,670 --> 01:25:24,878
it's the premiere.
1973
01:25:24,981 --> 01:25:27,087
And why am I at
Château d'Amboise to perform it?
1974
01:25:27,191 --> 01:25:30,159
Because this is the 525th
anniversary,
1975
01:25:30,263 --> 01:25:33,024
of the death of a French
king - King Charles VIII.
1976
01:25:33,128 --> 01:25:35,164
He died right here,
at Château d'Amboise
1977
01:25:35,268 --> 01:25:37,166
and I'm going to tell you
the story of his death.
1978
01:25:37,270 --> 01:25:39,168
It's not the same as
you've heard in history,
1979
01:25:39,272 --> 01:25:40,445
it's better.
1980
01:25:40,549 --> 01:25:43,207
I'm going to use a deck
of cards that I created.
1981
01:25:43,310 --> 01:25:46,486
There's only 1500 in the world,
and this is 1119.
1982
01:25:46,589 --> 01:25:48,660
A brand new deck of cards,
I'll pop it open.
1983
01:25:48,764 --> 01:25:50,455
Inside, a deck of cards,
1984
01:25:50,559 --> 01:25:53,389
in what is referred to
as new deck order.
1985
01:25:53,493 --> 01:25:55,529
They run ace through
king, ace through king,
1986
01:25:55,633 --> 01:25:56,668
then the kings meet
in the middle,
1987
01:25:56,772 --> 01:25:58,463
king through ace
and king through ace.
1988
01:25:58,567 --> 01:26:01,535
In hearts, clubs,
diamonds and spades.
1989
01:26:01,639 --> 01:26:03,744
If I were to mix
up the cards,
1990
01:26:03,848 --> 01:26:05,367
it might be sleight of hand.
1991
01:26:05,470 --> 01:26:06,575
Would you do me a favor?
1992
01:26:06,747 --> 01:26:09,371
Would you mix those cards?
Give them a good shuffle.
1993
01:26:09,474 --> 01:26:11,166
After you've given them- yeah!
1994
01:26:11,269 --> 01:26:13,444
Oh, you're very good at that.
It's excellent.
1995
01:26:13,547 --> 01:26:15,687
Would you mind-
Oh that was good! I do that too!
1996
01:26:15,791 --> 01:26:18,103
Would you mind passing them
to the lovely lady next to you?
1997
01:26:18,207 --> 01:26:21,831
And Miss, would you mind mixing
the cards a little bit, too?
1998
01:26:21,935 --> 01:26:23,074
That's excellent.
1999
01:26:23,178 --> 01:26:24,282
Now, there's no way
I can keep track
2000
01:26:24,386 --> 01:26:25,490
as you're mixing up the cards.
2001
01:26:25,594 --> 01:26:26,526
And, sir,
2002
01:26:26,629 --> 01:26:27,734
would you be so kind as to
2003
01:26:27,837 --> 01:26:29,011
perhaps take the cards
from the lady,
2004
01:26:29,114 --> 01:26:30,219
and would you mix them too?
2005
01:26:30,461 --> 01:26:31,565
I like that you're showing me
the face. It's very nice.
2006
01:26:31,669 --> 01:26:32,394
Do me a favor,
2007
01:26:32,739 --> 01:26:33,947
put them behind your back
and give them a little-
2008
01:26:34,050 --> 01:26:35,500
that'll be more
difficult for you,
2009
01:26:35,604 --> 01:26:37,399
but behind your back will
make it more difficult for me
2010
01:26:37,502 --> 01:26:38,676
because now I can't track it.
2011
01:26:38,779 --> 01:26:40,160
There's no way I can know
where the cards are
2012
01:26:40,264 --> 01:26:41,472
or the position that they're in.
2013
01:26:41,575 --> 01:26:45,407
And from this chaos
I will try to create order
2014
01:26:45,510 --> 01:26:46,718
and make a magic trick
2015
01:26:46,822 --> 01:26:49,273
with a borrowed shuffled
deck of cards.
2016
01:26:49,376 --> 01:26:50,998
Oh, would you do me a favor
and give them a cut, too?
2017
01:26:51,102 --> 01:26:52,310
Yeah? Perfect.
2018
01:26:52,414 --> 01:26:53,760
Thank you very much.
2019
01:26:53,863 --> 01:26:56,590
A deck of cards, mixed up.
2020
01:26:56,694 --> 01:26:58,282
I will give them a cut too.
2021
01:26:58,385 --> 01:26:59,214
I do it with one hand,
2022
01:26:59,317 --> 01:27:00,698
this is called showing off.
2023
01:27:00,801 --> 01:27:02,458
[laughter]
2024
01:27:02,562 --> 01:27:04,667
The cards are now mixed,
and it's time for me
2025
01:27:04,771 --> 01:27:07,946
to tell you a little story,
with a simple deck of cards.
2026
01:27:08,050 --> 01:27:12,606
My story begins
where this person's story ends.
2027
01:27:12,710 --> 01:27:14,574
This is the King of Hearts.
2028
01:27:14,677 --> 01:27:16,990
Now, people will tell you
he was the Suicide King
2029
01:27:17,093 --> 01:27:18,681
because there's a sword
running through his head.
2030
01:27:18,785 --> 01:27:20,614
But I will tell you,
this is not suicide,
2031
01:27:20,718 --> 01:27:23,893
this card tells the story
of a murder.
2032
01:27:23,997 --> 01:27:27,794
A murder that took place at
Château d'Amboise 525 years ago.
2033
01:27:27,897 --> 01:27:32,316
The date, yeah, was 1498.
2034
01:27:32,419 --> 01:27:34,559
Yeah, that's when he died.
2035
01:27:34,663 --> 01:27:36,630
And he didn't die in battle,
2036
01:27:36,734 --> 01:27:39,184
he didn't even die of old age.
In fact, the king was young.
2037
01:27:39,288 --> 01:27:42,360
He was just 27 years of age.
27 years of age.
2038
01:27:42,464 --> 01:27:45,052
Oh, and what did he look like?
He didn't look like this.
2039
01:27:45,156 --> 01:27:47,469
Although this king is young,
you can see he has no mustache.
2040
01:27:47,572 --> 01:27:49,712
Our king looked like this.
2041
01:27:49,816 --> 01:27:50,575
This is. This is.
2042
01:27:50,679 --> 01:27:52,059
Yeah, this is Charles VIII
2043
01:27:52,163 --> 01:27:54,959
looking as handsome
as ever.
2044
01:27:55,062 --> 01:27:56,271
I'll just put them under there.
2045
01:27:56,374 --> 01:27:57,375
How did he die?
2046
01:27:57,479 --> 01:28:00,067
He died after watching
a tennis match.
2047
01:28:00,171 --> 01:28:01,966
Yeah. Ten - tennis match.
2048
01:28:02,069 --> 01:28:03,864
- [laughter]
- Yeah.
2049
01:28:03,968 --> 01:28:05,763
What happened was he
was walking through the stables
2050
01:28:05,866 --> 01:28:07,696
and he bumped his head
and he complained that it hurt,
2051
01:28:07,799 --> 01:28:09,214
but then he went to
the tennis match.
2052
01:28:09,318 --> 01:28:10,837
He watched the tennis game.
2053
01:28:10,940 --> 01:28:12,666
After the tennis game
back through the stables.
2054
01:28:12,770 --> 01:28:14,219
Then he collapsed
in the stables.
2055
01:28:14,323 --> 01:28:16,636
Oh but he didn't die
right away.
2056
01:28:16,739 --> 01:28:17,878
In fact it was nine hours.
2057
01:28:17,982 --> 01:28:18,810
Nine hours
2058
01:28:19,155 --> 01:28:22,676
he lay in the squalor
of the stables before he died.
2059
01:28:22,780 --> 01:28:24,920
You got to love that.
Come, look.
2060
01:28:25,023 --> 01:28:27,163
Come on! Love
that! It's- okay. It's just-
2061
01:28:27,267 --> 01:28:28,717
[laughter]
2062
01:28:28,820 --> 01:28:31,651
He left behind a widow.
Aw!
2063
01:28:31,754 --> 01:28:33,377
This is the sad
part of the story.
2064
01:28:33,480 --> 01:28:34,550
This was the widow.
2065
01:28:34,654 --> 01:28:38,485
Her name, of course,
was Anne of Brittany.
2066
01:28:38,589 --> 01:28:40,487
Yeah, that's
what she really looks like.
2067
01:28:40,591 --> 01:28:42,903
And it wasn't long
before suitors came
2068
01:28:43,007 --> 01:28:44,249
offering a hand in marriage.
2069
01:28:44,353 --> 01:28:46,838
In fact, it was the
Duke of Orleans,
2070
01:28:46,942 --> 01:28:50,463
that's the Duke of Orleans,
the Duke of Orleans came.
2071
01:28:50,566 --> 01:28:53,258
He would soon become Louis,
Louis XII.
2072
01:28:53,362 --> 01:28:54,777
Yeah, same guy.
2073
01:28:54,881 --> 01:28:57,401
What's interesting about it is
he looked a lot like this.
2074
01:28:57,504 --> 01:28:59,472
Yeah, that's him, see?
2075
01:28:59,575 --> 01:29:01,197
It's an accurate representation.
2076
01:29:01,301 --> 01:29:02,716
It's very good.
2077
01:29:02,820 --> 01:29:04,684
Interesting enough, there
were more kings in the world.
2078
01:29:04,787 --> 01:29:09,205
There was dukes and kings,
all of them together like this.
2079
01:29:09,309 --> 01:29:12,001
These three kings
each have their suits.
2080
01:29:12,105 --> 01:29:13,106
The diamonds are in his,
2081
01:29:13,209 --> 01:29:15,108
the spades are in his, and
the clubs are in his.
2082
01:29:15,211 --> 01:29:18,594
But the King of Hearts
has no hearts in his tunic. Why?
2083
01:29:18,698 --> 01:29:21,183
Because he was
the King of France
2084
01:29:21,286 --> 01:29:23,737
and all of France loved him.
2085
01:29:23,841 --> 01:29:26,050
But you'll notice in his hands
there are little tiny images.
2086
01:29:26,153 --> 01:29:27,569
These are called ermines
2087
01:29:27,672 --> 01:29:30,503
and it was small, like a weasel
or a ferret-like creature
2088
01:29:30,606 --> 01:29:32,228
with a beautiful white coat.
2089
01:29:32,332 --> 01:29:34,196
And all the kings
and royalty used it,
2090
01:29:34,299 --> 01:29:36,888
but none valued it more
2091
01:29:36,992 --> 01:29:37,924
than Brittany,
2092
01:29:38,096 --> 01:29:40,375
which is why Brittany
assumed it as their logo,
2093
01:29:40,478 --> 01:29:42,687
their national symbol,
which is very cool.
2094
01:29:42,791 --> 01:29:45,828
Now, these dukes,
they fought in a war
2095
01:29:45,932 --> 01:29:48,486
called the Mad War, and
of course, Charles won.
2096
01:29:48,590 --> 01:29:49,867
I should get - now I'm
ahead of myself.
2097
01:29:49,970 --> 01:29:50,695
Let me explain.
2098
01:29:50,799 --> 01:29:52,076
How did I come up
with this idea?
2099
01:29:52,179 --> 01:29:54,319
Well, there were these queens.
2100
01:29:54,423 --> 01:29:55,355
[laughter]
2101
01:29:55,459 --> 01:29:57,461
My friend, Steve Beam,
2102
01:29:57,564 --> 01:29:59,463
wrote a book called
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks,
2103
01:29:59,566 --> 01:30:01,257
and in it there was a trick
called Turning Heads.
2104
01:30:01,361 --> 01:30:02,604
If you look at the queens,
2105
01:30:02,707 --> 01:30:05,607
you'll notice these three queens
all face one direction.
2106
01:30:05,710 --> 01:30:08,437
But my friend Steve
pointed out that one queen
2107
01:30:08,541 --> 01:30:09,714
faced the other direction!
2108
01:30:09,818 --> 01:30:10,853
[laughter]
2109
01:30:11,026 --> 01:30:12,752
Isn't that crazy? One queen
faces the other direction.
2110
01:30:12,855 --> 01:30:14,167
And what's unique
about this queen?
2111
01:30:14,270 --> 01:30:16,790
She holds the ermines in her
hand. Do you see that?
2112
01:30:16,894 --> 01:30:18,482
There are six
of them in her hand
2113
01:30:18,585 --> 01:30:19,517
and she holds a sceptre.
2114
01:30:19,621 --> 01:30:20,863
The sceptre is very important
2115
01:30:20,967 --> 01:30:23,141
because that is the symbol
of power
2116
01:30:23,245 --> 01:30:25,661
and queens didn't hold power.
2117
01:30:25,765 --> 01:30:27,491
The queen's job
was to make babies,
2118
01:30:27,594 --> 01:30:28,595
which is why the other ones
2119
01:30:28,699 --> 01:30:30,666
all just have flowers
in their hands.
2120
01:30:30,770 --> 01:30:34,359
But she has a flower and the
ermine, and the sceptre in it,
2121
01:30:34,463 --> 01:30:35,809
which is very unique.
2122
01:30:35,913 --> 01:30:38,467
I couldn't believe that
these queens
2123
01:30:38,571 --> 01:30:40,642
had such importance to me.
2124
01:30:40,745 --> 01:30:42,540
In fact, once I heard about it,
I was just,
2125
01:30:42,644 --> 01:30:44,024
I was stuck thinking about it.
2126
01:30:44,128 --> 01:30:47,511
If I take these three
and I do this with them.
2127
01:30:47,614 --> 01:30:50,272
Remember, one, two, and three,
and I mix them.
2128
01:30:50,375 --> 01:30:51,860
I'll put them like this
so it's easy.
2129
01:30:51,963 --> 01:30:53,344
All I have to do it take a singl
card like that,
2130
01:30:53,448 --> 01:30:54,587
rub it against it,
2131
01:30:54,690 --> 01:30:55,795
and this one will look like
a Queen of Spades.
2132
01:30:55,898 --> 01:30:57,486
If I rub this one like this,
2133
01:30:57,590 --> 01:30:59,108
this one will look
like a Queen of Spades.
2134
01:30:59,212 --> 01:31:01,352
If I rub like this, this one
looks like a Queen of Spades.
2135
01:31:01,456 --> 01:31:02,733
Even this one looks like
a Queen of Spades.
2136
01:31:02,836 --> 01:31:04,113
It doesn't matter what I do.
2137
01:31:04,217 --> 01:31:08,393
As much as I mix them up,
I keep finding Queens of Spades.
2138
01:31:08,497 --> 01:31:09,774
Even when I did this
2139
01:31:09,878 --> 01:31:11,189
and I just spread them out
2140
01:31:11,293 --> 01:31:14,917
and I just looked for a position
2141
01:31:15,021 --> 01:31:16,747
one card would
rise above the rest.
2142
01:31:16,850 --> 01:31:19,404
And yes, it's the Queen of Spade
2143
01:31:19,508 --> 01:31:20,785
It didn't matter what I did.
2144
01:31:20,889 --> 01:31:23,408
Every time I looked,
I kept seeing Anne of Brittany.
2145
01:31:23,512 --> 01:31:26,653
All of this drove me
to a passion to continue
2146
01:31:26,757 --> 01:31:28,206
to look at research,
to understand.
2147
01:31:28,310 --> 01:31:29,932
Because when history is written
2148
01:31:30,036 --> 01:31:33,211
it gets mixed up
and people try to sort it out,
2149
01:31:33,315 --> 01:31:34,661
and as they're trying to figure
out, historians
2150
01:31:34,765 --> 01:31:36,491
sometimes agree
sometimes disagree.
2151
01:31:36,594 --> 01:31:37,561
But in the end,
2152
01:31:37,871 --> 01:31:39,597
they come up with one story
that they stick to.
2153
01:31:39,701 --> 01:31:41,841
This is a mystery for the ages.
2154
01:31:41,944 --> 01:31:44,878
You see, history
is just basically two words:
2155
01:31:44,982 --> 01:31:47,329
His and Story.
2156
01:31:47,432 --> 01:31:49,089
Things can be mixed up.
2157
01:31:49,193 --> 01:31:51,816
People can tell a story
and leave parts out.
2158
01:31:51,920 --> 01:31:54,094
Oh, we should make a little bit
more of a puzzle out of this,
2159
01:31:54,198 --> 01:31:55,993
let me mix some face up
into face down.
2160
01:31:56,096 --> 01:31:57,201
You can see this,
2161
01:31:57,304 --> 01:31:58,996
they really are beginning
to mix face up into face down.
2162
01:31:59,099 --> 01:32:01,274
I will do another one like this
so they mix one more time.
2163
01:32:01,377 --> 01:32:03,414
I need someone to help.
Would you help me for a second?
2164
01:32:03,518 --> 01:32:06,175
Would you come up and mix
these cards a little bit more?
2165
01:32:06,279 --> 01:32:07,763
We need them to be face up
into face down.
2166
01:32:07,867 --> 01:32:09,800
So if you give them
another shuffle
2167
01:32:09,903 --> 01:32:11,215
just to make sure they really
are mixed up,
2168
01:32:11,318 --> 01:32:13,251
face up and face down.
2169
01:32:13,355 --> 01:32:14,908
Oh, you shuffle excellent.
2170
01:32:15,012 --> 01:32:17,221
We'll take all those cards,
place them back inside the box.
2171
01:32:17,324 --> 01:32:19,119
So they're out of the way.
2172
01:32:19,223 --> 01:32:20,500
Are you right-handed
or left-handed?
2173
01:32:20,604 --> 01:32:21,708
- Right-handed.
- Are you really?
2174
01:32:21,812 --> 01:32:23,848
I'd give my left hand to be
ambidextrous.
2175
01:32:23,952 --> 01:32:24,815
[laughter]
2176
01:32:24,987 --> 01:32:27,231
Take this marker
and write your name on the box
2177
01:32:27,334 --> 01:32:28,508
where we placed the cards.
2178
01:32:28,612 --> 01:32:30,165
- All right.
- Yeah.
2179
01:32:30,268 --> 01:32:32,754
Very good. Now let's recap.
2180
01:32:32,857 --> 01:32:34,652
- That's good.
- [laughter]
2181
01:32:34,756 --> 01:32:36,240
Hold your hand out
just like that.
2182
01:32:36,343 --> 01:32:37,413
Place these here,
2183
01:32:37,517 --> 01:32:39,761
place your other hand on top,
trapping them in between.
2184
01:32:39,864 --> 01:32:41,556
You're holding the cards.
You're holding the future.
2185
01:32:41,659 --> 01:32:43,730
You're also holding the past.
2186
01:32:43,834 --> 01:32:45,629
And of course, right now
everything is confused.
2187
01:32:45,732 --> 01:32:48,459
But time will come when
everything straightens up
2188
01:32:48,563 --> 01:32:49,909
and history will be correct.
2189
01:32:50,012 --> 01:32:51,738
The problem is because,
we've lost it in history,
2190
01:32:51,842 --> 01:32:52,912
it's hard to retrace
2191
01:32:53,015 --> 01:32:54,361
and now that these
cards have been shuffled,
2192
01:32:54,465 --> 01:32:55,604
it's even more difficult
2193
01:32:55,708 --> 01:32:57,433
to put together the pieces.
2194
01:32:57,537 --> 01:33:00,195
But given time,
everything can be found.
2195
01:33:00,298 --> 01:33:02,438
In fact, everything can go back
the way it should be.
2196
01:33:02,542 --> 01:33:04,751
Open your hand and
take a look.
2197
01:33:04,855 --> 01:33:08,479
It's a brand new deck
of cards, sealed.
2198
01:33:08,583 --> 01:33:10,654
Still numbered 133.
2199
01:33:10,757 --> 01:33:12,621
I'm going to break
the seal.
2200
01:33:12,725 --> 01:33:16,418
Inside, a brand new
deck of cards
2201
01:33:16,521 --> 01:33:18,834
never touched by human hands.
2202
01:33:18,938 --> 01:33:22,389
And if you look,
they are in new deck order.
2203
01:33:22,493 --> 01:33:24,219
[laughter]
2204
01:33:24,322 --> 01:33:27,843
Oh but look, there are two cards
facing the wrong direction.
2205
01:33:27,947 --> 01:33:30,915
That's crazy. This one -
2206
01:33:31,019 --> 01:33:34,056
well, that's Charles VIII,
the King of France
2207
01:33:34,160 --> 01:33:37,508
and the other one, well
that's her, his murderer.
2208
01:33:37,612 --> 01:33:39,372
Anne of Brittany.
2209
01:33:39,475 --> 01:33:40,925
Thanks so much for playing.
2210
01:33:41,029 --> 01:33:42,478
Thank you very much
for watching, guys.
2211
01:33:42,582 --> 01:33:44,549
You guys have been awesome!
2212
01:33:44,653 --> 01:33:50,797
[clapping and cheering]
2213
01:33:50,901 --> 01:33:52,696
So the Queen of Spades
is killing the King of Hearts?
2214
01:33:52,799 --> 01:33:54,905
He is.
She's killing him.
2215
01:33:56,976 --> 01:33:58,771
- Wow.
- [laughs]
2216
01:33:58,874 --> 01:33:59,737
Well, I'll never look
at the King of Hearts
2217
01:33:59,841 --> 01:34:01,256
in the same way again.
2218
01:34:01,359 --> 01:34:03,051
[laughs]
2219
01:34:03,154 --> 01:34:06,571
I was surprised myself
to just look at my cards.
2220
01:34:06,675 --> 01:34:08,746
Look at the court cards. Really?
2221
01:34:08,850 --> 01:34:12,716
And French history?
That's cool!
2222
01:34:12,819 --> 01:34:14,062
They left clues.
2223
01:34:14,165 --> 01:34:16,167
I am going to say something more
2224
01:34:16,271 --> 01:34:20,447
In fact, it's a murder
that happened, really,
2225
01:34:20,551 --> 01:34:21,932
and I was the murderer.
2226
01:34:22,035 --> 01:34:24,313
You were the murderer?
That's awesome.
2227
01:34:24,417 --> 01:34:26,281
But don't tell anyone.
2228
01:34:26,384 --> 01:34:27,869
Fascinating.
2229
01:34:27,972 --> 01:34:31,873
But it's dangerous to be a king
in France, isn't it?
2230
01:34:32,667 --> 01:34:33,771
I have no way
2231
01:34:33,875 --> 01:34:36,981
of being able to
support this thesis.
2232
01:34:37,085 --> 01:34:41,572
We have no
evidence that Charles' death
2233
01:34:41,676 --> 01:34:42,780
was anything
other than an accident.
2234
01:34:42,884 --> 01:34:44,402
I think it's fantastic.
2235
01:34:44,506 --> 01:34:49,787
And the thing is, we don't know
and we will likely never know,
2236
01:34:49,891 --> 01:34:52,894
but it doesn't mean
it might not be true.
2237
01:34:52,997 --> 01:34:56,000
I firmly believe in my theory,
but should that time come
2238
01:34:56,104 --> 01:34:58,934
that somebody were able to
discredit it and prove me wrong,
2239
01:34:59,038 --> 01:35:01,212
I don't think I have a big
problem with that
2240
01:35:01,316 --> 01:35:04,250
because of the experience
and everything that I've learned
2241
01:35:04,353 --> 01:35:05,665
from this experience.
2242
01:35:05,769 --> 01:35:06,873
First and foremost,
2243
01:35:06,977 --> 01:35:08,668
I learned to look
at a deck of cards differently.
2244
01:35:08,772 --> 01:35:09,980
I studied the deck of cards,
2245
01:35:10,083 --> 01:35:12,051
and from that I learned a
little of the history of France,
2246
01:35:12,154 --> 01:35:13,915
something I never
really understood.
2247
01:35:14,018 --> 01:35:17,919
And on the journey I got to see
and renew old friendships,
2248
01:35:18,022 --> 01:35:20,922
and share ideas with them,
and create a brand new routine.
2249
01:35:21,025 --> 01:35:24,995
It's taught me that I should
look at things differently.
2250
01:35:25,098 --> 01:35:26,686
I take too many
things for granted
2251
01:35:26,790 --> 01:35:27,998
and now maybe I'll go out there
2252
01:35:28,101 --> 01:35:30,103
and look at other things
in a different light.
2253
01:35:30,207 --> 01:35:32,830
I just love what I do and I love
sharing it with other people,
2254
01:35:32,934 --> 01:35:35,868
and this opportunity
has been that.
2255
01:35:35,971 --> 01:35:37,386
Thanks for coming out
to play folks.
2256
01:35:37,490 --> 01:35:38,663
We'll see you all again.
2257
01:35:38,767 --> 01:35:45,912
♪ intriguing music
2258
01:36:35,928 --> 01:36:37,999
As incredible
as it is to consider
2259
01:36:38,102 --> 01:36:39,483
how many thousands
of card tricks
2260
01:36:39,586 --> 01:36:40,760
have already been created
2261
01:36:40,864 --> 01:36:43,314
and how many thousands more
are sure to come,
2262
01:36:43,418 --> 01:36:44,557
there's a number
2263
01:36:44,660 --> 01:36:48,733
inside each and every deck
that's even more mind boggling.
2264
01:36:48,837 --> 01:36:50,425
It's called the 52 factorial.
2265
01:36:50,528 --> 01:36:51,598
And to keep things simple,
2266
01:36:51,702 --> 01:36:54,429
mathematicians will often
write it out to look like this:
2267
01:36:54,532 --> 01:36:55,464
[click sound effect]
2268
01:36:55,568 --> 01:36:56,672
And you'll quickly see why
2269
01:36:56,776 --> 01:36:59,986
that exclamation
mark is so appropriate.
2270
01:37:00,090 --> 01:37:01,401
When you open a brand
new deck of cards,
2271
01:37:01,505 --> 01:37:02,851
you'll find the suits
all laid out.
2272
01:37:02,955 --> 01:37:04,680
Ace through King,
Ace through King,
2273
01:37:04,784 --> 01:37:06,268
King through Ace,
and King through Ace.
2274
01:37:06,372 --> 01:37:08,719
We'll call this combination
number one.
2275
01:37:08,823 --> 01:37:11,549
If I swap this Ace and place it
between the Two and the Three,
2276
01:37:11,653 --> 01:37:13,103
that's combination number two.
2277
01:37:13,206 --> 01:37:14,276
Between the Three and the Four,
2278
01:37:14,380 --> 01:37:16,831
combination number three,
and so on and so forth.
2279
01:37:16,934 --> 01:37:18,902
Fully expressed,
the number of possible
2280
01:37:19,005 --> 01:37:21,007
configurations
in a standard deck of cards
2281
01:37:21,111 --> 01:37:22,802
looks something like this.
2282
01:37:22,906 --> 01:37:24,148
[dial sound effect]
2283
01:37:24,252 --> 01:37:26,668
Now, for comparison, the
universe as we know it
2284
01:37:26,771 --> 01:37:30,914
has only been in existence
for about this many minutes.
2285
01:37:31,017 --> 01:37:33,399
So if just for fun,
you really did want to shuffle
2286
01:37:33,502 --> 01:37:35,642
a deck into every single
possible combination,
2287
01:37:35,746 --> 01:37:42,373
how long would it take?
2288
01:37:42,477 --> 01:37:43,236
It all starts
2289
01:37:43,340 --> 01:37:46,722
with our galaxy, the Milky Way
2290
01:37:46,826 --> 01:37:49,311
and the 100 billion stars
that fill it.
2291
01:37:49,415 --> 01:37:51,175
Now, let's imagine
that surrounding
2292
01:37:51,279 --> 01:37:54,351
each one of these stars
are a trillion planets.
2293
01:37:54,454 --> 01:37:57,457
And on each of these planets,
there are a trillion people.
2294
01:37:57,561 --> 01:38:00,012
And each one of these people
were somehow
2295
01:38:00,115 --> 01:38:03,222
able to shuffle
a thousand decks per second.
2296
01:38:03,325 --> 01:38:06,881
And they all single mindedly
have been working on this task
2297
01:38:06,984 --> 01:38:09,814
since the Big Bang
made our universe possible
2298
01:38:09,918 --> 01:38:13,059
a mere 13 billion years ago.
2299
01:38:13,163 --> 01:38:15,959
They'd still today
only be about halfway
2300
01:38:16,062 --> 01:38:17,753
through the number of possible
2301
01:38:17,857 --> 01:38:23,967
combinations that exist
in just a single deck of cards.
2302
01:38:24,070 --> 01:38:25,416
Which is to say,
2303
01:38:25,520 --> 01:38:28,454
every time you shuffle
a deck of cards,
2304
01:38:28,557 --> 01:38:30,352
the odds are very good
2305
01:38:30,456 --> 01:38:33,114
that never
in the history of mankind
2306
01:38:33,217 --> 01:38:38,015
has there ever been a deck of
cards in that exact order.
2307
01:38:38,119 --> 01:38:40,431
Nor will there ever be.
2308
01:38:40,535 --> 01:38:46,023
♪ intriguing music
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