Mind Games
Marc Salem says he can read your thoughts. He's a mentalist, a magician of the mind. Is he for real? Correspondent Mike Wallace tried to find out. But perhaps, it's better if you decide. . .
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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Marc Salem's Mind Magic
TRY THIS MIND GAME FROM MARC SALEM
Tell a friend to put a penny in one hand and a nickel in the other (while not letting you see). Next tell him to multiply the value of the coin in his right hand by 13. Then have him do the same to the coin in the left. Have him add those two numbers together and tell you the sum. . . you will immediately know which hand has which coin.
HOW: This mini-miracle is all based on a nonverbal cue that you pay attention to. Because it will take longer for someone to multiply 13x5 in his mind than 13x1, you simply notice which hand takes him longer to mentally multiply. . . and that'll be the nickel.
REAL WORLD MIND GAMES
Mental Magic For The NYPD
Marc Salem's talents extend far beyond the stage. >> Watch Clip
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~*the one (1) and only God can really tell the future and the past*~
Posted by sabiltoocute on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 8:27 PM ET
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this guy is not the only one able to do this. but he one of the only ones that gets attention in the press. in fact, every human in the world can do this. not many believe they can, though, and it becomes true for them. the humans in this day and age are evolving. they have always been evolving. these abilities are popping up more and more often, compared with ten years ago. to you who read this: you have these abilities. you can read people's minds; you can move things with your mind; you can disappear and reappear. i know that you can because i have learned to do these things. i am not special, i am normal. and so are you.
Posted by regalrecaller on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 8:36 PM ET
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Yeah RIGHT!! I've seen this and he almost always reads WRONG. Only Allah knows.
Posted by ikram725 on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 8:50 PM ET
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I agree with you SABILTOOCUTE you are so right. He is almost always wrong but didn't want his mistakes on the camera.
Posted by ikram725 on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 8:55 PM ET
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These people are ALL fakes. Period.
Posted by michaelmcmx on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 8:58 PM ET
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how can one get in touch with Mr: Salem?
Posted by mzghazal2000 on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 9:15 PM ET
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Check all of the mentalism tricks for sale on ebay.
Magicians never reveal their tricks - they sell them.
Posted by coin8000 on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 9:17 PM ET
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I've seen him live. He's the real deal.
Posted by yeftadounaee on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 9:21 PM ET
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The guy is just a body reader - nothing more or less - but he's well practiced and talented. Credit where it's due. It is a shame more people don't use the abilities they have.
This has nothing to do with religion either folks.
Posted by andrew.whitfield on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 9:21 PM ET
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These people are all students of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, folks. It's all elementary, my dear. Don't you watch Psych?
Posted by notnvs2004 on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 9:26 PM ET
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