Magician Asi Wind Blows Andrew Huberman's Mind | Huberman Lab Clips
00:00:00.000 | So this is something I designed, kind of like, you know, collaboration to show you, specifically you.
00:00:08.000 | So in other words, this is an experiment. It could fail.
00:00:12.000 | Okay, like any good experiment.
00:00:14.000 | Exactly. All different, yes?
00:00:16.000 | You want to mix them?
00:00:17.000 | Sure.
00:00:18.000 | Shuffle them as much as you want. This is just one way to do it.
00:00:20.000 | No, I'm not good at shuffling.
00:00:21.000 | Whatever you want.
00:00:22.000 | I'll just do this sort of like a kindergarten shuffle.
00:00:24.000 | There's probably a kindergartner out there that can really shuffle cards.
00:00:27.000 | As you're doing this, I want you to think of a card.
00:00:30.000 | Please, but don't say it. Just think of it.
00:00:32.000 | Okay.
00:00:33.000 | So right now, as you're doing this, the location where that card is changes.
00:00:38.000 | Because every time you cut, complete, shuffle, it's in a different location.
00:00:42.000 | We don't know where it is.
00:00:44.000 | Let's do this.
00:00:47.000 | Even if I know exactly where it is, you don't know where it is.
00:00:50.000 | Correct.
00:00:51.000 | Name the card.
00:00:52.000 | Jack of hearts.
00:00:53.000 | Again, you don't know where it is.
00:00:54.000 | I'll do it super slow, and you say the word "stop" whenever it feels right to you.
00:00:59.000 | It does not matter to me when.
00:01:04.000 | Stop.
00:01:05.000 | Okay, I was about to move more. Should I stop?
00:01:08.000 | No, you can move it.
00:01:09.000 | The one card?
00:01:10.000 | One last move.
00:01:11.000 | That's good?
00:01:12.000 | Yep.
00:01:13.000 | Let me ask you a question. Do you want the card to be first or second?
00:01:15.000 | One or two? Your choice.
00:01:17.000 | Second in the stack.
00:01:19.000 | So not the first, second?
00:01:20.000 | Correct.
00:01:21.000 | And the card was?
00:01:22.000 | Jack of hearts.
00:01:23.000 | So not the first, second?
00:01:24.000 | Correct.
00:01:25.000 | Let's see.
00:01:28.000 | That's the first.
00:01:31.000 | Eight of diamonds.
00:01:32.000 | And you want second?
00:01:33.000 | Yeah.
00:01:34.000 | To be the jack of hearts.
00:01:35.000 | That would be amazing.
00:01:41.000 | I'm shocked.
00:01:42.000 | I'm shocked, too.
00:01:44.000 | I'm shocked, too.
00:01:47.000 | Because I "shuffled" the deck.
00:01:50.000 | You did shuffle.
00:01:51.000 | Yeah.
00:01:52.000 | So when you think of a card, let's give them a little mix.
00:01:55.000 | When you think of a card, okay, don't say it.
00:01:58.000 | Say the word "stop" any time you want.
00:02:00.000 | Stop.
00:02:01.000 | This one or this one or this one or this one or this one.
00:02:04.000 | Whichever you want.
00:02:07.000 | This one.
00:02:08.000 | Even though you stopped on this.
00:02:09.000 | Sure.
00:02:11.000 | Place your finger right on top.
00:02:13.000 | Tight, tight.
00:02:14.000 | Okay.
00:02:15.000 | Let me ask you a question.
00:02:17.000 | How crazy would it be if this is the card you're thinking of, merely thinking of?
00:02:22.000 | What's the card you're thinking of?
00:02:24.000 | Ace of diamonds.
00:02:26.000 | It's a common card.
00:02:27.000 | If you want, you can change it to a different card or stick to this one.
00:02:32.000 | Ace of diamonds.
00:02:33.000 | Ace of diamonds.
00:02:38.000 | It's great.
00:02:39.000 | And it could be any.
00:02:40.000 | And you also, you had the card the whole time right here with your finger on top of it the whole time.
00:02:45.000 | Right.
00:02:48.000 | What?
00:02:49.000 | It's not the ace of diamonds.
00:02:50.000 | It's not?
00:02:51.000 | No.
00:02:58.000 | Oh, goodness, my friend.
00:03:01.000 | It's still not.
00:03:02.000 | So, here's something I didn't teach.
00:03:04.000 | I didn't tell you this.
00:03:05.000 | The queen of hearts, she's considered a psychic card.
00:03:08.000 | She knew you're going to say the ace of diamonds.
00:03:12.000 | So, in her pocket, she took it out and she's holding it.
00:03:18.000 | Take a look.
00:03:24.000 | She's holding the ace of diamonds.
00:03:26.000 | I mean, can I expect --
00:03:27.000 | Yes.
00:03:28.000 | Is this true of any other card in the world?
00:03:30.000 | Yes.
00:03:31.000 | A lot of people don't know this, but most queens, they hold flowers.
00:03:38.000 | Let me show you.
00:03:39.000 | Here, flowers, flowers, and flowers.
00:03:48.000 | This is sort of, but not quite.
00:03:51.000 | Wow.
00:03:53.000 | Let's do something with your phone.
00:03:56.000 | Open your phone.
00:03:57.000 | Open your phone.
00:03:58.000 | Let's do something with your phone.
00:04:02.000 | Open to your calculator.
00:04:07.000 | Zero it out.
00:04:09.000 | I don't want to see what you type.
00:04:10.000 | I'm going to turn around.
00:04:11.000 | Punch in four digits, but make it random.
00:04:13.000 | Don't overthink it.
00:04:14.000 | Four digits.
00:04:17.000 | Do plus.
00:04:19.000 | And now I want you to put a four-digit number that's meaningful to you.
00:04:22.000 | It could be a code.
00:04:23.000 | It could be an address.
00:04:24.000 | It could be anything, a date, a year, anything you like.
00:04:28.000 | And then equal.
00:04:29.000 | Okay.
00:04:30.000 | So, right now, it's a combination of a number that's meaningful with a number that means absolutely nothing.
00:04:34.000 | Correct.
00:04:35.000 | Can we see it?
00:04:36.000 | Do the equal sign.
00:04:37.000 | You did it at the end, right?
00:04:38.000 | Yeah.
00:04:39.000 | Okay.
00:04:40.000 | That's the combination of both?
00:04:41.000 | Yeah.
00:04:42.000 | Perfect.
00:04:43.000 | Can I see?
00:04:44.000 | Yep.
00:04:45.000 | So, that number means nothing to you.
00:04:46.000 | It's 12915.
00:04:47.000 | I don't know if it's meaningful or not.
00:04:48.000 | It's a meaningful number plus a, you know.
00:04:49.000 | And you did zero out between.
00:04:50.000 | I did.
00:04:51.000 | Okay.
00:04:52.000 | Take these.
00:04:53.000 | Give them a bit of a mix, as much as you want.
00:04:54.000 | Okay.
00:04:55.000 | People can make fun of my shuffling again.
00:04:56.000 | No, no, no.
00:04:57.000 | I want you to think why the number is important to you, but don't say it.
00:04:58.000 | Why that particular number is important?
00:04:59.000 | Just think, yeah.
00:05:00.000 | Okay.
00:05:01.000 | Yep.
00:05:02.000 | It's not a code, right?
00:05:03.000 | It's not quite a code, is it?
00:05:06.000 | It is a code.
00:05:07.000 | It is a code.
00:05:08.000 | But it also means like a date or something like that?
00:05:09.000 | Part of it?
00:05:10.000 | No.
00:05:11.000 | Really?
00:05:12.000 | Yeah.
00:05:13.000 | It's an important code.
00:05:14.000 | It's an important code.
00:05:15.000 | It's an important code.
00:05:16.000 | Hmm.
00:05:17.000 | So, let's do this.
00:05:18.000 | As I go through these, okay?
00:05:19.000 | I want you to pull one or two or three or four cards.
00:05:20.000 | In one group.
00:05:21.000 | One group.
00:05:22.000 | Go ahead.
00:05:23.000 | As a group.
00:05:24.000 | Yeah.
00:05:25.000 | As a group.
00:05:26.000 | As a group.
00:05:27.000 | Okay.
00:05:28.000 | One or two or three or four cards.
00:05:29.000 | In one group.
00:05:30.000 | One group.
00:05:31.000 | Go ahead.
00:05:32.000 | As a group.
00:05:33.000 | Yeah.
00:05:34.000 | Four.
00:05:35.000 | How many do you have?
00:05:36.000 | There we go.
00:05:37.000 | It's four, right?
00:05:38.000 | Take four?
00:05:39.000 | Yeah, sure.
00:05:40.000 | Okay.
00:05:41.000 | No, no.
00:05:42.000 | Put them further.
00:05:43.000 | Uh-huh.
00:05:44.000 | And these are the cards.
00:05:45.000 | Four or five?
00:05:46.000 | How many?
00:05:47.000 | Let's see.
00:05:48.000 | It should be four.
00:05:49.000 | Yeah, four.
00:05:50.000 | Perfect.
00:05:51.000 | And you plucked them from somewhere in here.
00:05:52.000 | Yeah.
00:05:53.000 | Could have been anywhere from here.
00:05:54.000 | Right.
00:05:55.000 | The number that's important to you, what's the first digit?
00:05:56.000 | Seven.
00:05:57.000 | And then?
00:05:58.000 | Six.
00:05:59.000 | Seven.
00:06:00.000 | No way.
00:06:01.000 | There's only one person on this planet that knows this number.
00:06:10.000 | No, everybody does.
00:06:12.000 | Unfortunately.
00:06:13.000 | Nine.
00:06:14.000 | Goodness gracious.
00:06:15.000 | That makes no sense.
00:06:18.000 | I mean, it makes sense that you would get it right because you're you.
00:06:22.000 | That's amazing.
00:06:23.000 | This combination harkens back to something that I learned when I was like six years old
00:06:29.000 | and was passed to me by somebody that would never, ever reveal that.
00:06:34.000 | Yeah, amazing.
00:06:36.000 | Wow.
00:06:37.000 | That's crazy.
00:06:38.000 | That's crazy.
00:06:43.000 | Open your camera.
00:06:46.000 | Okay.
00:06:47.000 | Take a very bizarre photo.
00:06:50.000 | Okay.
00:06:51.000 | If you don't mind.
00:06:52.000 | Yeah.
00:06:53.000 | Of you just holding my wallet.
00:06:55.000 | So, usually I have my ID for this show.
00:06:57.000 | I took everything out.
00:06:58.000 | Sure.
00:06:59.000 | That's a nice wallet.
00:07:00.000 | Right there and right there.
00:07:02.000 | Nothing there, right?
00:07:03.000 | Take a look.
00:07:04.000 | Nope.
00:07:05.000 | Okay.
00:07:06.000 | Nothing.
00:07:07.000 | Good for you?
00:07:08.000 | Yeah.
00:07:09.000 | Okay, let's do this.
00:07:10.000 | Just look at me.
00:07:11.000 | There's a bit of a...
00:07:12.000 | Well, you got it.
00:07:13.000 | Okay.
00:07:14.000 | I took one photo.
00:07:15.000 | Can you please close that first?
00:07:18.000 | Lock it in and then close it again.
00:07:20.000 | Let me ask you a question.
00:07:21.000 | You know, we already spoke about it.
00:07:23.000 | The idea that I can make you choose certain things or act according to what I want you to do, right?
00:07:29.000 | So, if I ask you to name any playing card, seriously, any playing card, what would you name?
00:07:34.000 | Doesn't matter which one.
00:07:36.000 | Three of diamonds.
00:07:38.000 | Are you sure or do you want to change?
00:07:40.000 | Three of diamonds.
00:07:41.000 | Okay.
00:07:42.000 | So, it could be really any one of these.
00:07:43.000 | I'm telling you this.
00:07:44.000 | I'm going to try to kind of force you.
00:07:46.000 | Don't let me.
00:07:47.000 | So, you know what's happening.
00:07:48.000 | So, just take any one you like, any one that you like, but halfway out, halfway out.
00:07:51.000 | Okay, halfway out.
00:07:53.000 | Okay, if you think I made you take that, push to take a different one.
00:07:58.000 | I don't, but for sake of...
00:08:01.000 | You're okay.
00:08:02.000 | I like that.
00:08:03.000 | I like that.
00:08:04.000 | Sure, sure.
00:08:05.000 | Take a different one then.
00:08:06.000 | It's okay to move that?
00:08:07.000 | Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:08:09.000 | Let's go with this one.
00:08:11.000 | So, you said three of diamonds.
00:08:13.000 | Correct.
00:08:14.000 | If that's the three of diamonds, would that be impressive?
00:08:15.000 | That would just be wild.
00:08:16.000 | Can I ask you an honest question?
00:08:17.000 | Yeah.
00:08:18.000 | How impressive would it be, considering you've seen me do stuff before?
00:08:21.000 | Be honest, between one and ten.
00:08:23.000 | It would be a seven, because I want to leave room for no.
00:08:27.000 | I'm going for much, much better.
00:08:29.000 | What if I do this, and the three of diamonds shoots out and lands right here?
00:08:33.000 | That would be wild.
00:08:34.000 | That's a ten.
00:08:35.000 | No.
00:08:36.000 | What if it lands under my wallet?
00:08:38.000 | That would be spectacular.
00:08:40.000 | What about inside the wallet?
00:08:42.000 | That would be, what's the technical term, effing spectacular.
00:08:49.000 | This has been here the whole time.
00:08:50.000 | Can you open it yourself?
00:08:51.000 | Can you undo this?
00:08:54.000 | No, no, right there.
00:08:57.000 | Okay.
00:08:58.000 | Open.
00:08:59.000 | No way.
00:09:01.000 | What the?
00:09:02.000 | There you go.
00:09:04.000 | Goodness gracious.
00:09:07.000 | Let's do this again.
00:09:08.000 | Can you close it again?
00:09:10.000 | Just lock it all the way in, lock it in, and put this in your pocket, or anywhere.
00:09:16.000 | We'll do this again.
00:09:17.000 | Okay.
00:09:18.000 | The only criteria is that you do choose a different card, okay?
00:09:21.000 | Okay.
00:09:22.000 | I'll just do this, and you say the word "stop" whenever it feels right.
00:09:25.000 | Stop.
00:09:26.000 | Take the card.
00:09:27.000 | And just--
00:09:28.000 | Whichever, doesn't matter.
00:09:29.000 | Yep.
00:09:30.000 | Not the three of diamonds, I hope?
00:09:31.000 | Nope.
00:09:32.000 | Okay.
00:09:33.000 | Push it anywhere in the middle.
00:09:34.000 | The wallet is there?
00:09:35.000 | The wallet is here.
00:09:38.000 | Name the card.
00:09:39.000 | Three of hearts.
00:09:41.000 | In the wallet.
00:09:51.000 | No, no, not this wallet.
00:09:54.000 | Remember we took a photo of you holding the wallet at the beginning, empty?
00:09:59.000 | It traveled to the wallet in the photo.
00:10:02.000 | Three of hearts, you said?
00:10:06.000 | Take a look at the last photo.
00:10:09.000 | Zoom on it.
00:10:10.000 | It's the three of hearts.
00:10:12.000 | Wow.
00:10:14.000 | Goodness gracious.
00:10:17.000 | Wow, wow, wow.
00:10:21.000 | Wait, and if I go to the photo right before it, it's actually a video of Cal Newport, a previous guest.
00:10:26.000 | So just to prove that it's not like multiple photos, not that that would explain anything.
00:10:32.000 | And then our cameraman, Martin, got a cameo there, too.
00:10:42.000 | Mind blown.
00:10:44.000 | Oh, my goodness.
00:10:47.000 | What the--
00:10:52.000 | I don't know.
00:10:54.000 | Sorry.
00:10:56.000 | That was great.
00:10:57.000 | For once, I'm speechless.
00:10:58.000 | Good.
00:10:59.000 | Amazing.
00:11:00.000 | That's amazing.
00:11:02.000 | Thank you.
00:11:03.000 | Thank you very much.
00:11:04.000 | Thanks for--I don't really know what to say.
00:11:07.000 | There's a neural circuit going--and there's another circle--neural circuit, excuse me, that's involved in awe, which is just going--good.
00:11:17.000 | And you don't want to know how, right?
00:11:20.000 | You know, in this case, not only do I not want to know how, it places the brain into a place of there's no way how, but it just happened.
00:11:34.000 | It's a good place to be.
00:11:36.000 | Yeah, it is a good place to be.