Magic for Humans

Hey, man, you ever try one of these?

-You hear that power? - Oh yeah, I hear it.

Whoo!

I see you--

-Can't reach me. -I can't reach you.

This baby's got some power.

Oh, my goodness.

I bet it's got some lift too.

Whoa!

Whoa, dude!

- -What in the world?

Make it stop!

Hold up.

Damn.

What in the ?

Sheesh.

I'm magician Justin Willman.

I've spent my life attempting to master the art of magic.

Now, I'm using magic to master the art of being human.

What the hell.

Real people.

-Real magic. -How?!

No camera tricks.

This is Magic for Humans.

Power.

Whether mental,

magical,

or just raw physical strength,

ultimately...

it all comes from within.

A little bit of effort...

and a lot of belief...

we can do just about anything.

It also helps to have strong friends.

They say the average person uses only 10% of their brain power.

Some use more...

Some use less.

Mom!

But what if there was a high-tech way

to unlock our full potential?

Well, since Steve Jobs never got around to creating such a device,

I made one myself.

I'm on the streets tonight talking about the power of the mind.

-Alright. -Yeah.

Are you happy with the power of your mind?

Could be better,

but right now it's okay.

Do you believe there's a genius inside there?

-Actually, I do. -Yeah.

-I do. -Yeah?

I have a device to help tickle the genius out.

-Want to see? -Here we go.

This is it.

-Hold the chin strap there. -Okay.

Let me adjust it on.

-It's very heavy. -It is a little heavy.

I'll put it into standby mode, here.

Feel any different?

-No. No. -Okay.

When you're not wearing a helmet such as this

-can you solve a Rubik's Cube? -No.

Take this Rubik's Cube.

In a moment, I'm going to say, "Twist!" But do it behind your back.

Okay?

Don't think about it.

Just let your brain do the movement for you.

-Okay? -Okay.

Put that cube behind your back.

Just twist, twist, twist...

Twist, twist, twist...

Twist that cube.

And bring it out when you feel like you've done it.

No.

Wait.

What's hap-- Did you guys drug us?

Oh, my god.

You solved a Rubik's Cube.

Let's try something.

-No. Do you have an Apple Watch? -No.

Regular watch. Okay.

-Just a regular watch. -Okay.

Not a big fan of Apple.

What time is it now?

-It's late. Yeah. -11:28.

Okay. I'm going to turn on a section of your brain right now.

I'm going to give you the power to be in touch with the gears of time.

Let me activate circadian mode

I'll pop the stem. Take the watch.

Just start spinning that stem there.

-Okay, spin the stem. -Just give it a spin.

-Great. Push it in. -Okay.

Lay it flat on your palm.

Fantastic. Now, tell me. What time do you think is on that watch?

7:54.

Hmm. Interesting.

Would you be amazed if it was exactly 7:54 on that watch?

-I would be. -Check it out.

No.

What the...

No!

Yeah.

I don't understand.

- It's the time. -Wow.

-7:54 exactly. -I know.

I'm pretty shocked.

Yeah.

Do you know all the digits of pi?

-It goes on... forever, but... -No.

Let's just flip on the memory setting.

I'm gonna let you glance at it for a moment,

-but that's all your brain will need... -Okay.

to absorb all the digits in your powerful, genius mind.

-You ready? -Just look.

Got it?

Boom.

You think you got it?

It's in there now.

I can even just turn it off.

- -Perfect.

-Fantastic. -Okay.

Why don't you just...

No peeking, just tell us...

what pi is.

Go for it. Just recite it.

Three point one, four...

-one, five, nine... -Yeah?

two...

six, five, three...

-You got this. -Five...

eight, nine, seven, nine...

Yeah, you're doing great. You're doing great.

...three, two, three...

Keep guessing.

...eight, four...

six, two, six...

four, three...

three...

eight...

...three, two, seven?

- Nah. -How did you do that?

What the ?

I don't know how I did that.

I literally don't.

How the did you recite pi?

-How are you doing? -Good, thanks. How are you?

I'm doing pretty darn good.

Good.

-I'm Justin. What's your name? -My name is Susan.

Sweet!

Magic for Susans!

Magic for Susans!

-Susan, do me a favor. -Okay.

Envelope. Check it out.

-Okay. Now what? -Yeah.

Well... I got paid and this is what they gave me. So...

-Mm-hmm. -...I thought you could help me.

Give me a number from one to 100.

Fifty-four.

Fifty-four. Watch the envelope.

Count it.

Exactly 54 bucks.

How did-- How did you do that?

-Do I get to keep it? -You can keep it.

-How would you spend it? -I'd buy something nice for my horse.

Do horses like magic?

Uh, no.

Magic for Susans!

As a kid who dressed like this, there were plenty of insults

that eventually turned into therapist bills.

So, to illustrate just how powerful words can be,

I went to the front lines of verbal abuse:

middle school.

-Hello, friends. - Hi.

Are you ready to learn some word science?

Yes!

Who can give me examples of words that brighten your day?

My friend, she will always text me and say,

"Have a good day. Live life to the fullest."

My mom just texts me how much she loves me.

Will your mom text me?

Who here believes that words have power?

Yeah?

Everybody but this gentleman.

Okay, alright.

So, you guys know how humans are 70% water?

We're all familiar with what makes up water.

- H2O. -H2O.

Which means anything that works on a human would also work on water.

You want to see how powerful words can be?

- Yes. -Let's do an experiment.

Here's what we're going to do.

Let's just give science a little bit of water.

Perfect.

Okay.

I'm going to give the water a little encouragement, okay?

I'm going to tell it positive things.

You can do it.

You're powerful.

I believe in you.

-Whoa. -Wow.