Synopsis
If Harvard offered a PhD in deceit, this would be it. Award-winning magician Brian Brushwood takes viewers on an inside tour of bar tricks, street cons, and scams. If you watch carefully, you'll never have to pay for a drink again!
Episodes
1E1The Human ChimneyFrom nowhere, you produce billows of smoke out of your mouth...it's like you've manufactured smoke in your lungs!2E2The PuzzleEffect: a hard-as-balls puzzle, that will drive everyone nuts and win you some free booze!3E3Bang Your HeadEffect: Your friend beats his head on the bar repeatedly, to everyone's delight.4E4The MirrorFor this effect we've dressed up a straight-up old school bar scam. Here's the simple presentation for the classic "you do as I do" effect: Bet a friend he can't copy everything you do.5E5How to Stick Your Friends to the BarThis clever trick uses a pint of beer and two willing thumbs to handcuff your friend (or enemy) to the bar, while you take his keys, wallet, girlfriend and more.6E6The LiftEffect: Defying all laws of leverage, you summon a ridiculous amount of strength.7E7The RaceEffect: Bet your friend that you can drink 2 pints of beer before he can drink two shots of his favorite liquor.8E8NimEffect: Play a game with your friend that you can always win.6m9E9The Jack-O-LanternPlacing a lit match inside your mouth, you do a very convincing impression of a grinning jack-o-lantern...all without burning yourself.6m10E10Circumference vs. HeightThis episode tests your visual perception. Which is more? The circumference of the rim of a pint glass, or the height of the pint glass from the bottom to the top?5m11E11Static Charge MatchEffect: Despite being an insulator, Brian is able to charge a match with static electricity which then causes another match to jump into the air.7m12E12Straw Teepee PuzzleEffect: Amaze fellow bar patrons by picking up two straws using only one other straw.5m13E13Cigarette Out On TongueThis one's like a playground dare gone too far...6m14E14Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (1)Brian opened for the live Diggnation show in New York, and we have it here for those who missed it!12m15E15Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (2)This is the second and final half of Brian's opening act for Diggnation in NY.15m16E16Scam Hot Chicks at the BarA guaranteed, never fail way to get the hottest girls at the bar to talk with you for at least 20 minutes.9m17E17Code DrinkEffect: Surprise your friends by telling them you have X-ray vision8m18E18BUSTED! 6 Matches and 4 Triangles puzzleWatch the Master finally get beat at his own game!7m19E19The Amazing Whiskey/Water TrickApply high school physics to amaze your friends and win free drinks.8m20E20Quicksilver MatchesIt's Magic 101. Can you mimic the master?8m21E21Clever Match Trick Scores Free DrinksAll you need is a match, two pint glasses and a quarter, and you'll be drinking free all night!8m22E22Fast and LooseThis game goes by a bunch of names: "fast and loose," "pricking the garter," "the endless chain," "the strap..." The object is simple: a chain is laid in a figure-eight configuration. One of the holes is the true center of the chain and will hold "fast," while the other will not hold, and is instead "loose".9m23E23The AshEffect: Let an entire cigarette burn without the ash falling.10m24E24From the ForumsThis week Brian steps out of the bar, and into the Revision3 studios to deliver an episode straight from the Forums!7m25E25The Key CardEffect: This card trick is quite possible responsible for more free beers than any other in history. It's not just a magic trick, it's a cleverly-laid trap guaranteed to win you a frosty cold one.8m26E26The EquationA stumper of a puzzle‚ using only 4th grade math.8m27E27Cheesy Beer GagsAs you know by now, we here at Scam School pride ourselves on giving you only the very best bar scams. Today we break our streak, and instead present you with four stupid beer gags.8m28E28Mind Control ScamA brand new illusion that will trick your friends into believing in MIND CONTROL.7m29E29Dan Martin's Match TrickA new take on an old-time match trick9m30E30Controlled CardsWe've taught you how to scam, swindle, and steal... but we have yet to give you any actual talent. That all changes in this episode. We're going to teach you not only how to control a card to the bottom of the deck, but how to use that talent for a sweet little card trick.10m31E31How to Predict the Future!What's better than a card trick? Predicting the FREAKING FUTURE, which is exactly what you'll do in this scam. We call it Pigment Prediction.10m32E32The 11 cent slide to TWICE as many free drinks!If you liked the four-quarter puzzle from Episode 2 (appropriately named, "The Puzzle"), you're going to LOVE the 11-Cent Slide. It's every bit as diabolical and unsolvable as the 4-quarter puzzle, but it has an added twist that should net you TWICE the beers of any other puzzle.10m33E33From the Forums - Part 2!This week Brian is back in the Revision 3 studios another "From the Forums episode"!8m34E34It's In the BankThis week we've got another puzzle with a setup that sounds absolutely impossible.7m35E35Stick It To 'Em with The FunnelWe present the atomic bomb of sucker gags: The Funnel!6m36E36Are You Dead or Alive?As a conversation starter, Brian shows you how to use two toothpicks to detect a pulse.7m37E37You're Always a Winner with Advance NimMemorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks!12m38E38A Few Pennies for a Beer!No matter what the setup, the very best scams are the ones that let the mark think they're on top, only to get punked in the end. That's what makes the penny prediction so great!10m39E39How to Stick a Nail Up Your NoseRemember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose? This time he shows you how it works!12m40E40Money, a Short Con and Crime = Short ChangeThis episode, we're turning to the dark side and learning actual CRIME. Remember, the following is for INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY!6m41E41Scam Hot Ladies at the Bar (Part 2)!A while back, we taught you the importance of using easy, beatable puzzles to keep girls talking to you at the bar. Our Holiday gift to you is another set of "getting the girl" routines!11m
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