Brain magic to me indicates that area of magic

私の解釈では 心理的効果と

dealing with psychological and mind-reading effects.

読心術効果を扱うマジックです

So unlike traditional magic, it uses the power of words,

従来のマジックとは違って 第六感の錯覚を作りだすために

linguistic deception, non-verbal communication

ことばの力　ことば騙し　非言語コミュニケーション

and various other techniques to create the illusion of a sixth sense.

その他の様々な技術を使います

I'm going to show you all how easy it is

人の知覚を操作するのは

to manipulate the human mind once you know how.

いかに簡単かをお見せします

I want everybody downstairs also to join in with me and everybody.

会場の皆さんも参加してください

I want everybody to put out your hands like this for me, first of all.

まず このように手を伸ばして

OK, clap them together, once.

一度 叩きましょう

OK, reverse your hands.

では 手を裏返して

Now, follow my actions exactly.

私の真似をしてください

Now about half the audience has their left hand up. Why is that?

なぜか半分の方が左手をあげてますね

OK, swap them around, put your right hand up.

右手に変えてください

Cross your hands over, so your right hand goes over,

右手を左手の上に交差させて

interlace your fingers like this,

指を絡ませます

then make sure your right thumb is outside your left thumb --

右の親指 を 左の親指の

that's very important.

外側に置きます

Yours is the other way around, so swap it around.

反対だから 裏返して

Excellent, OK. Extend your fingers like this for me.

このように指を前に伸ばして

All right. Tap them together once.

一度 両指をトンとしましょう

OK, now, if you did not allow me to deceive your minds,

もし私に騙されなかったならば

you would all be able to do this.

このように出来るはずです

(Laughter)

（笑）

(Laughter ends)

やり方さえわかれば

Now you can see how easy it is

人の知覚操作がどれだけ簡単か わかるでしょう

for me to manipulate the human mind, once you know how.

（笑）

(Laughter)

私は15歳の時 ライフ誌で

Now, I remember when I was about 15,

あるロシア人女性の記事を読みました

(Laughter)

75歳の彼女は盲目なのに 指でなぞって

I read a copy of Life magazine,

活字が読めたそうです

which detailed a story about a 75-year-old blind Russian woman

まだ やってる人がいますね

who could sense printed letters --

（笑）

there's still people trying to do it --

なぞるだけで活字や色までわかるのです

(Laughter)

彼女は全盲でした

-- who could sense printed letters and even sense colors, just by touch.

しかも 硬い面に置いた裏返しの

And she was completely blind.

お札の番号が読めたそうです

She could also read the serial numbers on bills

私は興味がある反面 信じませんでした

when they were placed, face down, on a hard surface.

指先で字が読めると？

Now, I was fascinated, but at the same time, skeptical.

考えてもみてください

How could somebody read using their fingertips?

全盲の方です

You know, if you actually think about it, if somebody is totally blind --

目を閉じると 何かが聴こえるという

a guy yesterday did a demonstration in one of the rooms,

実演が昨日ありましたね

where people had to close their eyes and they could just hear things.

指先で読める人がいるなんて

And it's just a really weird thing to try and figure out.

考えただけで変な感じがします

How could somebody read using their fingertips?

先日 MTVの番組のために

Now earlier on, as part of a TV show that I have coming up on MTV,

「第二の視覚」と呼ばれる同様の

I attempted to give a similar demonstration

実演をしてみました

of what is now known as second sight.

これを見てください

So, let's take a look.

さぁ

(Video) Man: There we go.

車へと案内します

I'm going to guide you into the car.

（笑）

Kathryn Thomas: (Laughter)

大丈夫だから入って

Man: You're OK, keep on going.

お元気？

KT: How are you?

あなたを ある場所へと連れて行きますからね

Keith Barry: Kathryn, it's Keith here.

目隠しで何も見えませんよね？

I'm going to take you to a secret location, OK?

あまり脅かさないで

Kathryn, there was no way you could see through that blindfold.

大丈夫？

KT: OK, but don't say my name like that. KB: But you're OK?

ええ

KT: Yes.

目隠しで何も見えませんね？

KB: No way to see through it? KT: No.

はい

KB: I'll take it off.

じゃあ目隠しを外すよ

Do you want to take the rest off?

アイマスクを外してくれる？

Take it off, you're OK. We'll stop for a second.

大丈夫だから外してみて

KT: I'm so afraid of what I'm going to see.

何が見えるのか怖いわ

KB: You're fine, take it off. You're OK. You're safe.

大丈夫　怖いものは何もないよ

Have you ever heard of second sight?

第二の視覚って聞いたことある？

KT: No.

いいえ

KB: Second sight is whereby a mind-control expert

マインドコントロールの専門家が

can see through somebody else's eyes.

他人の目を通して見ることを指すんだ

And I'm going to try that right now.

私が今から試してみるよ

KT: God.

なんてこと！

KB: Are you ready?

行くよ？

Where is it? There's no way --

もう何も見えないな

KT: (Beep)

（ピー音）

KT: Oh, my God!

オーマイゴッド！

KB: Don't say anything,

何も言わないで

I'm trying to see through your eyes. I can't see.

あなたの目が頼りなんだから

KT: There's a wall, there's a wall.

壁がある！

KB: Look at the road, look at the road.

道路を見てて！

KT: OK, OK, OK. Oh, my God!

OK OK OK　オーマイゴッド！

KB: Now, anything coming at all? KT: No.

何か障害物はある？

KB: Sure there's not?

ない　ない　ない　ない

KT: No, no, I'm just still looking at the road.

本当に？

I'm looking at the road, all the time.

本当よ　ちゃんと道路を見てる

I'm not taking my eyes off the road.

ずっと道路を見てる

(Beep)

道路から目を離してないわ

(Beep)

（ピー音）

(Beep)

（ピー音）

KT: Oh, my God!

（ピー音）

KB: Where are we? Where are we?

オーマイゴッド！

We're going uphill, are we going uphill?

今どの辺りかな？

KT: Look at the road -- (Beep)

坂を上ってるの？

Still got that goddamn blindfold on.

前を見て！　（ピー音）

KB: What?

まだ目隠しされてるのね

KT: How are you doing this?

何？

KB: Just don't break my concentration.

どうやってるわけ？

We're OK, though? KT: Yes.

集中力が散るよ

That's so weird.

大丈夫だよね？

We're nearly there. Oh, my God!

ええ

Oh, my God!

とっても変な感じ

KB: And I've stopped.

もうすぐ着くわ　オーマイゴッド！

KT: That is weird.

オー　マイ　ゴーッド！

You're like a freak-ass of nature.

さぁ　車を止めたよ

That was the most scary thing I've ever done in my life!

気味が悪いわ

(Applause)

あなた怖すぎる

KB: Thank you.

こんな恐怖を味わったのは初めてよ

By the way, two days ago, we were going to film this

（拍手）

down there, at the race course, and we got a guy into a car,

ありがとう

and we got a camera man in the back,

余談ですが2日前に

but halfway through the drive,

このマジックを収録するために

he told me he had, I think it was a nine-millimeter,

レースコースにいたんです

stuck to his leg.

ある男性を車に乗せて

So, I stopped pretty quick, and that was it.

後部座席にカメラマンがいたんですが

So, do you believe it's possible to see through somebody else's eyes?

半分 走ったところで 彼が

That's the question.

足にピストルを装着してるって言うんで

Now, most people here would automatically say no.

急きょ そこで終わりにしました

OK, but I want you to realize some facts.

他人の目を通して

I couldn't see through the blindfold.

見ることは可能だと思いますか？

The car was not gimmicked or tricked in any way.

そこが問題です

The girl, I'd never met before, all right.

大多数の方は自動的にノーと答えるでしょうが

So, I want you to just think about it for a moment.

これだけは事実です

A lot of people try to come up

目隠しは透けていなかったし

with a logical solution to what just happened, all right.

車に細工はされていない

But because your brains are not trained in the art of deception,

あの女の子とは初対面でした

the solutions you come up with

ですから ちょっと考えてほしいのです

will, 99 percent of the time, be way off the mark.

何が起こっていたのか論理的な説明を

This is because magic is all about directing attention.

探し出そうとする人は多いけれど

If, for instance, I didn't want you to look at my right hand,

皆さんの脳は騙しの技を仕込まれていないので

then I don't look at it.

皆さんの推測は

But if I wanted you to look at my right hand,

99％の確率で当たらないでしょう

then I look at it, too.

マジックとは どこに意識を誘導するか ということです

You see, it's very simple, once you know how,

例えば 右手を見てほしくなければ

but very complicated in other ways.

私が見なければいいし

I'm going to give you some demonstrations right now.

右手を見てほしければ

I need two people to help me out real quick. Can you come up?

私が目を向ければいいのです

And let's see, down at the end, here, can you also come up, real quick?

やり方さえわかれば非常に単純ですが

Do you mind? Yes, at the end.

さもなければ とても複雑なのです

OK, give them a round of applause as they come up.

では ここで実演してみます

You might want to use the stairs, there.

2人 お手伝いが要るのですが

(Applause)

あなた こちらへ来てくれる？

It's very important for everybody here to realize

そこの端に座ってる方

I haven't set anything up with you.

あなたも来てくれる？

You don't know what will happen, right?

迷惑？

Would you mind just standing over here for a moment?

あなたのこと

Your name is? Nicole: Nicole.

拍手でお迎えください

KB: Nicole, and?

階段を使ってくださいね

(Telephone ringing)

（拍手）

KB: Actually, here's the thing, answer it, answer it, answer it.

この2人とは 根回ししてないことを

(Laughter)

皆さんには伝えておきます

Is it a girl? Man: They've already gone.

そうですよね？

KB: OK, swap over positions.

ここに立っていてください

Can you stand over here? This will make it easier.

お名前は？

Pity, I would have told them it was the ace of spades.

ニコール

OK, a little bit closer.

あなたは？

(Laughter)

（着信音）

OK, a little bit closer, come over -- they look really nervous up here.

いいアイディアがある！

Do you believe in witchcraft?

電話に出て！

Nicole: No.

（笑）

KB: Voodoo? Nicole: No.

女の子？

KB: Things that go bump in the night? Nicole: No.

切られちゃった

KB: Besides, who's next, no, OK.

あら　残念

I want you to just stand exactly like this for me,

立ち位置を取り換えて

pull up your sleeves, if you don't mind.

その方が簡単だから

OK, now, I want you to be aware

スペードのエースだと言ったのに

of all the different sensations around you,

もう少しこっちへ

because we'll try a voodoo experiment.

（笑）

I want you to be aware of the sensations, but don't say anything until I ask you,

もう少し近く

and don't open your eyes until I ask you.

（笑）

From this point onwards, close your eyes,

もっと近くへ　緊張してますね

do not say anything, do not open them,

もっと近くへ

be aware of the sensations.

魔法は信じる？

Yes or no, did you feel anything?

いいえ

Nicole: Yes.

ヴードゥー魔術は？

KB: You did feel that? What did you feel?

いいえ

Nicole: A touch on my back.

オバケは？

KB: How many times did you feel it?

いいえ

Nicole: Twice.

じゃあ始めよう

KB: Twice. OK, extend your left arm out in front of you.

ここに立って

Extend your left arm, OK.

出来れば袖をまくり

OK, keep it there.

変わった感覚があるかどうか―

Be aware of the sensations, don't say anything, don't open your eyes, OK.

意識していてください

Did you feel anything, there?

ヴードゥー魔術をやってみます

Nicole: Yes. KB: What did you feel?

感覚に意識して

Nicole: Three --

私が言うまで何も言わずに

KB: Like a tickling sensation? Nicole: Yes.

目を閉じていてください

KB: Can you show us where?

では目を閉じて

OK, excellent. Open your eyes.

何も言わず 目は閉じたまま

I never touched you.

感覚に注意して

I just touched his back, and I just touched his arm.

何か感じた？

A voodoo experiment.

はい

(Laughter)

何を？

Yeah, I walk around nightclubs all night like this.

背中を触られた

(Laughter)

触られたのは何回？

You just take a seat over here for a second.

２回

I'm going to use you again, in a moment.

２回ね　左手を前に伸ばして

Can you take a seat right over here, if you don't mind.

左手を前に

Sit right here. Man: OK.

そのままにしていて

KB: OK, take a seat. Excellent, OK.

何も言わず目も閉じたまま 感覚に注意して

Now, what I want you to do is look directly at me, OK,

何か感じた？

just take a deep breath in through your nose,

はい

letting it out through your mouth, and relax.

何を？

Allow your eyes to close, on five, four, three, two, one.

3...

Close your eyes right now.

くすぐったい感じ？

OK, now, I'm not hypnotizing you,

はい

I'm merely placing you in a heightened state of synchronicity,

どこに その感触を？

so our minds are along the same lines.

いいよ　目を開けて

And as you sink and drift and float into this relaxed state of mind,

あなたのことは触りませんでした

I'm going to take your left hand, and just place it up here.

彼の背中と腕を触っただけです

I want you to hold it there just for a moment,

ヴードゥーの実験さ

and I only want you to allow your hand

（笑）

to sink and drift and float back to the tabletop

こうやってクラブを徘徊しているんだ

at the same rate and speed

（笑）

as you drift and float into this relaxed state of awareness,

あなたには再び手伝ってもらうので

and allow it to go all the way down to the tabletop.

座っていてください

That's it, all the way down, all the way down.

あなたは こちらにどうぞ

and further, and further.

ここです

Excellent.

OK

I want you to allow your hand to stick firmly to the tabletop.

では座って

OK, now, allow it to stay there.

私をまっすぐ見て

OK, now, in a moment, you'll feel a certain pressure, OK,

鼻から深呼吸して

and I want you to be aware of the pressure.

口から吐いて リラックス

Just be aware of the pressure.

目を閉じたくなる

And I only want you to allow your hand

5 4 3 2 1…

to float slowly back up from the tabletop as you feel the pressure release,

はい 目を閉じて

but only when you feel the pressure release.

催眠術をかけているんじゃありません

Do you understand? Just answer yes or no.

私たちの心がシンクロするように

Man: Yes.

誘導します

KB: Hold it right there.

リラックスした気分へと―

And only when you feel the pressure go back,

漂いながら

allow your hand to drift back to the tabletop,

左手は ここに据えます

but only when you feel the pressure.

少々 手はそのままにしてて

(Laughter)

リラックスした意識を漂いながら

OK, that was wonderfully done. Let's try it again.

手を 決まったスピードで

Excellent. Now that you've got the idea, let's try something even more interesting.

テーブルまで下げてください

Allow it to stick firmly to the tabletop, keep your eyes closed.

テーブルまで ずっと

Can you stand up? Just stand, stage forward.

下げるのです

I want you to point directly at his forehead.

そう　ずっと下まで

OK.

ずっと下まで

Imagine a connection between you and him.

もっと　もっと　もっと