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~lyser
No brother, not at all impossible. I'm not trying to "prove" anything, but the knowledge is out there.
If you have an interest in mentalism, then I suggest checking out some of the YT stuff on Darren Brown, Bob Cassidy, and Richard Osterlind, among others. Specifically, I think you will find the "disclaimers" used by Osterlind and Brown to be of interest.
Also, check out some back story on Banachek. He WAS studied by scientists.
I asked you, not at all rhetorically or in a confrontational manner (at least that was the intent), if you were the guest and could therefore confirm that no pre-show or stooge work was involved, would you be impressed/amazed/entertained? I ask because I am interested in your answer, not trying to prove a point one way or another.
As mentioned, it would have to be some serious, extensive, bullet-proof supporting evidence. I'd have to know, first hand, that there were zero pre-show interactions between the mentalists and the judges, staff or anyone related to the show. It would have to be iron-clad proof that they never interfaced, and that the mentalists just couldn't possibly know a thing the judges would say, write down or do, before the show. And, I'd have to have iron-clad proof there were no technological aids/tools to give away the answers -- and even then, I'd very likely doubt myself for believing any of it still.
Again, I see it as impossible, literally, from a physical, logical and scientific point of view. Science hasn't even found a way yet to garner exact thoughts when the patient is hooked up to brain wave devices. Strapped in. Geared up. Like some Sci-Fi vision of mind control. It can only detect "activity" and graph that. It can't discern actual thoughts yet. It can't see language or numbers.
Sorry, but IMO there is no way on earth that a person can instantly come up with the exact numbers, people or places we see claimed on AGT and elsewhere. It's just not possible, without clever tricks, arrangements, tech aids, or a process of elimination.
