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Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence
Helder Guimarães: Una cerca màgica per trobar una coincidència
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Small coincidences. They happen all the time and yet, they pass us by because we are not looking for them. In a delightfully subtle trick, magician Helder Guimarães demonstrates with a deck of cards, a dollar bill and a stuffed giraffe.
Helder Guimarães - Magician
Using a deck of cards and other simple props, Helder Guimarães gets up close to play with your perceptions and preconceptions. Full bio
Using a deck of cards and other simple props, Helder Guimarães gets up close to play with your perceptions and preconceptions. Full bio
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00:12
I'd like to start my performance by saying
90 percent of everything is crap.
90 percent of everything is crap.
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Voldria començar la meva actuació dient
que el 90 per cent de tot són ximpleries.
que el 90 per cent de tot són ximpleries.
00:18
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
00:20
It's called Sturgeon's law,
and what that means
and what that means
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S'anomena la llei de Sturgeon,
i això significa
i això significa
00:22
is that the majority of anything
is always bad.
is always bad.
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que la majoria de les coses
sempre són dolentes.
sempre són dolentes.
00:29
I have a giraffe here.
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Aquí tinc una girafa.
00:31
I'm going to throw the giraffe
behind my back
behind my back
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Llançaré la girafa cap enrere
00:33
and whoever catches it is going
to help me on this next thing.
to help me on this next thing.
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i la persona que l'agafi
m'ajudarà en el pas següent.
m'ajudarà en el pas següent.
00:38
Sir, you caught the giraffe.
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Senyor, vostè ha agafat la girafa.
Tinc una carta a la mà.
00:41
I have a playing card in my hand.
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00:44
Freely name any card in the deck.
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Anomeni sense embuts una carta
de la baralla.
de la baralla.
00:49
Audience member: 10 of hearts.
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Persona del públic: El 10 de cors.
00:51
Helder Guimarães: 10 of hearts.
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Helder Guimarães: El 10 de cors.
00:52
You could have named any card in the deck,
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Podia escollir qualsevol carta
de la baralla,
de la baralla,
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but you said the 10 of hearts.
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però vostè ha dit el 10 de cors.
00:57
Ninety percent of everything is crap,
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El 90 per cent de tot són ximpleries,
00:59
so there's this to prove that
Sturgeon was correct.
Sturgeon was correct.
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de manera que això serveix per demostrar
que Sturgeon tenia raó.
que Sturgeon tenia raó.
01:03
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
01:05
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
01:09
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
01:13
Sir, this is not your show.
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Senyor, aquest no és el seu espectacle.
01:16
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
01:20
Keep the giraffe for a moment, okay?
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Guardi la girafa un moment, d'acord?
01:24
Jesus.
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Mare de Déu.
01:26
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
01:28
Crazy people.
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Quins penques.
01:30
Well, the truth is,
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Doncs bé, la veritat és,
01:34
why is the majority of everything bad?
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per què la majoria de les coses
són dolentes?
són dolentes?
01:38
And my answer is: I think we stop
thinking too soon.
thinking too soon.
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La meva resposta és:
Crec que parem de pensar massa aviat.
Crec que parem de pensar massa aviat.
01:43
I'll give you a clear little example,
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Us donaré un petit exemple,
però molt clar,
però molt clar,
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something that people used to do
around the turn of the century --
around the turn of the century --
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una cosa que la gent feia
al segle passat --
al segle passat --
01:49
not this century, the other one.
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no aquest segle, l'anterior.
01:51
The idea was to take a piece of paper
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Consistia en agafar un tros de paper
01:54
and fold it inside out
using only your weaker hand,
using only your weaker hand,
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y doblegar-lo cap endins
utilitzant només la mà més dèbil,
utilitzant només la mà més dèbil,
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in my case, the left hand.
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en el meu cas, la mà esquerra.
02:01
Something that would look like this.
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Quedaria d'aquesta manera.
02:13
By the way you reacted, I can see
your lack of interest.
your lack of interest.
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Per com heu reaccionat
puc veure la vostra manca d'interès.
puc veure la vostra manca d'interès.
02:17
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
02:19
But that's okay, I understand why.
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Però no passa res, ho entenc.
02:21
We stop thinking too soon.
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Parem de pensar massa aviat.
02:22
But if we give it
a little bit more thought,
a little bit more thought,
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Però si hi pensem una mica més,
02:24
like a paper clip.
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per exemple, un clip.
02:26
A paper clip makes this a little bit
more interesting.
more interesting.
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Un clip converteix això
en quelcom una mica més interessant.
en quelcom una mica més interessant.
02:31
Not only that, if instead of using
my hand with the fingers,
my hand with the fingers,
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No només això, si enlloc d'utilitzar
la mà amb el dits,
la mà amb el dits,
02:34
I use my hand closed into a fist,
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utilitzo la mà tancada en un puny,
02:36
that makes this even a little
bit more interesting.
bit more interesting.
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encara és una mica més interessant.
02:40
Not only that, but I will impose myself
a time limit of one second,
a time limit of one second,
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No s'acaba aquí, m'imposaré
un temps límit d'un segon
un temps límit d'un segon
02:45
something that would look like this.
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i quedarà d'aquesta manera.
02:52
Now -- no, no, no.
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Aleshores -- no, no, no.
02:54
Sturgeon may be correct.
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Sturgeon podria tenir raó.
02:57
But he doesn't have to be correct forever.
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Però no sempre hauria de tenir-la.
02:59
Things can always change.
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Les coses sempre poden canviar.
03:01
Sir, what was the card?
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Senyor, quina era la carta?
03:03
The 10 of hearts?
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El 10 de cors?
03:05
There's this to prove that things
can always change --
can always change --
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Això ens demostra que les coses
sempre poden canviar --
sempre poden canviar --
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the 10 of hearts.
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el 10 de cors.
03:12
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
03:15
Secrets are important.
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Els secrets són importants.
03:19
And secrets are valuable.
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Els secrets són valuosos.
03:22
And this is the best secret
I've ever experienced.
I've ever experienced.
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Aquest és el millor secret
que mai he viscut.
que mai he viscut.
03:26
It starts with a deck of cards
onto the table,
onto the table,
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Comença amb una baralla de cartes
sobre la taula,
sobre la taula,
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an old man and a claim,
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un senyor gran i una afirmació.
03:33
"I will not touch the deck till the end."
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"No tocaré la baralla fins el final."
Tant se val qui era el senyor,
03:37
It doesn't matter who the man was,
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03:39
all that matters was that sentence
ringing in my head:
ringing in my head:
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Tot el que compta es aquella frase
ressonant al meu cap:
ressonant al meu cap:
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"I will not touch the deck till the end."
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"No tocaré la baralla fins el final."
Durant tot aquell temps,
03:48
Now, during all this time,
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03:50
he was holding a small notebook
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ell portava una llibreta petita
03:52
that sometimes he would open
and flip through the pages
and flip through the pages
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que a vegades obria,
en fullejava les pàgines.
en fullejava les pàgines.
i mirava alguna cosa.
03:55
and look at something.
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Però jo no parava gaire atenció
a la llibreta
a la llibreta
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But I was not really
paying attention to the book
paying attention to the book
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perquè estava capficat amb la baralla
i l'afirmació que havia fet abans:
i l'afirmació que havia fet abans:
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because I was paying attention the deck
and the claim he had made before,
and the claim he had made before,
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"No tocaré la baralla fins el final."
04:05
"I will not touch the deck till the end."
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Senyor, vostè té la girafa.
04:08
Now sir, you have the giraffe.
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Vinga, llanci-la en qualsevol direcció
04:10
Go ahead, throw it in any direction
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de manera que trobi algú
de casualitat.
de casualitat.
04:11
so that you can find
someone else at random.
someone else at random.
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Perfecte. Senyor, vostè farà de mi
en aquesta història.
en aquesta història.
04:15
Perfect. Sir, you're going to play
my role in this story.
my role in this story.
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El senyor gran es va dirigir a mi
i em va dir:
i em va dir:
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The old man turned to me and he said,
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"Pots agafar una carta vermella
o una negra."
o una negra."
04:21
"You could pick a red card
or a black card."
or a black card."
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La meva resposta va ser...
04:23
My answer was ...
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Persona del públic2: La carta negra.
04:25
Audience member 2: The black card.
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HG: Exacte!
04:26
HG: Indeed!
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Era la carta negra.
04:28
It was a black card.
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Va dir: "Podria ser un trèvol o una pica",
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He said, "It could be a club or a spade,"
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04:32
and my answer was ...
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i la meva resposta va ser...
Persona del públic 2: Una pica.
04:34
Audience member 2: Spade.
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HG: Exacte! Era una pica.
04:36
HG: Indeed! It was a spade.
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Ell va dir:
"Podria ser una pica alta o una baixa."
"Podria ser una pica alta o una baixa."
04:39
He said, "It could be a high spade
or a low spade."
or a low spade."
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La meva resposta va ser...
04:42
And my answer was ...
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Persona del públic 2: Una pica alta.
04:44
Audience member 2: A high spade.
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HG: Exacte! Va ser una pica alta.
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HG: Indeed! It was a high spade.
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Com que és una pica alta,
podria ser un 9, un 10,
podria ser un 9, un 10,
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Since it's a high spade,
it could be a nine, a 10,
it could be a nine, a 10,
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una J, un rei, una reina
o un as de piques.
o un as de piques.
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a jack, king, queen or the ace of spades.
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04:54
And my answer was ...
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La meva resposta va ser...
Persona del públic 2: El rei.
04:56
Audience member 2: The king.
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HG: EL rei de piques, exacte!
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HG: The king of spades, indeed.
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05:02
Now sir, let's be fair.
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Ara, senyor, siguem justos.
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You selected black, you selected spade,
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Vostè ha escollit el negre, una pica,
ha escollit una pica alta,
quina exactament, perdoni?
quina exactament, perdoni?
05:06
you selected the high spade,
and you selected -- sorry?
and you selected -- sorry?
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Persona del públic 2: El rei.
HG: El rei de piques.
HG: El rei de piques.
05:09
Audience member 2: King.
HG: King of spades.
HG: King of spades.
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Li ha semblat que jo hagi influenciat
les seves decisions?
les seves decisions?
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Did you feel I influenced you
in any decision?
in any decision?
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Persona 2: No,
només he sentit la seva energia.
només he sentit la seva energia.
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Audience member 2: No, I just felt
your energy.
your energy.
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HG: Ha estat una decisió lliure, oi?
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HG: But it was a free choice, correct?
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Si no és el cas comencem
un altre cop
un altre cop
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Because if not, we could start
all over again.
all over again.
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Ha estat del tot just?
Públic 2: Totalment.
Públic 2: Totalment.
05:20
But it was really fair?
Audience member 2: Absolutely.
Audience member 2: Absolutely.
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HG: El senyor gran es va dirigir a mi
i em va fer una pregunta més:
i em va fer una pregunta més:
05:22
HG: Now, the old man turned to me
and he asked me one more question,
and he asked me one more question,
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un número entre l'1 i el 52.
05:25
a number between one and 52.
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El primer número que vaig pensar
va ser el...
va ser el...
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And the first number I thought of was ...
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Persona del públic 2: El 17.
05:31
Audience member 2: 17.
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HG: Exacte! Va ser el 17.
05:32
HG: Indeed! It was the 17.
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El senyor gran només va dir
una cosa més:
una cosa més:
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The old man only said one more thing:
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"Aquest és el final."
05:39
"This is the end."
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Sabia exactament què significava.
05:42
And I knew exactly what that meant.
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Sabia que tocaria la baralla.
05:46
I knew that he was going
to touch the deck.
to touch the deck.
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Tot el que veureu a continuació
és exactament com va passar.
és exactament com va passar.
05:50
Everything that you're about to see
is exactly as it looked.
is exactly as it looked.
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Va treure la baralla fora de la capsa.
05:57
He took the deck out of the box.
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Res dins la capsa.
06:00
Nothing in the box.
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Va comptar: "Un, dos, tres, quatre, cinc,
sis, set, vuit, nou, deu."
sis, set, vuit, nou, deu."
06:03
He counted, "One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10."
five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10."
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La tensió anava augmentant.
06:13
The tension was building.
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06:16
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
06:19
"11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17."
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"... 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17."
I al 17, enlloc d'un rei de piques,
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And on the 17, instead of
the king of spades,
the king of spades,
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quelcom va aparèixer
al mig de la baralla.
al mig de la baralla.
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something appeared
in the middle of the deck,
in the middle of the deck,
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Més tard vaig descobrir
que es tractava d'un secret.
que es tractava d'un secret.
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that later, I would realize
was actually a secret.
was actually a secret.
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El senyor gran es va posar de peu i marxà.
06:43
The old man stood up, he left.
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No el vaig veure mai més.
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I never saw him again.
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Però es va deixar aquesta llibreta
06:49
But he left his notebook
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que havia estat aquí des del começament.
06:52
that was there from the beginning.
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Quan la vaig agafar,
06:55
And when I picked it up,
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aquell era el millor secret
que mai havia viscut.
que mai havia viscut.
06:57
that was the best secret
I've ever experienced.
I've ever experienced.
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Els secrets que guardem ens defineixen,
07:04
We are defined by the secrets we keep
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com també els que compartim.
07:08
and by the secrets we share.
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Aquesta va ser la seva manera
de compartir un secret amb mi.
de compartir un secret amb mi.
07:10
And this was his way
of sharing a secret with me.
of sharing a secret with me.
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(Aplaudiments)
07:15
(Applause)
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Quina bogeria! Ara bé,
07:24
Crazy shit! Now --
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07:26
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
Crec que coses extraordinàries
passen tota l'estona.
passen tota l'estona.
07:30
I believe that amazing things
happen all the time.
happen all the time.
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De veritat ho penso.
07:36
I really do.
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I la raó per la qual no les veiem
més sovint,
més sovint,
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And the reason why we don't see
them as often,
them as often,
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és perquè no ens predisposem
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it's because we don't
place ourselves in a position
place ourselves in a position
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a cercar aquestes coses extraordinàries.
07:44
to search for those amazing things.
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Però què passaria si decidíssim buscar
aquestes coses extraordinàries,
aquestes coses extraordinàries,
07:47
But what if we decided to search
for those amazing things,
for those amazing things,
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aquestes petites coincidències de la vida
que són meravelloses de veritat?
que són meravelloses de veritat?
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for those small coincidences
in life that are truly amazing?
in life that are truly amazing?
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Vostè té la girafa,
07:58
So you have the giraffe,
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endavant, llanci-la en qualsevol direcció
perquè trobi algú més de casualitat.
perquè trobi algú més de casualitat.
08:00
go ahead, throw it in any direction
so you find one last person at random.
so you find one last person at random.
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Senyor, ara li preguntaré,
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Sir, I'm going to ask you,
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té un bitllet d'un dòlar
dels Estats Units?
dels Estats Units?
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do you have, with you,
a United States $1 bill?
a United States $1 bill?
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08:15
Audience member 3: I think so.
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Persona del públic 3: Crec que sí.
08:16
HG: Yes? You see, a coincidence!
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HG: Si? Ho veieu, una coincidència!
08:19
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
Assegurem-nos-en que el té.
08:22
Let's make sure you have it.
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El té?
08:24
Do you have it?
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Persona del públic 3: Sí.
08:25
Audience member 3: Yes.
HG: Yes! Perfect.
HG: Yes! Perfect.
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HG: Sí! Perfecte.
Ara vull que faci exactament el mateix
que jo estic a punt de fer.
que jo estic a punt de fer.
08:27
Now, I want you to do exactly the same
thing I am about to do.
thing I am about to do.
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Tinc un bitllet d'un dólar
per explicar-ho.
per explicar-ho.
08:30
I have a dollar bill here to explain.
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Vull que agafi el dòlar
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I want you to take the dollar bill,
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i que doblegui la part del Washington
cap endins, així.
cap endins, així.
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and fold the Washington part
inside, like this.
inside, like this.
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Li ha de quedar com una mena
de quadrat gran, d'acord?
de quadrat gran, d'acord?
08:37
So you get this kind of big square, okay?
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Ara vull que agafi el bitllet
i al doblegui així, de forma allargada,
i al doblegui així, de forma allargada,
08:40
Now, I want you to take the bill
and fold it like this, lengthwise,
and fold it like this, lengthwise,
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perquè es converteixi en un rectangle.
08:44
so it becomes like a rectangle,
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08:46
and then again --
really fold it, really crease it --
really fold it, really crease it --
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Una altra vegada --
doblegui'l bé, premi'l --
doblegui'l bé, premi'l --
08:48
and when you have it,
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i quan el tingui, si us plau,
doblegui el bitllet una vegada més
en un quadrat petit com aquest
en un quadrat petit com aquest
08:50
please fold the bill again
into a little square like this
into a little square like this
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i avisi'm quan ho hagi fet.
08:53
and let me know when you have it.
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El té? Perfecte.
08:56
Do you have it? Perfect.
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Ara m'aproparé i, abans de començar,
08:57
Now, I'm going to approach,
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09:00
and before we start,
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em vull assegurar que fem això
en condicions molt serioses.
en condicions molt serioses.
09:01
I want to make sure that we do this
in very, very serious conditions.
in very, very serious conditions.
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Primer de tot, veiem si tenim
un retolador i un clip.
un retolador i un clip.
09:05
First of all, I want to ensure that we
have a marker and we have a paper clip.
have a marker and we have a paper clip.
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Primer, agafi el retolador
i signi el bitllet.
i signi el bitllet.
09:10
First of all, take the marker
and go ahead and sign the bill.
and go ahead and sign the bill.
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Aquesta n'és la raó:
09:14
And this is the reason why:
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Després faré moltes coses
dalt de l'escenari
dalt de l'escenari
09:15
later, I'm going to be doing
a bunch of stuff on stage
a bunch of stuff on stage
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i no vull que pensin
09:18
and I don't want you to think,
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09:20
oh, while I was distracted by Helder,
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"Oh, el Helder em va distraure"
"Algú va pujar a l'escenari
i va canviar el bitllet"
i va canviar el bitllet"
09:22
someone came onstage and swapped the bill.
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09:24
So I want to make sure
it's exactly the same bill.
it's exactly the same bill.
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Vull deixar clar que és el mateix bitllet.
Però això no és tot.
09:27
Now not only that, I want you
to take the paper clip
to take the paper clip
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Vull que agafi el clip
i el col·loqui al voltant del bitllet.
i el col·loqui al voltant del bitllet.
09:29
and put it around the bill.
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Per tant, si fins i tot algú puja
a l'escenari i canvia el bitllet
a l'escenari i canvia el bitllet
09:31
So even if nobody comes onstage
and switches the bill,
and switches the bill,
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jo no tindré temps suficient
d'obrir i tancar el bitllet
d'obrir i tancar el bitllet
09:34
I don't have enough time
to go open the bill and close it
to go open the bill and close it
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i mirar el que no he de mirar.
09:37
and see what I don't want to see.
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És just?
09:39
Is that fair?
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Ja pot tornar-me el retolador.
09:40
Now you can give me the marker back.
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D'aquesta manera,
molt clarament,
molt clarament,
09:42
And just like that, very clearly,
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vull que sigui visible el lloc
on deixem el bitllet
on deixem el bitllet
09:44
I want to make sure that
we place this in full view
we place this in full view
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09:47
from the beginning of this experience
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des del començament d'aquest esdeveniment
i assegurar-me que tothom ho veurà.
09:52
and to make sure that everyone
is going to see it,
is going to see it,
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09:55
we're going to actually have
a camera man onstage.
a camera man onstage.
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De fet, posarem a un càmera a l'escenari.
Així, perfecte, que tothom ho pugui veure.
09:58
Yes, perfect, so that you can see.
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Aquesta és la seva firma? Sí? Perfecte.
10:01
That's your signature? Yes? Perfect.
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També farem servir la baralla i una copa.
10:03
Now, we're going to use
also the deck and a glass for this.
also the deck and a glass for this.
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Nosaltres ens disposarem a buscar
una coincidència extraordinària.
una coincidència extraordinària.
10:11
And we're going to put
ourselves in a position
ourselves in a position
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10:13
to search for an amazing coincidence.
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Em permet? Pot ajudar-me amb això?
10:16
Do you mind, can you help me with this?
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Endavant, agafi unes cartes i barregi.
10:18
Go ahead and take some cards and shuffle.
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Si us plau, pot agafar
unes cartes i barrejar?
unes cartes i barrejar?
10:21
And do you mind, can you
take some cards and shuffle?
take some cards and shuffle?
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Pot agafar unes cartes i barrejar.
10:23
You can take some cards and shuffle.
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Agafi unes cartes i barregi.
Poden barrejar cartes
de moltes maneres diferents.
de moltes maneres diferents.
10:26
You can shuffle cards
in a variety of ways.
in a variety of ways.
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10:28
You can shuffle cards like this.
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Poden barrejar cartes així,
de forma més desordenada,
de forma més desordenada,
10:29
You can shuffle cards
in a more messed up way,
in a more messed up way,
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una cosa així.
10:31
something like this.
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Poden barrejar cartes
a la manera Americana.
a la manera Americana.
10:32
You can shuffle cards in the American way.
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Com a portuguès, crec
que no tinc dret a dir-vos com fer-ho.
que no tinc dret a dir-vos com fer-ho.
10:34
As a Portuguese, I don't feel entitled
to teach you guys how to do it.
to teach you guys how to do it.
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Però allò important ve després
de barrejar les cartes,
de barrejar les cartes,
10:38
But the important part is
after shuffling the cards,
after shuffling the cards,
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recordeu sempre que cal
tallar i ajuntar les cartes.
tallar i ajuntar les cartes.
10:40
always remember
to cut and complete the cards.
to cut and complete the cards.
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Podria fer-ho per mi?
10:42
Do you mind doing that for me, sir?
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Talli i ajunti.
10:44
Please cut and complete.
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Quan ho tingui, enlairi les cartes.
10:45
And when you have it,
place the cards up in the air.
place the cards up in the air.
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Vostè també, talli i ajunti
i enlairi les cartes.
i enlairi les cartes.
10:48
And you too, cut and complete
and up in the air.
and up in the air.
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Cap amunt, cap amunt.
10:50
Up in the air.
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Una baralla de cartes barrejada i tallada
per 1, 2, 3, 4 i 5 persones.
per 1, 2, 3, 4 i 5 persones.
10:52
A deck of cards cut and shuffled
by one, two, three, four and five people.
by one, two, three, four and five people.
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Ara, amb molta cura, reuniré
totes les cartes de la baralla.
totes les cartes de la baralla.
10:56
Now, very clearly, I'm going
to gather the deck together.
to gather the deck together.
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Així de senzill.
11:02
And just like that.
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Buscaré una coincidència
davant de tothom.
davant de tothom.
11:06
I'm going to search for a coincidence
in front of everyone.
in front of everyone.
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Ho intentaré.
11:15
I'm going to try.
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Tinc unes quantes cartes que, potser,
11:25
I have some cards that maybe,
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potser no valen res.
11:29
maybe they don't mean anything.
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Però potser no hi parem atenció suficient.
11:32
But maybe that's because
we are not paying close attention.
we are not paying close attention.
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Perquè potser, potser valen molt.
11:36
Because maybe, maybe they mean a lot.
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Abans de començar,
senyor, vostè em va donar un dòlar.
senyor, vostè em va donar un dòlar.
11:40
Before we start,
sir, you gave me a dollar bill.
sir, you gave me a dollar bill.
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És la seva firma?
11:43
Is that your signature?
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Persona del públic 3: Sí que ho és.
11:45
Audience member 3: Yes it is.
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11:47
HG: I want you to see very clearly
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HG: Vull que vegi amb molta claredat
que em disposo a obrir el seu bitllet
11:51
that I'm going to open your bill
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per revelar un petit secret
que hem creat.
que hem creat.
11:54
and reveal a small secret that we created.
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11:59
And the secret of this dollar bill
is the serial number.
is the serial number.
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El secret d'aquest dòlar
és el número de sèrie.
és el número de sèrie.
Senyora, que pot agafar el dòlar?
12:05
Madam, can you take the dollar bill?
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En el número de sèrie hi ha una lletra.
12:09
In the serial number, there is a letter.
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Quin és el primer número
després de la lletra?
després de la lletra?
12:11
What is the first number after the letter?
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12:14
Audience member 4: Seven.
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Persona del públic 4: El set.
12:15
HG: Seven.
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HG: El set.
El set.
12:17
Seven.
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Però potser només es tracta
d'una coincidència.
d'una coincidència.
12:20
But, that's maybe just one coincidence.
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Quin és el segon número?
Persona del públic 4: El nou.
Persona del públic 4: El nou.
12:23
What is the second number?
Audience member 4: Nine.
Audience member 4: Nine.
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Després del set tenim el nou.
12:26
So after the seven, we have a nine.
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I després del nou?
12:31
And after the nine?
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Persona del públic 4: El dos.
12:32
Audience member 4: Two.
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HG: El dos. Després del dos?
12:33
HG: The two. And after the two?
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Persona del públic 4: El tres.
12:35
Audience member 4: Three.
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HG: El tres, i després?
12:36
HG: Three, and after?
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Persona del públic 4: El tres.
HG: El tres.
HG: El tres.
12:38
Audience member 4: Three.
HG: Three.
HG: Three.
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Persona del públic 4: El set.
HG: El set.
HG: El set.
12:40
Audience member 4: Seven.
HG: Seven.
HG: Seven.
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Persona del públic 4: El quatre.
HG: El quatre.
HG: El quatre.
12:42
Audience member 4: Four.
HG: Four.
HG: Four.
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Persona del públic 4: El dos.
HG: El dos, i?
HG: El dos, i?
12:44
Audience member 4: Two.
HG: Two, and?
HG: Two, and?
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Persona del públic 4: La Q.
12:46
Audience member 4: Q.
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12:48
HG: Q like in queen?
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HG: La Q? Vol dir la reina?
(Aplaudiments)
12:52
(Applause)
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La reina de piques!
12:54
The queen of clubs!
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12:55
All the cards in order, just for you.
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Totes les cartes per ordre,
només per vostès.
només per vostès.
Aquest ha estat el meu espectacle.
12:59
And that's my show.
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Moltes gràcies i que passin
una bona nit.
una bona nit.
13:00
Thank you very much and have a nice night.
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(Aplaudiments)
13:03
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Helder Guimarães - MagicianUsing a deck of cards and other simple props, Helder Guimarães gets up close to play with your perceptions and preconceptions.
Why you should listen
Helder Guimarães slips and slides cards on a table, wowing you with invisible technique, unorthodox psychology and fresh humor. As a close-up magician, he's won international awards for his elegantly thought-through performances, which merge a nuanced stagecraft with good old how-does-he-do-it sleight of hand. He is the world's youngest-ever World Champion of Card Magic. He reflects on his craft in the enigmatic out-of-print book, Reflections.
His appearances at LA's Magic Castle led him to be awarded the title of Parlour Magician of The Year, in 2011 and 2012, recognition that drew hours-long queues as audiences (and fellow magicians) flocked to the simple and astonishing act. Also, in 2012, he co-created a show called Nothing to Hide, with Derek DelGaudio, which opened at the Geffen Playhouse, directed by magic superfan Neil Patrick Harris. In 2013, the show was taken to Off-Broadway where it stayed for a very successful held-over run of 110 performances.
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