TEDGlobal 2013
Apollo Robbins: The art of misdirection
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Hyldet som den bedste lommetyv i verden, studerer Apollo Robbins særhederne bag menneskelig adfærd mens han stjæler ens ur. I en vanvittig morsom demonstration, smager Robbins på den buffet som TEDGlobal 2013 publikummet er, og viser hvordan fejl i vores opfattelse gør det muligt at snuppe en tegnebog og lægge den på den intetanende ejerens skulder.
Apollo Robbins - Gentleman thief
Apollo Robbins will take the phone from your pocket and the ring off your finger, then hand them back to you and (maybe) show you how he did it. Full bio
Apollo Robbins will take the phone from your pocket and the ring off your finger, then hand them back to you and (maybe) show you how he did it. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
00:12
Do you think it's possible to control someone's attention?
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Tror I det er muligt at kontrollere nogens opmærksomhed?
00:17
Even more than that,
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Mere end det,
00:18
what about predicting human behavior?
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hvad med at forudsige menneskelig adfærd?
00:21
I think those are interesting ideas, if you could.
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Jeg mener det er interessante ideer, hvis man kunne.
00:24
I mean, for me, that would be the perfect superpower,
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Jeg mener, for mig, ville det være den perfekte superkraft,
00:26
actually kind of an evil way of approaching it.
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faktisk en ond måde at se det på.
00:28
But for myself, in the past, I've spent the last 20 years
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Men for mig selv, i fortiden, har jeg brugt de sidste 20 år
00:31
studying human behavior from a rather unorthodox way:
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på at studere den menneskelige adfærd
på en temmelig uortodoks måde:
på en temmelig uortodoks måde:
00:35
picking pockets.
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at stjæle.
00:37
When we think of misdirection,
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Når vi tænker på distraktion,
00:38
we think of something as looking off to the side,
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vi tænker på noget hvor man ser til siden,
00:41
when actually it's often the things that are right in front of us
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når det faktisk er de ting der er lige foran os
00:43
that are the hardest things to see,
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der er de sværeste at se,
00:44
the things that you look at every day that you're blinded to.
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de ting som man ser på hver eneste dag
som man er blind overfor.
som man er blind overfor.
00:47
For example, how many of you still have your cell phones
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For eksempel, hvor mange af jer
har stadig jeres mobiltelefon
har stadig jeres mobiltelefon
00:50
on you right now?
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på jer lige nu?
00:52
Great. Double-check.
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Fint. Kontroller igen.
00:53
Make sure you still have them on you.
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Vær sikker på at I stadig har den på jer.
00:55
I was doing some shopping beforehand.
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Jeg shoppede lidt inden jeg kom herop.
00:58
Now you've looked at them probably a few times today,
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Nu har I sikkert kigget et par gange på dem i dag,
00:59
but I'm going to ask you a question about them.
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men jeg vil stille jer et spørgsmål om dem.
01:01
Without looking at your cell phone directly yet,
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Uden at kigge direkte på jeres mobiltelefon,
01:03
can you remember the icon in the bottom right corner?
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kan I huske ikonet i det nederste højre hjørne?
01:07
Bring them out, check, and see how accurate you were.
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Tag dem frem, kontroller, og se hvor nøjagtige I var.
01:13
How'd you do? Show of hands. Did we get it?
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Hvordan klarede I den? Ræk hånden op.
Klarede vi det?
Klarede vi det?
01:17
Now that you're done looking at those, close them down,
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Nu I er færdige med at se på dem, luk ned for dem,
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because every phone has something in common.
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fordi alle telefoner har noget til fælles.
01:21
No matter how you organize the icons,
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Uanset hvordan man organiserer dem,
01:23
you still have a clock on the front.
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er uret stadig på forsiden.
01:25
So, without looking at your phone, what time was it?
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Så, uden at se på jeres telefon, hvad var klokken?
01:29
You just looked at your clock, right?
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I kiggede lige på jeres ur, ikke?
01:31
It's an interesting idea. Now, I'll ask you to take that a step further with a game of trust.
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Det er en interessant ide.
Nu vil jeg bede jer om at tage skridtet videre i en leg om tillid.
Nu vil jeg bede jer om at tage skridtet videre i en leg om tillid.
01:34
Close your eyes.
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Luk jeres øjne.
01:36
I realize I'm asking you to do that while you just heard
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Jeg er klar over at jeg beder jer om det mens I lige har hørt
01:39
there's a pickpocket in the room, but close your eyes.
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at der er en lommetyv i lokalet, men luk jeres øjne.
01:42
Now, you've been watching me for about 30 seconds.
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Nu har I set på mig i cirka 30 sekunder.
01:45
With your eyes closed, what am I wearing?
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Med jeres øjne lukket, hvad har jeg på?
01:49
Make your best guess.
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Giv det jeres bedste gæt.
01:51
What color is my shirt? What color is my tie?
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Hvilken farve er min skjorte? Hvilken farve er mit slips?
01:54
Now open your eyes.
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Åben jeres øjne.
01:56
By a show of hands, were you right?
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Ved at række hånden i vejret, havde I ret?
01:58
It's interesting, isn't it? Some of us are a little bit
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Det er interessant , er det ikke? Nogle af os er lidt
02:00
more perceptive than others. It seems that way.
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mere hurtigt opfattende end andre. Det lader til at være sådan.
02:02
But I have a different theory about that, that model of attention.
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Men jeg har en anden teori om det, den opmærksomheds model.
02:05
They have fancy models of attention, Posner's trinity model of attention.
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De har smarte modeller af opmærksomhed,
Posners treenige model af opmærksomhed.
Posners treenige model af opmærksomhed.
02:09
For me, I like to think of it very simple, like a surveillance system.
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For mig, kan jeg godt lide at tænke på det som meget simpelt,
som et overvågningssystem.
som et overvågningssystem.
02:12
It's kind of like you have all these fancy sensors,
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Det er lidt som om man har alle disse smarte sensorer,
02:15
and inside your brain is a little security guard.
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og inden i ens hjerne er en lille sikkerhedsvagt.
02:18
For me, I like to call him Frank.
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For mig, jeg kan godt lide at kalde ham Frank.
02:20
So Frank is sitting at a desk.
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Frank sidder ved et skrivebord.
02:22
He's got all sorts of cool information in front of him,
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Han har alle mulige slags cool information foran sig,
02:24
high-tech equipment, he's got cameras,
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højteknologisk udstyr, han har kameraer,
02:26
he's got a little phone that he can pick up, listen to the ears,
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han har en lille telefon som han kan samle op, lytte til ørerne,
02:29
all these senses, all these perceptions.
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alle disse sanser, alle disse indtryk.
02:32
But attention is what steers your perceptions,
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Men opmærksomhed er det der styrer ens sansning,
02:34
is what controls your reality. It's the gateway to the mind.
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er det der styrer ens virkelighed. Det er vejen til bevidstheden.
02:38
If you don't attend to something, you can't be aware of it.
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Hvis man ikke plejer noget, kan man ikke være bevidst om det.
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But ironically, you can attend to something without being aware of it.
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Men ironisk set, kan man pleje noget uden at være bevidst om det.
02:44
That's why there's the cocktail effect:
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Det er derfor der er en cocktaileffekt:
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When you're in a party, you're having conversations with someone,
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Når man er til en fest, man har en samtale med nogen,
02:48
and yet you can recognize your name
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og alligevel kan man genkende ens navn
02:50
and you didn't even realize you were listening to that.
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og man var ikke engang klar over at man lyttede til det.
02:52
Now, for my job, I have to play with techniques to exploit this,
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For mit job, skal jeg lege med nogle teknikker der udnytter dette,
02:55
to play with your attention as a limited resource.
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til at lege med ens opmærksomhed som en begrænset ressource.
02:58
So if I could control how you spend your attention,
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Så hvis jeg kunne kontrollere hvordan man
bruger sin opmærksomhed,
bruger sin opmærksomhed,
03:02
if I could maybe steal your attention through a distraction.
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hvis jeg måske kunne stjæle jeres opmærksomhed
gennem en afledningsmanøvre.
gennem en afledningsmanøvre.
03:05
Now, instead of doing it like misdirection
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Men i stedet for at gøre det som en distraktion
03:07
and throwing it off to the side,
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og kaste det til side,
03:09
instead, what I choose to focus on is Frank,
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i stedet, det jeg vælger at fokusere på er Frank,
03:11
to be able to play with the Frank inside your head,
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til at være i stand til at lege med den Frank der er i jeres hoved,
03:14
your little security guard,
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jeres lille sikkerhedsvagt,
03:15
and get you, instead of focusing on your external senses,
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og få jer, i stedet for at fokusere på jeres eksterne sanser,
03:18
just to go internal for a second.
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bare at se på det interne et øjeblik.
03:21
So if I ask you to access a memory, like, what is that?
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Så hvis jeg beder jer om at tænke på et minde, som, hvad er det?
03:24
What just happened? Do you have a wallet?
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Hvad skete der lige? Har du min tegnebog?
03:26
Do you have an American Express in your wallet?
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Har du et American Express kort i din tegnebog?
03:28
And when I do that, your Frank turns around.
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Og når jeg gør det, vender jeres Frank jer rundt.
03:31
He accesses the file. He has to rewind the tape.
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Han kigger i filen. Han skal spole båndet tilbage.
03:34
And what's interesting is, he can't rewind the tape
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Og det der er interessant er, at han ikke kan spole båndet tilbage
03:36
at the same time that he's trying to process new data.
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samtidig med at han prøver at bearbejde nye data.
03:39
Now, I mean, this sounds like a good theory,
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Jeg mener, dette lyder som en god teori,
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but I could talk for a long time and tell you lots of things,
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men jeg kunne tale i lang tid og fortælle jer mange ting,
03:43
and they may be true, a portion of them,
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og de er måske sande, en del af dem,
03:45
but I think it's better if I tried to show that to you here live.
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men jeg tror det er bedre hvis jeg prøvede at vise det til jer her live.
03:47
So if I come down, I'm going to do a little bit of shopping.
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Så hvis jeg kommer ned, vil jeg shoppe lidt rundt.
03:50
Just hold still where you are.
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Bare bliv hvor I er.
03:55
Hello, how are you? It's lovely to see you.
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Hej, hvordan har du det? Det er dejligt at se dig.
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You did a wonderful job onstage.
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Du gjorde det fantastisk på scenen.
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You have a lovely watch that doesn't come off very well.
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Du har et fedt ur der ikke er er nemt at få af.
04:01
Do you have your ring as well?
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Har du også din ring?
04:02
Good. Just taking inventory. You're like a buffet.
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Godt. Laver bare en status. Du er som en buffet.
04:04
It's hard to tell where to start, there's so many great things.
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Det er svært at sige hvor man skal starte, der er så mange fede ting.
04:07
Hi, how are you? Good to see you.
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Hej, hvordan har du det? Godt at se dig.
04:09
Hi, sir, could you stand up for me, please? Just right where you are.
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Hej, Hr., kunne du venligst rejse dig op for mig?
Bare lige hvor du er.
Bare lige hvor du er.
04:12
Oh, you're married. You follow directions well.
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Åh, du er gift. Du er god til at følge anvisninger.
04:14
That's nice to meet you, sir.
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Det er dejligt at møde dig, Hr.
04:15
You don't have a whole lot inside your pockets. Anything down by the pocket over here?
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Du har ikke særlig mange ting i dine lommer. Noget i den lomme herovre?
04:19
Hopefully so. Have a seat. There you go. You're doing well.
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Det håber jeg. Sæt dig ned. Sådan. Det klarer du fint.
04:21
Hi, sir, how are you?
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Hej, Hr., hvordan har du det?
04:23
Good to see you, sir. You have a ring, a watch.
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Dejligt at se dig, Hr. Du har en ring, et ur.
04:25
Do you have a wallet on you?
Joe: I don't.
Joe: I don't.
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Har du en tegnebog på dig?
Joe: Det har jeg ikke.
Joe: Det har jeg ikke.
04:27
Apollo Robbins: Well, we'll find one for you.
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Apollo Robbins: Jamen, vi finder en til dig.
04:29
Come on up this way, Joe.
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Kom med denne vej, Joe.
04:30
Give Joe a round of applause.
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Giv Joe en hånd.
04:31
Come on up Joe. Let's play a game.
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Kom med herop Joe. Lad os lege en leg.
04:33
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
04:38
Pardon me.
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Undskyld mig.
04:40
I don't think I need this clicker anymore. You can have that.
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Jeg tror jeg har brug for den her klikker mere. Den kan du få.
04:42
Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
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Mange tak. Det er jeg glad for.
04:44
Come on up to the stage, Joe. Let's play a little game now.
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Kom op på scenen, Joe. Lad os lege en lille leg nu.
04:46
Do you have anything in your front pockets?
Joe: Money.
Joe: Money.
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Har du noget i dine forreste lommer?
Joe: Penge.
Joe: Penge.
04:50
AR: Money. All right, let's try that.
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AR: Penge. Okay, lad os prøve med det.
04:52
Can you stand right over this way for me?
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Kan du stå lige herovre for mig?
04:55
Turn around and, let's see,
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Vend dig om og, lad os se,
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if I give you something that belongs to me,
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hvis jeg giver dig noget der tilhører mig,
04:58
this is just something I have, a poker chip.
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dette er bare noget jeg har, en poker chip.
05:02
Hold out your hand for me. Watch it kind of closely.
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Hold hånden ud for mig. Hold godt øje med den.
05:04
Now this is a task for you to focus on.
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Nu er dette en opgave du skal fokusere på.
05:07
Now you have your money in your front pocket here?
Joe: Yup.
Joe: Yup.
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Du har pengene i din forreste lomme her?
Joe: Yup.
Joe: Yup.
05:10
AR: Good. I'm not going to actually put my hand in your pocket.
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AR: Godt. Jeg vil ikke putte min hånd ned i din lomme.
05:12
I'm not ready for that kind of commitment.
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Jeg er ikke klar til den form for binding.
05:14
One time a guy had a hole in his pocket,
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En gang havde en fyr et hul i sin lomme,
05:15
and that was rather traumatizing for me.
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og det var temmelig traumatisk for mig.
05:17
I was looking for his wallet and he gave me his phone number.
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Jeg ledte efter hans tegnebog og
han gav mig sit telefonnummer.
han gav mig sit telefonnummer.
05:19
It was a big miscommunication.
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Det var en stor misforståelse.
05:20
So let's do this simply. Squeeze your hand.
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Så lad os holde dette simpelt. Klem din hånd.
05:24
Squeeze it tight. Do you feel the poker chip in your hand?
Joe: I do.
Joe: I do.
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Hold godt fast. Kan du mærke poker chippen i din hånd?
Joe: Det kan jeg.
Joe: Det kan jeg.
05:27
AR: Would you be surprised if I could take it out of your hand? Say yes.
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AR: Ville du blive overrasket hvis jeg kunne tage den ud af din hånd? Sig ja.
05:29
Joe: Very.
AR: Good.
AR: Good.
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Joe: Meget.
AR: Godt.
AR: Godt.
05:30
Open your hand. Thank you very much.
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Åben din hånd. Mange tak.
05:33
I'll cheat if you give me a chance.
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Jeg snyder hvis du giver mig chancen.
05:34
Make it harder for me. Just use your hand.
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Gør det sværere for mig. Bare brug din hånd.
05:36
Grab my wrist, but squeeze, squeeze firm.
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Tag fat i mit håndled, men klem, klem godt til.
05:38
Did you see it go?
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Så du den forsvinde?
05:40
Joe: No.
AR: No, it's not here. Open your hand.
AR: No, it's not here. Open your hand.
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Joe: Nej.
AR: Nej, den er der ikke. Åben din hånd.
AR: Nej, den er der ikke. Åben din hånd.
05:42
See, while we're focused on the hand,
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Se, mens vi er fokuseret på hånden,
05:43
it's sitting on your shoulder right now.
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ligger den på din skulder lige nu.
05:46
Go ahead and take it off.
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Værsgo og tag den af.
05:48
Now, let's try that again.
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Lad os prøve det igen.
05:50
Hold your hand out flat. Open it up all the way.
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Hold din åbne hold ud. Åben den helt op.
05:51
Put your hand up a little bit higher, but watch it close there, Joe.
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Hold din hånd lidt højere, men hold godt øje med den, Joe.
05:54
See, if I did it slowly, it'd be back on your shoulder.
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Se, hvis jeg gjorde det langsomt, ville den være oppe på din skulder.
05:57
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
05:59
Joe, we're going to keep doing this till you catch it.
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Joe, vi bliver ved med at gøre det indtil du fanger den.
06:01
You're going to get it eventually. I have faith in you.
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Du kommer til at fange den på et tidspunkt. Jeg tror på dig.
06:03
Squeeze firm. You're human, you're not slow.
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Klem hårdt. Du er menneskelig, du er ikke langsom.
06:06
It's back on your shoulder.
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Den er tilbage på din skulder.
06:08
You were focused on your hand. That's why you were distracted.
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Du var fokuseret på din hånd. Det er derfor du var distraheret.
06:10
While you were watching this, I couldn't quite get your watch off. It was difficult.
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Mens du holdt øje med denne, jeg kunne ikke helt få dit ur af. Det var svært.
06:13
Yet you had something inside your front pocket.
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Alligevel havde du noget i din lomme.
06:15
Do you remember what it was?
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Kan du huske hvad det var?
06:17
Joe: Money.
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Joe: Penge.
06:18
AR: Check your pocket. See if it's still there. Is it still there? (Laughter)
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AR: Kig i din lomme. Se om det stadig er der. Er de der stadig? (Latter)
06:21
Oh, that's where it was. Go ahead and put it away.
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Åh, der var det. Bare gem det væk.
06:23
We're just shopping. This trick's more about the timing, really.
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Vi shopper bare. Dette trick handler mere om timing, faktisk.
06:26
I'm going to try to push it inside your hand.
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Jeg vil prøve at trykke den i din hånd.
06:27
Put your other hand on top for me, would you?
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Læg din anden hånd oven på for mig, vil du gøre det?
06:30
It's amazingly obvious now, isn't it?
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Det er utrolig åbenlyst nu, er det ikke?
06:32
It looks a lot like the watch I was wearing, doesn't it?
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Det ligner meget det ur jeg havde på, gør det ikke?
06:34
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Latter) (Bifald)
06:36
Joe: That's pretty good. That's pretty good.
AR: Oh, thanks.
AR: Oh, thanks.
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Joe: Det er temmelig godt. Det er temmelig godt.
AR: Åh, tak.
AR: Åh, tak.
06:41
But it's only a start. Let's try it again, a little bit differently.
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Men det er kun begyndelsen. Lad os prøve igen,
en lille smule anderledes.
en lille smule anderledes.
06:44
Hold your hands together. Put your other hand on top.
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Hold hænderne sammen. Læg din anden hånd oven på.
06:46
Now if you're watching this little token,
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Hvis du ser denne lille polet,
06:48
this obviously has become a little target. It's like a red herring.
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er dette selvfølgelig blevet et lille mål. Det er som et falskt spor.
06:51
If we watch this kind of close, it looks like it goes away.
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Hvis vi holder lidt øje med det, ligner det det forsvinder.
06:53
It's not back on your shoulder.
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Den er ikke tilbage på din skulder.
06:55
It falls out of the air, lands right back in the hand.
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Den falder ud af luften, lander lige tilbage i hånden.
06:58
Did you see it go?
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Så du den forsvandt?
07:00
Yeah, it's funny. We've got a little guy. He's union. He works up there all day.
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Ja, det er sjovt. Vi har en lille fyr. Han er i fagforeningen.
Han arbejder der hele dagen.
Han arbejder der hele dagen.
07:03
If I did it slowly, if it goes straightaway,
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Hvis jeg gjorde det langsomt, hvis den forsvinder med det samme,
07:05
it lands down by your pocket. I believe is it in this pocket, sir?
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lander den ved din lomme. Jeg mener den er i denne lomme, Hr.?
07:08
No, don't reach in your pocket. That's a different show.
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Nej, den nåede ikke din lomme. Det er et andet show.
07:10
So -- (Squeaking noise) -- that's rather strange. They have shots for that.
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Så -- (Pibende lyd) -- det er temmelig mærkeligt. De har skud til det.
07:13
Can I show them what that is? That's rather bizarre. Is this yours, sir?
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Må jeg vise dem hvad det er? Det er temmelig bizart. Er dette deres, Hr.?
07:16
I have no idea how that works. We'll just send that over there.
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Jeg har ingen anelse om hvordan det fungerer. Vi sender det bare derover.
07:18
That's great. I need help with this one.
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Det er fedt. Jeg har brug for din hjælp med dette.
07:20
Step over this way for me.
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Stil dig herover for mig.
07:22
Now don't run away. You had something down by your pants pocket.
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Lad være med at løbe væk. Du havde noget nede ved dine bukselommer.
07:25
I was checking mine. I couldn't find everything,
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Jeg kontrollerede mine. Jeg kunne ikke finde noget,
07:27
but I noticed you had something here.
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men jeg lagde mærke til at du havde noget der.
07:28
Can I feel the outside of your pocket for a moment?
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Må jeg mærke på ydersiden af din lomme et øjeblik?
07:31
Down here I noticed this. Is this something of yours, sir?
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Hernede lagde jeg mærke til det her. Er det her noget af dit, Hr.?
07:33
Is this? I have no idea. That's a shrimp.
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Er dette? Jeg har ingen anelse. Det er en reje.
07:36
Joe: Yeah. I'm saving it for later.
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Joe: Ja. Jeg gemmer den til senere.
07:38
AR: You've entertained all of these people in a wonderful way,
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AR: Du har underholdt alle disse mennesker på en vidunderlig måde,
07:41
better than you know.
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mere end du aner.
07:42
So we'd love to give you this lovely watch as a gift. (Laughter)
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Så vi ville elske at give dig dette dejlige ur som gave.
(Latter)
(Latter)
07:46
Hopefully it matches his taste.
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Forhåbentlig matcher det hans smag.
07:47
But also, we have a couple of other things,
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Men også, vi har et par andre ting,
07:49
a little bit of cash, and then we have a few other things.
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en lille smule penge, og vi har et par andre ting.
07:52
These all belong to you,
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Disse er dine,
07:53
along with a big round of applause from all your friends. (Applause)
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sammen med en rigtig stor hånd fra alle dine venner. (Bifald)
07:56
Joe, thank you very much.
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Joe, mange tak.
07:58
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
08:05
So, same question I asked you before,
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Så, de samme spørgsmål jeg stillede jer før,
08:08
but this time you don't have to close your eyes.
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men denne gang behøver du ikke at lukke øjnene.
08:11
What am I wearing?
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Hvad har jeg på?
08:13
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
08:16
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
08:22
Attention is a powerful thing.
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Opmærksomhed er en magtfuld ting.
08:24
Like I said, it shapes your reality.
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Som jeg sagde, former det ens virkelighed.
08:27
So, I guess I'd like to pose that question to you.
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Så, jeg tror jeg gerne vil stille jer det spørgsmål.
08:30
If you could control somebody's attention,
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Hvis man kunne kontrollere nogens opmærksomhed,
08:32
what would you do with it?
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hvad ville I gøre med den?
08:34
Thank you.
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Tak.
08:35
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Apollo Robbins - Gentleman thiefApollo Robbins will take the phone from your pocket and the ring off your finger, then hand them back to you and (maybe) show you how he did it.
Why you should listen
Pickpocketing is a triumph of craft: a distracting touch with one hand, while the other hand gets to work, and the next thing you know ... where's my wallet? Apollo Robbins is a modern master of picking pockets, possessor of a subtle understanding of human attention, a taste for classic crime, and something he calls "grift sense" -- which, as he told the New Yorker , is “stepping outside yourself and seeing through the other person’s eyes, thinking through the other person’s mind, but it’s happening on a subconscious level.”
Robbins makes a living as an entertainer, speaker and television personality, and he also is the founder of Whizmob Inc., a collective of misdirection experts -- including reformed criminals -- that schools military and law enforcement leaders in fraud and scam tactics. Robbins has also collaborated with academics in his quest to understand how awareness and attention can be manipulated. He's co-author of a 2011 paper that explores something he noticed in his countless hours of practice: people's eyes are more easily misdirected to follow a curve than a straight line.
Apollo Robbins | Speaker | TED.com