So he reveals part of a persons bank details and then passes his wallet through a big crowd of random people... 🤨

if a purple dolphin in a pentagon frame equals 9 *what have i learnt in school*

i wish he called me up on the stage so he can say 6969 out loud

Who else is reading the comments thinking maybe this was planned out?

if he let the audience decide that who is gonna come, then and only then I believe the show is real...!!!

I love how he GAVE the wallet to the audience to pass it along

This dude probably called his bank that night to change his PIN :D

This guy has his own 2 person chill band...shouldn't we all have one?

I love what the pianist in the back is playing while Timon is cracking the PIN code

“nice and loud, Andrew!” *three to four claps falter off into silence*

How is this a TedTalk?

It's called mindgames, and it applies to every moment of this performance. Nothing is random, or not planned.

“He’s coming all the way from... *uh oh if i say england they’ll know its staged how do i save this* the back!”

Even if he guessed wrongly I would have said he guessed correctly.

"Think of a simple geometric figure" "A pentagon" Sure mate.

He looks like Prince Charming from Shrek

“Is it possible to learn this power?” “Not from a Jedi.”

The way the music comes back on after he figures out the number sounds like a movie

You never told us how though

His hair is trying way too hard.

How easy it is to integrate one dude out of the audience in the Show beforehand, no other way to find the number 9, there is no logic behind - nice show tho

Here is some ACTUAL substance... in the beginning of the actor coming up stage, he was asked, “I assume you have a bank card in your wallet.” 87% of people would at that point bring their attention to their wallet, most going as far as to pay their back pocket. At this point, if it wasn’t staged, the subject would notice his wallet was missing.

So TED talks are magic shows now??

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this is not a TED talk, it is just part of a stage act. This is not HOW he steals a pincode, Just him getting a pin code. A TED talk should teach me something. This taught me nothing. Still clever though.

Why is everyone complaining? Mentalists and magicians NEVER explain how their tricks work. Also, if you watched closely and listened carefully you would have been able to explain his techniques to yourselves. It's very well known how mentalists read and manipulate minds, and Timon is using exactly the same techniques: 1. giving suggestions and watching for physical reactions (e.g. feeling the man's muscle tension in the fingers while counting from 1 to 0), 2. using his knowledge about probabilities (e.g. knowing that many middle-aged men try to trick the mentalist by thinking about the next number in the PIN, or that most people who don't think about a blue lion in a circle are drawn to the number 9). Of course the first trick could have been set up, but: Timon very impressively showed how predictable humans are, because we all think alike. An example from everyday life: good salespersons read our reactions and know what to say in order to make us buy stuff we actually don't need. (This is pretty much what other TEDx speakers tell us in a very explicit way - and they get praised for it.) You can learn a lot from his performance if only you were willing to!

Okay so when he snapped I literally for a split second had the image of a lion in my head

"we're in the intimacy of these 600 people" And everyone else on the internet...

When Timon isn't mesmerizing audiences with his subliminal magic, he volunteers his hair as a sanctuary for rescue pigeons. What chance did any of you ladies have of not falling in love?

Love his voice

Better he kicks a ball into the crowd and whoever catches it comes up or some such thing 🤔 it would make for a more convincing routine.

What if this was a con to get access to the 2nd guy's wallet?

he is so fricking smooth, i love it!

The PIN code is a paid actor

It was amazing 😍 😍, how he convinced him to believe something which wasn't true.

After coming out of Timon's hypnosis, I have strange desire to perm my hair.

I loved the jazzy background music, but I'm still skeptical about actually reading someone's mind.

So how did he do it? Or am I the only one interested to know?

Loved his personality

Purple dolphin guy obviously a stooge - he was deliberately picked.

This is amazing. I truly do believe that this is real and l enjoyed this performance very much!

i was waiting for a VPN commercial near the end :)))))

"This is how I steal a pin code" Well if that guy ever tries to high five me, I'll know what he's up to. ;)

If I was asked what the first digit of my pin code is I wouldn't know. I only know the shape it makes on the keypad.

I have to say, it was a nice show. It's just entertainment, but... Andrew, who came "all the way" from Engla... i mean, the back, was probably well aware of what was gonna happen. Not saying he's part of the group of performance but maybe he was picked out beforehand and told to act like the number was his PIN. So many options here. I'd be impressed if they convinced me that the guy was chosen completely random (by the audience for example). Also, this aint no TED talk. This is just a show.

I have to wonder what would happen if during the PIN code game, Andrew had started thinking about things that were not digits, and continuously changed the thing thought about?

I’m willing to put money down that the speaker and the guy in the pattern shirt are friends or at least know each other

Nobody: Musicians at start: *playing wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town*

I’ve been doing that hand thing with my friends since 6th grade. So I could look cool that I guessed there number they where thinking about.

I dont even know my pin code, I just know which buttons to press.

Even if he gave me the correct answer I would still say No just to keep our talks long. 🤣😍❤️ He is fine.😍😍

Him saying "A purple dolphin framed by a pentagon = 9" is like saying "If a train leaves at 2:30 and arrives at 5:00, what weight is an elephant?".

I am from South Africa too, I chose magenta( basically purple) a dolphin, a hexagon(close to a pentagon) and my number was also nine! Haha

Andrew was mugged later that evening.

My mouth opened when he said dolphin, me too. Just not the other ones tho. This is cool

He even got musicians for this

When he said think of a blue elephant an apple popped into my head

Just me or a coincidence that Andrew was coming “all the way” from the back and turned out he was travelling from England

Now that's a perm that even Richard Simmons could admire.

Surely the best thing to do would be think about something that's not a number e.g. a piece of music which you can count along to the beat of as he goes through the numbers?

This one and the hypnotism one bothers me for some reason. Seems so staged

If he could tell me how many people in that audience are high I'd really be impressed.

This guy is so accurate

Pin code was checked by keeping an eye on his Pulse on his Hand

This is how I get locked up after giving a TedTalk

Clever magic trick, though the steps are fairly obvious to those who know similar tricks. Unfortunately, this was more of a magic show than a TED talk

Timon Krause would be an excellent Bond villain.

thank you so being here

If this show were in Italy, when he gave back the wallet to the audience in irder to give it back to the owner, you know what would happen

Timon should come out on stage with a bird in his hair and not even mention it to the audience. If that couldn't make the audience happy then I just don't know what will.

And he stole my pin code while I watched this video AMAZING

in order to buy tickets to this shows you need to send your pin code.... its a classic trick done by most magicians.

PIN Code: Personal Identification Number Code Almost as bad as saying ATM machine

The stage: *literally has musicians on it * People in the comments: hm I wonder if this is staged??

I believe in simple answers. Simple answer was that two participants were not random. And beginning was just a smokescreen. Also names, pin, credit card, also could be fake, so no worries :)

This guy is really crazy... Too often seen him doing unbelievable things. Patrick jane ...

I’m also from South Africa 🇿🇦😻❤️

Wer ist hier nachdem er Timon bei Joko und Klaas und/oder Late Night Berlin gesehen hat?

The dramatic music kills it

Guy: *reads minds* Crowd: *clapping* The guys in the back : G R O O V I N

In case you missed it he told you this was only entertainment. Not mind reading.

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The wallet is exactly the same as he used in another show in germany. The show is called Night Wash

When he said 9 😮 I was mind blown 🤯 I was thinking of the number 9...

You know a magician has fooled you when everyone in the comments claimed he used stooges.

I sense a bit of this being staged paired with overwhelming boredom while watching

This is probably the best video ..I ever watched....😂😂😂

Andrew wouldn't have ever said that his pincode really is what Timon said lmao

It looks alike "Now you see me" movie (or was that the name of soundtrack to the movie?)

All style, no substance

This is possible only in planned set up..he is touching hand and sensing the feeling of numbers.

How i steal your PIN code: Buy you a ticket to Timon;s show and bribe him to pick you😎

TED went from Informative interesting, to visually interesting to just being similar to Las Vegas Magic Shows

This is so fake: in the beginning he said “he is al the way from: eeehm the back” and the first question he asked the person was where are you from.

He is so in love with himself

Thanks bro!

At 5:47 he takes the id out of the wallet before putting them into his back pocket. At 9:19 he only takes out the wallet, and not the id!!! He actually stole the id!

"If Andrew high fives me, you all can [mug him after the show]"

Ayy Andrew representing!!🇿🇦✌🏻

So... he pickpockets the guys wallet, peeks at his date of birth,takes a glance at his pin code and assumes everyone in the audience have an I.Q. of an oyster! Wow... I'm 100% sure that he is a brazilian politician!