| Derren Brown's Mind Control was a big television hit on | | | | the mind is with careful planning and skillful deceit. In |
| the UK's Channel 4. His national tour sold out of tickets | | | | one of Derren Brown's demonstrations, he challenges |
| weeks ahead of time. He received an award from the | | | | a room full of master chess players to play chess with |
| Montreux TV Festival and the he went on to conquer | | | | him simultaneously. In the beginning, Derren tells the |
| the United States. | | | | volunteers that not only will he play all nine of these |
| The appeal that draws the audience in, is his amazing | | | | master players at the same time, but he will also |
| ability to control and predict the behavior of another | | | | defeat them as a group as well. |
| person. He claims to be capable of detecting lies, | | | | Prior to the chess game, Derren has come up with a |
| suggesting ideas and altering the subconscious. Derren | | | | plan. He mentally pairs off eight of the chess players |
| gives credit for such feats to his great understanding | | | | so that they will in fact be competing against one |
| of psychology. However, some people are skeptical, | | | | another without knowledge. He ensures that the ninth |
| saying these are nothing but simple magic tricks, | | | | player with whom he has a similar level of skill for the |
| illusions. | | | | game, guaranteeing at least a Draw. |
| What Derren Brown does is more of a trick of the | | | | He then lets the first player make his move and |
| mind than it is a magic trick. He plays off people's | | | | Derren remembers it. He continues to do the same |
| gullibility, a natural response. It is kind of like the old joke | | | | thing for the next three tables. When he gets to table |
| that goes "spell most" "m-o-s-t", "spell host", "h-o-s-t" | | | | five, he plays the move that he has remembered from |
| and then when asked, "what do you put in a toaster" | | | | table one. At table six, he plays the move from table |
| the natural response is "toast". The joke is you actually | | | | two. For his move at table seven he uses table three's |
| put bread in a toaster, toast is what comes out. | | | | move and four's move on eight. As his opponent |
| However, with the rhythm of "most", "host" and | | | | makes his move on tables five, six, seven and eight, |
| "toaster" a person is tricked into the natural response | | | | Derren is remembering each move and uses them on |
| of "toast". This is the natural response technique that | | | | tables one, two, three and four. He continues with this |
| Derren uses to manipulate the minds of others into | | | | charade until all games are complete. In the end, |
| given him the results he desires. | | | | Derren had seemingly defeated the group. |
| Another way that Derren Brown pulls off his tricks of | | | | |