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00:00 Hi, my name is Michael Lam.
00:10 It is said that if you can restore a Rubik's Cube, you can have the whole world.
00:16 So for so many years, I've been trying my best to restore a cube.
00:23 But as you can see now, I still can't.
00:28 I discovered one thing though.
00:30 If I turn, for example, like this, or maybe I turn like this, I would never know it is
00:39 going to solve it, or it is going to make it even more.
00:44 Agree?
00:45 But I'm a magician.
00:48 I use magic.
00:49 I just need one second.
00:53 Watch.
00:56 One, two, three, four, five, six sides.
01:05 Back to normal.
01:19 The Rubik's Nightmare.
01:21 For this method, I only need a normal Rubik's Cube.
01:25 No green marker at all.
01:27 It seems like a very well-mixed Rubik's Cube, and it actually is.
01:33 But believe it or not, it is only eight steps away.
01:38 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
01:48 Every time before your performance, you set up the Rubik's Cube with the same eight steps
01:53 reversed.
01:56 It's done.
01:57 So any time if you need to perform it, and you just find your mark here.
02:04 This is arrow mark with two right and two yellow.
02:09 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
02:15 It's done.
02:16 No, no, no, no, no.
02:19 Don't leave yet.
02:20 I will teach you step by step and very slowly how to set it up and how to perform the restoration.
02:39 This is the setup of the Rubik's Nightmare.
02:42 First, you need to position the Rubik's Cube correctly.
02:47 You are facing the orange side.
02:50 Blue is on your right, green on your left, yellow and white.
02:58 Basically the stack requires eight steps.
03:02 I will do it very slowly and very, very clearly so you can follow me now.
03:12 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
03:40 To
04:07 perform the restoration, just make sure that the arrow mark facing up so you can start.
04:19 First, using your left hand to turn the left side two times.
04:29 One more time.
04:31 One, two.
04:33 The second move is using your ring finger of your right hand to move the lower part.
04:45 Then, using your left hand again.
04:51 This time I am going to do three moves in one time.
04:56 One, two, three.
05:02 And simultaneously, you turn your right hand like this and using your left hand to cover
05:12 half of the cube.
05:17 If you do not cover that, they can see some pattern on the cube.
05:26 So don't let go your left hand.
05:31 Then using your right hand, do this.
05:34 One, two.
05:38 Remember your left hand doesn't move.
05:41 Actually, the cube now is only one step away from fully restored.
05:48 I am going to use one very special move, which is like this.
05:57 It seems like the cube was formed into the mid-air and at the same time, it restored
06:06 itself.
06:07 I am using my index finger to touch here, my ring finger touching here, my middle finger
06:18 correspondingly touching here, and my thumb touching the middle one, like this.
06:29 My left hand is still blocking the front, only half of it.
06:35 So from the front, you can see it seems it's still mixed up.
06:42 And it actually is, but only one step away.
06:46 Okay, I press down my thumb here.
06:53 I press down, at the same time, I fold it with my ring finger and index finger to the
07:03 mid-air.
07:04 It looks like this.
07:08 I do it one more time for you.
07:14 Left hand covering half of the cube, this three fingers, the thumb, and press down the
07:22 thumb.
07:28 Let me do it one time in real.
07:33 One, two, three.
07:37 This is normal.
07:39 Don't try to pack it until it gets square.
07:42 This is meaningless.
07:45 It can be like this.
07:47 It can be like this.
07:49 This gives an illusion that the cube restored itself in the mid-air.
07:54 Okay, one last time.
08:00 Three fingers, thumb, one, two, three.
08:05 You can do it.
08:14 One, two, three.
08:22 One, two, three.
08:31 One, two, three.
08:38 One, two, three.
08:45 One, two, three.
08:51 One, two, three.
09:03 One, two, three.
09:13 One, two, three.
09:22 One, two, three.
09:31 One, two, three.
09:37 One, two, three.
09:45 One, two, three.
09:53 One, two, three.
10:01 One, two, three.
10:11 One, two, three.
10:21 One, two, three.
10:29 One, two, three.
10:34 One, two, three.
10:39 Hi, this is Michael.
10:41 And this is?
10:42 Jane.
10:43 Jane, nice to meet you.
10:45 I have a little toy for you.
10:48 Very exciting toy.
10:52 A Rubik's Cube.
10:54 A Rubik's Cube is known as the most dangerous toy in the whole world.
11:00 You want to try it?
11:02 No, but before you can manage to play with this, you should practice with this.
11:08 This is for children.
11:11 I played with this when I was eight years old.
11:15 Try to make this as much as you like.
11:17 Maybe one more, two more, three more.
11:22 You happy?
11:24 Good, so far so good.
11:26 But it is so difficult to restore the cube, right?
11:29 You agree?
11:30 So this is much more difficult.
11:32 But I will demonstrate for you.
11:36 Give me some time.
11:41 Okay, good, so far so good.
11:44 I need some more time.
11:46 Please wait.
11:48 I'm done.
11:50 Can you see that?
11:52 I'm done, really.
11:53 Thank you.
11:55 No, no, no, no, I know what you're thinking.
11:57 You misunderstood me.
11:59 Actually, to restore this Rubik's Cube is pretty easy.
12:03 But this is the one I mixed.
12:06 This is the one you mixed.
12:09 Check this out.
12:11 One, two, three, four, five, and six sides are all identical.
12:24 This is magic.
12:27 Thank you very much.
12:28 Thank you.
12:40 The Rubik's Daydream.
12:43 These are all the things you need.
12:45 Two little Rubik's Cubes, one official Rubik's Cube, and one bag.
12:51 These three cubes are set up in the same way.
12:58 First, I put the two little Rubik's Cubes inside this little bag.
13:03 So they're in here, one and two.
13:06 One, two.
13:08 On top of the two, I place the official Rubik's Cube inside the bag.
13:15 So that's it.
13:17 The whole act is inside this little bag.
13:21 Performing the routine, dump out the large Rubik's Cube.
13:27 Tell your audience that this is the most dangerous toy in the whole world.
13:33 So we cannot play with it yet.
13:36 We have to practice with this.
13:39 Ask your audience to nail her hand.
13:41 Dump out either one with your fingers holding the Rubik's Cube inside.
13:49 So you just dump out either one.
13:52 You can dump out either one because they are in the same set up.
13:58 Give it to your audience.
14:00 Please mix it up as much as you like.
14:04 At this time, dump out the last cube to your finger palm position.
14:12 Don't let anyone see it.
14:15 Then put the bag on top of it to cover it and relax.
14:22 Asking her to give you back the cube.
14:25 Saying, "Ah, you have done your best so far, but it is very impossible to restore the cube, right?"
14:32 So this is even much more difficult.
14:37 Creating an offbeat.
14:40 This is the misdirection.
14:44 At this time, I am going to take the bag with my right hand, switching the little cube.
14:56 Let me do it one more time.
14:58 Get back the little cube.
15:01 Good, pretty good. You have done your best.
15:05 So this is much more difficult.
15:08 The focus will be here.
15:13 Then I am switching the little cube.
15:17 And now, this is the exact timing.
15:20 I have a perfect excuse.
15:22 You may call it a perfect reason to put out this bag at the same time.
15:28 Place down this little cube so your hands are free.
15:35 I will demonstrate how to do this whoopie scoop.
15:40 Actually, these two cubes now are in the same setup.
15:47 You have nothing to do.
15:50 But for your audience, you have just started.
15:54 So I will maintain the stack by force suffering it.
16:00 You can use some kind of force suffering.
16:08 Then suddenly you say, "I am done."
16:12 At this time, I will pick the little whoopie scoop.
16:18 Notice which side is facing up.
16:22 I will find the same side and place it on the table.
16:31 If I have no table, I will pick the side, I will match the side to the same side.
16:38 For example, this is facing up, so I will put this facing up too.
16:43 And I will say, "I am done."
16:48 Then, what's left is just your presentation.
16:52 Tell them this is much more impossible than just restoring a normal whoopie scoop.
17:00 Finally, I have nothing left in my palm.
17:04 I have nothing to hide.
17:06 I can give up everything for them to examine.
17:10 Or I can even give them away as a souvenir.
17:16 I hope you like this routine. Enjoy.
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