Scam School

2008 - 2010

The Human Chimney

Episode 1

From nowhere, you produce billows of smoke out of your mouth...it's like you've manufactured smoke in your lungs!

The Puzzle

Episode 2

Effect: a hard-as-balls puzzle, that will drive everyone nuts and win you some free booze!

Bang Your Head

Episode 3

Effect: Your friend beats his head on the bar repeatedly, to everyone's delight.

The Mirror

10th April 2008

Episode 4

For this effect we've dressed up a straight-up old school bar scam. Here's the simple presentation for the classic "you do as I do" effect: Bet a friend he can't copy everything you do.

How to Stick Your Friends to the Bar

17th April 2008

Episode 5

This clever trick uses a pint of beer and two willing thumbs to handcuff your friend (or enemy) to the bar, while you take his keys, wallet, girlfriend and more.

The Lift

24th April 2008

Episode 6

Effect: Defying all laws of leverage, you summon a ridiculous amount of strength.

The Race

Episode 7

Effect: Bet your friend that you can drink 2 pints of beer before he can drink two shots of his favorite liquor.

Nim

Episode 8

Effect: Play a game with your friend that you can always win.

The Jack-O-Lantern

Episode 9

Placing a lit match inside your mouth, you do a very convincing impression of a grinning jack-o-lantern...all without burning yourself.

Circumference vs. Height

Episode 10

This episode tests your visual perception. Which is more? The circumference of the rim of a pint glass, or the height of the pint glass from the bottom to the top?

Static Charge Match

Episode 11

Effect: Despite being an insulator, Brian is able to charge a match with static electricity which then causes another match to jump into the air.

Straw Teepee Puzzle

Episode 12

Effect: Amaze fellow bar patrons by picking up two straws using only one other straw.

Cigarette Out On Tongue

Episode 13

This one's like a playground dare gone too far...

Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (1)

Episode 14

Brian opened for the live Diggnation show in New York, and we have it here for those who missed it!

Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (2)

Episode 15

This is the second and final half of Brian's opening act for Diggnation in NY.

Scam Hot Chicks at the Bar

Episode 16

A guaranteed, never fail way to get the hottest girls at the bar to talk with you for at least 20 minutes.

Code Drink

Episode 17

Effect: Surprise your friends by telling them you have X-ray vision

BUSTED! 6 Matches and 4 Triangles puzzle

Episode 18

Watch the Master finally get beat at his own game!

The Amazing Whiskey/Water Trick

Episode 19

Apply high school physics to amaze your friends and win free drinks.

Quicksilver Matches

Episode 20

It's Magic 101. Can you mimic the master?

Clever Match Trick Scores Free Drinks

7th August 2008

Episode 21

All you need is a match, two pint glasses and a quarter, and you'll be drinking free all night!

Fast and Loose

14th August 2008

Episode 22

This game goes by a bunch of names: "fast and loose," "pricking the garter," "the endless chain," "the strap..." The object is simple: a chain is laid in a figure-eight configuration. One of the holes is the true center of the chain and will hold "fast," while the other will not hold, and is instead "loose".

The Ash

21st August 2008

Episode 23

Effect: Let an entire cigarette burn without the ash falling.

From the Forums

28th August 2008

Episode 24

This week Brian steps out of the bar, and into the Revision3 studios to deliver an episode straight from the Forums!

The Key Card

4th September 2008

Episode 25

Effect: This card trick is quite possible responsible for more free beers than any other in history. It's not just a magic trick, it's a cleverly-laid trap guaranteed to win you a frosty cold one.

The Equation

11th September 2008

Episode 26

A stumper of a puzzle‚ using only 4th grade math.

Cheesy Beer Gags

18th September 2008

Episode 27

As you know by now, we here at Scam School pride ourselves on giving you only the very best bar scams. Today we break our streak, and instead present you with four stupid beer gags.

Mind Control Scam

25th September 2008

Episode 28

A brand new illusion that will trick your friends into believing in MIND CONTROL.

Dan Martin's Match Trick

2nd October 2008

Episode 29

A new take on an old-time match trick

Controlled Cards

9th October 2008

Episode 30

We've taught you how to scam, swindle, and steal... but we have yet to give you any actual talent. That all changes in this episode. We're going to teach you not only how to control a card to the bottom of the deck, but how to use that talent for a sweet little card trick.

How to Predict the Future!

16th October 2008

Episode 31

What's better than a card trick? Predicting the FREAKING FUTURE, which is exactly what you'll do in this scam. We call it Pigment Prediction.

The 11 cent slide to TWICE as many free drinks!

23rd October 2008

Episode 32

If you liked the four-quarter puzzle from Episode 2 (appropriately named, "The Puzzle"), you're going to LOVE the 11-Cent Slide. It's every bit as diabolical and unsolvable as the 4-quarter puzzle, but it has an added twist that should net you TWICE the beers of any other puzzle.

From the Forums - Part 2!

30th October 2008

Episode 33

This week Brian is back in the Revision 3 studios another "From the Forums episode"!

It's In the Bank

6th November 2008

Episode 34

This week we've got another puzzle with a setup that sounds absolutely impossible.

Stick It To 'Em with The Funnel

13th November 2008

Episode 35

We present the atomic bomb of sucker gags: The Funnel!

Are You Dead or Alive?

20th November 2008

Episode 36

As a conversation starter, Brian shows you how to use two toothpicks to detect a pulse.

You're Always a Winner with Advance Nim

27th November 2008

Episode 37

Memorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks!

A Few Pennies for a Beer!

4th December 2008

Episode 38

No matter what the setup, the very best scams are the ones that let the mark think they're on top, only to get punked in the end. That's what makes the penny prediction so great!

How to Stick a Nail Up Your Nose

11th December 2008

Episode 39

Remember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose? This time he shows you how it works!

Money, a Short Con and Crime = Short Change

18th December 2008

Episode 40

This episode, we're turning to the dark side and learning actual CRIME. Remember, the following is for INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY!

Scam Hot Ladies at the Bar (Part 2)!

25th December 2008

Episode 41

A while back, we taught you the importance of using easy, beatable puzzles to keep girls talking to you at the bar. Our Holiday gift to you is another set of "getting the girl" routines!

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If Harvard offered a PhD in deceit, this would be it. Award-winning magician Brian Brushwood takes viewers on an inside tour of bar tricks, street cons, and scams. If you watch carefully, you'll never have to pay for a drink again!

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