Do you guys like brain teasers?
'Cause this next prank encounter is going to blow your mind.
This story revolves around Lucien.
He's an inventor with a new mind-reading technology
that can hear your thoughts.
It's kind of like Siri and Alexa had a baby,
and that baby lives inside your head.
Now, this technology isn't real. Not yet, anyway.
But for these two unsuspecting targets, we're about to convince them
that a mind is truly a terrible thing to waste.
Up first is Lorenzo.
He's just arrived at our science lab,
and will act as an assistant to help demonstrate the technology
for an upcoming investor demonstration.
Across town, our second target, Shay,
is meeting with the investor, Jerry, right now.
Shay thinks he's there to help Jerry make a decision on the new tech.
He'll be traveling with Jerry's entourage, Karen, Finn, and Chris.
But what our two targets don't realize is
that everyone they're about to meet are all actors.
And everything they'll witness today is an elaborate prank
caught on our hidden cameras.
Lorenzo and Shay have never met before tonight,
but we thought we should get them together because, you know,
two heads are better than one.
Let's get to know each other. Come here. Have a seat.
-Okay. -This is my work space.
-I'm putting your coat right here. -Okay.
-So, we're doing a presentation… -Okay.
…uh, to an investor.
I'm an inventor. So, have you ever met an inventor before?
Um… No, but this is pretty fr…
-really freakin' cool. -[laughs]
Like… [laughs]
-Yeah, I love science. -I like your energy already.
-Thank you. -I'm glad you have great energy,
because I myself get, uh, kind of nervous.
Let me tell you about who's coming today.
-He's a pretty big deal. -Oh.
Have you heard the name Jerry Sachoff?
I'm, like… The name sounds familiar.
He controls 37 percent of the world's latex.
Wow! Wow, he's a big deal.
[Lucien] He's a big deal.
All right. Let's check in on Shay.
-Jerry Sachoff. How are you? -Shay. Nice to meet you.
-Good to meet you. This is the team. -[woman] Hi.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you as well.
-[Jerry] Shay, is it? -Yes, sir.
So I'm Jerry.
I'm a-- I'm a venture capitalist.
I put people together, and I put funds together.
I-- I recognize good ideas,
and what I do is, I take them, I enhance them,
and I make them great, because in my business, there's no second place.
Second place is first loser.
I think anything you really wanna invest in is probably--
If I-- If I really need to communicate with you,
I'll look at you directly, and I'll talk to you, okay?
-Sorry. -Great.
So, this might be a good-- a good point at which we could get to know everybody.
You could get to know the team. We'll start with Carmen in the back.
Um… one of the most interesting things about me,
they call me, like, the real-life Siri.
-I take very copious notes, so-- -She's amazing.
-[Jerry] Okay, up next, Finn. -Uh, what's up? I'm Finn.
I, uh… I double-majored in business and philosophy.
-[Jerry] Very interesting. -Yeah.
I'm-- I'm Chris.
Uh… I've been an entrepreneur since I was three years old.
Uh, I'm super happy for the opportunity, Mr. Sachoff.
I'm so happy to be here.
Great. And, just for future reference, if I ask this question again,
I do want the facts to be interesting.
-Okay, Chris? -Okay. Can I go again?
Nope. Okay. Let's-- let's go with you.
All right. Well, my real name is Shayon. I just go by Shay.
-Oh! -And I am looking to do
speech pathology in the next couple of years.
I'm headed to master's school.
-That's where I am. -Excellent. Very driven.
-I like that. -Thank you.
-That's amazing! -In front, I won't distract him,
that's Keith, my driver, my bodyguard.
Uh, he's… You know, in my line of work, people can become jealous occasionally
of-- of my mind, how my mind works,
so he's, uh… he's on board for anything.
Let's tell them both why they're here.
Here's the thing. Today, we've got a couple of folks we're gonna visit.
This first gentleman is an inventor. Uh, as far as I know,
he's developing something that has to do with the brain.
[Lucien] I have a product that I've been developing.
It's called Brain Wake.
Have you ever heard or known anyone in your life
that had the inability to communicate?
-Yeah. -You know, traumatic events?
-My dad was also an inventor before me. -Mm-hm.
The bummer about my father is
that he had his technology stolen from him.
-That sucks. -Uh, it was his life's work,
and so, following that, he basically just shut down.
They're there, but they're not there. That was my dad.
And it was pure trauma at having his life's work literally stolen from him.
-Oh, yeah. I can understand that. -Uh, and that's why I created this.
-Cool. -I have been able to communicate
with a person who previously could no longer communicate.
So basically just taking them… So they can speak through their mind. Just--
-Yes. Yes! -Okay. Okay.
-I like that. -And we--
We're actually going to awaken the brain.
This is Brain…
-Wake. -Wake. Okay.
So I wanna show you how my invention works.
He's gonna give us a presentation of, uh… of some kind.
I'm gonna need your assistance to participate in it, to question,
to give me your opinions.
Are you comfortable giving opinions?
-Yes, sir. Absolutely. -Great.
Shay and the team will be at the lab soon. Let's check back in with Lorenzo.
-Here's some safety goggles. -Okay.
And all right.
So, one last little surprise is the actual…
Brain Wake helmet.
-That's pretty neat! [laughs] -So I'm gonna place this on you.
Okay.
-Now, you're wearing the alpha helmet. -Okay.
And I'm wearing the beta helmet.
Okay.
-I'm gonna ask you to select an image… -Mm-hm.
…and then just focus on it.
'Cause what Brain Wake is gonna do is interpret what you are visualizing
and deliver it to me in audio format.
Does that make sense?
Whatever I'm thinking, you're gonna hear it.
That is really cool. [laughs]
[exhales] So let's relax.
Lorenzo, select an image.
You're concentrating on it?
-Mm-hm. -[exhales]
Ready? Brain Wake.
[distorted, high pitched sounds]
Teddy bear.
Holy shit!
[laughing] Oh! I'm sorry.
[laughing]
[laughing] Yes!
That's so cool. That is so cool! [laughing]
-You wanna flip the tables, read my mind? -Sure.
-Okay, let me switch the inputs.
Yeah.
It's great we're getting this result with our investor on the way, too.
[coughs] What I'd like to know is, what questions would you ask
to see if this product has legs, to see if it has a future?
Um, I mean, one very important thing is,
you know, uh, cost.
-How much is it gonna cost for people? -Yeah.
-[Shay] Um… -Mm-hm.
You know, is insurance covering this type of treatment,
or is it not covering this type of treatment?
-Whoa. -That's very impressive.
-Oh, also, it-- -Well done. Remember this.
-Chris? -It would be good to know
if people are gonna pay with cash or credit card or a check
to buy the technology.
Okay, Shay, what else do you have?
Okay, I'm gonna grab a notepad. We're taking this to the next level.
I've drawn the shape, and I am concentrating on it,
and whenever you feel comfortable, you can activate the system.
Ready? Brain Wake.
[distorted sounds]
[female voice] Triangle.
Triangle?
[laughs]
Oh, my God!
Here's why you're here.
I need someone fresh,
so the investor knows exactly what we have here.
-Are you getting a feeling for it? -Mm-hm. I do. Yeah.
So I want everybody to think of more questions,
and we're gonna do rapid-fire, lightning round.
Question. Carmen. Go.
How soon is it going to be available to the market?
Excellent. Finn, question. Go.
-Is it available in different languages? -Good.
-Next. -Are we able to track the progress
-of the patient through the treatments? -Ooh! Oh!
-[Jerry] Great. Chris. -[Carmen] Yes.
Does it matter what year or month you were born?
Terrible. That's a bad question. Again.
Okay. Um… What… Does it matter what color it is?
-Keith, find a place to pull over. -If you put--
-[Keith] Yes, sir. -[Chris] Phones are so many colors.
They can be… I think they have, like, a rose gold now.
Maybe it's rose gold.
-[Jerry] Chris. -[Chris] Yeah.
I want you to take this.
-Yes! What? -And I want you to find your way home.
-What? -You'll never be a part of this team.
Get out.
Oh, Shay is so freaked! [laughs]
I could tell, you know, we weren't on the same page.
He seemed a little desperate, you know?
-Just kind of wanted to… -Excellent.
-…push his ideas. -I love that you saw that.
-Again, desperation never works, right? -Right.
-[Lucien] There's exciting new futures. -Yeah.
If we could awaken brainwaves…
Have you ever heard we only use ten percent of our brain?
This is really interesting. I love having this conversation
'cause a lot of people think I'm really weird
when I like to talk about this.
Um, but I do think we're able to astral project in our sleep.
-Oh, okay. -Um…
I do think our intuition is a lot more powerful than we think it is.
Um, I do think we're able to read minds.
Oh, this guy's perfect.
Um… I do think we're able to move things without using our hands.
Yeah. I feel the same way.
-Uh, I'm fascinated by telekinesis. -Yeah.
Moving the physical world,
-using the power of your mind. -Yeah.
Uh, and if the idea is that we all have that power,
perhaps we can unlock something that's holding it back
-or amplify it. -Mm-hm.
That'd be really interesting.
Really interesting.
[Gaten] All right. Shay's pullin' up now. It's almost collision time.
-[Jerry] Okay, you have the list? -I have the list.
-[Jerry] Okay. -This is prior to going into this meeting.
We've gotta make sure this stuff--
This guy's holding a meeting for us, so we just…
You and me, we'll go in, and we'll check for water.
-Just survey. -Check the temp.
-[Shay] I see. -The seating has to be comfortable.
-100% fresh spring water has to be there. -[Finn] Water.
So first, I'm gonna take this off.
-Is that okay? -Yep.
-Okay. It didn't poke you? -Nope.
-[Finn] Killin' it. -[Shay] Thanks.
[Lucien] Maybe you should stand over here.
Just be your warm, welcoming self. Right there is good.
Hi.
-Uh… -Oh!
-[Finn] Hi. Yeah. -[Lucien] Are you with Mr. Sachoff?
. We're just here to do a quick sweep.
[Gaten] Here we go, guys. Shay and Lorenzo are about to collide.
[Lucien] This is my assistant Lorenzo. This is Rob.
-He's documenting everything. -[Finn] Hey, what's up?
-Uh, this is Shay, yeah? -Hey. How you doing?
-How are ya? -Lorenzo. Pleasure.
-Nice to meet you. -All right, man. Um…
We have a couple things that we wanna go over.
So the 100% fresh water.
[Lorenzo] Yes. 100% natural spring water.
-White notepads. Blue pens. -Yes.
-Uh, hand sanitizer. -Yes.
-Six brand-new white bar towels. -[Lorenzo] Yes, we have those.
-[Shay] No cats at all. -There's never been a cat here, correct?
-No, never. -So, no sunglasses.
Why no sunglasses, by the way? I don't mean to--
He doesn't trust people when he can't… see their eyes.
-See their eyes. I understand. -[Lucien] He doesn't trust people?
Yeah, I can see that. Just kind of, uh… just a little on edge.
-Just wanna make sure everything's okay. -He's on edge?
We just wanna make sure everything's okay.
[grunts]
Finn.
Right there.
New guy.
Okay.
[sighs] Oh, my God.
We are here for the presentation of Brain Wake.
My name is Carmen.
Pleasure to meet you, Ms. Carmen.
And you all know the esteemed Mr. Sachoff.
Thank you.
Impress us.
Okay. [sighs]
All right. Brain Wake.
Um…
-[exhales] Oh, my gosh. -You got this. You got this.
-[breathes deeply] -[both chuckle]
[Lucien] Um…
Brain Wake. Uh, it's the future of tomorrow.
It's-- And it's here today.
Imagine…
Gotcha covered.
Imagine a world where minds do not connect.
Um…
Uh…
So basically how we all think,
we think through typical non-communicative, um, brainwaves.
So right now, we're all giving off different frequencies.
[chuckling] Oh, he's just going right for it.
-Or they're in a… -He's taking charge. This is great.
So what we're inter-- interpreting with Brain Wake
is to just have those type of brainwaves
be directly sent to each other rather than scattered out everywhere else.
So basically, how we're communicating, um, vocally,
we'll be able to comm-- communicate with our minds.
I do have a question. Has this been tested at all?
Yes, actually, we had two different trials.
This is the second trial for us, and this was quite successful.
-Great question. -Thank you, sir.
Hey, Finn. Ask questions like that.
-What, um-- -Too late.
Well, if there's nothing else, uh…
I think I'm ready to see a demonstration.
[Lucien] I would love to do a demonstration.
Yeah. So we wanted to get this a little bit closer to home,
so we would like one of your closest companions
to be one of our individuals that we test it on.
-Yeah. I'm… No problem. -[Carmen] Wanna try?
-Mm-hm. -Thank you, Shay. We appreciate you.
-No problem. Yes, sir. -[Carmen] Mmm.
Oh, yes, yes, yes! He's gonna do it!
[Lucien] You can sit right here.
He's gonna do it. Let's get Shay suited up.
So you can see this is the Brain Wake helmet.
At this point, he's connected as the alpha, that's the transmitter.
And this will be the beta in this instance.
That means that Lorenzo will send.
Shay will receive.
All by communicating through their brainwaves.
Lorenzo is going to select an image from the tablet.
He's going to focus on the image.
Shay is going to clear his mind.
When Shay is ready, he will say, "Ready. Brain Wake."
And at that point, Shay's beta helmet
will interpret the brainwaves that he's receiving.
Lorenzo, are you ready?
-Okay. -Yeah. So I'm gonna select the image,
and, Shay, whenever you're ready…
[exhales]
Ready, Brain Wake.
[distorted, high-pitched sounds]
[female voice] Cake.
-[Lucien] All right? -Yeah. I-- I heard "cake."
-[Lorenzo] You heard "cake"? -[Shay] Yeah.
It was a cupcake.
[applause]
-[Finn] Okay. -Jerry clapped. [laughs]
Do you think there's a chance that we can flip
to see it work the opposite way?
-[Lucien] Shay, are you okay with that? -Yes, that's fine.
So I am switching the inputs.
Shay's will now transmit.
Lorenzo's will now receive.
So whichever image you wanna select, you can select.
Okay.
[Lucien] Okay. Okay.
Ready, Brain Wake.
[distorted sounds]
[female voice] Green alien, black eyes.
Green alien, black eyes.
That's correct.
[Carmen] What? [laughs]
That's definitely what I was thinking.
[Carmen laughs]
That is very cool. Okay, that is very cool.
Uh, the same facial expression he has is-- that's how I was.
I was floored. I was--
This is-- It could benefit a lot of people.
It could really, really change the world.
-[Finn] Wow. -[Jerry] It's incredible.
And you've never met?
-Never met. -Absolutely not.
Shay, I feel like this product has a lot of potential.
-Would you agree? -[Shay] Yes, sir.
People with, like, aphasia
or somebody that-- they lost motor skills in their mouth, you know.
This could maybe help, uh… bridge the gap.
Do you hold all the patents for this, free and clear?
Sir?
Yes.
I borrowed a little bit from my father's work.
Who's-- who's your father?
It's not really rele-- relevant, but, um…
I have the rights to it. Thank you for asking.
As I said, I'm getting more interested,
but I guess, uh, I have to ask the question,
which is, is there more that I can see today?
A greater application, if you will.
Well, I'm ready to do it if Lorenzo is.
-Sure, I'll do it. -And Shay.
[Gaten] All right, here we go, guys.
Lorenzo and Shay have no idea what's comin'.
You've seen the alpha-beta demonstration.
Now it's time for the gamma demonstration.
You saw the power
of two minds working together.
Now I wanna show you what's possible
with the power of three minds.
[Carmen] Wow. [laughs]
We're gonna go from interpreting…
…to influencing.
Oh!
[Lucien] Imagine…
…that the electricity that runs through our brains
can extend out.
Lorenzo, focus on my fingertips.
Shay, focus on my fingertips.
Mooooove.
We're all gonna say it together.
One, two, three.
[all three] Moooooove.
Holy shit! Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh!
Whoo! [laughs]
I'm sorry. That freaked me the fuck out.
[laughs]
-Oh, my God. Sorry. -You all right?
-Yeah, that just-- -Take a second.
-Wow. Wow, wow. wow. -Lorenzo, you're on this team.
-What went on in your mind? -This… I'm-- I'm just…
Oh. I'm-- I'm really-- I'm--
I'm really floored right now. Um…
I'm-- I always believed in telekinesis, but that-- that is fuckin'… um…
-Um, excuse my language. Um… -It's all right.
You've seen what I can do.
Time to ask the big question now.
Do I have your financial support?
Let me take a vote from my team.
Finn.
Uh, it's, uh… very promising.
[Jerry] Carmen.
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
[Jerry] Shay.
Yes. I-- I believe there's great potential in it.
It-- it could-- It could help a lot of people, so…
I respect my team.
I respect their opinions.
I do see some, uh-- some potential here.
But I think I'm gonna need a little more time.
-That's under-- -There is no time.
That's understandable.
The time is now.
[suspenseful music playing]
Now, look, I know you put your heart and soul into this, right?
And I respect that.
But you have to respect that I also am the one writing the check.
Agreed?
You don't wanna pay for it? Why, 'cause you're gonna steal it?
Excuse me?
What are you getting at?
Eighteen years ago.
Does the name Tegan Mazzarato mean anything to you?
-Tegan was your father? -[Lucien] That's right.
I didn't bring you here for your money.
I don't-- I don't think I'm ready for this.
I'm not-- I'm-- I'm not--
[low vibrations]
Moooove.
Stop it. Stop it.
I can't move. Wait.
Now we are in control of you now.
-Thank you, Lorenzo. Thank you, Shay. -Shay, what are you doing?
Not me.
Are you-- are you doing this?
I'm…
Stop-- stop this.
Okay. I'm going in, guys.
Your-- your father deserved what he got. He was a traitor.
-His ideas deserved to be stolen. -[low vibration]
I stole it gladly. So what?
Do you suddenly feel the urge
to go to the bathroom?
What are you-- what are you-- what are you doing?
Think waterfall. Think river.
-Stop this. -Water. Lots of water. A big pitcher.
-[Jerry] Stop it! -[Lucien] Dripping water!
[giggling]
[Jerry] Stop it!
Ugh! Real mature.
[laughing]
[Jerry] I demand you stop this.
[Lucien] You wet yourself, you baby!
Get him!
-Get him! Get him! -Going somewhere?
Aaah!
-[explosion] -grunts]
[Lucien] Don't worry.
I'll get you a car.
[grunts]
[groans]
-[intense vibrations] -[grunts]
[Jerry] What?
Get him! Get him!
Holy sh…
Aaah!
-Oh, my God! Oh, my God! -[Carmen] What?
-[Lucien] Stay. You're safe. -Oh, my God. No! Oh, my--
[Lucien] You're safe! You're safe! You're safe! Sit! Sit, sit, sit!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[Gaten] What the hell's goin' on?
Guess what? You're on Prank Encounters.
You know what? You so full of shit.
-You're so fuckin' full of shit. -[Gaten] Aaaah!
[laughter]
You're on my prank show!
You're so fuckin' full of shit.
[Gaten] Lorenzo, come back! Lorenzo!
-No, Lorenzo! -I'm sick of this! I'm sick of this!
-Aaaaah! -[laughter]
-Oh, my gosh. -[Gaten] Dude.
-Oh, man. -[all laughing]
So I got pranked?
-Oh, yeah. -Yeah, you got pranked.
-You got pranked. -Yeah, right! [laughs]
Lorenzo and Shay, would it surprise you to know
that you're the only two here that didn't know what was going on?
You guys are good actors.
-Hey! Thank you. -Oh, my God.
Shay, what were you thinking when-- [laughs]
when the car came through the wall?
What I was thinking was, I couldn't get out of the seat.
-[laughter] -I couldn't get out of the seat.
I couldn't get out. I tried.
-I couldn't get out. -[Lucien] You almost lifted the chair up.
Everything that I said throughout the entire day,
it was-- it was heartfelt.
-I truly meant that-- -[Gaten] I know!
-That… I was getting emotional. -[Gaten] We were there!
I was, like, you're the sweetest person on the planet.
When he got hit, I was like, "You won't let me get out the chair and help him?"
-"No. This is not gonna work!" -[laughter]
Well, Lorenzo, Shay, thank you guys so much.
-[Lorenzo] Absolutely, yeah. -You are the stars of Prank Encounters.
[all cheering]
I am… Hi, Mom. [laughs]
[all laughing]