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Post by ironhold on Mar 7, 2015 21:14:01 GMT
The film focuses on the exploits of a con artist (played by Will Smith) and the individuals around him in his syndicate.
Spoilers herein:
1. One sequence in the film shows his people effortlessly lifting wallets out of peoples' back pockets without anyone noticing.
*Would people notice this in real life?
*If so, would it be safer to have your wallet in your hip pocket?
2. Individuals are shown tag-teaming victims to get their goods. For example, two cons pretend to be a couple and ask for help finding a location on a map. While one holds thhe map, the other slips their hand beneath the map to remove the lens from the camera hanging on the victim's neck. Would such a ploy actually work?
3. One con is shown using chopsticks to lift items from people without actually touching them. Valid, or bust?
4. Smith's character bets several million dollars on a seemingly impossible gamble: the victim will pick the jersey number of a random player on a football field, and Smith will try to guess it. However, Smith hedged his bet via psychological manipulation, staging things so that the victim kept seeing the number "55" and the face of the conman who would be wearing it. The idea was that the victim, having been manipulated, would immediately see the familiar conman in the familiar jersey number and single him out.
Could such a thing even happen?
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Post by silverdragon on Mar 9, 2015 7:24:30 GMT
pickpockets work in various ways, number one is the bump-and-run, they wait for you to stop and accidentally walk into you to disguise any contact, have it away with the goods, and just walk off with an applogy. Distraction techniques work quite well. Especially if you are off your guard and not expecting it.
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Post by kharnynb on Mar 9, 2015 20:33:04 GMT
inside pocket of my coat, it might not be 100% proof against theft, but most pickpockets will just go for easier targets.
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