Fading Coin

Created by Tomoyuki Takahashi. Promoted by Eugene Burger.


See Performance and explanation on Eugene Burger Live Lecture Vol. 1 @55:00

Script:
Eugene: "Jacob, this is about that strange line between imagination and reality. So I want you to imagine that there is a coin right here. It's a US quarter, can you imagine it?:

Jacob: "I sure can."

Eugene: "Over here is a second coin, it's a dime. And here is a nickel. And so we have dime, quarter and a nickel. Three coins that exist only in our imagination."

"In a moment you're going to pick one up. But I want you to understand, that the coin you pickup is the coin you use. You will not be given a chance to change your mind. And so that no one in this room is confused when you pick up the dime, the quarter or the nickel, tell us in a nice loud voice what coin you are picking up. Jacob pickup a coin now."

*Dime or nickel picked up*
Jacob: "It's the nickel."

Eugene: "You've got the nickel. You can imagine it."

Jacob: "I can."

Eugene: "Put it in the palm of my hand. (pause) "That was imagination. This is reality." Drops nickel from his hand.


*Quarter picked up*
Jacob: "The quarter"

Eugene: "You've got the quarter. You can imagine it. You can imagine holding the quarter. I will pickup the nickel and the dime. Open your hand. That's imagination. This is reality" (as he opens his hands).