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[krystyn]

ROTOR of course makes me immediately think of Enigma ciphers ...

*shudder*

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aaaand a new post with the word "REWIND" in the capital letters.

http://derrenbrownart.com/blog/2009/08/derren-brown-events-trailer/

[dposse]

wait a minute, isnt that the British Mind guy that the SciFichannel had? the one who did these weird mindf*cks? like, illusions and mind control, ect?

[JBlaze]

I am at work now so not able to look too deep. But from what I saw Rotor Jewel is the key element in his new trick where he moves a clock backwards. As I am a magician as well, I will be watching this.

[Lovely Luke]

Thought you might be interested. Was watching E4 last night and a bunch of images of Derren Brown kept appearing at the end of each ad break.

Also, probably unrelated, but a weird fan site just updated about him for the first time in two years. Probably not part of the game ( if there is one) but it's coincidental that it should pop up now.

http://www.derren-brown.co.uk/main.html


Edit:

Ok, now THIS looks promising, check it out.
http://derrenbrown.channel4.com/video.shtml

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...and I got it for ya forwarded from some guy's youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZdnCQcbsu8

[Lovely Luke]

websites on signs in the background include

[JBlaze]

Derren Browns technique with a ton of the stunts he does is a form of subliminal messages, I am sure thats what the 'flashs' after the breaks were and also things in the video like the guy hailing a cab with the white circle on his back.. It looks to me as if this is not an ARG but more just a marketing technique. I also have a funny suspicion that one of his 'new projects' is that maybe all these 'weird' things we are noticing are part of an effect he will demonstrate to the television viewers.

[JBlaze]

Oh yeah, notice one of the websites is a play on the football team Manchester United.

[_ghost]

has anyone reversed the speech Brown's saying in his video? sounds like his speech has been reversed. man this video is crazy

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Hmm, guess it's just some marketing then. Not sure how ROTOR and JEWEL fit in though.

[Lovely Luke]

2, 25, 0, 6, 47

Are the numbers that appear on the pole in the Events trailer.

I'm guessing they're lottery numbers, the advert on the bus in the background is a reference to the lottery slogan " it could be you" and the numbers are in circles, reminiscent of the lottery balls.

Don't know how the stuff in the blog is connected, but I'm betting that those lottery numbers will appear during one of the illusions in Derren's new program.

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Ah. Well. There are apparently hidden competitions for Derren Brown signed stuff. Someone won one without me even seeing it. I have no clue howherewhat but there are more to come apparently? http://derrenbrownart.com/blog/2009/08/hidden-competition-winner/

[Lovely Luke]