Last Monday, I’m at work and it’s snowing like crazy. Literally 24 hours before, we had no snow on the ground. Then this storm comes out of nowhere and just blasts us. Right around the end of my shift, I looked outside at the storm wondering how the roads were going to be for my drive home, and saw a guy hunched over at the end of our driveway. I thought he fell and was hurt, so I stuck my head out the door. Just then he stood up and started walking towards me, and I noticed he was carrying a camera.

I stepped outside and told him, “I thought you fell. I was just making sure you’re okay.” He indicated his camera and said, “No, I’m trying to get some footage. I was trying to get that girl, but she was zig-zagging too much.” I saw the logo for the Weather Channel on his coat, and shamelessly asked, “So…can I be on TV?”

He said yes, and started talking about the shot he wanted to get. He told me he wanted to get some snowy pine trees in the background, and wanted me to walk out about 100 feet into the empty lot across the parking lot, then turn around and walk back. Keep in mind, I’m dressed in a polo shirt, cargo pants, a light hoodie, and tennis shoes. It’s freezing and there’s 6 inches of snow on the ground. But I said sure.

I took my first step into the lot and got snow up over the top of and into my shoe. Two more steps, and I break through some ice. Now I’ve got muddy freezing water filling my right shoe. I pull out, and trudge on. Couple more steps, and I break through again, this time with my left foot. As I pull that leg out, I slip and fall face first into the mud and ice and snow. As I get to my feet, I hear him yell out to me, “Don’t worry, I didn’t get that on tape!”

I turned around and said, “I don’t think this is gonna work!” He yells back, “Okay! You want to film it in the parking lot then?” I said “Sure,” and started walking back through the snow and ice to get to the plowed parking lot. I get back to a clear spot, and he tells me what he wants me to do. “Okay, walk slowly toward me. Count to about 10 and then pull your hood up. Act like you’re trying real hard to hold it down. They eat that shit up! Just don’t look at the camera. They don’t like anything staged.”

So I did, and he said it was perfect and we shook hands and he told me when it would likely be on. I went inside, immediately Twittered and texted all my friends. And then I realized that I was soaked and covered in snow and mud. I looked like I shit my pants and let it drain into my shoes. I squished when I walked, and left muddy footprints and assprints when I sat down. My feet were numb, and it hurt when I walked or tried to move my toes. And I still had 20 minutes of work and a long commute (made even longer by the weather) until I could dry off and warm up.

After I got home and changed and dried off, I parked in front of the Weather Channel looking for my segment. It took several hours of watching, but I first spotted myself at 9:10 and again at 10. It was neat, although I hate how I look on television. I’ve got video of it, which will probably be posted online eventually. Even after all the stuff I went through, I think it was worth it.

Yes, I’m easily amused, but answer me this: Have you ever been on the Weather Channel?

That’s what I thought.

Andster

The Glass Box Prediction by Devin Knight

Price: $41.95

Available From: Your favorite dealer

As I’m sure is obvious from previous entries, I’ve always had a thing for making predictions. Don’t know why or where it came from, but I like knowing the future. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make me predictions as strong and realistic as possible. For the longest time, I hadn’t been able to find or invent a method that would be the perfect prediction in my eyes. Then I heard about Devin Knight.

At first glance it sounded too good to be true. Three predictions in full view the entire time, removed from the box and opened by the spectator before you even touch them. Although it sounded so great, I let it drop from my radar for some reason or another. And I’m kinda glad I did, because after a while the Glass Box Prediction Revisited was released. This time, I decided to bite the bullet and order it.

For my money, this is the perfect prediction effect for me. Everything stated in the dealer copy is true, and the method is dead easy. As I said before, my girlfriend even knew what I was doing and still didn’t catch the move. It impressed the audience at the time, and they’re still talking about it now, over a month later.

A couple of the ideas (how to change the future immediately comes to mind) seem to be more theoretical in nature than instructional. It’s something that he was able to once to great success, but I don’t think it’s something that could be duplicated very often. It would take lots of work to pull it off just once, and even then I’m not entirely convinced it would be possible. A very interesting read though, and it’s an inspiring way to get your own creative juices flowing and think of your own ways to use the headline prediction to your advantage.

If you’re interested, there is also a glass box available for $7.95 that is supposed to be the perfect size and demensions for this trick. Or, you could go to the dollar store and buy a small Tupperware-esque container like I did. It works just fine, and you can leave it behind with your predictions inside as a souvenir. It’s not as pretty, but you can also use the presentational aspect of buying absolutely everything you need at the store and having it all examined and unwrapped by the VIP to prove there’s no trickery.

If you’re looking for a way to make your reputation with headline predictions, look no further than this. I love it and have zero complaints. I know it’s cliche, but I hope people don’t buy this, so I can have it all for myself.

Andster