Street hypnotist Big Abundant approaches random people in Riverfront Park to see what they think about hypnosis, then demonstrates a five-minute trance on a volunteer named Casey. He describes the classic sensation of a tightening seatbelt around the foot as the trance deepens.
What is up, what is up, what is up? YouTube, it's your hypnotist in the building, Big Abundant. We out here at Riverfront Park. We about to be, um, I wouldn't like to talk about hypnosis, but if somebody want to get hypnotized, I have a hard time saying no. We'll probably end up hypnotizing a few people too. We about to have a discussion, about to figure out how people think about hypnosis. What do people believe hypnosis to be? About to have some fun. About to see what happens. And y'all can get to see things from my point of view. See how people take off running when they hear the word. We're looking up to see what happens. Having a parade outside, so we got a decent amount of foot traffic through here today. But I was about to go home because it got too cold outside for me, and as I was walking through the mall about to go to my car, I said, you know what, we'll post up in the mall. Security don't kick us out or nothing. Cut up the info a little bit, see what people talking about. See what people talking about. So I'mma just be stopping people, interviewing them, seeing what they think about hypnosis. I see we got one viewer. Hey, welcome. I'mma actually, um, I'mma mic up so y'all can hear the people that I interview. I'mma turn my mic I'm actually in the live. Come back up so I could test, test the mic, make sure the volume and stuff good on it. Test all of that. About to have some fun. Who in here? I can't see who in here. Just show me how many people in. It don't tell me who in here. So let me know who you are.
Yeah.
Let me know who you are so you can cut up with us and have some fun. I don't know how you— how long YouTube will let me stay off of the live, but I do want to— yo, if y'all— can y'all hear that? Do y'all hear me tapping the mic? If y'all hear me tapping the mic, we good. I mean, it's working. All we need to do, uh, check. Y'all hear that? Let me know. Talk to me. A simple yes and no will do. Nobody said nothing, so this is what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna drop down. I ain't gonna end it. If they end it before I get back, then they can end it. But I'm gonna drop down. Hold on.
Let's see.
We gonna see. I don't know. What's up? Now it's saying 2 people watch. Hey, person that just came in, can you hear that? Mr. Michael, what's going on? What y'all up to, bro? What's up? You ever been here with me before, man? Yeah, bro.
You on a live or something?
Yeah, I'm on my live. I just went live. Yeah, y'all been here a few times.
You do, you do look a little old, bro. I told him that I was 16, bro, and he was trying to fight me. They didn't know I was here. They was calling me and shit. I was like, we can pause.
We got to find a resolution.
I wasn't I don't know.
He was saying that we were trying to average.
Yeah, no, no, we are not simping for no hoes here.
Hey, y'all take it easy, man. Y'all be safe out here, huh? You trying to get hypnotized?
Oh, you hypnotizing people?
I'm a hypnotist, man. You want to give him the test? Y'all make me do something. Do it, bro. All y'all do it.
Oh, we can.
All right, bet. All right, let me Put y'all in the line right here.
Scary, bro. I'm not gonna get like put to sleep forever, am I?
Nah, not forever. I'm gonna put you to sleep for about 5 minutes. All right, let me, let me see. Y'all got good imaginations. Yeah, let me see. I'll be playing with cars and stuff. Nobody asked. All right, no, he cool, he cool. All right, so I'm gonna have y'all stand right here. Y'all gotta go over there. Y'all gonna have y'all say hey to the people on YouTube. Yo, what the fuck? As you're talking your name and I'm in church, I get confused. Who told me your name? What's his name? Oh yeah, in this case, what's your name? You can't remember. Sometimes you forget to remember whoever, whoever's supposed to be giving it. And it's crazy. What's your name? Stuck to the ground. You feel it happening right now. It's like the world's tightest seat belts on your foot. When you try to move that foot, it's not going to move. The more you try to move it, the tighter it's going to stick.
Not your damn—
So you said your name is Casey? What's, what's his last name? Wait, I want you to try to not stand over there and look at somebody. Try to stand over, over anywhere still. Tell them where to follow you at, man.
Houston, I'm a rapper.
Tell them where to follow you at, man.
