Mike Super performs on America's Got Talent 2014 Top 12 (VIDEO)
Mike Super performed on the America's Got Talent 2014 Top 12.
So this was pretty damn slick.
Mike's trick is a predictive magic trick based on America's spending habits. He's going to try and tell the future, and has Nick Cannon shuffle some playing cards, before having him deal out eight cards, face-down. He then reveals that he took a random collection of bills from various audience members earlier in the day, telling Nick to note the serial numbers. He then puts Nick in a chamber and fills it with the money before turning on the wind machine to create a "Cash-nado". Nick amusingly plays along, pretending to be annoyed and thrown off by all this. Nick comes out of the chamber clutching a bill, and it turns out the serial number on the bill matches the numbers on the cards Nick picked. But that's not all. The prediction in Howard's envelope has a message that, when burned with a butane torch (which refuses to light, thus "proving this is live television"), reveals the serial number on the bill Nick pulled out of the chamber. Took a while to set up, and I think he started to lose the audience a bit, but he really brought it home in the end with a fantastic trick. Howard and Howie give Mike a standing ovation.
Mel B genuinely doesn't know how he does it, and so she decides it's really magic, since she wants to believe in magic. Heidi's mind is blown, while Howie is thrilled that his Snapple Save pick has delivered so spectacularly. Howard tells Mike that he's finally realizing his potential now that he's gotten rid of Desmond, noting that he's a much better performer now without that crutch, which he never really needed in the first place. I couldn't possibly agree more. Desmond was a cute bit for a few performances, but Mike Super is a far more compelling performer on his lonesome.
But what do you think of Mike Super?
Watch the performance video here: