Mattel Mindflex Video

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Mattel Mindflex
Created: 06/26/2009
Video description: Mattel's Mindflex is a game that allows you to move objects with your brain.

Mattel Mindflex Video Transcript

^B00:00:00

>> I'm in movie mode. Let us see if your mind is strong enough to move that little ball.

>> A test of the mind flex. Must put the ball through obstacle course --

>> Okay. So --

>> -- Using the powers of his mind.

>> Just look to the ball, I mean.

>> Like, focus on looking at the ball. Look at all the different --

>> It's moving.

>> Yeah, [inaudible]. ^M00:00:19 [ Motorized sound, getting faster and louder ] ^M00:00:30

>> Stan, what time is it?

>> It's 2 --

>> Oh, oh, oh.

>> Focus.

>> It's not 2:00. ^M00:00:39 [ Motorized sound, getting faster and louder ] ^M00:00:46

>> He's concentrating.

>> Bagels and dinosaurs. You see how that worked?

>> All right. Get it to go through the course now.

>> That worked.

>> Up, up. What's PI times 7?

>> Okay, okay. Get -- oh, you almost got --

>> PI times 7 is 894 and 2

>> Okay. So math isn't your thing.

>> Yeah.

>> Maybe it's geography.

>> Where are we now?

>> What's London's longitude?

>> Oh. You got it to go through the hoop, man.

>> [Inaudible] to the PI times 7 again.

>> The trick is to not concentrate. The trick is to relax your mind.

>> Yeah, that's right.

>> And let your conscious get free.

>> Well, that won't get the ball up.

>> Whoa!

>> I mean to relax your mind, that won't get the ball up.

>> That was pretty [inaudible].

>> Is that it? Did he win?

>> So that's one -- this is one of the games he's trying to get [inaudible].

>> You want to try the harder sloped one?

>> Well done.

>> Yeah.

>> Okay. Keep it there.

>> [Inaudible] into the fast game.

>> Did I --

>> Yeah, now --

>> Do I get a bonus point for that?

>> Now, what you have to do --

>> That felt pretty cool.

>> --Is try and land the ball here.

>> Okay.

>> And then move your air jet over here, and the air will blow the ball around to the other side.

>> Okay.

>> And then --

>> Right.

>> It's the hard -- it's a heart monitor.

>> I'm wonderful. Obstacle.

>> Let's see.

>> I'm gonna command the ball to rise. ^M00:02:20 [ Motorized sound, getting faster and louder ] ^M00:02:32

>> Now gently rest your ball. Oh.

>> C'mon, Scott, get it up. ^M00:02:47 [ Motorized sound] ^M00:03:03

>> I'm trying to relax.

>> Deep breathes. Think of a peaceful place.

>> The force is strong with this one.

>> Yes, yes.

>> No.

>> You can't concentrate on relaxing; you actually have to.

>> [Inaudible] to know.

>> Yeah.

>> All right, yeah. There you go, man.

>> He got it.

>> Now move the fan for [inaudible].

>> Oh, wow. Look at that.

>> What is he supposed to do then?

>> He has to move the fan so it blows it to the other side.

>> Right. You have to move the fan a little -- once it -- once it's down, you have to move the fan a little bit. Keep going a little bit farther, past the ball. There you go. A little bit more. Oh --

>> Oops.

>> Oh, no. I went the wrong way.

>> Go get your ball.

>> The trick is -- ^M00:03:46 [ Motorized sound ] ^M00:03:59

>> You could really freak somebody out if they [inaudible] room.

>> Oh, nice catch.

>> Oh, what do I now?

>> [Inaudible].

>> Unh-unh. ^M00:04:09 [ Motorized sound ] ^M00:04:18

>> You have to kind of relax your mind. Now move the ball -- fan -- jet of any [inaudible]. Yeah, there you go. ^M00:04:25 [ Motorized sound ] ^M00:04:30

>> You have to start and stop the fan.

>> Think start, think stop.

>> Does this [inaudible] give him the Jedi's? This is essentially -- what -- what's gonna happen if Rich can do this?

>> Wow.

>> Focus, Anakin.

>> Makes you turn water to wine.

>> I can't do this part. I can't do -- what if I get really angry?

>> So just use your fingers. Just hit the -- hit the wheel and move your fingers.

>> You can't poke it with your fingers.

>> Mogley [assumed spelling], you do it. There you go. There you go.

>> Here we go. I done some --

>> That is a little bit more difficult challenge.

>> Nobody saw it. Nobody saw me do it.

>> No, I didn't. I just got it on video.

>> You might take your eye out, if you get angry, with that ball.

>> Rise.

>> You gonna try to get it through the hole?

>> Rise.

>> It's reading.

>> Lower.

>> Rise.

>> Tired.

>> Getting better though.

>> Running it like laser [inaudible].

>> Lower. Lower.

>> Oh, oh, oh. Make it come up. Make it come up.

>> Rise.

>> Make it come out the top.

>> Rise.

>> You make it seem like it's voice command.

>> I know. It helps. I don't know why.

>> It helps.

>> It helps my commanding.

>> [Inaudible] on his iPhone.

>> It helps with your -- different people have different techniques. Some people watch [inaudible].

>> Is it turning red?

>> It's the power of positive thinking. My ears are -- it's just -- they need an iPhone app for this.

>> Well done.

>> That --

>> So how was that for a first circuit?

>> That was [inaudible]. ^E00:06:11

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