Derren Brown Mind Control
I'm not too sure about the moral issues of playing Russian Roulette live (or as live) on television. Maybe if you're stupid enough to try to copy it, you're not going to live too long anyway. I don't know if it was a trick, an illusion (I wouldn't have thought it would be too hard to fake) or if Derren Brown did read the mind of the guy he'd chosen to load the gun.
The thing is, it was an amazing bit of television. It was better than Eric Cantona attacking a Crystal Palace fan, better even than Vanessa Feltz losing her marbles during Celebrity Big Brother.
When Derren pointed the revolver at the straw target instead of his head and fired the empty gun it really looked like he had lost his way. He slammed the gun back down on the table and there was an agonizing wait while him decided what to do. (or depending on your opinion it was a bit of showmanship to build tension - it worked)
I was completely captivated - 'just stop you stupid f*cker!'. He suddenly picked the gun up held it to his head and pulled the trigger - empty - then immediately fired the live round into the dummy.
He had probably done more difficult 'mind reading' along the way while choosing the guy to load the gun than he did in figuring out the number of the chamber from 1-6 the bullet was placed - but obviously the stakes were dramatically higher.
So you can call me a sucker, tell me I've been tricked, fallen for the illusion, whatever, I don't care, it was great.