The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
The psychological trick behind history's greatest con.
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The psychological trick behind history's greatest con.
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Meet the man whose brain was wired for the ultimate psychological illusion. In 1925, Victor Lustig convinced wealthy scrap dealers... ...that the Eiffel Tower was a decaying hazard. He sold it for millions. Twice. The ultimate placebo effect.