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"Davej" |
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20 Nov 2007 07:06:27 AM |
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Secrets of Magic Revealed |
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
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| User: "No 33 Secretary" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 10:58:02 AM |
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Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:f892f430-96ec-4491-a6be-40154a92a5b5@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.
com:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think
it was worthy of praise. In this world there are entire
industries devoted to deception and clueless suckers are being
born every minute. It was nice to see the hidden workings of
stage magic revealed, and I don't care if it did ***** off a lot
of working magicians whose expensive props were thus obsoleted.
That's the one with the guy in the mask, cuz he's afraid that other
magicians will, what, hunt him down and kick his dog? While the basic
show was pretty good, the host is a pretentious *****, and frankly,
not all that original. Penn & Teller have been explaining tricks for
years, and they've never had their dog kicked a single time.
--
Terry Austin
"There's no law west of the internet."
- Nick Stump
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| User: "magicus" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
21 Nov 2007 03:13:20 PM |
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Hi,
On Nov 20, 8:06 am, Davej <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
So what?
Penn & Teller have regularly exposed stuff right after doing the
aforementioned routines (for example, the cups and balls). It REALLY
doesn't matter if you know how it's done. The real issue here is
whether it is done well or not. Anyone with an interest wrt 'how it
is done' can find out the modus operandi of most anything, there are
books available, exposes like the program in question, and, if one is
sufficiently clever in the use of search engines there is ample
material available on the net.
In my experience I have found that some people who are overly
concerned about 'how it is done' that even if they were familiar with
the m.o. would be unwilling to take the time and effort which is
needed in order to actually produce the effect in question and
actually only are looking for a superficial explanation thereof. The
thing that I find most amusing is that given any effect there are MANY
ways of doing it rather than only one so if you 'understand how it is
done' in one way you might just be deluded enough to imagine that you
really understand 'how it is done'.
It does not matter 'how it is done'. it matters in the sense of
whether or not it is done well. For example, earlier today I was
discussing the expression 'up the sleeve' with a cow-orker and despite
me showing him exactly 'how it is done' when I made the coin
(repeatedly) disappear AND he knew 'how it was done' he STILL didn't
see it.
Relax, it's something to be enjoyed rather than 'figured out' :-P
f
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| User: "Lars Eighner" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 07:20:15 AM |
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In our last episode,
<f892f430-96ec-4491-a6be-40154a92a5b5@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
the lovely and talented Davej
broadcast on alt.atheism:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
Really, before Geller, I don't remember any magicians who claimed to be
anything other than illusionists.
--
Lars Eighner <http://larseighner.com/>
Countdown: 427 days to go.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 05:53:22 PM |
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On 20 Nov 2007 13:20:15 GMT, Lars Eighner <usenet@larseighner.com>
wrote:
In our last episode,
<f892f430-96ec-4491-a6be-40154a92a5b5@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
the lovely and talented Davej
broadcast on alt.atheism:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
Really, before Geller, I don't remember any magicians who claimed to be
anything other than illusionists.
Jesus?
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| User: "Davej" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 08:29:42 AM |
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On Nov 20, 7:20 am, Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote:
In our last episode,
<f892f430-96ec-4491-a6be-40154a92a...@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
the lovely and talented Davej broadcast on alt.atheism:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
Really, before Geller, I don't remember any magicians who claimed to be
anything other than illusionists.
True, but did that vague little disclaimer ever sink in with the
audience? Did the typical audience leave feeling more or less inclined
to believe in supernatural foolishness?
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| User: "No 33 Secretary" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 10:58:52 AM |
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Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:fd572ed9-49d1-48dd-825f-39f322a60356@d61g2000hsa.googlegroups.
com:
On Nov 20, 7:20 am, Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote:
In our last episode,
<f892f430-96ec-4491-a6be-40154a92a...@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.c
om>, the lovely and talented Davej broadcast on alt.atheism:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I
think it was worthy of praise. In this world there are entire
industries devoted to deception and clueless suckers are
being born every minute. It was nice to see the hidden
workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't care if it did
***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive props
were thus obsoleted.
Really, before Geller, I don't remember any magicians who
claimed to be anything other than illusionists.
True, but did that vague little disclaimer ever sink in with the
audience? Did the typical audience leave feeling more or less
inclined to believe in supernatural foolishness?
You're not really familiar with the career of Harry Houdini, are
you?
--
Terry Austin
"There's no law west of the internet."
- Nick Stump
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| User: "Hatter" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 08:37:07 AM |
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On Nov 20, 8:20 am, Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote:
In our last episode,
<f892f430-96ec-4491-a6be-40154a92a...@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
the lovely and talented Davej
broadcast on alt.atheism:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
Really, before Geller, I don't remember any magicians who claimed to be
anything other than illusionists.
There were plenty. They generally go by the name "preist" or
"spiritualist."
Hatter
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| User: "IbeDavid" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 07:53:53 AM |
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On Nov 20, 7:06 am, Davej <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
REPLY: I liked the Guillotine Act, that was slick. I think this
Series will force Magicians to come up with much more awe inspiring
acts. Ill bet the Masked Magician made alot of enemies .
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| User: "ken" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 11:04:20 AM |
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On Nov 20, 5:53 am, IbeDavid <norman...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Nov 20, 7:06 am, Davej <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
REPLY: Ill bet the Masked Magician made alot of enemies .
But not nearly as many enemies than an ***** like you has made by
your incessant idiotic religious trolling on the internet
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| User: "Davej" |
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| Title: Re: Secrets of Magic Revealed |
20 Nov 2007 08:49:16 AM |
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On Nov 20, 7:53 am, IbeDavid <norman...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Nov 20, 7:06 am, Davej <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote:
The repeat of this series concluded last night on Fox. I think it was
worthy of praise. In this world there are entire industries devoted to
deception and clueless suckers are being born every minute. It was
nice to see the hidden workings of stage magic revealed, and I don't
care if it did ***** off a lot of working magicians whose expensive
props were thus obsoleted.
REPLY: I liked the Guillotine Act, that was slick. I think this
Series will force Magicians to come up with much more awe inspiring
acts. Ill bet the Masked Magician made alot of enemies .
I thought it was a good idea that just needed a little added animation
from something like a miniature R/C servo to move the head.
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