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How is the revelation mind reading trick done?

Asked by Deanamo over 10 years ago

Sorry, I don't reveal secrets. If you seriously want to learn magic, then I suggest you buy a book and learn it the same way everyone else did. As with anything, it takes time and effort to master it.

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How often do magicians die while performing tricks / illusions, and is it a big deal around the global magic community when that happens?

Asked by COQ almost 10 years ago

Good question. I don't have an exact answer. I guess that it's a bigger deal if the magician is famous within the magic community. One trick that does often get publicity, even when it's just set to be performed, is the bullet catch (where the magician tries to catch a fired bullet in their mouth). There are ways to perform the trick, of course, but working around guns and live ammunition is dangerous.

Legend says that at least 12 magicians have died performing it. One magician had a 'safe' method but died simply because a stage hand used the 'wrong' gun. Another, Chung Ling Soo, is one of the most famous bullet catch deaths. He was an American magician who led everyone to believe he was Chinese. On stage, after being shot he spoke his first and last words, in English in public, ""Oh my God. Something's happened. Lower the curtain."

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???? How long until I get a responce to my hole in the head question

Asked by illusion over 10 years ago

Sorry, but I can't answer questions about specific tricks.

750 Votes

there is a trick where you give someone a deck of cards in the box and they name any card and somehow the card they named is turned up right in the deck. What is the trick called and how do you do it?

Asked by Magic Sam over 10 years ago

Sorry, I don't reveal secrets. If you seriously want to learn magic, then I suggest you buy a book and learn it the same way everyone else did. As with anything, it takes time and effort to master it.

748 Votes

Whats my race?

Asked by Pepe about 9 years ago

Give the 400m hurdles a go.

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Is being a magician everything you thought it would be? What's something you wish you knew when you first started?

Asked by davis.pierce almost 10 years ago

I didn't know what to expect! It's good fun though, I like meeting people and I like performing. Sometimes it feels like showing off, which is fine. I got into magic because I was interested in lots of showing off things, acting, comedy, circus, but magic was the one that stuck the most.

I guess the things I didn't realise is that it would involve so much driving. The performing time is just a small part of everything I do. I actually enjoy the running the business side, but I could do with less driving around. Wouldn't it be great if all my shows were within 15 miles.

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I saw a simple trick in Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige". About 30 minutes in, we see the main character do a sleight of hand trick: He has a ball in one hand, waves his hand over it, and then the ball vanishes. How would one do this?

Asked by Chris about 10 years ago

Sorry, I don't reveal secrets (not even 'simple' ones). If you seriously want to learn magic, then I suggest you buy a book and learn it the same way everyone else did. As with anything, it takes time and effort to master it.

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How is the revelation mind reading trick done?

How often do magicians die while performing tricks / illusions, and is it a big deal around the global magic community when that happens?

???? How long until I get a responce to my hole in the head question

there is a trick where you give someone a deck of cards in the box and they name any card and somehow the card they named is turned up right in the deck. What is the trick called and how do you do it?

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Whats my race?

Is being a magician everything you thought it would be? What's something you wish you knew when you first started?

I saw a simple trick in Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige". About 30 minutes in, we see the main character do a sleight of hand trick: He has a ball in one hand, waves his hand over it, and then the ball vanishes. How would one do this?

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

How is the revelation mind reading trick done?

How often do magicians die while performing tricks / illusions, and is it a big deal around the global magic community when that happens?

???? How long until I get a responce to my hole in the head question

there is a trick where you give someone a deck of cards in the box and they name any card and somehow the card they named is turned up right in the deck. What is the trick called and how do you do it?

Also on Jobstr...

Whats my race?

Is being a magician everything you thought it would be? What's something you wish you knew when you first started?

I saw a simple trick in Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige". About 30 minutes in, we see the main character do a sleight of hand trick: He has a ball in one hand, waves his hand over it, and then the ball vanishes. How would one do this?

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