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SteveTheMagician New user 98 Posts 
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I too do this trick, but only for a few people at a time. in a large crowd, it's hard to keep everyone's attention away from the tricky buisness.
personally, I'd never do this for more than, say, 10 people tops. |
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Robert-o New user Sunny Glendale, Arizona 39 Posts
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I like this trick... as many times as I've used it, nobody can figure it out.(Except my 11 year old daughter). It actually embarasses some people, but I always get a good chuckle.
"Hey... How'd you do that?".
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usg353d New user 50 Posts
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That is pretty neat!
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ChristopherM Special user UK 844 Posts
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You CAN do this to big crowds. The Youtube clip proves that - you need to cover the moment well. As stated above, Lance Burton and David Copperfield both feature this in their shows, every night!
If anyone wants to hear more thoughts on it, PM me. Cheers Chris |
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17411 Posts
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On 2006-07-06 13:55, ku7uk3 wrote: And all magicians want people to give them a "Hand"...  ..
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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ChristopherM Special user UK 844 Posts
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Very nice, joseph! Both thumbs UP to you...! (the end position for the trick being discussed, another casual name for which is simply, 'Thumbs'...)
Cheers, Chris |
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Alec Kazam New user 6 Posts
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On Jun 30, 2006, MagicMarker wrote: Why do a lot of magicians do an ambitious card routine? Simple answer is that it gets good reactions. Same for the "do as I do" arm twist illusion! Alec. |
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Gordon the discombobulator Loyal user 246 Posts
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Another good demo is by Lennart Green on the TED sessions.
Google "lennart Green TED" He does this hand trick at the start of the clip. (The rest of the clip is the most fantastic card manipulation for those not familiar with Lennart's work !) |
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AndreOng1 Regular user SIngapore 110 Posts
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This trick is very popular, yes. I have seen many magicians in Asia do it for their audience because it lets the magician interact with everyone all at once. Not very many tricks let you do this with no big prop.
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3504 Posts
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No props, interactive, funny and fooling. Perfect crowd warm-up. Only magicians are likely to end up at more than one magic show in a short period of time so I'm not too worried about them loving or hating my warm up.
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NeverMind Loyal user Right up there. On the stage. 283 Posts
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Yes, currently this seems to be the MOST popular 'warm up' trick
It is better to be trusted than liked.
Under promise. Over perform. |
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FelixKraus New user 93 Posts
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On Oct 18, 2016, NeverMind wrote: Is there an alternative interactive option? curious. |
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zachwyman New user Maryland 54 Posts
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Does anyone use anything else as an audience warmer? The hand one is good, but I wish there was a book on this type of stuff. Hmmm...
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Luke Jonas Regular user Yorkshire UK 191 Posts
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Like the old saying. if its not broke don't fix it.
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 285 Posts
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I've used this for years as it is a great way to warm up an audience. And yes, I saw Copperfield do this to an audience of 1000 and was perplexed as much as everyone else.
It's a great way to get a feel for your audience and manage the crowd.
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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DaKine Oregon New user Medford, Oregon 50 Posts
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One reason it is so popular was that Keith Barry did it to start his TED Talk back in February 2014 and the video has been watched more than 14 Million times since then. https://www.ted.com/talks/keith_barry_does_brain_magic
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Ubernutz Regular user 102 Posts
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On Aug 4, 2018, DaKine Oregon wrote: It's funny, every Copperfield clip they cut away on "the move" havent seen this before, I'll check it out |
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wulfiesmith Inner circle Beverley, UK 1339 Posts
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Ok, you got me!
how on earth did he do this? |
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