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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
Hey Quinn, if it is what I think it is (sorry, just so facinating I couldn't stop thinking about it, but I just have a possible principle not the real workings which I will get once I purchase the script ) then I believe it actually COULD be done with a playing card, you would just have to be very meticulous with, um, the edges of your tears.
I don't think that says too much there does it?
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MagicBrent Inner circle 2574 Posts |
How do you all compare this to Andrew Mayne's Hypercard...no comparison?
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
No comparison, completely different I would say IMO
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
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The Mac Inner circle 1982 Posts |
How does this differ from sixten beme's on card link ?
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Christopher Williams Inner circle Portsmouth, UK 4464 Posts |
Beme's is incredible, but is a gaffed card and needs to be set up way before hand. Hypercard is great, and is another incredible piece of thinking. This looks great, just looks a little fussy as a business card is so thin. In my opinion I am still looking for the 'perfect' pasteboard link
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Jerome Finley V.I.P. SLC 3419 Posts |
Quinn,
Looks like another purchase is in my future! Seriously great work! This looks amazing. Christopher, I think this is as good as it gets. Obviously I do not yet have the manuscript, but my hell; what more could you really want? If it can stump the man who discovered the quark, just imagine the possibilities. A true thinking piece. What a give away! Peace, Jerome.
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Joshua Quinn Inner circle with an outer triangle 2054 Posts |
GDW, you haven't said too much, because frankly, I can't even tell what you're talking about. Whatever you're thinking may be different than what I've come up with, so run with it.
MagicBrent, I have Hyper Cards (not to be confused with Hypercard, which is something else entirely), and apart from the basic theme of pieces of cardboard linking together, they're nothing alike. MacGyver, ditto with Beme's link. It's a beauty, and I've done it, but man is it a pain. Also, Beme's link is touted as "examinable," but unless your craftsmanship is really superb, a thorough examination by a spec would probably reveal something it shouldn't. In comparison, I gave a set of Conjunction rings to a good friend of mine, a game designer and lateral-thinking puzzle enthusiast who's incredibly smart, an-alytical (wouldn't it be nice if I didn't have to wrongly hyphenate that?), creative, competitive, and absolutely hates to be fooled by magic tricks, with the explicit challenge to see if he could figure out how I made them. I'm sad to report that he eventually did, but I'm happy to say it took him two solid weeks of daily effort. Since I'm reasonably sure that's more brain power than 99.999% of laymen would be willing to expend, I'm quite comfortable in calling the rings "completely examinable." Christopher, you're right, Conjunction is not the "perfect" pasteboard link, if there could even be such a thing. In fact, I close the manuscript with a little rant about my disdain for magic effects that call themselves "perfect," "the ultimate," etc. At best, I hope people find this to be a useful and enjoyable thing to do, and that it inspires others to use the principles in ways I never thought of. Jerome, thanks!
Every problem contains the seeds of its own solution. Unfortunately every problem also contains the seeds of an infinite number of non-solutions, so that first part really isn't super helpful.
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Christopher Williams Inner circle Portsmouth, UK 4464 Posts |
Jerome, I understand and agree with you. Yes, this looks great and I will get it, I was just pointing out there will always be new ideas etc to be added or perfected or changed, so I will always still be looking for that one better than the last effect
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Xiqual Inner circle Upper left quadrant 4935 Posts |
If you can give this away and have it say "See me do this live for you" around the ring, then have your contact information, I have to say it IS the ultimate,perfect magic topology trick.
Ascension is genius, I know this will be too. James
Still with the Chinese circus
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RicHeka Inner circle 3999 Posts |
Quinn:Can Conjunction be done with a let's say... a blank index card?
Best. Rich |
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Joshua Quinn Inner circle with an outer triangle 2054 Posts |
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On 2006-12-17 05:27, Xiqual wrote: Ooh, that's nice. That's very nice. That's nice enough that if I do a second printing, I may ask you if I can include it. And yes, by the way, you can do that. Quote:
On 2006-12-17 05:27, PaleoMagi wrote: I haven't tried it, but my guess would be probably not. There may be a way that would involve... well, something I'm not going to talk about here. But if you get it and you're interested in pursuing that angle, let's talk. [Edited to add: Now that I think about it, I do believe I've seen some index cards that might work. Dang it, now you've given me something else to think about...] And Christopher... my thoughts exactly.
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leapinglizards Inner circle 1263 Posts |
Quinn, when and where can we ORDEr this???? Price?
Leaping Lizards!!! Who knew it was possible.
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Joshua Quinn Inner circle with an outer triangle 2054 Posts |
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On 2006-12-17 11:45, leapinglizards wrote: I've updated my signature line to help answer those questions.
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Joshua Quinn Inner circle with an outer triangle 2054 Posts |
In keeping with the spirit of this being a review thread, here is the very first review Conjunction ever received:
"It is sadly by no means uncommon for the wonderful inventions of magic's few genuinely creative minds, who refresh the very life blood of magic with their benign infusions of authentic creative genius, to be copied, pirated, trashed and ruined by inferior souls who, lacking all trace of either creative potency or moral scruples, see fit to rip off their work and present it as their own. Common though this may be, failed pub pianist Joshua Quinn has managed to plumb new depths with this, his latest half-baked re-hash of someone else's work. Raising his middle digit towards the very concept of intellectual property rights, and with seemingly feckless disregard for common decency, Quinn has taken the beauty, elegance and gob-smacking, globally respected brilliance of Ian Rowland's 'FLink' concept, as originally published in 1998 on Rowland's widely praised and witty website, and managed to reduce it to some dreary, yawn-inducing party trick in which you shred a business card to pieces for no reason. If your idea of a good time is to stand around all day boring people to tears while you fumble with their business card and make a mess on the carpet, and at the same time support wanton piracy within the magic community, then this is for you." –-Ian Rowland I still feel all warm and fuzzy inside every time I read that...
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Joshua Quinn Inner circle with an outer triangle 2054 Posts |
All right, due to the large number of PMs I've received in the short time since my last post, I feel I should clarify something before it gets out of hand: Ian's "review" was meant in jest. I had hoped that this would be obvious, but apparently I'm still a little slow with the whole "sarcasm not always translating over the internet" thing. (As someone who's been using email since the 80's, I realize I really should have worked that out by now, but hey, maybe the part of the brain that most people use to distill that information is the part that mine uses to figure out how to link bits of cardboard together.)
I consider myself fortunate to count Ian among my friends, and since it was his work that provided the inspiration for Conjunction, I asked if he would write a foreword for the booklet. He immediately replied, "Sure, here you go," and fired back the above missive in his typical wry fashion. Then once he actually read the manuscript, he kindly supplied the much more complimentary foreword that appears in the book. And I made it clear that while I very much appreciated the proper foreword, I still had every intention of plastering the initial one around as far and wide as I could, simply because I iked it so much. The perverse side of me almost wanted to just sit back and enjoy the shocked reactions of people who thought it was genuine, but then the side of me that doesn't want to make people think badly of my friends won out. (Actually, the perverse side only conceded defeat because it realized it has better ways of subtly torturing Ian, but that's another matter...)
Every problem contains the seeds of its own solution. Unfortunately every problem also contains the seeds of an infinite number of non-solutions, so that first part really isn't super helpful.
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Jerome Finley V.I.P. SLC 3419 Posts |
I don't know . . . I thought anything "half baked" was usually pretty good:)
I like Ian's work; though I admit to finding his initial reply a bit odd myself. Thanks for the clarification. Peace, j.
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Craig Matsuoka Loyal user Kailua, Hawaii 271 Posts |
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On 2006-12-17 11:19, Quinn wrote: Joshua, You certainly ought to do a second edition, since there's so much hidden potential in this thing. I'm working on a few ideas myself, and as they begin to take shape into usable form, I'll pass them on to you for possible inclusion in a second edition. Some might ignore this product because of all the time consuming ripping, folding, practice, and other details I won't get into here. That would be a mistake. |
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Lynne Kelly Regular user Australia 113 Posts |
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On 2006-12-17 15:28, Quinn wrote: Could I please know more of the perverse ways of subtly torturing Ian? And put me down as a firm order. I REALLY want to do this! Lynne |
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Xiqual Inner circle Upper left quadrant 4935 Posts |
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On 2006-12-17 11:19, Quinn wrote: Please include it in the second edition with my compliments!! I am chomping at the bit for this already. Thanks Joshua, James
Still with the Chinese circus
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Joshua Quinn Inner circle with an outer triangle 2054 Posts |
I'm pleased to announce that Santa and his reindeer-drawn FedEx truck arrived a bit earlier than expected, so Conjunction is now officially released and ready for purchase here.
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