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quinoa New user 6 Posts |
I watch (and rewatch) this show regularly. I know that many folks don't like it, but for me it's a great learning experience (and I am a huge Teller fan--he's so skilled). I see amazingly talented magicians and love to watch their performances as a whole. Here's my question for seasoned pros:
When you watch these performers, are you able to readily figure out how these tricks are done? I can maybe figure out 10% at most (and usually only the really young contestants). Based upon Penn's comments at the end, I assume that most of these tricks are variations on well known effects (I am usually at a loss to decipher his "clues"). I need to keep reading...Thanks! |
MattyMediocrity Regular user 169 Posts |
I honestly don't even think about whether I'm fooled or not because I just want to enjoy the show, but yeah, if I watched it as a puzzle, most are fairly easy to figure out...
... I will say, even though I'm not thinking about method, every now and then I'll see something that I KNOW I don't know. Like Nestor Hato and his ACES. I just went to link his performance, and I can't even find it. The first ten vids when I type his name are exposure vids. I hate the internet so much. That turns my stomach. I was planning on a big post linking all of my favorite performances that fooled me but now I'm sick to my stomach. Asteroid, Solar Flare, EMP... whatever is coming to take down the power grid needs to hurry up
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MattyMediocrity Regular user 169 Posts |
Well, I was joking when I made the post about being knocked back to the stone age, but if I can get a job operating a Brontosaurus excavator in the rock quarry... I'm rooting for the stone age totally real for real 😂
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MGordonB Loyal user Toronto, Canada 279 Posts |
I think if you really watch the show closely, you’ll find that more often than not the performances they really like don’t necessarilly fool them.
It really is about the performance. |
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