Criss Angel doesn’t look like this any more…….
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Can Magic Co-Exist With Science?…
Magicians have one job: To exploit what we don’t know. Whether we’re watching David Blaine withstand a million-volt jolt of electricity or Darren Criss rip bodies apart, we’re entertained because we simply do not understand.
But what happens to magic when science reveals the truth behind the illusions?
That magicians would feel threatened by the revealing repercussions of the information age is understandable — but not inevitable. In fact, Jason Latimer, a world champion magician, scientist, and host of the new Thursday-night Comic-Con HQ series Impossible Science, which showcases scientists turning the fantastic into reality, argues that magic and science go hand in hand: Behind the smoke and mirrors, illusions are driven by mechanisms created by science; but more importantly, he says, the pursuit of scientific discovery is driven by the seemingly unfeasible scenarios posited by magicians. Latimer talked to Inverse about real-life invisibility cloaks, the impact of Fantastic Voyage on science, and why we’ll probably see Iron Man become a reality in this lifetime. Read more…
Just for your pure enjoyment……. Mac King
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A New MAGIC ROADSHOW JOURNAL OF MAGIC – Free!
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IN THIS ISSUE
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- Floating Lemon Slice – ( David Blaine meets Bill Nye..) – Paul A. Lelekis
- Establishing Your Entertainment Business – Mindpro..
- Con Tricks – Article by Rob Eastaway
- OSMOSIS.. – A Review by Rick Carruth
- The Magic Of Shin Lim – by David O’Connor
- The Merchant of Magic Podcast Episode 14 – Interview with Shin Lim
- Podbean.com – Superior Podcast Hosting.
- The Always-popular Magicians Podcast
- A Little SHADE – JFX
- SHADE Card Tricks w/ F. Paul Wilson & others..
- Hollywood’s Magic Castle: The hardest trick is Getting In
- SHADE – A Master of Cards.. and 15 Years of Devotion..
- Learn the Strike Second Deal – The Russian Genius
- Learn the Push Off Second Deal
- The ‘Second’ Secret to the Second Deal.. – Rick Carruth
- The Worlds Record Four Ace Second Deal – Video
- Finger Exercises for Magicians – A Free PDF from Merchant of Magic
- A Gilbreath Principle Magic Trick from Scam School
- Con or Theft? – How to Fool a Bartender in 3 Minutes or Less.
- Card Under Box – A Bold Card Trick Tutorial
- How to Do the Great Escaping Ring Trick – Tom Ogden
- Perfect Magic Then and Now – A Magical Blog by Evelyn Matlin
- Hot Wings Prank – Video
- Do You Get Stage Fright? – Article
- A Psychic Card Feat – from Jean Hugard’s ’ Encyclopedia of Card Tricks’
- Another Cool Tool.. The Language Translation Earpiece..
- Roy Buchanan – Live From Austin Tx
- Introducing Roy Buchanan – The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist [full documentary]
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