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Would anyone be interested in getting together for a session at TAM V? This could be for anyone, regardless of skill level, who wants to share tricks, ideas, advice or anything magic/sleight of hand related. This session would not be for the sake of exposing secrets. We'll see what the...

What do you think of http://www.techworld.com/storage/news/index.cfm?newsID=7424 I think it's ridiculous. Using multiple colors I can see. Using paper I can see. But using shapes? Attaining higher densities than DVDs? What kind of printer/scanner does this guy have?!

what exactly consitutes stealing? Most of the time doing an effect that is published is acceptable. However when other magicians perform the published effect and in particularly well know pro magicians is it acceptable to still perform the effect? Of course...it shows a lack originality I...

I was wondering which brand of magic is everyone's favorite. By the way, this question is directed at magicians and non magicians :) I myself like close-up magic, the reasons being that you can do it pretty much anywhere using everyday items. It's literally 'close up', allowing the spectator...

Good article in today's WSJ. You probably need a subscription to access it online (which I have), but some stuff may be available for free. Or you can look for the print edition.

Ok, for those of you who missed the old Mythbusters episode where they test the myth of water ice bullets being fired from a normal (read gunpower based) firearm the myth is busted, the bullet simply evaporates into a small puff of steam. This was after all the trouble they had simply making the...

IT was quite the Sunday in Winchedon first you take a normal chicken....

I noticed Randi did some commentary on various kinds of enhanced water in a recent Swift. A friend of mine just brought this ad to my attention. For only $199, the Sharper Image will sell you a device for making "Ozone Water," thus permitting you to live chemical free, decontaminate all your...

Inspired by this..... http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2006/07_11_06.html are there any theories amongst evolutionary biologists regarding chimps' or man's evolution as a result of psilocybin or other hallucinogenic chemical use? psilocybin seems to affect human consciousness on...

I'm not in any way skillful about magic or sleight of hand, but I've always been interested in it. You conjurers and tricksters out there might be interested in a movie, called 'The Prestige'. It would be interesting to get your feedback on the trailer. And when the movie comes out, it...

Indeed, this is the title of this story... http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/10/psychedelic.research.ap/index.html It's irritating that they would use these terms, but I imagine it's just to get readers... it caught my attention... My curiosity is if stories of this nature may have people...

http://http://www.milaadesign.com/wizardy.html Some one please help me figure this thing out it's making me crazy not knowing how it works!!

Any other forumites going to this event at CFI - West?

Ok the title of this thread is just to pull the fiery skeptics in, I admit. I was just wondering if anybody has legitimate explanations regarding coral castle. It seems to be a pretty big mystery to me, when you look at all the evidence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Castle

Not sure if this was posted here yet - a story in the Boston Globe today. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/05/17/strength_in_numbers/ Snip: "JOHNSTON, R.I. -- Joanne O'Neill called her son Nick on his cellphone. Nick's band, Shryne, was to open for the heavy metal group...

All right, those who were fortunate enough to go to TAM IV, give the rest of us some highlights of the magic you saw performed at the meeting. Meanwhile, I'll just sit here and stew in my envy.

I've used this guys card trick book. It's really easy and fun for those of us that are a little uncoordinated. I'm thinking of ordering some of the other titles so I can see if they are also good for the less gifted magician wannabe...

Since coming to these boards, I'm reminded of an incident a couple of years ago at boot camp. We had a couple of brothers in our division, and one of them claimed the supernatural ability of levitation. It was known that I am an atheist, so the guy involved offered to show me "proof" of his...

I was referred to this (on a homeopathc BB, of course): http://www.giewasser.de/en/amazing%20giewater.htm You don't have to tell me it's crap, but I'd like various specialist's views on the claims in it. For instance the claim that the percentage of water in the human body is falling with...

This person has assembled a listing of the worst 'audiophile' products around, including the GSIC-10 Intelligent Chip recently featured around here. And a replacement volume knob that will only cost you $485 but make your system sound so, so good. because it's made of wood...

What would you suggest for me to learn magic? Also, why is it that nobody can reveal their secrets here? You guys aren't necromancers are you?;)

I was listening to Alan Combs the other night on the radio and he had a caller who called to talk about the "under God" Newdow issue. On occasion, when in debate or discussion of such topics, you will run across the bait and trap and you can almost see it happening on the face of your debate...

That's the question that will be decided on Saturday, September 24th, when Steve Vaughn of http://www.magicbroadcast.com Internet Magic Radio reviews Eleazar Goodenough's book, "Tear-Able Magic; Paper Magic for Wizards" on Saturday, Sept 24th, 9:45 EDT, 8:45 CDT, 7:45 MDT, 6:45 PDT. Eleazar...

This is an interesting article on the BBC. (Also apparently humans are "natural sceptics"!). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4726547.stm O. (HI Mods, I figured this was better here than in the magic forum as 1)it talks more about the psychology of magic than the acutal tricks 2)I...

So I'm assuming their magic ring is eligible for the JREF prize too. From this site What a load of crapola. Certainly is "magic" I guess. So what if I were to set up a test on speaker cables measuring the load on the line before and after the ring and showed it didn't change anything? If...

Found this with my spam mail. Couldn't help but open in (the title was "protect yourself from cancer/HIV"). http://crocinazillion.com/toougly/

"Antiques Roadshow" is on in the background right now. (My background, not necessarily yours.) A gentleman brought in a book of autographs. One page had Blackstone's autograph beneath an elegant caricature of Blackstone drawn in pencil by Blackstone himself. The appraiser said that page...

This kept me amused for a while. For the purposes of this post, a magic square is an arrangement of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 each in a different cell of a 3 x 3 grid such that the numbers in every row, column, and diagonal of the grid add up to the same sum. Here's an example ---...

Hello all. My friend's 11 year old son was got to participate in a magic act last night and has learned how to do a rope trick. He's now crazy for anything magic and I'm wondering if you would have any suggestions about websites or books for kids who are just starting out. Thanks in advance.

Are all the magicians in the world secretly working together to pull off the biggest illusion in the world--the vanishing of Magic Shops everywhere? But seriously. Since magic shops have started to discover they can make more sales online with less overhead than having an actual shop and...