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In his book Tricks of the Mind, legendary British magician Derren Brown dissects a simple coin illusion based on the justification principle.
Ian Frisch • Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians
“inside of Facebook’s servers, inside of Google’s servers, there is a little voodoo doll, [and it is] a model of you.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Psycho was much simpler than many suspected. With the aid of a small bellows, air was pushed up through the stage and into the glass cylinder. This affected corresponding bellows concealed inside the wooden chest beneath the figure. George Cooke, concealed backstage, could see Psycho's playing cards.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
His specialty was convincing each person that they had witnessed a near catastrophe.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
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netflix.comIf there was an inner circle of magicians, Grayson sat at the head of that table. Walt described him as “old school,” because he still believed secrets mattered. And although he was revered by fellow magicians, Grayson had a reputation for being an elitist, as well as being so secretive it bordered paranoia. He wouldn’t even touch a deck of cards i
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