Memory and the Magician
13 years 6 months ago - 13 years 6 months ago #999
by mattr
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This is an interesting article which shows that someones memory of some event may not be the best and how to potentially play tricks with their memory. I remember reading about a magician who was performing sponge routine and the spectator said that the magician did without even touching the balls (what he remembered probably not what actually happened.)
Read the article here:
www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical...ememories15_ST_N.htm
Read the article here:
www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical...ememories15_ST_N.htm
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13 years 6 months ago #1001
by Pier
Replied by Pier on topic Re: Memory and the Magician
Many tricks rely on the fact that the spectators are supposed to not notice at all some passages, to my knowledge.
I remember a phrase by Dai Vernon reported by Michael Ammar in one of his videos (if memory serves): \"If you want to transform an orange into an apple, be absolutely sure that spectators saw an orange, first of all!\"
...maybe the phrase wasn\'t exactly this, but you got the idea...
I remember a phrase by Dai Vernon reported by Michael Ammar in one of his videos (if memory serves): \"If you want to transform an orange into an apple, be absolutely sure that spectators saw an orange, first of all!\"
...maybe the phrase wasn\'t exactly this, but you got the idea...
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13 years 6 months ago #1002
by mattr
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Replied by mattr on topic Re: Memory and the Magician
Thanks Pier, I think that is an important point.
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12 years 6 months ago #1075
by ssmagic
Replied by ssmagic on topic Re: Memory and the Magician
Yes, I remember it well, I performed a trick where 4 coins doubled into 8 for elderly gentleman and he didn\'t seem to notice that there were now more coins. It killed the trick because he couldn\'t seem to remember or ever notice how many there were to begin with.
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12 years 6 months ago #1079
by Pier
Replied by Pier on topic Re: Memory and the Magician
So Dai Vernon was right even this time, it seems...
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