Comments on: Fake Magic Trick - So fake it’s real! http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/ When in doubt, blog it out! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:47:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Nick http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-265 Nick Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:55:05 +0000 http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-265 Hello Tina. It's quite simple. It's just a math formula. All it comes down to is your number, with the formula, ending up to be a multiple number of 9. And it's also flash. Choose the number 9 each time...look at the other symbols that are multiples of 9...so 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81. They're all the same symbol. They add in all those other ones to confuse you, and the change it up to string you along with the illusion. <a href="http://www.nicksimonsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/math-forumla.jpg" rel="nofollow">Click here to see what I mean...</a> Hello Tina.

It’s quite simple. It’s just a math formula. All it comes down to is your number, with the formula, ending up to be a multiple number of 9. And it’s also flash. Choose the number 9 each time…look at the other symbols that are multiples of 9…so 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81. They’re all the same symbol.

They add in all those other ones to confuse you, and the change it up to string you along with the illusion.

Click here to see what I mean…

]]> By: Tina http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-264 Tina Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:38:57 +0000 http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-264 OK! Now that you have explained this trick I feel really stupid! LOL! Now if you can only explain how this one works: http://www.milaadesign.com/wizardy.swf OK! Now that you have explained this trick I feel really stupid! LOL! Now if you can only explain how this one works:

http://www.milaadesign.com/wizardy.swf

]]> By: Jim Mirkalami http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-263 Jim Mirkalami Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:50:41 +0000 http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-263 I have been visiting this site a lot lately, so i thought it is a good idea to show my appreciation with a comment. Thanks, Jim Mirkalami I have been visiting this site a lot lately, so i thought it is a good idea to show my appreciation with a comment.

Thanks,
Jim Mirkalami

]]> By: Nick http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-31 Nick Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:18:40 +0000 http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-31 magic trick noun an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers I remember when I first saw this magic trick, and I'm sure I'm not the first or only one to notice the flaw right off the bat. Fortunately, and I do mean this with all do respect to everyone that deals with magic tricks in general, this isn't the type of trick that scam people, it could...but it doesn't. My lack of love towards magic, particularly street magic, comes to the fact that there are some out there to scam people of their money. Though I should have mentioned it, this one time, I saw this one guy make over $100 in a matter of 15 minutes. 15 minutes! And I don't think anyone else was seeing how th card trick was performed. When I approached him questioning his methods, he rather all of a sudden was in a hurry to leave. Now, I personally put special effects in a different category. The effects need to be fake. You don't want to be actually put someone's life in danger without proper procedures to keep them safe. That is why CG special effects, stunt actors, makeup artist, and so forth, are expert in their field to present an illusion that may or may not be possible in reality. But most of that is solely for entertainment. And so is magic. I've just seen too many scam artist using magic tricks to lure the unexpected. And really, I just feel I don't really have much of a choice but to watch helplessly. Who am I to judge one's behavior? With all do respect Peter, I didn't mean to offend you in my post, and I sincerely apologize if I did. You know I don't mean no harm with my words ;) magic trick

noun
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

I remember when I first saw this magic trick, and I’m sure I’m not the first or only one to notice the flaw right off the bat.

Fortunately, and I do mean this with all do respect to everyone that deals with magic tricks in general, this isn’t the type of trick that scam people, it could…but it doesn’t. My lack of love towards magic, particularly street magic, comes to the fact that there are some out there to scam people of their money.

Though I should have mentioned it, this one time, I saw this one guy make over $100 in a matter of 15 minutes. 15 minutes! And I don’t think anyone else was seeing how th card trick was performed. When I approached him questioning his methods, he rather all of a sudden was in a hurry to leave.

Now, I personally put special effects in a different category. The effects need to be fake. You don’t want to be actually put someone’s life in danger without proper procedures to keep them safe. That is why CG special effects, stunt actors, makeup artist, and so forth, are expert in their field to present an illusion that may or may not be possible in reality. But most of that is solely for entertainment. And so is magic.

I’ve just seen too many scam artist using magic tricks to lure the unexpected. And really, I just feel I don’t really have much of a choice but to watch helplessly. Who am I to judge one’s behavior?

With all do respect Peter, I didn’t mean to offend you in my post, and I sincerely apologize if I did. You know I don’t mean no harm with my words ;)

]]> By: Peter M. http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-30 Peter M. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:40:40 +0000 http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-30 Hey check out this critic, John Simon. He definitely isn't amused by any special effects or visual trickery in movies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB3V3qyZiFM It's almost funny trying to view the world through this critic's eyes. Hey check out this critic, John Simon. He definitely isn’t amused by any special effects or visual trickery in movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB3V3qyZiFM

It’s almost funny trying to view the world through this critic’s eyes.

]]> By: Peter M. http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-29 Peter M. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:33:28 +0000 http://www.nicksimonsen.com/2007/04/27/fake-magic-trick-so-fake-its-real/#comment-29 You raise an interesting topic of "Fake Magic Trick - So fake it's real." From the website where the trick is hosted it seems many people have viewed that same trick and were amused by the use of misdirection in the graphics to create the illusion that the card chosen has disappeared. But I think the many people who were amused temporarily as well as myself would never take the trick for "real magic." The trick is like most things we enjoy in today's society like special effects in movies, slick animations of watches that look real (Rolex site), actors pretending to be magicians ("The Prestige"), and so on. They all require a temporary suspension of our logical senses which are based on reality, so that we can be amused, fascinated, and amazed by an illusion. I think artists, ever since the renaissance or even further back have tried to create illusions of reality in paintings, drawings, etc. for amusement, fascination in order to stretch our minds which are sometimes locked in reality. Not too long ago I saw "300" at the movie theatre. My wife didn’t think it was that great and said it was all “fake.” Me, I had a great time watching the Spartans fight trash their enemy even though in the back of my mind I always know they’re in front of a green screen made to look fantastic with computer graphics. And each time I watch any of the Star Wars movies again on TV, the wife sort of cringes, but I can’t help but get a kick out of George Lucas’s dazzling effects and storytelling. You're right, I am one of those "suckers" who likes to fall for those visual tricks whether on the internet, animations, movies, special effects, or video games for some amusement and fun. Of course should I ever start saying I can use the "Force" from Star Wars to move some cards, I would say I’m not a sucker. I just lost all my marbles. ;) You raise an interesting topic of “Fake Magic Trick - So fake it’s real.” From the website where the trick is hosted it seems many people have viewed that same trick and were amused by the use of misdirection in the graphics to create the illusion that the card chosen has disappeared. But I think the many people who were amused temporarily as well as myself would never take the trick for “real magic.”

The trick is like most things we enjoy in today’s society like special effects in movies, slick animations of watches that look real (Rolex site), actors pretending to be magicians (”The Prestige”), and so on. They all require a temporary suspension of our logical senses which are based on reality, so that we can be amused, fascinated, and amazed by an illusion.

I think artists, ever since the renaissance or even further back have tried to create illusions of reality in paintings, drawings, etc. for amusement, fascination in order to stretch our minds which are sometimes locked in reality.

Not too long ago I saw “300″ at the movie theatre. My wife didn’t think it was that great and said it was all “fake.” Me, I had a great time watching the Spartans fight trash their enemy even though in the back of my mind I always know they’re in front of a green screen made to look fantastic with computer graphics.

And each time I watch any of the Star Wars movies again on TV, the wife sort of cringes, but I can’t help but get a kick out of George Lucas’s dazzling effects and storytelling.

You’re right, I am one of those “suckers” who likes to fall for those visual tricks whether on the internet, animations, movies, special effects, or video games for some amusement and fun.
Of course should I ever start saying I can use the “Force” from Star Wars to move some cards, I would say I’m not a sucker. I just lost all my marbles. ;)

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