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teratoma New user 5 Posts 
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I just purchased this download from Vanishing, Inc and it is quite excellent. A very visual portrayal of a very old riddle. This will fry even those who understand the verbal riddle. Very nice!
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John Long Inner circle New Jersey 2826 Posts
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I saw a demo of this, and as a kid liked the original riddle. Seems like the original riddle is "magical" to most, and Einhorn added a bit of magician's magic (as opposed to math-e-magics)
Have you used this on audiences? What was the response like? Do they see it as magic or just a riddle? John
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teratoma New user 5 Posts
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I have not yet performed this with audience as I just purchased it last week. However, I will post a reply when I do. It's a very good question though and got me wondering about whether I will be able to interpret their response correctly. Perhaps the venue might influence the response/interpretation; i.e., if in the context of a "magic" show versus after dinner/bar conversation that is then directed toward riddles, etc. My father-in-law is an applied mathematician and he is the one that I am most looking forward to presenting this to as he knows I do magic but also that I have a degree in math; and, we have actually presented this riddle to the kids in our family and others many times over the years. I suspect that either interpretation will be just as interesting to the spectator.
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bowers Inner circle Oakboro N.C. 7024 Posts
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I believe most will see this as a math trick.
Than a magic effect. Todd |
inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2365 Posts
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How does this compare/differ to Norman Beck's routine based on the same math riddle that he taught in his Penguin lecture?
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warren Inner circle uk 4210 Posts
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Daryl has a version of this too which is very good, as this version is so clean I'm sure the spectators would want to check the bills out at the end of the routine so the question is there a way of handing out the bills to be examined at the end of the effect if asked ?
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Crownhart New user 51 Posts
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Sure, you can always hand out the money. I use a oversized Himber wallet.
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warren Inner circle uk 4210 Posts
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On Feb 12, 2015, Crownhart wrote: That would mean the cost of the trick just doubled 
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Kabbalah Inner circle 1621 Posts
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On Feb 13, 2015, warren wrote: Doubled? Where are you buying your wallets?
"Long may magicians fascinate and continue to be fascinated by the mystery potential in a pack of cards."
~Cliff Green "The greatest tricks ever performed are not done at all. The audience simply think they see them." ~ John Northern Hilliard |
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warren Inner circle uk 4210 Posts
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On Feb 13, 2015, Kabbalah wrote: I presumed when you said himber wallet that I would be using two lots of bills which would mean instead of carrying 30 dollars I would have to carry 60 dollars.......if I've got it wrong it wouldn't be the first time
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nattefrost Special user 705 Posts
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I have to check, but I have a green spiral note pad type book called "the incredible missing dollar bill", (nice, heavy plastic- type pages), and I want to check if it is the same author, I have had this for years, I'm not sure who the actual creator of this effect is.
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videoman Inner circle 6781 Posts
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On Feb 24, 2015, nattefrost wrote: Sounds like you are describing Einhorn's IIRC. |
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king_amongthepigs New user 59 Posts
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I just saw the trailer today and it looked great. I agree with bowers though. The spectator will more likely see this as a math trick as there's too much going on.
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r1chyoung New user Oxford 92 Posts
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Hi guys,
You can hear an interview with Nick Einhorn on this weeks episode of The Magicians' Podcast here: http://magicianspodcast.podbean.com I hope you enjoy it. Best wishes, Richard Young
Thanks, Richard
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Steven Conner Inner circle 2724 Posts
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On Mar 4, 2015, king_amongthepigs wrote: I use a number of puzzle type effects in my corporate work as it illustrates the concepts very well. Puzzle type effects play more like magic if you have a good presentation. Example: most have seen connect the nine dots with 4 straight lines but when you want your team to be unified, it requires everyone working in the same direction. So now connect the dots with 1 straight line. May be a puzzle, but it takes on a whole new approach.
"The New York Papers," Mark Twain once said,"have long known that no large question is ever really settled until I have been consulted; it is the way they feel about it, and they show it by always sending to me when they get uneasy. "
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AidanHeritage Regular user 102 Posts
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I saw him lecture this at the IBM in (if memory serves) great Yarmouth - it's a good trick, and like all other tricks, when presented properly does the job of entertaining the audience. Nick has some lovely ideas, and he's a working pro!
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Posted: Feb 6, 2015 02:30 am 