There’s a phrase I repeat a lot when consulting for magicians: “You’re running without being chased.”
Imagine, for a moment, that you go out for a meal with a friend who likes to play practical jokes. You sit down and they bring over two drinks. As they slide one drink over to you, they assure you, “This is a perfectly ordinary cup of soda.”
Riiiiiiight. Yeah, there’s no way that soda is ordinary.
It’s gonna be vinegar or something awful.
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You might say everyone is chasing magicians, but I would disagree. You’re a magician, here to perform secret methods; your audience has bought into that idea and wants to see magic tricks. Why presume everyone wants to ruin your tricks and figure them out?
Let’s get this straight:
- Ordinary humans only know about ordinary decks of cards.
- You never need to repeat the “no threads, magnets or strings” line you hear in all the magic trailers that are—you guessed it—made for magicians.
Okay, some of you remain unconvinced. You’re no fool. There must be members of the audience who hate magic. They’re probably sitting there questioning everything you do. They probably want to yell out how they think the trick is done. By doing so, they’d ruin the magic for everyone. Even if the method they suggest is totally wrong, it’d still kill the vibe.
