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Dr S New user 20 Posts |
I've seen this situation or similar far too many times in the magic community. It's almost a cliché now. Let's have a healthy, civil discussion over it as I'm interested to expand my understanding as well.
Magician 1 creates an egg trick. There's a golf ball inside it. It's great. Magician 2 asks Magician 1 if he can perform the egg trick with a variation. Magician 1 approves. Magician 2 creates an egg trick. There's a lemon inside of it. It's great. Magician 3 sees both tricks. Magician 3 asks Magician 1 if he can perform the egg trick with a variation. Magician 1 approves on the condition he doesn't use a lemon. Magician 3 creates an egg trick. There is an orange inside of it. He becomes famous for it. Magician 1 is fine with it. Magician 2 is upset because it was his idea to use a citrus fruit. Magician 3 maintains he created his own method and had permission from Magician 1. Who is in the right? Who is in the wrong? Is the answer clear? |
Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
It gets much worse when 2 or 3 start selling their versions and YouTube videos start appearning
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Gerald Deutsch Special user 526 Posts |
Magician 1 is right.
Magicians 2 and 3 are wrong. You can't fit a lemon or an orange in an egg. Seriously - 2 can't be upset. It's 1's idea and he gave permission to both 2 and 3. |
1KJ Inner circle Warning: We will run out of new tricks in 4385 Posts |
Let's get practical here. For something to be unique, it must have two of three of the following:
1. Different effect 2. Different method 3. Different presentation Just based on what you presented, none of the above have anything unique enough to market as their own. KJ |
Kyoki_Sanitys_Eclipse Inner circle 1513 Posts |
What about Alexander the Paphlagonian. He pit a small serpent in his egg
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1KJ Inner circle Warning: We will run out of new tricks in 4385 Posts |
How do you pit a serpent? I didn't even know they had pits.
KJ |
Kyoki_Sanitys_Eclipse Inner circle 1513 Posts |
The vipers do. Lol. Sorry my auto correct messed that one up
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
This happens so often it is s cliche?
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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