|
|
paisa23 Inner circle 7293 Posts |
The masters time machine for about 3 years now, But I stopped a while ago I guess I have presentation issues with this. I mean the time it takes to get to there. Any ideas for the in between? I searched at the Café about this and I might have missed it. Any help would be great.
June 22 2012 9:02 AM baby Usnavi was born!
http://twitter.com/paisa233 http://www.facebook.com/people/Wilder-J-Rua/505202382 http://www.myspace.com/wildrua |
Piers Inner circle A Limited Edition of 1394 Posts |
I think you just need to talk a lot .... !
I had a similar watch, ( not a TM3 ) but don't use it. It's was a bit unreliable. Nice idea though. Piers. www.justgiving.com/piers-cancer-fund www.justgiving.com/Piers-Cancer-Fund-2 www.justgiving.com/Piers-Cancer-Fund-3 Finished my 4 months of Chemotherapy in 2009. 3 monthly checks since... and into 2021! As seen on the QE2 and QM2. Author of Salem's Cornucopia - SUC Book |
Tom Lauten Special user 689 Posts |
I will often start by asking a spectator if they have the correct time. I take my watch off and adjust mine openly and show it to be correct by comparing it with theirs. I tend to bring the discussion around to peoples perception of time...the "correct" time..."enough" time..."no" time...how it seems time drags on and on when you are waiting for something and other times it seems to fly by. Surely time is constant so it must be our minds messing with our expectations of what time is all about.
"What time is a special time of the day for you?" I ask. Maybe it is time to go home from work or to relax, perhaps it's lunchtime or a favourite TV show in an evening, perhaps it's bedtime. I go on to ask the spectator to actually think about the symbols of time. Numbers and letters as on a digital clock, a calendar to count aways days, a stopwatch to count fractions of a second or indeed the hands on a watch face, the most common form of keeping track of time in our everyday lives. I have them think of the hands of a watch and connect the position of them, the shape they make to their chosen time...what that shape and position really means to them emotionally. I have them concentrate on the position of those hands at that special time...NOT the actual number...just the position. I ask them "Can you picture that?" Then I show them the watch with their time on it. That took about 30-60 seconds to read perhaps? Easy stuff to spin out and still remain in context. Of course that is basic...I tend to personalise it a lot more but maybe that helps?
Living at and loving Loch Ness!
|
dr chutney Special user United Kingdom 518 Posts |
I can remember reading a tip some time back, which could well have been for the Time Machine. The tipster asked the spectator to visualise a journey during a sunny afternoon, describes part of what the spectator might see on this journey and then aks the spectator to imagine glancing at their watch and making a note of the time. This way you have condensed the possible options to somewhere between 12:00 and 5:00, and by your narrative probably brought it down further.
We're having a laugh!
Grab yourself a FREE Joke Ebook at http://thejester.biz |
RicHeka Inner circle 3999 Posts |
I used to do a routine with two spectators.I would use a M***** D***.I would explain that the values of the cards would represent the the hours in a day;A=1:00,Q=12:00 ect.I would remove the four kings,explaining that there is no 13 o'clock.Spec.#1 would(freely) select a card.Now I know the hour,and I would halt the time just 'before' that hour.Now it was only a matter of asking Spec.#2 to name a number between one and sixty.I would lock that in and then play the impossibility of my setting my watch to a specific time to the hilt. NIRVANA! All the Best. Rich
|
RicHeka Inner circle 3999 Posts |
As a follow up to my last post:Of course I would ask spec#2 to THINK of a number between 1&60,and I would attempt to read their mind.I would go through the "process' of setting the minute.Then I would ask them to name their number.It was then only a short distance to the exact time.Of course this routine can be done with one spec.It's been a while,but I think I am going to start using this again..it is quite powerful. Rich
|
Kevvy Special user 702 Posts |
Cloneman posted this idea in another thread:
"Best yet is when I perform for several people, and ask one of them to give me the hour, the other the minute. Talking with two people also helps with the "stalling" that the trick requires." |
dpe666 Inner circle 2895 Posts |
In my routine, I explain that I have set a time and I know what time the watch says, so it is therefore her job to read MY mind, and not the other way around.
At this point I have gotten the watch to about 2:30-ish, and have stopped the watch. I tell her to forget about the watch. Tell her to imagine the face of a clock. As you tell her this, you draw a large circle in the air with your right index finger. To determine the size of the circle, bend your elbow so that it becomes the center of the circle, and the tip of your right middle finger becomes the tip of the clock’s hour/minute hand. Ask her if she can see the clock face. Point out the imaginary numbers, etc. Remember, though, that you need to reverse the clock’s orientation for yourself. In other words, 1:00 to the spectator is 11:00 for you; 2:00 to the spectator is 10:00 for you, etc. Now, hold up your right hand so that it “becomes” the hour hand pointing straight up at 12:00. Say, “Now the hour hand appears. JUST the hour hand, and it starts moving around the clock. Past the one…past the two…and it keeps moving around the clock until all of a sudden (SNAP!) it stops.” Suit words to actions. Move your hand from the 12:00 position to the 1:00 position to the 2:00 position. After you get past 2:00 just gesture at each hour’s position with a “mystical” wave of the hand. When you get to where it says “SNAP!” snap your fingers right where the 7:00 position is. This will suggest to the spectator’s subconscious mind, 7:00 (most of the time). Now ask the spectator, “What hour did it stop at?” Notice that I did not ask, “What time did it stop at?” I only asked for the hour. This is important, because you do not want her to blurt out a complete time. 7:00 will be the answer about 80% of the time. Most of the rest of the time 6:00 or 8:00 will be the response. Seldom do people pick anything else, although occasionally, it does happen. When you get the hour start the watch's movement again. Now repeat the actions of your arm becoming the clock's hand, but this time it is the minutes hand. It goes around the clock and SNAP!! It stopped at a minute. By this time the watch SHOULD be close to their HOUR. When the watch reaches their time, stop it, and make the revelation. Do not be concerned with getting the time DEAD-ON. I like to be off about 5 minutes in either direction. Hitting right on seems to suggest a stooge or a trick watch. David |
Cory Gallupe Inner circle Nova Scotia, Canada 1272 Posts |
I don't get it, why does it need time to get to theyre time? Does it have some kind of voice recorder (no, I wasnt born yesterday, Im sure that's what they all say) that hears them say the time and slowly put it to that time? Please tell me!!!!! AHHHHH!
|
dpe666 Inner circle 2895 Posts |
Quote:
On 2005-09-13 20:34, themagicman101 wrote: If you own a Time Machine, you would not need to have that question answered. |
Al Straker Grammar Host Australia 1129 Posts |
The best way top cover the delay is Kevvy's suggestion of breaking the process into hour first then minute second. I state openly that I deliberately set my watch to the wrong time. This sets the premise for you to send the thoughts to them.
Don't forget to get really excited after they name the hour as it suggests this was a hit. I play it similarly to dpe666 asking them to try to pick up my subconscious suggestions. I also act as if we are only going for the correct hour and then get really excited and say WOW that's awesome, lets see if we can also get the minutes. This allows you to do as much filler patter as required without seeming to stall. Cheers, Al
Al Straker
Resident Mystery Entertainer at Multiple Venues Music & Mentalism Specialty Act 'Completely Mental' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGhApqnG7I (Old clip, show has changed quite a bit since then!) Jazz & Contemporary Musician/Composer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnN3JNmeKns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU_zfOvpneA |
The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » Penny for your thoughts » » Time Machine help. (0 Likes) |
[ Top of Page ] |
All content & postings Copyright © 2001-2024 Steve Brooks. All Rights Reserved. This page was created in 0.04 seconds requiring 5 database queries. |
The views and comments expressed on The Magic Café are not necessarily those of The Magic Café, Steve Brooks, or Steve Brooks Magic. > Privacy Statement < |