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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3526 Posts |
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On 2008-01-20 16:53, nathanpain wrote: Oh... sure! Stab someone in the eye to get it- and you might get 5 years for aggravated assault. If you've got a good lawyer and it's a first offense, maybe less. Pirate it and you're looking at a getting the feds involved, 5 years, AND a maximum $250,000 fine... The choice is clear.
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Nathan Pain Inner circle iowa 2825 Posts |
Wait...I have to do a quick magic trick, "The Appearing Stick" My secret method involves Gaddy's arse
Nathan
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rockbrunnen Elite user 431 Posts |
So how was the show?
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LLL Inner circle 1574 Posts |
Rockbrunnen - If your talking about the system it's not on till Friday.
Mescalito
The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.
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rockbrunnen Elite user 431 Posts |
Ah, I didn't notice that they had changed the schedule.
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psychicturtle Special user UK 821 Posts |
I think it is HILARIOUS that he is claiming (and going to 'prove') that he has develped a system for the horses - the holy grail of gamblers, and Derren has it! HAHA!
SO many people after this are going to sincerely believe that he has developed or discovered a real system for the horses, something that any intelligent person would realise is impossible unless you have a total and complete understanding of chaos theory and all it's possible algorithms, and a brain that can calculate pi to 1000 decimal places. I think that's quite clever/amusing. Although my opinion may change after the 100th person asks me if I know 'Derren's system for the horses'... (any other uk performers here get fed up of people asking about the greyhound tickets???!!) |
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IAIN Eternal Order england 18807 Posts |
Ah the grey hound racing....i was badgered for a while with that, I just made up the most outrageous method I could think of - I nearly said that they built a replica stadium and hired 100s of actors to fill it out...
I wonder if this is "based on" the old berglas maths principle for winning at poker?
I've asked to be banned
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alannasser Loyal user 213 Posts |
Wait a second. As the horses thing is described, it sounds very much like a scam that has been known forever. I've seen it referred to in countless places, including books on "Brain Teasers", so I don't think the following consists in giving away any secrets. -- Suppose 10 horses are running. You send a prediction that horse #1 will win to each of 10 different people. You do the same re horse #2, and the same for horse # 3, etc., for each horse. You've sent predictions to 100 people. -- 10 people will have gotten winning predictions. Now you do the same thing with these "winners", with respect to the next race. After a while someone will have received an amazing string of winning predictions. That person will assume that only (s)has been sent any predictions. -- This is as old as the hills. And very clever. It can, though, be used unethically. If Brown used this, he merely *accurately* described only *part* of what happened. As many have pointed out on threads about misleading ads, this happens in marketing magic all the time. This is not to suggest that Brown's using it in a performance is also unethical.
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Glossolalia New user 61 Posts |
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Your right Kriskraze, I used to record songs of the radio too, do you want to call F.A.C.T or shall I hand myself in. Recording from the radio or television for *personal* use has been legal for some time (although this wasn't always true). When you distribute copies of these recordings then it ceases to be for personal use. |
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kriskraze Special user 620 Posts |
For time shifted viewing only... (or have things changed recently?)
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ecunited New user New York (Ok, New Jersey) 67 Posts |
Finally got a chance to see this. Wow.
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entity Inner circle Canada 5060 Posts |
Derren continues to push the boundaries of what people can expect from his programs. I applaud him for daring to try new and different approaches to what he does. He continues to surprise and delight viewers.
- entity
email: tomebaxter@icloud.com
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Miikka Regular user Finland 160 Posts |
If somebody outside the UK is still interested, the show can be found in Youtube.
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Nash Inner circle Hong Kong ~ USA 1101 Posts |
Just saw the Youtube version.
Count me in as those that came away .. puzzled. I don't get the point of the show. Other than the one mentalism effect he did with the 4 critics, it wasn't like anything he has done before.
I teach leaders the magic of curiosity and empathetic communication. keynote Speaker | Seattle magician
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howdoidisconnect Elite user Just outside the cafe window 429 Posts |
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On 2008-02-12 18:04, Miikka wrote: Or the whole show can be found here http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......start=30
I do look forward to the day when you post something constructive.
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entity Inner circle Canada 5060 Posts |
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On 2008-02-12 20:50, Nash wrote: I think that was the point. - entity
email: tomebaxter@icloud.com
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obijuan Loyal user New Lenox 242 Posts |
Have you even seen this show? This system would have costed millions of pounds, its funny. Another scenario of Derren pulling the wool over the publics eyes.
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LLL Inner circle 1574 Posts |
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On 2008-02-12 20:50, Nash wrote: As Entity said, I think this was the idea. I think Derren is contracted to come up with a new special each year as well as his TV series, whilst also touring with his stage show. The vast amount of material he is churning out with his team, I think we are lucky that as a performer he is prepared to keep pushing these boundries. Could you imagine if he just kept doing the same material each year? Take a look at the IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1494925/ that's a lot of material. The System dealt with belief systems, Like the Messiah and the Seance. Mescalito
The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.
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The Feegee Mermaid Loyal user 203 Posts |
Is anyone else having problems with the Google Video? I guess I have to watch it on youtube.
TFM |
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RickDangerous Special user I can't believe I made 974 Posts |
Try it with a different browser. My Mozilla doesn't accept google video, but my internet explorer does.
"Reality is what you can get away with."
Robert A. Wilson "Think for yourself and question authority." Timothy Leary |
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