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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
When handing a coin to a spectator to hold or use as a way of allowing casual examination or participation, it seems that the 'source' of the coin makes a difference in the way it is handled. If a coin was just taken from the pocket or a purse it is handled one one. But if the coin was produced from nothing, or 'morphed' from another size coin, it is handled and inspected differently.
If this observation is correct, then it should be able to be used to enhance the magical impact of an effect, or influence the words used to focus audience attention. For example, after changing borrowed quarters into silver dollars "for better visability," I tried,"I'd let you hold them but they are still hot. OK now. Would you please guard this one for a moment?" The girl took it, tossed it back and forth like a hot potato and blew on it. After that, no one was surprised when it jumped from hand to hand. Has anyone else observed this?
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Robert The Magical Radway New user 84 Posts |
Yes. Spectators react differently to different props. Like the dollar coins you "created" from the borrowed quarters seem inherently more magical that regular coins. So a spectator will be less surprised because the already assume they are magic. That is why magic with borrowed coins seems so stunning. The spectators think that the coins are normal and therefore not going to have magical properties.
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Wes65 Inner circle I've said very little in 1219 Posts |
When doing a coin across that ends with the final coin travelling to the spec's hand I've actually had the spec become afraid of the coins (and me as well, it would seem).
Wes
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
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On 2010-01-02 14:38, Wes65 wrote: Yup! I'll never again have a gaffed coin appear in their hand as a surprise -- they might drop it like a bug! Now I say, "If a coin should appear in your hand please grab it before it gets away."
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Ollie1235 Special user England 533 Posts |
How about taking this further, why stop at suggesting the coin to be hot etc? Why not produce a coin that's actually hot or cold?
I vaguelly remember a trick where a coin apparently transposed with a coin from another country. The country where the coin apparently transposed from has a much colder climate and when the participant touches the coin, they feel it to be very cold also. Hopefully somebody can help me be a little more specific about the source. The same methodology could be used to produce a cold coin, or a hot coin if you varied the method slightly. Just some thoughts. |
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