1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed



14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light
bulb could have been changed differently



7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs



27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs



53 to flame the spell checkers



41 to correct spelling/grammar flames



6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another



6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive



2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"



27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs



14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URL's



12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot
handle the light bulb controversy



4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ



44 to ask what is a "FAQ"



4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"



143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about
light bulbs"



1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start
it all over again

Haha Very true!

And 7 to denounce that changing a light bulb this way was :

a) exposing a secret
b) must be credited to Tom the Amazing Edison, who was the first who changed a light bulb anyway.

Matt

Good one Matt LOL

I'm sorry to report that this should have been posted under "General Magic: Food For Thought."

Terry

1 to say that he has a booking next Tuesday to light up the Golden Gate Bridge for 300,000 spectators and, since he has always been more into cards than lightbulbs, could someone suggest a few simple effects that he could master by then.

Bruce

And 42 to say, "I can do that and better!"

Q. How many Magic Café members does it take to change a lightbulb?

A. Into what?

Lee Darrow, C.H.
(same joke applies to Witches, too)

1 post describing 10 new methods for changing a lightbulb

5 posts condemning the guy for exposing methods in an open forum

1 post from an entrepeneurial member alleging that the 10 new methods were stolen from his new e-book (available to Café members for $30 via PayPal)

1 post from Max Maven on the history of each of the 10 "new methods," including detailed references to late 19th/early 20th century monograms and patent documents

1 post like this from someone with way too much time on his hands!
:goof:
DaveS

The light bulb has to want to change.

There is no lightbulb

Have you all (northern hemisphere), planted your daffodil bulbs, crocus, hyacinth, tulips, by the way?

(then of course you get the eccentric replies from people like me).

And finally
1 magic-cafe moderator who deletes the topic because writing about changing light blubs is against the forum rules! ;-)

This is funny!!!

3 to respond "where's the manual?"

Pants

2 to announce they saw Mickey Silver do something with a light bulb.

LOTS to chime and and state they eagerly await the SUB (Silver Ultimate Bulb) DVD when it is released.

Watch out for an amazing new light bulb change I'm tipping in my forthcoming E-Book, "Brilliant Minds".

Let me whet your appetite.

Effect
A light bulb is seen to be working and suddenly goes.
The magician removes the old bulb, takes a new one from it's carton and plugs it in. It lights.

This is the bit that will confound those 'in the know':
No threads
No pulls
No rough and smooth, short or long
No magnets
No additional gimmicks
No sleights
No switches
(oops, disregard that last one )

It happens exactly as it reads.
Magic that happens in the hands.

Then of coarse theres the lecture coming round all the magic clubs on the correct way to do it.

It's a very hot topic at the moment.

375 members who ask peter laughran when he brings his new clb2 (change-light-blubs-2) on the market

563 members who saw david blane perform it on tv and want to do the same effect (although it was an camera-trick)

15261 magicians who write hate-posts against the "masked-magician" who shows on tv how changing a lightblub works!

1 to say, "Use the search function"

2 more to say, "Yeah, use the search function. That's what it's there for."