magic

I was only wondering if anyone knows about any magic showes in Shanghai. Since I will spend a few days there at the end of my trip it could be interesting to catch a show. Chines acrobatics is well known but what about Chines magic? I will be there between the 21st and the 25th of April.

http://www.magictricks.co.uk/mindreader/MagicTricksMR How does this work??

You know that trick where you pull your thumb off? You don't really pull your thumb off. You bend both your thumbs and hold them together, then use your index finger to make it look like your thumb is coming off. If you try to really pull your thumb off, it would really hurt. ;)

Yesterday I went Christmas shopping. (Hooray!). There's a Christmas Fair on in Glasgow- scores of stalls in a conference hall, selling turned wood, handicrafts, jewellery, candles. Some nice stuff and I DID get several presents. (The microwaveable slippers were the star turn). Anyway.-- There...

Can anyone do the magic egg trick for me at TAM3? I really really want to see this trick, which it seems no one does anymore. I will gladly pay for the eggs, or we can have Larry B. bring some from his chickens. Plus I know it is a mess, so I will help clean it up. thanks

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/27/nyregion/27magic.html

My guess would be creating fire. Not just creating fire, but creating fire when, and where, one wanted. Some people knew how to create fire, and many others did not. To the later, the controlled creation of fire might have been magic.

Kitten is babysitting three youngsters. She brought over Andrew Maynes DVD "Wizard School". Now she has three magicians performing really bad magic for her (and they entertain their parents too!). The ages are 3-7. I remember getting one of those cheesy magic trick kits as a child. I made...

Mr Clean erasers are handy-dandy little items that make cleaning stuff a lot more fun than it used to be. They are white foam sponges that wear down with use and do a fantastic job of cleaning with nothing other than water. I wonder why they work. The latests boxes of them show no listing of...

A & E is running a show called "Mondo Magic." It features magic performed on the street, in bars, and the like. I have to say that, after seeing two of the episodes, I was not all that impressed.

http://www.realmagicwands.com/ Oh, good. REAL magic wands. I don't know about you, but I would be seriously pissed if someone ever had the nerve to sell me a FAKE wand. You know, one that doesn't actually work.

Alternate title: " If at first you don't succeed .. " What is wrong with this picture? Or is it just me? Child poet Mattie Stepanek dies This story is a bit old, but it came to my attention because Oprah had a feature on it Monday.

I found a pamphlet today, sitting on a planter halfway between the video store and the grocery store...put out by the good folks at RBC Ministries, promising to lead me through the complicated area of "magic"...with advice about the Harry Potter books, the Lord of the Rings movies, the...

He's performing in LA next week. www.trentwhitestone.com .....psst, it's comedy. But his magic is actually solid. I recommend it to magic lovers able to laugh at the trappings and cliches of Stage Illusion, while still honoring the art itself. It's a hilarious show.

The biblical answer is a resounding NO! Acts 19 19And many of those who had practiced curious, magical arts collected their books and [throwing them, [1] book after book, on the pile] burned them in the sight of everybody. When they counted the value of them, they found it amounted to 50,000...

I was just wondering for those who believe in the Bible, do you believe in magic or sorcery? That witches and wizards truly walk the earth? And do you have an evidence or anecdotes to back this belief up? Or is it because the Bible mentions it so it must be true?

PENN & TELLER'S MAGIC AND MYSTERY TOUR [b] This aired on TV a while ago, but you can still see some clips of the shows on the web site (RealPlayer is needed.) I saw all three episodes (China, Egypt, India), and I should have taped them! Maybe, it will air again, or it will be released on DVD.

As some of you may know, I am an artist and designer (and teacher to pay the bills). I need some nice line drawings of magic tricks, I'm especially interested in vintage simple line type drawings of card tricks (hands with cards). I'm really not interested in the trick! I just need the...

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhuanet) -- A Chinese doctor entered the 10th day of his planned 49-day fast in Southwest China. He was still safe and sound ¡ª but some people have raised questions. Chen Jianmin, 50, entered a glass room in Bifengxia Valley, a mountain resort in Ya¡¯an City, Sichuan...

Take a look at this "Health Report" from one of today's Sydney's newspapers. http://www.users.on.net/skeptic/skeptic/QLink_march_04.jpg I think the Skeptics will be complaining to the Press Council. Not only more quackery than a duck farm, it is also squalid and contemptible journalism.

Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart How the music can free her, whenever it starts And it's magic, if the music is groovy It makes you feel happy like an old-time movie I'll tell you about the magic, and it'll free your soul But it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock and roll...

Magic Motion: How Nothing Propels Things Unlike hard-working humans on Earth, objects in space may be able to get something from nothing, propelling themselves through the universe with the inherent energy of emptiness. While such motion has not been observed directly it is theoretically...

I have a special friend who is 8 years old, but is going on about 29 years old. Just a really bright young guy. He has been reading since he was 3, and knows more about astronomy than most adults. I just found out that he is almost obsessed with magic tricks, and is learning as much as he can...

14 shots fired to bring down naked guy with sword Some people on this forum post stories about people saving their lifes by using a gun in self-defense, this isn't one of them. The story I posted a link to (from nydailynews) is just tragic for many reasons. Tragic, sad. However, I am not...

Mental Magic - Telepathy and Clairvoyance by Trickery By: Barry Robbins Although Barry Robbins was never directly involved in psychical research, his article below on "mental magic" is of great importance as it demonstrates, in plain language, how trickery can be used to demonstrate apparently...

I had an interesting experience with my 3-year-old a few days ago. We went to Wendy's and he got a Kid's Meal, which contained as a prized a Magic 8 Ball-like toy - you moved a lever and a wheel spun around and stopped at phrases like "ask later" and "yes" and "no" and a few others. I told him...

Because the properties of space differ from the properties here on Earth, what interesting magic effects can you think of that could be done in space? Also, which tricks that can be done on Earth, could absolutely not be done in space?

Good day. Rustypouch showed me a couple of magic tricks the other day, and I thought they were neat. I would like to learn some card tricks and some slight of hand stuff. Are there any good books out there for that kind of thing? I'm looking for tricks with a deck of cards, and making coins...

Thought some of you would find this fun.... For the more skilled, does it work? http://www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk/credcard.htm

What are some peoples' favorite magic tricks? One of my all time favorites is The Metamorphasis (or its variants).