Stupid Guest Tricks

shilohmm wrote:Apparently someone has not just copied it, but they're offering to sell the secret.

This is a pretty normal occurence. What is really funny, a friend was on their show in the UK, Fool Us. He won with a trick that he sells on his website, and that I have seen him perform live.

WEDFan wrote:The are equal opportunity mockers,

Yah, that was one of the things I noticed right off and appreciated. I find the two U.S. political parties about equally annoying.

Big Wallaby wrote:He won with a trick that he sells on his website

That's beautiful. Thanks.

Yah, I know secret stealing between magicians goes back probably to the ancient Egyptians or farther. For some reason it doesn't bother me when someone figures out and copies a magic trick (although I think they should give credit if it's a biggie), but it ticks me off when they figure it out and then try to sell that secret. It's feels to me like forging a great work of art to make money off that other artist's fame or something. :p:

The second oldest profession is magic. The first is sales. The thing that most people think is the first profession is actually a division of sales.

As far as the whole thing of stolen/reverse engineered tricks and stuff being sold, stay away from Penguin Magic.

As far as reverse engineering, I am not against it. I have handled and used used an illusion that was based directly off of Henning's Origami base, rebuilt into a completely different effect.

That is why the great magicians actually have five or six ways of doing a trick.

Big Wallaby wrote:The second oldest profession is magic. The first is sales.

What are the two basic things that motivate people to buy something? Hint: It's not the price. If either one of the two basic motivators are important enough, price is no object.

Showing that video to a friend, I couldn't help but think, I don't know what I think of a mariachi band having any in-ear monitors. But they make it work.

hobie16 wrote:What are the two basic things that motivate people to buy something? Hint: It's not the price. If either one of the two basic motivators are important enough, price is no object.

1) Buying this will get me sex

2) Buying this will get me food
;)

DisneyMom wrote:1) Buying this will get me sex

2) Buying this will get me food
;)

Close. Sex and fear.

hobie16 wrote:Close. Sex and fear.

Fear of not getting food? :p:

DisneyMom wrote:Fear of not getting food? :p:

:D: :D: This is so you! I can just hear you saying the above. :)

DisneyMom wrote:Fear of not getting food? :p:

What about fear of not getting sex? :p: