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Parker Bryant

The Illusion of Magic

Something that's always amazed me would have to be magic.
And I'm not talking about magick with a 'k', I'm talking about Houdini and doves flying out of top hats. I understand that it's all just slight of hand tricks just to get a couple of 'oohs' and 'ahhs' out of a greedy audience, but there's something about it that just draws you in.
My guess is because of how impossible it all is. Nothing is more fascinating than when a stranger pulls a quarter out of your nose.
You yourself can buy one of those at home magic kits where you can put on a cape and pretend that you're a master magician yourself for about a week before you either lose interest or lose half of your materials.
I personally don't have the patience to sit down and learn how to properly pass a coin from hand to hand, but I will say that anyone who does: props to you.
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Posted May 14, 2024

I wrote a short blog post about magic and some of my feelings about the matter.

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