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Tag: magic

  • Dan holds up a card for a spectator.

    Secrets of Magic

    Do you know the secret of magic? The secret of magic isn't, as many people think, secrets, but something else entirely...

    Read more - about 7 minutes (1513 words)

    • Article
    • 3 comments
    • posted 24 September, 2014
  • Sarah and Richard announce to the rest of the family that they're now married.

    Surprises, e.g. a Brother-in-Law

    While on the way to a stag night in Edinburgh, Dan stops to perform magic in Preston and is surprised to discover that his sister has secretly gotten married.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (937 words)

    • Article
    • posted 18 March, 2014
  • Doing a book test twist; does it sound original? Compelling?




    I've got a twist on a book test that I'm hoping to work into a performance in a couple of weeks time (cabaret-size), and I was wondering if anybody's got any thoughts about it. Specifically: does it sound compelling?

    The effect: I'll be following on from a couple of other mentalist effects and selling this โ€ฆ

    Read more (334 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 3 February, 2014
  • A "Grimes" style set of 3 non-transitive dice. Notice the unusual numbering.

    Non-transitive Games

    Dan learns about non-transitive games, writes a program to calculate the probabilities of winning a non-transitive dice game, and gives you a non-transitive coin game to play for yourself!

    Read more - about 4 minutes (722 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 23 March, 2013
  • JTA and I have had quite a lot of whisky in the last hour or so.

    Edinburgh 2012 - Day Two

    Dan's second day at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival sees magic, comedy, and lots and lots of whisky. Also a little cheese.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (584 words)

    • Article
    • 11 comments
    • posted 21 August, 2012
  • The (replica of the) Golden Hinde

    Busy Weekends Part III

    As if we hadn't been busy enough the weekend before last and the one before that, there's more that I'm only just getting around to blogging! It was only when I thought about writing this up that I realised how much I'd neglected to write about already (and had promised people would be "coming soon"). โ€ฆ

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1316 words)

    • Article
    • 6 comments
    • posted 22 July, 2010

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