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Joker magic card trick – watch the impossible happen!

Christopher Bontjes shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander a joker magic card trick. Get ready to be fooled by this ...
WCIA Champaign on MSN

An amazing rope magic trick you have to see

Christopher Bontjes shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander an amazing rope magic trick. Prepare to be amazed by this ...
Fast Company

These magicians just designed a new magic trick for people who are blind

Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population ...
Science Daily

Are auditory magic tricks possible for a blind audience?

Magic tricks make the impossible seem possible. Magicians have long captivated audiences with visual tricks, such as pulling a bunny from a hat or sawing someone in half, but tricks that rely on sound ...
Popular Science

This gadget from 1930 let people ‘talk’ to the dead—with a magic trick

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. MAGIC FIRST TOOK SHAPE from the occult—from unseen forces once ...
Yahoo

Justin Willman reveals how he turns magic skeptics into believers: 'The trick itself is never enough'

Magician Justin Willman stands inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood. His new comedy/magic special, "Magic Lover," premieres Tuesday. (Annie Noelker / For The Times) Even in the daytime, the most ...
Scientific American

How Magic Tricks Help Us Understand Animal Minds

To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.
Los Angeles Times

Behind the curtain: How L.A.’s working magicians hone their tricks in private ‘magic jams’

Call them the wonder boys. They’re in the business of manufacturing the effect. Derek McKee, Franco Pascali and Zach Davidson may look like clean-cut 20-somethings kicking back in an Arts District ...
Los Angeles Times

Justin Willman reveals how he turns magic skeptics into believers: ‘The trick itself is never enough’

Even in the daytime, the most hallowed ground inside the Magic Castle in Hollywood has a way of casting a spell on hard-nosed cynics who might normally consider themselves immune to the art of ...