Have Magicians Or ‘magic Tricks’ Ever Been Used In War Or Espionage?
Looking at some of the stuff acheivable by today’s magicians – David Copperfield, Derren Brown, David Blaine etc – and thinking of some of the feats acheived by Houdini, is anyone aware of any such talents being put to use in warfare or espionage?
I know they’re not really doing magic, but the amazing things some magicians can do, and the illusions they can create, would suggest to me they’d have some form of military use, even if simply to confuse the enemy (though standing in front of a hostile army and pulling a rabbit from a hat probably wouldn’t quite be enough). But imagine, for example, a building that troops were approaching to attack suddenly seeming to disappear, or a document given to an agent turning out to be an entirely different document when he’s got it back to base.
Anyone know of any real life incidences or applications of this?
Have Magicians Or ‘magic Tricks’ Ever Been Used In War Or Espionage?
Looking at some of the stuff acheivable by today’s magicians – David Copperfield, Derren Brown, David Blaine etc – and thinking of some of the feats acheived by Houdini, is anyone aware of any such talents being put to use in warfare or espionage?
I know they’re not really doing magic, but the amazing things some magicians can do, and the illusions they can create, would suggest to me they’d have some form of military use, even if simply to confuse the enemy (though standing in front of a hostile army and pulling a rabbit from a hat probably wouldn’t quite be enough). But imagine, for example, a building that troops were approaching to attack suddenly seeming to disappear, or a document given to an agent turning out to be an entirely different document when he’s got it back to base.
Anyone know of any real life incidences or applications of this?
When You Were At School, Were You Taught, Or Used Things That Would Not Be Politically Correct Today?
For example, to try to educate us at school about words ending in ‘e’, we had the fantastic videos of ‘Magic E’:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2XdMvrZg…
What I love is the ironically psychedelic background. then Bez came along and totally redefined everyones expectations of what constituted a ‘Magic E’.
Any similar tales?
Have Magicians Or ‘magic Tricks’ Ever Been Used In War Or Espionage?
Looking at some of the stuff acheivable by today’s magicians – David Copperfield, Derren Brown, David Blaine etc – and thinking of some of the feats acheived by Houdini, is anyone aware of any such talents being put to use in warfare or espionage?
I know they’re not really doing magic, but the amazing things some magicians can do, and the illusions they can create, would suggest to me they’d have some form of military use, even if simply to confuse the enemy (though standing in front of a hostile army and pulling a rabbit from a hat probably wouldn’t quite be enough). But imagine, for example, a building that troops were approaching to attack suddenly seeming to disappear, or a document given to an agent turning out to be an entirely different document when he’s got it back to base.
Anyone know of any real life incidences or applications of this?
Can You Reuse The Spring Flowers Commonly Used For Magic Tricks?
I’m buying props for a school play, and need to know if we can re-use one set, or if I need a set for each performance.
I Used To Have A Joke Flying Spell, It Was The Process Of Buying A Plane Ticket?
Does anyone have this? I know the words of power were ‘Visa, AMX, Mastercard’ and the magic gatekeepers were the ticket agents. I tried to google it but no luck. Anyone have this?
(Yes this is a re-post, I really want this, it was great.)
Dvd:david Copperfield(t.v.)specials. New,not Used!!?
I’m looking for the complete collection, of David Copperfield (magician), on DVD! New, not used!!
