The Masked Magi

RSLancastr · 6th July 2003, 05:51 PM

Ever wonder how magic tricks are done? Well, wonder no more!

Visit The Masked Magi's Page O' Magic Secrets

I was astounded in particular by the page on The Secret of Dove Trcks!!!

shanek · 6th July 2003, 07:26 PM

Man, that has to be one of the most hideously designed pages in the history of mankind...

RSLancastr · 6th July 2003, 07:47 PM

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Originally posted by shanek
Man, that has to be one of the most hideously designed pages in the history of mankind...

Yes, but my god, man - the content!

SteveW · 7th July 2003, 05:15 AM

Thats one funny site. I didn't find one explanation to be anywhere near the truth.

I wonder how many people swallow the "invisible ink" method of marking cards?

PygmyPlaidGiraffe · 7th July 2003, 07:27 AM

Very funny,

I particularly enjoyed the exposure of Penn and Teller's gun trick.

shanek · 7th July 2003, 08:06 AM

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Originally posted by RSLancastr
Yes, but my god, man - the content!

If you can put up with the slowness of your browser as it strains to keep up with enough animated gifs to send even a mild epileptic into fits, combined with the blaring of the cheesiest MIDI music on the planet...

RSLancastr · 7th July 2003, 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by shanek
If you can put up with the slowness of your browser as it strains to keep up with enough animated gifs to send even a mild epileptic into fits, combined with the blaring of the cheesiest MIDI music on the planet...

1. DSL
2. Volume knob.

shanek · 7th July 2003, 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by RSLancastr
1. DSL

Have DSL. Over 3Mbps download speed. It's still slow as Christmas, and just as flashy.

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2. Volume knob.

Yeah, real solution when you're trying to listen to an online interview in the background...

RSLancastr · 7th July 2003, 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by shanek
Have DSL. Over 3Mbps download speed. It's still slow as Christmas, and just as flashy.

Wow. Not sure what your problem is, then. I am using DSL (no idea how many Mbps), and the one page (which is basically the entire site) takes all of ten seconds to load. After that, everything is more or less instantaneous, because it is branching to other parts of the same page.

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Yeah, real solution when you're trying to listen to an online interview in the background...

Yeah, this would probably slow it down considerably.

The Frames version of the site is faster. Still annoyingly designed, but faster.

And still funny!

Jeff Corey · 9th July 2003, 07:27 AM

The "Secret of Mentalism" is really, really true. As is the "Chinese Cluster F**k".
At least you can read the site, unlike those that have tiny white printing on a black background. Where are those people from?

Cain · 9th July 2003, 02:39 PM

That site is poorly designed and terribly slow.

Lock thread.

13th July 2003, 01:09 AM

"the blaring of the cheesiest MIDI music on the planet..."

Yeah, the music was familiar, but I couldn't place it at first. Then it hit me. It's an ABBA song called "Money, Money, Money."

Hmm, strangely appropriate.

Rastelli

6th July 2003, 05:51 PM	#1
RSLancastr Philosopher www.StopSylvia.com Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Los Angeles Area Posts: 8,071	The Masked Magi Ever wonder how magic tricks are done? Well, wonder no more! Visit The Masked Magi's Page O' Magic Secrets I was astounded in particular by the page on The Secret of Dove Trcks!!!

6th July 2003, 07:26 PM	#2
shanek by Charles M. Schulz Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 15,990	Man, that has to be one of the most hideously designed pages in the history of mankind...
	__________________ "James Randi is awesome!" —Ian Bernard, primary host of Free Talk Live "It really does take people like Penn & Teller or James Randi to be able to see through these deceptions, and so those are perhaps the people we should be paying the most attention to." —Harry Browne, 4/10/2004 I know there is a lesson to be learned here somewhere, but I don't know what it is.

7th July 2003, 05:15 AM	#4
SteveW Critical Thinker Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 265	Thats one funny site. I didn't find one explanation to be anywhere near the truth. I wonder how many people swallow the "invisible ink" method of marking cards?
SteveW Critical Thinker Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 265

7th July 2003, 07:27 AM	#5
PygmyPlaidGiraffe Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,289	Very funny, I particularly enjoyed the exposure of Penn and Teller's gun trick.
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7th July 2003, 08:06 AM	#6
shanek by Charles M. Schulz Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 15,990	Quote: Originally posted by RSLancastr Yes, but my god, man - the content! If you can put up with the slowness of your browser as it strains to keep up with enough animated gifs to send even a mild epileptic into fits, combined with the blaring of the cheesiest MIDI music on the planet...
	__________________ "James Randi is awesome!" —Ian Bernard, primary host of Free Talk Live "It really does take people like Penn & Teller or James Randi to be able to see through these deceptions, and so those are perhaps the people we should be paying the most attention to." —Harry Browne, 4/10/2004 I know there is a lesson to be learned here somewhere, but I don't know what it is.

6th July 2003, 07:47 PM	#3
RSLancastr Philosopher www.StopSylvia.com Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Los Angeles Area Posts: 8,071	Quote: Originally posted by shanek Man, that has to be one of the most hideously designed pages in the history of mankind... Yes, but my god, man - the content!

7th July 2003, 10:22 AM	#7
RSLancastr Philosopher www.StopSylvia.com Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Los Angeles Area Posts: 8,071	Quote: Originally posted by shanek If you can put up with the slowness of your browser as it strains to keep up with enough animated gifs to send even a mild epileptic into fits, combined with the blaring of the cheesiest MIDI music on the planet... 1. DSL 2. Volume knob.

7th July 2003, 11:22 AM	#8
shanek by Charles M. Schulz Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 15,990	Quote: Originally posted by RSLancastr 1. DSL Have DSL. Over 3Mbps download speed. It's still slow as Christmas, and just as flashy. Quote: 2. Volume knob. Yeah, real solution when you're trying to listen to an online interview in the background...
	__________________ "James Randi is awesome!" —Ian Bernard, primary host of Free Talk Live "It really does take people like Penn & Teller or James Randi to be able to see through these deceptions, and so those are perhaps the people we should be paying the most attention to." —Harry Browne, 4/10/2004 I know there is a lesson to be learned here somewhere, but I don't know what it is.

7th July 2003, 11:36 AM	#9
RSLancastr Philosopher www.StopSylvia.com Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Los Angeles Area Posts: 8,071	Quote: Originally posted by shanek Have DSL. Over 3Mbps download speed. It's still slow as Christmas, and just as flashy. Wow. Not sure what your problem is, then. I am using DSL (no idea how many Mbps), and the one page (which is basically the entire site) takes all of ten seconds to load. After that, everything is more or less instantaneous, because it is branching to other parts of the same page. Quote: Yeah, real solution when you're trying to listen to an online interview in the background... Yeah, this would probably slow it down considerably. The Frames version of the site is faster. Still annoyingly designed, but faster. And still funny!

9th July 2003, 07:27 AM	#10
Jeff Corey New York Skeptic Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 9,410	The "Secret of Mentalism" is really, really true. As is the "Chinese Cluster F**k". At least you can read the site, unlike those that have tiny white printing on a black background. Where are those people from?

9th July 2003, 02:39 PM	#11
Cain Contrarian Join Date: May 2002 Location: S. California Posts: 3,825	That site is poorly designed and terribly slow. Lock thread.
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13th July 2003, 01:09 AM	#12
Rastelli Guest Posts: n/a	"the blaring of the cheesiest MIDI music on the planet..." Yeah, the music was familiar, but I couldn't place it at first. Then it hit me. It's an ABBA song called "Money, Money, Money." Hmm, strangely appropriate. Rastelli
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