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November 13, 2012 01:44 pm PST
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Teller explains the psychology of magic
Teller had a great piece in last March's Smithsonian magazine, explaining the overarching principles behind all magic tricks. It's a great look at the way that our brains can be enticed to fool themselves. 1. Exploit pattern recognition. I magically produce four silver dollars, one at a time, with the back of my hand toward [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/zPQtq2D2uKc/teller-explains-the-psychology.html
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