The definition of an expert has been said to be “Anyone from out of town with a PowerPoint presentation.” There’s a ton of truth in that quasi-joke. We see it all the time . . . a cop flashes his badge or wears his uniform, and we blindly trust him. …
Introduction: This effect can be found in the original Stone Cold Magic Book, which is now out of print and sort of a collector’s item since many of the effects have been renamed or have not been published elsewhere. This isn’t exactly the most original piece of magic, but it’s …
In Banachek’s killer book, Psychological Subtleties 2, he tells a story of someone he knew who got a parking ticket. The basic gist of it was that this person parked in this particular spot almost everyday. Then one day a no parking sign was added. However, he never noticed the …