Now you see it, now you don't.

[Jerrymac]

Scientist     Gotta love em. I wonder how much time and money they spent on this just to tell us what we already know.

This is an audio file about research done on magicians. 


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93465269&ft=1&f=1007

Now you see it, now you don't. Susana Martinez-Conde, a neuroscientist at the Barrow Neurological Institute, discusses techniques used by magicians. Essentially, she says, magicians manipulate the audience's attention.

[buzzbee]

Another demonstration of making the money disappear  just like that!!!
  Who pays for this crap??
   

[JP]

Another demonstration of making the money disappear  just like that!!!
  Who pays for this crap??
   

People who don't like to be manipulated?


...JP

[SgtMaj]

Who pays for this crap??

Why, you do of course.  You, and me, and every other taxpayer.

Now you see your tax dollars at work, now you don't.  Ta-Da! 

[johnnybigfish]

I recently saw a video of a woman magician! She really manipulated me!

your friend,
john

[Brian D. Bray]

I recently saw a video of a woman magician! She really manipulated me!

your friend,
john

She can manipulate me all she wants, even fold....just don't spindle or mutilate.     LOL