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Doing Time

Rubik’s Cubes are Magical I don’t mean to brag, but my best time (to date) for solving a Rubik’s Cube is 28.77 seconds. My average is about 40 seconds (12 solves in a row). Like most folks my age, I bought the cube when it first came out in the …

Shut Up and Listen

Every time I watch the following video, it’s just as magical as if I were seeing it for the first time. Take a peek. We’ll meet on the other side. Notice that Jeff never says a word. His body language says everything. With some gestures, posture and a few nods …

Learn to Surprise Your Audience

First things first. Watch the video below. You must watch it from beginning to end. Otherwise, the rest of the article will make no sense. So here it is: You may be familiar with this concept of anamorphic illusions. Tom Stone recently wrote an article in Genii Magazine About this …