Until September...

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This is the final post until September. Regular posting resumes Monday, September 1st. The next issue of the newsletter comes out Sunday, August 31st. If you are a supporter with an ad for the newsletter, try to get it to me in a week from today.

Someone asked me who the Jacob was in the “Jacob Holdout” from yesterday and I fucking have no clue. I wrote that post up over a month ago and it was late at night and I completely forgot what I was thinking when I named it.

The only thing I can think of is that because it was an alternative to the Ron Edwards Holdout, I was thinking Jacob and Edward… like a Twilight thing? But I can’t see myself actually doing that. But, I guess apparently I did.

Kane F. writes:

I’ve seen several bullshit facebook posts recently about brains emitting electromagnetic waves that travel vast distances. If you google it you get flooded with facebook, instagram and linkedin post about it (no actual evidence of course):

Seems like a great setup for some sort of mind reading effect. “Do you want to try out some of the tests they did in the study? It’s totally harmless as far as I know” etc could set up mind reading over the phone/video call as well with the “long distances” bit.

Remember when we thought the internet would make us smarter?

There is so much goofball shit on Facebook (and everywhere else) that you could really make your whole performing persona, “I believe every dumb thing I see on facebook. And, in fact, I can demonstrate these things to you.”

I won’t say this trick is bad…

but can you convince me it’s good?

Remember the Green Grass Test.

What about this trick would you say is good compared to other tricks where coins (or chips) go from hand to hand? Other than the fact that it’s new and we tend to value new releases over tricks that have been around for a while? Especially given the fact that most of the displays in this trick are of the edge of the coin?

SPOOX movie recommendation. I think Weapons lives up to the hype. If you’re a horror fan, check it out.

Not only that, but in the opening title, there is a triangle in the O in Weapons. So you could do the circle/triangle psychological force. As the movie starts, just say to the audience, “Think of a simple shape, like a square. And then place another simple shape around it.” Then just notice the astounded response from the audience as they say, “I can’t believe this! Sit the fuck down, we’re trying to watch a movie.”

See you back here on the first!