![]() This is a masterful presentation that should be studied, not to copy Mr Lorayne's way of performing it, but to really learn how to present a trick that could very easily be a flop if not presented properly. Thus, by keeping this a surprise he keeps the climax from sagging, which could easily happen since the audience knew from the beginning what the effect was going to be. But when he reveals that the other combinations (that he didn't even mention in the explanation at the beginning) also add to the selected number, that's when the real surprise and audience reaction come in. He only talks about horizontal lines, columns and diagonals adding to the selected number and brushes by them at the denouement, telling the audience they can check them out by themselves. Lorayne tells his audience he is going to surpass the "mathematical genius" by filling the square "without thinking" instead of taking a minute or two thinking the thing out.Īlso, Mr Lorayne keeps up his sleeve the four-corner, mirror diagonals, inner squares. In this masterful presentation, this takes 4:18 minutes and it's very evident that the audience is totally interested all the while. First: what a magic square is second: what others ("the mathematical genius") did and third: what he intends to do. ![]() The important thing here, IMHO, is explaining to the audience some very important facts. View Member Profile Send Email Find Member's Topics Find Member's Posts Send Instant Message marko29 You don't have to frame it like I did, but I wanted to make it seem like I wasn't using mathematical shortcuts, but more that I was just feeling the numbers, and applying them to certain situations. It can be part of a light hearted set, but in the end after playing with it for a while, I went back to more visual card stuff. I'd frame my presentations in the context of card counting, advanced password guessing, and other things of that ilk (I picked up that tip from a Richard Osterlind lecture, make your abilities the stuff of wish fulfilment that any politician or CEO would kill to have). Miracle Math: How to Develop a Calculator in Your Head Barnes & Noble Harry. Like get them to the core with that stuff. If you want to do more mathematical tricks grab mathematical wizardry, also by Harry. I ended up stopping to focus on other things, and because too many other people were doing it (although the craze seems to have died). ![]() I also knew quite a few people for whom the magic square was a signature piece despite adding almost no presentation. I remember having a friend who said he could never make this entertaining (and he was the most entertaining person I'd ever seen, but it never quite worked for him), at the same time I was closing sets with it. The point of this book is, if not already evident, to help improve ones memory. Although it looks like a novel, the book is more like a textbook in that to really get the most out of it, one has to do the suggested activities while reading the book. View Member Profile Send Email Find Member's Topics Find Member's Posts Send Instant Message Chi HanĪmazing trick, there is so much scope for presentation in this. The Memory Book is a guide written by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas. ![]()
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