--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > for his big stage effects, but the man's real genius was with > > his close-up magic. I was two feet in front of him, able to > > move around and look at his hands from any angle I chose, > > and I still couldn't figure out how he did it. > > In Colo. I used to watch "Doc" do his bar majic in Snowmass. After a > while I would just look at his "other" hand. That's where the trick > was. It was right in front of you. Simple misdirection. This is a > lesson I have enjoyedly applied to life. Look for the background or > the less obvious. That's were the action is taking place. > > lurk > > ----So is that like reverse Occam's razor?
Occams razor suggests that the simplest solution is probably the best. One of the above options, namely watching what the magician is doing, does not work. Therefore it isn't a solution at all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor Uns. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
