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Nice pedantry! Although, the same argument applies whether you meant created, improved, tweaked, or any other connotation of developed, so I suppose we'll agree to agree. Oh, and on topic, I like the second transformation from Erdnase. I think it's a lovely move which is just as good as the...

That's highly debatable! Sorry for going a bit off topic here, but I see a lot of people saying this, and I don't think the literature really supports a definite conclusion one way or another. The only published reference to the move prior to Erdnase (as far as I know) is P T Selbit's The...

There are two general approaches to this problem. Approach 1: You create the illusion of inserting the card into the deck, while actually retaining it on top. Techniques that can help you achieve this include the double lift, the second deal, the bluff pass and the top change. Approach 2: You...

Didn't you think that ranting was obviously a joke? It just seems unfeasible that someone would maintain that level of genuine aggression amidst the to and fro of a DVD shoot. Whether you think it succeeded or failed as a performance choice, it's one that has a fairly illustrious heritage...

When you say you practice, what form does your practice take? Do you practice individual moves, complete routines or full performances including patter, or a combination of all three? I should say, the fact that you've identified a lack of smoothness in your movements and gestures is a great...

OK. I can't see anything! Sorry, but I'm going to have to open my eyes to read the rest of your instructions. And now what? Ah, I should have guessed. Hang on, what was the last thing? Does that mean I should stop reading anything past this point? What present? Now? Or now? Or now...

Anything that's sub-titled "The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation" is the Dover edition, so out of these two options go for the cheaper of the two. As you get deeper into studying Erdnase you may find that you want to get hold of one of the editions from Conjuring Arts, though, as they...

In case anyone's wondering, the credit for this goes to Tom Crosbie.

Sorry, but this is terrible advice, for the following reasons: A) ECT does not cover everything in Erdnase. It has a lot of different material, but it's in no way a substitute for Erdnase. B) Granted, better written is a matter of opinion, but Erdnase contains some of the most quoted lines in...

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Ah, apologies. How very solipsistic of me. That's what comes of not refreshing the page before replying! :)

It's been a pleasure debating with you sir! I understand where you're coming from completely and I don't think we're too dissimilar in opinion at the root of things. (Oh, by the way, it's Tom, not Tyler!)

I think the right to offend people is one of the most valuable commodities a free society has. As you say though, this doesn't seem to be offence for offence's sake. It was offence (if, indeed, anyone was actually offended) in the pursuit of making a joke. A funny joke? No. But that's the worst...

Hmm...you're calling for censorship, I'm arguing for freedom of speech and you say I'm like a dictator? It's interesting how situations can be interpreted so very differently. It's almost like we all perceive the world in subjective ways and should, therefore, all be entitled to express...

Sorry, I'm obviously not being clear enough. I'm not the one complaining about something, therefore I'm not the one making any special claims as to the validity of my opinion.The only reason I'm even talking about it is to ensure that it's not only the most offended people (i.e., the most...