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Ha, that is a great way to put it xD But why Jay Specifically? I mean, he's had these hate things going for him for a long long time.

Enlighten me...

No - what you are saying is that all YouTube magic videos are the same, and thus stating YouTube in itself is not a good way to teach magic. I got news for you buddy: It's 2017. If YouTube did not exist, you would be saying the same thing about books right now. Either say the same stuff about...

Way too expensive and unneeded in my book. A Pillow, duct tape, and cardboard would accomplish the same effect.

So only 100% Original effects are not exposing? If so, reading or publishing a magic book, mentoring someone, buying an effect, giving a lecture, and flat out performing magic is exposing. Hell, these forums are exposure if that's what your going with.

While I like your definition a lot more, there are a ton of exceptions. For example, is it exposing if someone with the right intent and method puts up a video on a Finding the Aces routine published in a book 70 years ago? That book is not a public domain, you still have to buy it to learn it...

@ChristopherT I totally misinterpreted what you meant. I thought you meant "I respect all styles, but I do not like it when people perform like the trick isn't real magic, or deny real magic existing." My bad.

Well I worked on my bluff pass a lot, and I have found subtleties that convince me, and honestly I think the angles are relatively the same. To each his own :)

This raises a question: What about buying and sharing with magic friends? I mean, what if me and a friend both wanted to buy a instant download that cost a ton? Should we really both pay $120 for it, or should we pay $60 for it and share the dvd? Here's my thought: The reason people put a...

That's horrible! How many are you planning to buy, and is penguin's shipping flat rate? If you are buying a ton of decks, check in at Ellusionist, they have a flat rate shipping of $20 to Singapore, no matter how big the order is (1 deck will cost $20 in shipping, but 10000000000 decks will...

So if someone teaches a double lift or an ACR, it's exposing? It's exposing if I teach a simple sandwich effect?

I personally think that The bluff pass is wayyyyy easier, and a much better illusion.

I think the classic looking readers are very easy to read. Penguin Magic Marked Cards - These cards are said to be, and I quote, "The most clearly marked deck in the world". I'm not sure, but I believe they are just marked - not readers. They are marked in 6 different spots on the cards. They...

That's clever!

I mean, I have tricks set up specifically to deal with hecklers. So not really mean - he was already heckling you.

What kind of card magic do you prefer? In other words, what's your style. And I think you should start out with the basics, seeing as you "didn't know a lot of tricks" as of earlier this month.

That move is too open. I mean, couldn't you take the two jokers, put them face up on top (selection under), do a count turning them over and then out only one back in the box. Then you can force there selection, do a glide deal to get the joker in the box, and at the same time, reverse the card...

A bluff pass or Marlo's Tilt would be perfect! You could also control it to the top and execute a top change, but I would go with one of the first 2.

So I, like many others out there, love throwing cards. I geek out at the shear fact that I can go full Gambit with stuff I already carry around in my pocket. This last year in school, we started to just throw cards around in study hall, and actually made a couple games out of it. Anyways I have...

This is exactly what I try and show - but not how I end up feeling. Its like if my friend makes an offensive joke - I know he means well, so I'll laugh, but once in a while, you hear one that is just too over the top, so you laugh for the sake of laughing. The problem results when I do laugh...