Something has been on my mind throughout the week. Something that i think is important and somewhat intriguing enough for you guys to hear (or shall i say 'Read')
On Tuesday, i brought Smoke by Alan Rorrison into school but instead of performing it like it said on the DVD, i instead did it in the middle of the classroom when almost everyone was paying attention to the teacher. So, as my Science teacher explained circuits to the class, i opened my mouth and smoke 'magically' came billowing out my mouth. All of a sudden, the people who were on my table freaked out, shouting and squealing with amazement for something so out of the ordinary and offbeat. My friends explained what happened to my teacher as soon as he asked the question 'What the hell just happened?!' with a confused and concerned face. He too was put back a step by what was described to him. So he asked the question (and so did my friends) "How did it happen?!" This is the point of the story where the point of this thread is based off of. I knew he and everyone else would ask that question so i came prepared with an answer which should seem like complete bulls*it but was easy to understand and still have a magical vibe to it. So this is what i said, word for word.
"You know when you have hot foods and it's smoking when it's first served? Well, i ate some really hot food late last night and all the smoke from it must have stayed floating around in my stomach. And just now, i felt it travel up my throat and out my mouth........... I know, strange isn't it?" So, using this patter line, i'm very certain that i acheived my goal of going for a story which appears to be utter bulls*it but at the same time made some sense. To my surprise, nearly the entire class believed the story to some degree. In fact, someone said i should be in the Guiness Book of World Records for what i can do!
So all this left me pondering, what will spectators fool for? I believe in the statement that our spectators are getting smarter and smarter, but this situation has completely defied the aforementioned statement.
Do spectators really believe what us magicians say just to be part of the moment, or will they really believe anything?
Give me your thoughts below. (I know this has been a bit long but i do believe this is thought provoking enough to be brought up properly)
On Tuesday, i brought Smoke by Alan Rorrison into school but instead of performing it like it said on the DVD, i instead did it in the middle of the classroom when almost everyone was paying attention to the teacher. So, as my Science teacher explained circuits to the class, i opened my mouth and smoke 'magically' came billowing out my mouth. All of a sudden, the people who were on my table freaked out, shouting and squealing with amazement for something so out of the ordinary and offbeat. My friends explained what happened to my teacher as soon as he asked the question 'What the hell just happened?!' with a confused and concerned face. He too was put back a step by what was described to him. So he asked the question (and so did my friends) "How did it happen?!" This is the point of the story where the point of this thread is based off of. I knew he and everyone else would ask that question so i came prepared with an answer which should seem like complete bulls*it but was easy to understand and still have a magical vibe to it. So this is what i said, word for word.
"You know when you have hot foods and it's smoking when it's first served? Well, i ate some really hot food late last night and all the smoke from it must have stayed floating around in my stomach. And just now, i felt it travel up my throat and out my mouth........... I know, strange isn't it?" So, using this patter line, i'm very certain that i acheived my goal of going for a story which appears to be utter bulls*it but at the same time made some sense. To my surprise, nearly the entire class believed the story to some degree. In fact, someone said i should be in the Guiness Book of World Records for what i can do!
So all this left me pondering, what will spectators fool for? I believe in the statement that our spectators are getting smarter and smarter, but this situation has completely defied the aforementioned statement.
Do spectators really believe what us magicians say just to be part of the moment, or will they really believe anything?
Give me your thoughts below. (I know this has been a bit long but i do believe this is thought provoking enough to be brought up properly)
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