The Core Philosophy: Intellectual vs. Experiential Impossibility
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If you are looking for the to learn a quick trick for a party, you will be disappointed. This is graduate-level material. It requires weeks of study and practice. The Core Philosophy: Intellectual vs
Putting a time delay between the secret move and the climax. If you secretly load a card into your pocket, waiting two minutes before revealing it makes it nearly impossible for the audience to connect the revelation to the moment you actually did the dirty work. This is graduate-level material
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The single most valuable chapter in the book is "The Principle of Pacing." Ortiz explains why doing a trick too quickly destroys the miracle, but doing it too slowly bores the audience. He gives you a mathematical formula for timing your effects.