I perform Karl Fulves’ “Even-Money Proposition”
The inspiration for this week’s routine came about pretty unexpectedly. I was going through one of my magic books looking for a trick that would be suitable for another premise, found this one, and thought it seemed interested enough to try out. Of course, then I had to find a new angle for the presentation, but the idea of detecting color by touch seemed to fit in well with the concept of synesthesia, something I’ve always wanted to do an effect themed around. This is admittedly a simplified approach to the concept, but I still think it works. I also feel this is one of my performances more heavily inspired by Andy of “The Jerx” blog, whose style involves tying the results of his tricks to some unusual preparation and having the spectator be the one to pull off the magic. Obviously I’m nowhere near as skilled as he is, but I hope this is a welcome homage to his work.
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