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The Burnaby Kid writes:
Figured I'd toss this out there, since SN was asking for interesting story submissions. I'm a professional magician working abroad, and I've been indulging in this incredibly geeky performing art for almost two decades. One problem that happens a lot when it comes to magic is that the nature of secrecy means that we don't get open dialogue with the muggles we perform for, and that leads to us getting into this weird sort of insular and incestuous discussion with other magicians, which ends up warping our minds to the extent that we start doing moronic things like... oh, I don't know... referring to our audience members as "muggles". We get into some pretty weird debates, and I've been trying my best to argue for raising the bar, such as by suggesting that we need to be more sensitive about what you guys like, such as by making sure that if we pull out a deck of cards, we've got something to perform that can compete with Card Through Window. And yet... Maybe I've got it wrong? What DO you guys like? If you like watching magicians perform, what do you like about it? If you don't, why not?
(Score: 2, Interesting) by That_Dude on Sunday March 30 2014, @09:45AM
Who doesn't love chainsaws?
Mix in drones and who cares what goes wrong; either way, it's one hell of a show!
It's the best of what audiences like - to be amazed and scared.
(Score: 2, Informative) by That_Dude on Sunday March 30 2014, @09:59AM
Disclaimer: Do not use real chainsaws with real blades.
(Score: 2) by lx on Sunday March 30 2014, @07:12PM
Drones with chainsaws? I think I'll skip the live experience and watch that one on Youtube. Preferably from another continent.
(Score: 1) by That_Dude on Sunday March 30 2014, @08:09PM
Well, it sounded great when I was typing my little heart out. Now that I think about it, that idea is better suited to some low budget horror film. The sad part is that it would be so damn effective for crowd control.