Originally Posted by Catharsis

I once had a street performing magician show me a "magic trick"... he showed me a card from his deck...made me write my name on it with a sharpie....then he did his alakazam shit on it...and all of a sudden the shit was in my wallet. Now logically, I understand he had a partner that is a good pickpocket, and they got me while I was distracted with the cards shuffling, but all my homies were bugging like the dude was Merlin or something. I mean, props on the slight of hand. But prestidigitation is not magic.....

Well, card tricks are different. The dudes can do man slight of hand. Pen and Teller do that shit all the time, and do it in front of you, no pick pocketing. Card tricks are usually real, but just with method and skill.

Originally Posted by Catharsis

I once had a street performing magician show me a "magic trick"... he showed me a card from his deck...made me write my name on it with a sharpie....then he did his alakazam shit on it...and all of a sudden the shit was in my wallet. Now logically, I understand he had a partner that is a good pickpocket, and they got me while I was distracted with the cards shuffling, but all my homies were bugging like the dude was Merlin or something. I mean, props on the slight of hand. But prestidigitation is not magic.....

Well, card tricks are different. The dudes can do man slight of hand. Pen and Teller do that shit all the time, and do it in front of you, no pick pocketing. Card tricks are usually real, but just with method and skill.