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Some online magic tricks recreate traditional card tricks and require user participation, while others, like Plato's Cursed Triangle, are based on mathematical, geometrical, and/or optical illusions. One such online magic trick, called Esmeralda's Crystal Ball, [24] became a viral phenomenon that fooled so many computer users into believing ...
Performing arts may include dance, music, opera, theatre and musical theatre, magic, illusion, mime, spoken word, puppetry, circus arts, stand-up comedy, improv, professional wrestling and performance art. There is also a specialized form of fine art, in which the artists perform their work live to an audience. This is called performance art.
Mentalism is commonly classified as a subcategory of magic and, when performed by a stage magician, may also be referred to as mental magic. However, many professional mentalists today may generally distinguish themselves from magicians, insisting that their art form leverages a distinct skillset. [5]
Effect – how a magic trick is perceived by a spectator. Egg bag – a utility bag which can be turned inside out to conceal an object (egg) or and then reproduce it. Elmsley count – a false count (often done with four cards) where the face or back of a card is hidden while the cards are passed from one hand to another.
An auditory illusion is an illusion of hearing, the auditory equivalent of a visual illusion: the listener hears either sounds which are not present in the stimulus, or "impossible" sounds. In short, audio illusions highlight areas where the human ear and brain, as organic, makeshift tools, differ from perfect audio receptors (for better or for ...
Magic or magick most commonly refers to: Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces Magick (with -ck) can specifically refer to ceremonial magic; Magic (illusion), also known as stage magic, the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats
Musicology (from Greek μουσική mousikē 'music' and -λογια-logia, 'domain of study') is the scholarly study of music.Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, formal sciences and computer science.
Black magic as a category did not exist in ancient Mesopotamia, and a person legitimately using magic to defend themselves against illegitimate magic would use exactly the same techniques. [39] The only major difference was that curses were enacted in secret; [ 39 ] whereas a defense against sorcery was conducted in the open, in front of an ...