by MentalAlex » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:53 am
Well, kind of like in the post-it trick, stuff that I do appears to be real. Whereas a magician is content performing card tricks and puzzles and things, a mentalist strives for realism. If I don't convince people I have some kind of special powers, I have failed at my job. Basically, when a magician does a trick, people know its a trick, when I do a "trick", people think it's really happening. It's all about how thoroughly you fool people.
It's a KILLER dhv too, as most girls are interested in psychic weird stuff, astrology, palm reading and all that jazz. Also, when properly used, it is an effective tool to acheive and maintain alpha status in a group. It's easy to be an alpha male when people think you have special powers that they dont! lol
-Alex