RIP James Randi

[QuikSand]

Not a lot of famous people that I “liked” more than him.

James Randi, Dazzling Magician and Skeptic, Dies at 92

[NobodyHere]

I guess all those years of overdosing on homeopathic sleep pills have finally put him to sleep.

[CrimsonFox]

Psychic Already Sick Of Spectral James Randi Ragging On Her From Afterlife

hahaha

[JediKooter]

He was always fun to listen to and loved how he called out the snakeoil salesmen.

[CrimsonFox]

I got a book a long time ago Called FLIM FLAM written by Randi. Still have it. Had no idea who he was at the time.

But Penn and Teller wroter the foreword. So that got me interested.

Maybe someone gave it to me.

They were huge Randi fans and that's seen in their work including their movie Penn and Teller get killed.

So many great stories and pictures of people from the long distant past telling lies and trying to make themselves "magical"

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

I got a book a long time ago Called FLIM FLAM written by Randi. Still have it. Had no idea who he was at the time.

But Penn and Teller wroter the foreword. So that got me interested.

Maybe someone gave it to me.

They were huge Randi fans and that's seen in their work including their movie Penn and Teller get killed.

So many great stories and pictures of people from the long distant past telling lies and trying to make themselves "magical"

Oh, I need to find that book. Sounds like a good read.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by JediKooter

Oh, I need to find that book. Sounds like a good read.

great pictures from early 20th century. Great stories ...the most memorable one (or at least one that i remember) is a girl who was "psychic" and would know cards or something while blindfolded because she was blessed by God. Randi tested her and she used her own blindfold goggles. He put blacktape over the nosepiece which she tried to remove. And he kept recovering it. THen she started crying and left the room. So she hcould see through a crack in the goggles. Her mother asked Randi afterward "Don't you believe in God?"

Lots of stories like that

here is A listing there may be others. Or maybe it's at your library

https://www.amazon.com/Flim-Flam-Psy.../dp/0879751983

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

great pictures from early 20th century. Great stories ...the most memorable one (or at least one that i remember) is a girl who was "psychic" and would know cards or something while blindfolded because she was blessed by God. Randi tested her and she used her own blindfold goggles. He put blacktape over the nosepiece which she tried to remove. And he kept recovering it. THen she started crying and left the room. So she hcould see through a crack in the goggles. Her mother asked Randi afterward "Don't you believe in God?"

Lots of stories like that

here is A listing there may be others. Or maybe it's at your library

https://www.amazon.com/Flim-Flam-Psy.../dp/0879751983

Oh that is great!! This stuff is like magic to me, in the sense, I WANT to know how it's done because to me, the way it's done is more interesting than the actual trick itself.

Nice! Thank you for the link!

[CrimsonFox]

eVEN MORE FASCINATING TO ME IT THE PICTURES FROM LIKE THE 1920S AND 30S. So creepy looking. One picture shoed a fairy girl. There are others like it. Oh yeah Levitation boy and then a gymnast appearing to levitate after bouncing on a trampoline.

[CrimsonFox]

you'll love this:


https://youtu.be/vFsUTQpl6wk?t=266

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

you'll love this:


Penn & Teller - Don't Try This at Home - 1990 - YouTube

Oh man, that was great! I had to pause it or I would watch the whole thing, but, I'm trying to work, haha! That is a perfect example of showing how it works, love it!