Comments on: The Magic Cube http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/ The official blog of the Skeptologists Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:38:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sanjeev http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-30443 sanjeev Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:14:51 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-30443 quite baffeled today as some some showed the the trick in a conference, Got curious search the net. Its actually is simple.. cube is electronic wireless gadget with remote sensors that tells the performer which side is up(color). Does that make sense. quite baffeled today as some some showed the the trick in a conference, Got curious search the net. Its actually is simple.. cube is electronic wireless gadget with remote sensors that tells the performer which side is up(color). Does that make sense.

]]> By: Dave http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-22525 Dave Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:31:06 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-22525 Yes. The trick is obvious: Behind his back, Shermer turned the box top away from his body, removed the lid and then placed the lid on the side now oriented upward. When he brought the box back to his front, clearly, he simply looked at the cube within; then he removed the lid while simultaneously, with a simple slight of hand, flipping the open side that was previously facing him to the up position. BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT! The problem I have is that Shermer indicated there would be a reveal, and, as far as I can tell, there never was one. IMHO, that is extraordinarily weak. Yes. The trick is obvious: Behind his back, Shermer turned the box top away from his body, removed the lid and then placed the lid on the side now oriented upward. When he brought the box back to his front, clearly, he simply looked at the cube within; then he removed the lid while simultaneously, with a simple slight of hand, flipping the open side that was previously facing him to the up position.

BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT! The problem I have is that Shermer indicated there would be a reveal, and, as far as I can tell, there never was one.

IMHO, that is extraordinarily weak.

]]> By: Dave http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-22520 Dave Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:05:31 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-22520 SO...Where is the reveal? I've have looked all over the interwebs, and nothing! Come on. This video is a year and a half old, and no reveal. Did he not promise a reveal--in the video? If there is a reveal, I can't find it. If it is available, someone please post a location. If, however, there is no reveal--WOW! Just wow. I have appreciated Shermer's work for many years now, but I'll be done with him over this. I do not abide liars. SO…Where is the reveal? I’ve have looked all over the interwebs, and nothing! Come on. This video is a year and a half old, and no reveal. Did he not promise a reveal–in the video?

If there is a reveal, I can’t find it. If it is available, someone please post a location.

If, however, there is no reveal–WOW! Just wow. I have appreciated Shermer’s work for many years now, but I’ll be done with him over this. I do not abide liars.

]]> By: Rayphos http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-22208 Rayphos Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:44:45 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-22208 There might be another similar box hidden behind his back at which point he drops the first box behind his back and takes the second hidden box knowing the color before the video was taken. There might be another similar box hidden behind his back at which point he drops the first box behind his back and takes the second hidden box knowing the color before the video was taken.

]]> By: Shrikrishna http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-21271 Shrikrishna Wed, 12 May 2010 19:13:39 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-21271 I think he put the cap on the side of the box and not on the bottom and at1:29 he looked at the open side to check the color. I think he put the cap on the side of the box and not on the bottom and at1:29 he looked at the open side to check the color.

]]> By: Sindre http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-17569 Sindre Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:15:25 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-17569 This one is easy. He take of the hat on the box when it is behind his back, then he put the hat at the bottom of the box. When he take the box in frot of him he can just look at the color because the hat is at the bottom of the box. So we are actually looking at the hat while he is looking at the color. Then he grab his hands arround the box and pull of the hat from the bottom of the box, but for us it just like he took it off from the top. You can watch this closely 1:39 in the film clip. This one is easy.

He take of the hat on the box when it is behind his back, then he put the hat at the bottom of the box. When he take the box in frot of him he can just look at the color because the hat is at the bottom of the box. So we are actually looking at the hat while he is looking at the color. Then he grab his hands arround the box and pull of the hat from the bottom of the box, but for us it just like he took it off from the top. You can watch this closely 1:39 in the film clip.

]]> By: keen http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-16863 keen Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:50:39 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-16863 agree with the above one ,i thought the magician announce the color with the box behind his back, then he probably would, because it would be more impressive. agree with the above one ,i thought the magician announce the color with the box behind his back, then he probably would, because it would be more impressive.

]]> By: Neil http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-14763 Neil Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:47:14 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-14763 i've seen this trick done with the magician not even being able to see the box let alone touch it yet he still got it right. can anyone explain? i’ve seen this trick done with the magician not even being able to see the box let alone touch it yet he still got it right. can anyone explain?

]]> By: Harry http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-12025 Harry Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:37:54 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-12025 My guess is the lid is placed on one side (or bottom) of the cube when the cube is behind your back. That way the top is open facing you when you pretend to feel the color. In fact, you can easily see the chosen color as the cube's open top faces you. You then hide the fact that you remove the lid from the side of the cube when you finally show the open box to the audience. My guess is the lid is placed on one side (or bottom) of the cube when the cube is behind your back. That way the top is open facing you when you pretend to feel the color. In fact, you can easily see the chosen color as the cube’s open top faces you. You then hide the fact that you remove the lid from the side of the cube when you finally show the open box to the audience.

]]> By: Occam's Spork http://www.skepticblog.org/2009/01/20/the-magic-cube/#comment-8568 Occam's Spork Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:48:45 +0000 http://skepticblog.org/?p=925#comment-8568 I think the real magician's trick here is to get the audience to figure out how he did the trick, rather than to actually present any evidence that the subconscious can't pick up on information that our usual perceptions miss. Blind Watchmaker: Give the video another look, at 1:20 he does indeed put the cube behind his back. ;) I think the real magician’s trick here is to get the audience to figure out how he did the trick, rather than to actually present any evidence that the subconscious can’t pick up on information that our usual perceptions miss.

Blind Watchmaker: Give the video another look, at 1:20 he does indeed put the cube behind his back. ;)

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