Comments on: Book Giveaway: THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern

By: Sean Penrose

Sean Penrose — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:39:28 +0000

While n our honeymoon in Hawaii, my wife and I saw a magician get a twenty dollar bill from an audience member. He recited the serial number and wrote it on a whiteboard so we could remember it. He then proceeded to light in on fire completely burning it to ash. He then gave a sealed package to another audience member who opened it and it contained the original $20. Amazing!

By: Cassandra Ruiz

Cassandra Ruiz — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:45:51 +0000

The coolest trick I’ve seen of a circus is when I saw a man throw daggers over someone’s head. It was on t.v. though because that’s as close I have come to a circus.
Thanks so much for the giveaway. It’s really nice.
E-mail: hernandezcassandra50 (at) yahoo (dot) com

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:42:56 +0000

I think the coolest magic was when my brother and I were little and he learned a bunch of simple magic tricks and I was blown away. I was his assistant as we’d put on shows for our family. Still a very cool memory.

Thanks!
Amanda

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:53:40 +0000

I was in a bar once where an internet video show was taping a segment on how to win drinks from your friend with magic tricks. the trick was a card prediction type of trick (where you guess the card the person picked) but with a twist where the answer on the piece of paper is actually incorrect, but then is waved over a flame and changes to the right answer. Part of the show is them revealing the trick so you can win drinks from your friends. It turns out the twist with the card change is done with special ink that disappears when places over a flame written on top of regular ink. The rest of the trick is just forcing the person to pick the card you want them to. I was really amazed and entertained especially because I could see that the magic didn’t involve any video tricks to the broadcast.
I’d love a copy of the book (my two boys will read it too – so it’ll go to a home that will use it)

By: Linda Kish

Linda Kish — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:28:25 +0000

I am in awe of all magic tricks. My son tells me how they are done but they still fascinate me. Levitation is one thing that I find amazing. I went to the Magic Castle once years ago and loved it. I even dated a magician and never learned a thing.

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By: Nancy H

Nancy H — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:16:15 +0000

In the town I used to live in, the Ringling Circus used to bring their big animals into town by train. They would then walk the animals thru the streets to the arena. I remember the elephants walking along, holding onto the tail of the one in front of them. They were so big and so gentle looking.

By: Linda Rodriguez

Linda Rodriguez — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:02:39 +0000

When I was in high school, I watched my best friend move a teacup several inches along the top of a desk. She did this from clear across the room. Did it on more than one day. I suspect it was that adolescent poltergeist energy.

By: Kat NH

Kat NH — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:15:17 +0000

When I was little, I LOVED those David Copperfield specials. Cheesy? Perhaps. But YOU try and make the Statue of Liberty disappear!

By: Nicki

Nicki — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:22:48 +0000

I’m fascinated by watching people performing aerial dance. I’ve never seen it in person, only on youtube, but it’s AMAZING! The strength and dexterity to do that and look so graceful is just mindblowing.

By: EIREGO

EIREGO — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:15:12 +0000

Not that I even have a chance of winning this, but here’s my WOW moment….

I was at one of those Cirque du Soleil nights at the Santa Monica Pier years ago. A very muscular guy with long black hair, white tights and no shirt walked out to the center of the ring. Two long white silk strands of cloth hung down from the rafters and he held one end in each of this hands. He wrapped his ends around his wrists, took 4 or 5 swift and powerful bounds straight toward the audience and leapt into the air. The people in the rafters pulled up on the their end of the cloth and the guy flew right over our heads! It was simultaneously beautiful and mesmerizing. During his act, he wrapped the cloth around his legs and arms at different angles and it was really like watching someone fly. And it was silent. Just audible gasps from the onlookers. I had never seen anything like it.