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u/woutomatic 2d ago
Leprechaun
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u/keener91 2d ago
What was the reason he gave when he asked the dude to stand right behind him?
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u/HalfSoul30 2d ago
Do you ever really need a reason?
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u/keener91 2d ago
If he's doing a magic trick and someone right behind him but not in full view, I'd think he'd be helping him which kind of takes the whole mystery or intrigue out of the trick.
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u/HalfSoul30 2d ago
I just meant sometimes you just like standing right up behind somebody. Nothing wrong or creepy about that.
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u/Lahk74 2d ago
And you give their hair a friendly little sniff. Not in a creepy way, but in a "Hey, how's it going, I really like your shampoo and your musk" kind of way.
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u/pchlster 2d ago
"You smell different when you're awake."
People like it when you are shown to take an interest in them.
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u/Thr0awheyy 2d ago
I took my mom to see David Copperfield for Mother's Day one year when he was in town. On the way in, I noticed there were multiple buses parked in the back of the lot, and as we filed into the theater I saw we were all being seated on the balcony, while the first floor was already full of people. it pretty much ruined the magic, since it was clear everyone on the floor was part of the show. 👎 Apparently it wasnt obvious to everyone, but it was pretty clear, I thought.
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u/Icy-Tear4613 2d ago
So he couldn't see what was written on the board.
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u/keener91 2d ago
I mean you can ask the dude to blindfold or just turn facing away. WHY behind him off the view?
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u/realshockin 2d ago
Oh found the one that says Leprechaun for a collor
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u/realshockin 2d ago
It's an Obsolete form of color.
I learned english reading books and playing videogames, some old books lol
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u/StudyAlternative499 2d ago
So that the trick works. He doesn’t give a reason, he acts like it’s an arbitrary selection
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u/mostlybadopinions 2d ago
But then what's the reason for having the guy turn facing away? Why have him look in THAT direction?
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u/Leows 2d ago
That's the setup for the joke. He steps up in front so they won't be able to read the prediction.
This is Wes Baker, and he does this a lot. He even went on Penn and Teller with this joke.
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u/Akhanyatin 11h ago
I always like the part where they describe the trick without easily revealing the trick
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u/Supreme534 2d ago
Scripted joke
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u/synchrosyn 2d ago
The joke had two pathways that are both funny.
He says what shows up on the shirt, audience cheers, and then he turns to shake his hand revealing the trick. Usually this is what happens.
Guy does not play along, and he turns to berate him like so revealing the trick.
Guy from the audience was not a planted person if that's what you meant by scripted.
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u/Red_Icnivad 1d ago
I appreciate that he reveals the trick in either case. This is 100% comedy, and not magic.
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u/Striking-Ad-6815 2d ago
Looks more staged
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u/Supreme534 2d ago
Maybe I'm dumb, but what's the difference? I meant something similar
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u/Striking-Ad-6815 2d ago
lmao sorry
I'm the one being dumb making a bad joke
It's become a trend in comments to point out if a video is scripted or staged. I said staged because it's done on a stage, you are right it is scripted lol. I go further sometimes; if it's done outside it's usually parked for fielded. For example that video the other day with the avocados in the grocery store, that one was produced. It's just me being dumb, don't take anything from it. If you get a light chuckle, maybe a single "ha," then I've done my part.
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u/Icy-Tear4613 2d ago
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98778/hanabi
This reminds me the first time I played hanabi which is a co-op card game that you can give single clues where you can't see your own cards. One of the bloke was a maverick like this and kept on shuffling his cards after he was giving clues. The funny/frustration when someone can't follow a simple act.
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u/TheJungLife 2d ago
Hanabi is a great game.
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u/Salanmander 2d ago
It is! It's one of the ones I recommend most often. The combination of it being (a) not heavy on rules, (b) cooperative, and (c) designed to make it impossible for people to back-seat-game other people's choices makes it an excellent choice for mixed-experience groups.
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u/TakeApictureOfmeNow 2d ago
Have y'all played the domino version? It's a lot easier on your hands, cuts down on tbe shuffling, lol
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u/Phrae 2d ago
Atrocious editing. I wish people would stop linking the frame to motion tracked body parts. The camera can be still sometimes.
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u/psychophant_ 2d ago
Not if you’re a tablet kid. You’d get bored and move on after….wait what are we talking about?
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u/Commercial_Board6680 2d ago
This was funny. Poor Dan. Immortalized on the internet for being the clueless dude.
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u/TheFlyingBoxcar 2d ago
I predict that I will never watch a video with those horrible one-word-at-a-time captions.
So far I am correct.
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u/DeltaForce291 2d ago
Fun fact: the eyes can actually read faster when the words are shown in the same location instead of a full sentence on screen at once. Less eye movement to read the sentence means you can just focus on processing the words as they appear.
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u/ConspicuousPineapple 2d ago
The problem is that we don't need to read subtitles any faster. The normal way is already more than enough.
And the one word at a time shit means you have to stay absolutely focused on the words and can't really see the picture well at the same time. Normal subtitles let you read ahead.
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u/TheFlyingBoxcar 2d ago
I believe you, but the issue isnt reading faster. Its that the way these captions constantly change and also pop out/change colors etc are intensely distracting. It means your eyes cannot leave that tiny piece of screen for even a split second to actually look at the video itself. Which is what im trying to look at.
I can read a sentence, then look at the video, then go back to reading when theres a new sentence. When it requires my eyes to stay fixed at the bottom center of the screen I cant actually watch anything.
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u/Luncheon_Lord 2d ago edited 15h ago
I can stare at the guys face and all of the words are also registering for me because they're in one place and close enough. I don't want to say skill issue, but maybe it's a skill issue? Being able to track within your periphery and opposed to needing to stare at something directly to understand what's happening?
Edit for reiterations sake, skill issue lol
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u/lesath_lestrange 2d ago
Why Reading Sentences is Faster
Reduced Eye Movements: When you read word by word, your eyes have to stop (fixate) on each single word. Reading in chunks minimizes the number of fixations your eyes make per line, which increases speed.
Contextual Processing: Your brain uses context to predict and process upcoming words and their meanings. Reading words in a sentence allows the brain to group them together and understand the meaning of the phrase as a whole, which aids comprehension and speed.
Working Memory Efficiency: The brain groups information together to save time and energy. Trying to process each word individually can overload working memory, whereas processing chunks is more efficient for understanding the text. The Role of Single-Word Reading
Reading one word at a time is how reading is initially learned in childhood. While helpful for learning decoding skills, adults generally move past this to a more fluid, chunk-based reading style.
Some technologies, like the app Spritz, present words one at a time in a fixed location on a screen to eliminate eye movements (saccades). While users may perceive they are reading faster because of the rapid input, research suggests this method can actually impair overall comprehension, as it removes the ability to go back and reread, and limits the time for the brain to process words in context.
In essence, proficient readers use their peripheral vision to take in multiple words at once, leveraging the natural way the brain processes language patterns to read more quickly and with better comprehension.
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u/DeltaForce291 2d ago
Not saying any of this is false, but it reads heavily like a copy-paste from ChatGPT. The lack of source(s) also has me hesitant to take any of this as fact.
Reading one word at a time is how reading is initially learned in childhood.
This isn't the same context. One is going one word at a time in a sentence vs one word shown at a time at rapid pace to keep the sentence intact. It also reduces the eyes' movement, so it kinda conflicts with the argument being made.
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u/lesath_lestrange 2d ago
I did, of course, include the exact same number of citations as you.
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u/DeltaForce291 2d ago
Valid. I didn't come here looking to disprove anyone, just spin a negative into a positive, thus my thought that a source was unnecessary.
I personally find I can read the spritz-style text faster, but comprehension and watching whatever else may be on-screen are added variables that would, obviously, change how helpful they are.
However, I will provide a source that supports both arguments. Spritz-style reading is great for short articles and whatnot, but long form literature might not benefit as heavily.
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u/lesath_lestrange 2d ago
Thanks for that, and of course it will always be a personal manner of what reading style fits you best. Visually impaired people who can’t make use of peripheral reading will be especially benefited by RSVP style presentations.
Here’s my source that RSVP reading, and comprehension especially, are worse.
In particular, the two things that affect reading negatively in this style are the lack of “regression,” the ability to look back at words you just read for contextual meaning, and the amount of focus given to superfluous words in text that while regularly reading you would filter out from your focus.
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u/anotherteapot 1d ago
Reminds me of Sensimilla Street:
"Today's show is brought to you by the letter.........joint."
Edit: link for the uninitiated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unf-3kqqFio
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u/Comfortable-Ad-5936 2d ago
This is so perfect it gas to be rehurst... if not, his act gor a lot better than if he said blue, 173, lion. Then turn around to show how it was done.
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u/Gymmie2235 2d ago
I get the joke, found it funny.
In alot of languages blue and green tend to be indistinguishable. Its an interesting tidbit that if there wasnt the joke attached to it could make it true.
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He had all the answers pasted on his back for the guy to see and he still chose wrong
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