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2022-06-02 14:03:54
2022-06-02 03:24:00
2022-06-02 03:24:00
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silverwizard
4 weeks ago
friendica
Does anyone else say "David Copperfield" instead of "Abra Kadabra" when doing magic tricks?
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🍁 Kicou 🇨🇦 🌱🌱🌻
4 weeks ago
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wat? Sounds like saying DennisRitchie() instead of malloc()
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🍁 Kicou 🇨🇦 🌱🌱🌻
4 weeks ago
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(I am not implying that David Copperfield invented magic tricks)
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silverwizard
4 weeks ago
friendica
Abra Kadabra was the name of a fairly famous stage magician, and other magicians would say his name to invoke his power.
This, of course, just feels weird to know, and so saying David Copperfield forces other people to feel that weirdness, and I'm exactly that sort.
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🍁 Kicou 🇨🇦 🌱🌱🌻
4 weeks ago
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I had never heard of a stage magician called Abra Kadabra, but could it be that said magician called himself after the "spell" Abracadabra?
(I am not even attempting an internet search on Abracadabra because given the topic I am pretty sure I am going to find countless BS theories)
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Liwott
4 weeks ago
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🍁 Kicou 🇨🇦 🌱🌱🌻
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Isn't the formula much older than stage magic?
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silverwizard
4 weeks ago
friendica
I dunno, I read it in
https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/popculture/all/44414/facts.magic_1400s1950s.htm
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Liwott
4 weeks ago
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I see, thanks ! When did this magician live? According to
wikipedia
, the first known use of the word dates back to around 200 AD
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This, of course, just feels weird to know, and so saying David Copperfield forces other people to feel that weirdness, and I'm exactly that sort.
(I am not even attempting an internet search on Abracadabra because given the topic I am pretty sure I am going to find countless BS theories)
Source?
Isn't the formula much older than stage magic?