The death has been announced of James Randi, age 92.
Randi had an act that was escapology with some magic, much like a Canadian Houdini. He was a regular with Alice Cooper’s stage show, beheading Cooper each night.
He was also a skeptic. In the 1970s, when Uri Geller and others were claiming psychic powers, Randi set out to expose them for what they were. In fact, he always said that he hoped one day to find someone with genuine powers.
I just wanted to mention a couple of people who make puzzle videos that I often enjoy. I don’t mean jigsaw puzzles, or paper puzzles like sudoku, but actual physical puzzles made of wood or metal.
One is Canadian magician Chris Ramsay. He has done videos showing tricks, but mostly seems to concentrate on the puzzles. He has big production values, tackles all his problems in a “what the f*** is going on here” attitude, does not always succeed but is hugely entertaining.
Here is one of his:
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