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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
4.5 • 8.7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Humans are capable of some pretty curious things. Although, to be honest, that isn't always a good thing. Here are two powerful examples of both ends of the spectrum.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to AirNenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm |
| 0:08.7 | and Mild. |
| 0:13.0 | Our world is full of the unexplainable. |
| 0:16.3 | And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display, |
| 0:22.1 | just waiting for us to explore. |
| 0:25.4 | Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's. |
| 0:41.0 | A magician is in a precarious position every time they approach an audience. |
| 0:45.4 | For one, the magician doesn't know how a spectator is going to react. |
| 0:49.4 | People walking into a performance are already an skeptical mindset, trying to unravel |
| 0:54.4 | the illusions as they unfold. |
| 0:56.5 | The rise are telling them one thing, but their minds know more is going on. |
| 1:00.3 | They just can't see it. |
| 1:02.1 | And so the magician must overcome that skepticism with feats of wonder, such as objects that |
| 1:06.6 | levitate without any visible wires, or signed cards that appear in an audience member's |
| 1:12.0 | wallet. |
| 1:13.0 | Today's magicians hone their skills by building upon the techniques of old. |
| 1:17.3 | Many of today's tricks, the kinds that are performed on television competitions and |
| 1:21.0 | variety shows, have their roots in well-worn, 100-year-old slides. |
| 1:26.1 | But one trick, no matter how it has changed or how it's performed, has stumped magicians |
| 1:31.0 | for decades. |
| 1:32.1 | The concept is simple, but one man's execution has blown the minds of those privileged enough |
| 1:37.3 | to see it. |
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