We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule.

This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 747.E.X.0722.

Certificate number 3783. The Magic Gang.

Because making something disappear isn't enough.

You have to bring it back.

That's why every magic trick has a third act.

Stage magic has come up in Omnimus before because we love it we like to be fooled we like to be

baffled we like it by skill anytime someone uses the word wala

wait do you feel like that's the magician's word is voila?

Wala.

They don't say presto to you, they say voila?

Are you thinking of chefs?

Do they say presto to you?

They say voila to me.

No, you're thinking of a chef.

Are you sure?

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