Latest Magic News – February 5, 2004

It’s a Secret

In today?s magic news, we learn that some things never change and some things have never changed. Janet Jackson was not the only one to expose herself live on television, one of our own magicians did it well before her. Water Witching isn?t dead but James Randi is trying to kill it. Chris Rock has some funny comments about David Blaine and Mr. Blaine goes from looking starved to death to looking at models who look like they stayed in the box for 64 days.

The Amazing Randi is quoted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the efficacy of the ancient practice of ?dowsing? for water. The story features several practitioners of ?water witching? or ?divining? who claim success although they do not document their successes or failures. Says he ever-skeptical Randi:

“The bottom line is that [dowsers] all fail when properly and fairly tested. There are no exceptions. Even after they have clearly and definitely failed, they always continue to believe in their powers.”

Check out the full article here.

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