Opinions on lying in a youtube video

Kelan · 09-25-2011, 02:50 PM

IMO, lying to your spectators are fine, but lying to magicians aren't. It's not okay to make "Claims" either (saying a trick is ungimmicked when it's not, saying it's impromptu when it's not, etc.). Monkeyman822 is a perfect example of why it isn't okay. I'm guessing we were all somewhat disappointed/frustrated that he wasn't telling the truth. It's also annoying when they stick with their lie and don't apologize or tell the truth.

It's even more annoying when people aren't honest towards their contest entries. This includes if they say if it's impromptu, it's not set up, etc. This means that people can win contests if the contest holder didn't catch the gimmick/set up, which is totally wrong. Or let's use "Fool Us" by Penn and Teller. If someone were to lie about their trick and get through, they have a chance of winning a ton of money and get to perform for Penn and Teller (this is extremely unlikely to happen though, they've been in the industry for such a long time).

Mark · 09-25-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelan

Or let's use "Fool Us" by Penn and Teller. If someone were to lie about their trick and get through, they have a chance of winning a ton of money and get to perform for Penn and Teller (this is extremely unlikely to happen though, they've been in the industry for such a long time).

Magicians are the easiest to fool though. And they aren't much of close up magicians. You can see in the show that they lack a lot of knowledge as for that kind of magic.

But I agree with what you said!

09-25-2011, 02:50 PM	#1
Kelan kittydakat Join Date: May 2011 Location: USA Posts: 142	IMO, lying to your spectators are fine, but lying to magicians aren't. It's not okay to make "Claims" either (saying a trick is ungimmicked when it's not, saying it's impromptu when it's not, etc.). Monkeyman822 is a perfect example of why it isn't okay. I'm guessing we were all somewhat disappointed/frustrated that he wasn't telling the truth. It's also annoying when they stick with their lie and don't apologize or tell the truth. It's even more annoying when people aren't honest towards their contest entries. This includes if they say if it's impromptu, it's not set up, etc. This means that people can win contests if the contest holder didn't catch the gimmick/set up, which is totally wrong. Or let's use "Fool Us" by Penn and Teller. If someone were to lie about their trick and get through, they have a chance of winning a ton of money and get to perform for Penn and Teller (this is extremely unlikely to happen though, they've been in the industry for such a long time).