Office antics Ep. 1

Episode one of office antics did not take place at the office. The whole Storm Lion crew was out to lunch yesterday, when the subject of magic was brought up. Jum, our production manager, offered to demonstrate an effect called black magic. The effect involves the "magician" looking away while the spectator chooses an object. The magician turns forward, and the assistant begins to point at several different objects. Eventually, the magician guesses it correctly.

Jum takes his magic one step further by performing an effect that he calls magic squares (this is not the magic square that the common magician performs). The concept is similar to the black magic. A 3x3 square is setup. The magician looks away, and a spectator chooses one of the squares. The magician turns back and the assistant begins to point - seemingly at random - at each square. The magician correctly stops the assistant when s/he points to the chosen square.


I am not familiar with the details of how the effect works, though I know it involves the assistant sending a message to the magician. At first only Jum and Ed, our CEO, knew about the method. Then Gav, the VP of Business Development, figured out the method and the fun began. Candice, our Administration Manager, and I were baffled. I was lost in my thoughts trying to figure out the pattern, while Candice pestered Gav.

The guys who know the mechanics of the trick have their lips sealed. So I guess we're stuck being spectators.

Chris