Don’t let him fool you… he was a master.
New York magician Al Flosso (Albert Levinson) loved the theater, vaudeville, con men, and sideshow folk. Continue reading “Al Flosso, the Coney Island Fakir”
Day: October 21, 2013
An honest practical joke – the viral video
Little did Han know that returning the lost glasses
would begin an inexplicable chain of events. Continue reading “An honest practical joke – the viral video”
10 secrets of effective liars, by Jeff Wise
Jeff Wise, looking shifty
- Only lie when you need to
- Work out the details
- Prevaricate (be ambiguous)
- Tell what the "lied to" wants to hear
- Be consistent
- Be committed to your lie
- Control your nonverbal signals
- If they’re suspicious, manipulate more
- Attack them back
- If caught, bargain
Jeff Wise wrote the book Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger>>
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