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blindfolded 7 year old child & Rubik's Cube
| April 20th, 2016 at 9:14:05 PM permalink | |
| reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 | The action kicks into high gear at the 1:43 mark in this video. Kind of like watching a magician performing magic, except that it's not magic; it's real. |
| April 20th, 2016 at 9:30:46 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | But can he do it while riding a unicycle. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| April 20th, 2016 at 10:05:40 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | That's amazing. Certainly a skill I wasn't born with. Same kind of skill that let's some people memorize the positions of every piece in 20 chess games at once. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| April 20th, 2016 at 10:31:30 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18755 |
Imagine having a magnificent skill for which nothing was invented that displayed your ability? Like being born before the cube was invented. I think it could have happened. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| April 21st, 2016 at 12:10:53 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Some grandmaster chess players can see every possible move for the next couple dozen moves. That's what the kid did. Nerd is what I think they call it. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| April 23rd, 2016 at 7:26:36 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 5 Posts: 265 |
Actually, that first 1:43 is pretty rivitting as well. Amazing even. Ignorance is bliss and knowledge is power. But having only some facts can get you into trouble! |
| April 23rd, 2016 at 9:49:24 AM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4492 |
I think that is what has happened with my life. I am sure I have some amazing ability but what it can be used for hasn't been invented yet. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| April 25th, 2016 at 8:56:37 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
Hehe... me too. But I am confident that one day there will be a valuable use for sitting on the toilet until my legs fall asleep. |
| January 8th, 2017 at 9:12:04 PM permalink | |
| reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 |
Speaking of magic tricks that aren't magic tricks: there's a scene in Spiderman (2002) where Peter Parker uses 1 cafeteria tray to catch 4 falling airborne food items. According to the special effects technician (and co-star Kristen Dunst) the scene isn't a computer-generated special effect. The 2 secret ingredients were: 1) glue (the tray is glued to actor Tobey Maguire's hand) and 2) patience (it took 155 attempts.)  |
| January 8th, 2017 at 10:19:19 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18755 |
Just reminded me of a scene in an old Jimmy Cagney movie. A gangster car stops and does a tommy gun hit on some other gangsters on the street. Chunks of wall are flying and the people are falling and running, and they were really using live automatic weapons and real bullets doing all the damage firing right in the area. Actors and extra's were cheap commodities I guess. I believe it was fixed position weapons doing the actual shooting. Guys in the car were just shooting a little smoke and flame out the barrel. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |