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BymichaelHere’s a fun bit to show a library patron, or an audience while they are waiting for a program to begin. Ask your audience if they can make a pear disappear. Let them think about this. After a minute or two, show them the secret:
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BymichaelA murder was committed in the haunted mansion. The spectator’s job is to determine which of the 12 rooms it happened in. “I understand”, you explain to the spectator, “that you are an excellent detective. Is that true?” The spectator makes a series of random moves on the above board, and winds up in one…
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