Via tangmc8
Every now and again we come across a card trick video that just screams win. Some magicians can really take folks' brains for a trip. This card trick is definitely one of the more impressive ones that we've ever seen.
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Man, you could tell from the get go that this was going to unfold beautifully. When asked how much she thought those nine cards were worth, she threw out a nice guess of a couple hundred bucks, and proceeded to learn that there was a whole different story at play.
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@SaystheFox found some hard times and put that energy into making some magic happen for a kid in their neighborhood. It's probably some of the more wholesome stuff we've seen. Also, points for getting the parents in on it because without that this whole thing would probably be the creepiest thing we've ever experienced. For more wholesomeness, here's some wholesome memes to keep the feels intact and a quick tumblr post on kids language struggles.
When it comes to bending the rules, extremely mundane sorcery, or knowing what to say so people stop looking at you funny, there are moments that feel kinda like real-life spells and junk. For more Tumblr stuff, here are some random tumblr gems to tumble through.
Via David Blaine
After all that buildup and an act of pure magic from the infamous David Blaine, this homie could only muster up a "cool." Understandable. I guess.
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Oliver Clegg's assertion isn't far off from the real world. Study anything, be it food, sports or apparently the arcane and you start to become a nauseating douche about it. People get creative with wizard stuff all the time, like this short and sweet Tumblr thread on a wizard IT guy. For a wholesome one, here's a thread about a guy's grandma who fell in love with d&d while battling cancer.
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Via Pottermore
J.K. Rowling writes that Ilvermorny was a magical school of witchcraft and wizardry, founded by a pureblood Irish wizard named Isolt Sayre in the 17th century. Ilvermorny sat atop the highest peak of Mount Greylock enshrouded by powerful concealment enchantments.
Sayre was a descendant of Salazar Slytherin and the renowned Irish witch Morrigan. Sayre lived with her parents in a small Irish town till the day her mother's estranged sister Gormlaith Gaunt (pureblood zealot) murdered Sayre's parents and kidnapped her away to Hag's Glen to stop her from marrying a muggle.
A decade later, following imprisonment and continued attempts at indoctrinating Sayre, she stole her aunt's wand, and managed an escape.
Sayre went on to pose as a Muggle boy, sailing to the 'New World', where she came across a wealth of magical creatures and fellow wizards that'd ultimately help her create Ilvermorny.
The four Ilvermorny houses are named after magical creatures:
- Horned Serpent – a ‘great horned river serpent with a jewel set into its forehead’
- Pukwudgie – ‘a short, grey-faced, large-eared creature’
- Thunderbird – a creature that ‘can create storms as it flies’
- Wampus – ‘a magical, panther-like creature that is fast, strong and almost impossible to kill’
Check out the story over on Pottermore that was just released today!
