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Comment author: bentarm 19 March 2013 06:46:52PM 0 points [-]

(One could argue that these questions should probably be ignored and not investigated in depth - to paraphrase Teller, often magic is simply putting in more effort than any sane person would - but nevertheless, this is how things work for me.)

I can't find a source for this quote (and if it's from a longer interview, I think I'd probably like to read it), possibly because I'm not picking the right words to Google. Do you have a citation?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 19 March 2013 08:36:22PM 8 points [-]

Googling "teller magic sane" turned up this interview including the quote:

You will be fooled by a trick if it involves more time, money and practice than you (or any other sane onlooker) would be willing to invest.

Comment author: bentarm 24 March 2013 07:59:43PM 0 points [-]

Thanks, I was not trying the right combination of keywords.

Comment author: ESRogs 23 March 2013 04:36:44PM 4 points [-]

"Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect," Teller says.

http://www.esquire.com/print-this/teller-magician-interview-1012?page=all

Comment author: arundelo 19 March 2013 07:18:20PM 2 points [-]

http://lesswrong.com/lw/bdo/rationality_quotes_april_2012/68hu?context=1#comments

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