As a magician and janitor of 21 century, Marco Tempest combines state-of-the-art technology with Huntini's talent and art. The following video will leave you speechless as you watch Marco Tempest make his magic with 3 iPhones.
Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)
It was translated into Greek by Stefano Kiourkouli, edited by Leonida Argyro for TED Talks
The type of magic I like, and I am a magician, is magic that uses technology to create illusions. So I'd like to show you something I'm working on. It's an app that I think will be useful for artists — specifically multimedia artists. Syncs video between multiple screens from mobile devices. And I borrowed these three iPods from people here in public to show you what I mean. And I'm going to use them to tell you a little about my favorite subject: cheating.
0: 51 (Music)
0: 53 One of my favorite wizards is Carl Tsermein. It had this amazing trick where a rose bloomed in front of your eyes. But it was the production of the butterfly that was the most beautiful.
1:10 (Recording) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, h creation of life.
1: 16 (Applause)
1: 18 (Music)
1: 21 Mark Tembest: When asked about cheating, he said:
1:26 Announcer: Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you - and he does.
1:34 MT: I'd like to consider myself a bona fide magician. I use a lot of tricks, which means sometimes I have to lie to you. I feel bad about that. But people lie every day.
1: 50 (Ringing) Wait.
1: 52 Girl in the Phone: Come on, where are you?
1:54 MT: It has traffic. I will be there soon. You all did it.
1: 58 (Laughter)
2: 00 Lady: I'll be ready in a minute, sweetheart.
2: 03 Man: It's just what I always wanted.
2: 06 Woman: You look very nice.
2:08 MT: Cheating is a fundamental part of life. Polls show that men lie twice as much as women - assuming the women who asked are telling the truth.
2: 22 (Laughter)
2: 24 We cheat to have the advantage and to hide our weaknesses. Chinese General Shun Yu said that all wars are based on cheating. Oscar Wilde said the same thing about romance.
2:41 Some people cheat for money. Let's play one game. Three cards, three chances.
2: 51 Announcer: A fifth will give you 10, 10 will give you 20. Where is the lady? Where is the Queen?
2: 58 MT: This? Excuse me. You lost. I did not deceive you. You cheated yourself. Self-deception. This is when we persuade ourselves that a lie is the truth. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish them. Pathological cartoons are an expert in self-deception. (Slot machine noise) They think they can win. They forget the times they lost.
3:30 The brain is very good at forgetting. Bad experiences are quickly forgotten. Bad experiences disappear quickly. Which explains why in this vast and lonely universe, we are so wonderfully optimistic. Our self-deception becomes a positive illusion - because movies can and do take us on admirable adventures; why we believe in Romeo when he says he loves Juliet;
4:08 This is "Clear de Loon." His composer Debussy said that art is the biggest deception. Art is deception that creates true emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you indulge in this deception, it becomes magic.
4: 41 (Applause)
4: 53 Thank you. Thank you very much.
4: 56 (Applause)
