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oliver
11-25-2011, 05:41 PM
Do you guys know, if there is an inventor of the Plunger Principle? I read, that it's Jack McMillen, but I'm not sure.
Help, please!:D

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Plunger Principle

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History

There was some initial controversy over the invention of the original plunger principle used as a r***** c*** e*****.
A simple version of it first appeared in the September, 1931 issue no. 6 of Seven Circles Magazine by Lawrence Kam entitled Priceless Card R***. The trick was published again in 1935, claimed this time by Burling Hull, in his Stage Magic, No. 3 (pp. 79-82). William Larsen, Sr., in the first issue of Genii 1936 September defended Jack McMillen as the inventor, as showing Larsen and T. Page Wright the trick in 1928.
Just found it!^^:D
I hope, it's right...
TheMisdirectingHand
11-25-2011, 07:29 PM
Now we wait for Mark.
KGaborMagic
11-25-2011, 07:47 PM
Now we wait for Mark.
Perfectly said.
oliver
11-25-2011, 08:05 PM
Right...
Mark
11-25-2011, 09:15 PM
:hm:

Jack McMillen is known as the inventor. At least he was the first to show it publicly (and it's not about when it was first published but about when it was first performed). We will never know if he really was the first to come up with it, nor do we know that for any other effect ever created.

But yeah, if you would have to credit anyone, it would be him. But if you got it from another source you may very well want to credit both Jack and the person who put together that source, especially if that person did something to the original.
:crossed:
oliver
11-25-2011, 09:27 PM
Thanks Mark!:)
la0o9
11-25-2011, 09:33 PM
what's the plunger principle?
Kelan
11-26-2011, 01:24 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvbDNrehrhs

La, the move is seen at 0:36 in the vid
la0o9
11-26-2011, 03:00 AM
oh that...
Kelan
11-26-2011, 02:15 PM
I'ma kill the person who edited mah post. Speak up or die! XD
Admin
11-26-2011, 03:35 PM
I'ma kill the person who edited mah post. Speak up or die! XD
Your post was edited because the video you originally embedded included a very clear link to a magic exposure site.
Albert
11-28-2011, 06:09 AM
Kelan, you still going to live up to your words? ;)
Kelan
12-02-2011, 01:26 AM
Oh. EHEH.

*Bow downs to Admin*

We'z all good right? XD