So the type of magic I like, and I'm a magician, is magic that uses technology to create illusions. So I would like to show you something I've been working on. It's an application that I think will be useful for artists -- multimedia artists in particular. It synchronizes videos across multiple screens of mobile devices. I borrowed these three iPods from people here in the audience to show you what I mean. And I'm going to use them to tell you a little bit about my favorite subject: deception.
Tip magije koji ja volim - a ja sam mađioničar - jeste magija koja koristi tehnologiju da bi stvorila iluzije. Voleo bih da vam pokažem nešto na čemu sam radio. To je aplikacija koja će, po mom mišljenju, biti korisna umetnicima -- naročito multimedijalnim umetnicima. Ona sinhronizuje video klipove preko više ekrana mobilnih uređaja. Pozajmio sam ova tri Ajpoda od ljudi iz publike da bih vam pokazao na šta mislim, i iskoristiću ih da bih vam ispričao ponešto o mojoj omiljenoj temi: obmani.
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One of my favorite magicians is Karl Germain. He had this wonderful trick where a rosebush would bloom right in front of your eyes. But it was his production of a butterfly that was the most beautiful.
Jedan od mojih omiljenih mađioničara je Karl Džermejn. Znao je predivan trik - da učini da žbun ruža procveta ispred vaših očiju. Ali, najlepše od svega bilo je njegovo stvaranje leptira.
(Recording) Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, the creation of life.
(Snimak) Najavljivač: Dame i gospodo, stvaranje života.
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Marco Tempest: When asked about deception, he said this:
Marko Tempest: Kada su ga upitali o obmani, rekao je:
Announcer: Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you -- and he does.
Najavljivač: Magija je jedino iskreno zanimanje. Mađioničar obećava da će vas obmanuti -- i to i čini.
MT: I like to think of myself as an honest magician. I use a lot of tricks, which means that sometimes I have to lie to you. Now I feel bad about that. But people lie every day.
MT: Sebe smatram za iskrenog mađioničara. Koristim mnogo trikova, što znači da vas, ponekad, moram slagati. Osećam se loše zbog toga. Ali, ljudi lažu svakoga dana.
(Ringing)
(Zvonjava) Sačekaj.
Hold on.
Devojka na telefonu: Hej, gde si?
Phone: Hey, where are you?
MT: Stuck in traffic. I'll be there soon. You've all done it.
MT: U saobraćajnoj gužvi. Stižem uskoro. Svi ste vi to činili.
(Laughter)
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Devojka: Biću spremna za koji minut, dragi.
Right: I'll be ready in just a minute, darling.
Muškarac: To je upravo ono što sam oduvek želeo.
Center: It's just what I've always wanted.
Žena: Izgledaš sjajno.
Left: You were great.
MT: Deception, it's a fundamental part of life. Now polls show that men tell twice as many lies as women -- assuming the women they asked told the truth.
MT: Obmana, to je osnovni deo života. Ankete pokazuju da muškarci lažu dva puta više od žena -- ako pretpostavimo da su žene koje su anketirali govorile istinu.
(Laughing)
(Smeh)
We deceive to gain advantage and to hide our weaknesses. The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that all war was based on deception. Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.
Obmanjujemo da bismo stekli prednost i da bi sakrili naše slabosti. Kineski general Sun Cu je rekao da je ratovanje u celini bazirano na obmani. Oskar Vajld
Some people deceive
je rekao isto, samo o zavođenju.
for money. Let's play a game. Three cards, three chances.
Neki ljudi obmanjuju za novac. Hajde da se igramo. Tri karte, tri šanse.
Announcer: One five will get you 10, 10 will get you 20. Now, where's the lady? Where is the queen?
Najavljivač: Jedna od pet vam donosi 10, 10 vam donosi 20. I, gde je dama? Gde je kraljica?
MT: This one? Sorry. You lose. Well, I didn't deceive you. You deceived yourself. Self-deception. That's when we convince ourselves that a lie is the truth. Sometimes it's hard to tell the two apart. Compulsive gamblers are experts at self-deception.
MT: Ova ovde? Žao mi je. Izgubili ste. Pa, nisam vas obmanuo. Obmanuli ste sami sebe. Samoobmana. To je kada uverimo sebe da je laž zapravo istina. Ponekad je teško razlikovati jedno od drugog. Kompulsivni kockari su stručnjaci za samoobmanu.
(Slot machine)
(Zvuci slot-mašine)
They believe they can win. They forget the times they lose.
Oni veruju da mogu pobediti. Zaboravljaju slučajeve kada su izgubili.
The brain is very good at forgetting. Bad experiences are quickly forgotten. Bad experiences quickly disappear. Which is why in this vast and lonely cosmos, we are so wonderfully optimistic. Our self-deception becomes a positive illusion -- why movies are able to take us onto extraordinary adventures; why we believe Romeo when he says he loves Juliet; and why single notes of music, when played together, become a sonata and conjure up meaning.
Mozak je vrlo dobar u zaboravljanju. Loša iskustva se brzo zaborave. Loša iskustva brzo nestanu. Upravo zbog toga smo, u ovom ogromnom, usamljenom univerzumu, mi tako predivno optimistični. Naša samoobmana postaje pozitivna iluzija -- zato nas filmovi mogu povesti na nezaboravne avanture; zato verujemo Romeu kada kaže da voli Juliju; zato pojedinačne note u muzici, odsvirane zajedno, postaju sonata i prizivaju značenje.
That's "Clair De lune." Its composer, called Debussy, said that art was the greatest deception of all. Art is a deception that creates real emotions -- a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic.
To je "Mesečina." Njen kompozitor, Debisi, rekao je da je umetnost najveća obmana od svih. Umetnost je obmana koja stvara prave emocije -- laž koja stvara istinu. A kada se predate toj obmani, ona postaje magija.
[MAGIC]
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
Hvala vam. Hvala vam puno.
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(Aplauz)