A "magician" trying and failing to kill a skeptic with black magic.
It must have been hilarious to watch, especially if one speaks the language. Maybe they'll find a way to show it on American TV. Maybe I'll search YouTube when I feel better.
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Orac, maybe you should take some AirBorne. I hear it works wonders on colds. =-)
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Actually, if it was in India, the language should have been English, as it is a common language in a nation with several regional tongues.
It was in Hindi...
http://www.rationalistinternational.net/article/2008/20080310/en_1.html
I don't think broadcast TV would air this in the US. They would be fearful of offending other conjurors casting spells. Pat Robertson, for one.
Clare, that's too bad. Its yet another language I don't understand well enough to even successfully ask where the bathroom is. When I have tried to pronounce the handful of Hindi phrases I have learned, I am laughed at by native speakers, and called a Britisher, and am mercifully told to stick to English. I just respond by claiming that they are just making up words. Its a good thing they are my friends. :)
Video on Youtube - no subs, though.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Edamaruku&search=tag