Water, water!

H2O – The magical essence of life !

 Hi Magic fans! I want to discuss a topic that touches us all, and that is water! I, like most everyone on the planet, love being around water. Whether it’s the ocean, lake or river, it always feels like you’re on vacation when you’re anywhere near it. Not only do we like being around bodies of water, we also know that water is an essential to life itself.

  First I’m going to touch on some of the basic benefits, and then I’m going to share how I use water in my magic show for large audiences at dinner parties and events.

 With 60-70% of the human body being made up of water and every cell needing it to stay healthy and alive, it stands to reason that failing to replace the liquid that we lose in the form of waste and sweat each day will have detrimental effects on our health. 

Water is vital to many of the body’s natural functions including waste elimination and the regulation of temperature.  Dehydration, although particularly dangerous for the very young and the very old, can take its toll on all of us.  Headaches, tiredness and the loss of concentration are some of the most common early symptoms If nothing is done to rectify the situation, constipation and even kidney stones can be the longer-term results.

So, how much water is enough?  Well, that depends largely on the size of the individual, their level of physical activity and the climate.  As a rough guide, however, under normal conditions the average person should aim to drink around one and a half litres or 6-8 tumbler-sized glasses per day.

Don’t fool yourself that tea, coffee and gallons of fizzy drinks will keep you in tip-top shape though. The caffeine contained in both tea and coffee acts as a diuretic which makes you lose water from your body and the sugars and artificial flavors and sweeteners contained in fizzy drinks use up your body’s supply in its effort to dilute them.

I actually cut way down on drinking carbonated drinks, but I still drink a lot of tea. It’s a real challenge to drink as much water as we really need.  One thing that I do that helps me to drink more water, is to carry a lot of water bottles with me so I always have some on hand. This way I always have something to drink instead of buying a soda or super sweet drink.

So, how do I use water in my magic shows? Well, I use a bubble solution (which is part water) to create floating bubbles with a surprise ending. My favorite use of water is with my Glass Harp. It is a collection of 30 wine glasses tuned chromatically using water to attain the correct note. It literally cannot function without water!  The sound it makes is very clear and sometimes haunting tone. If you’re interested in hearing a sample, send me a message and I’ll send you a link to an audio or video link.

Thanks for taking your time to read my blog. Don’t forget to visit my website @ www.glenndalfsmagic.com and it’s probably time for you to have a nice cool drink of water! 

Thanks for taking your time to read my blog. Don’t forget to visit my website @ www.glenndalfsmagic.com and it’s probably time for you to have a nice cool drink of water!