Magic bullet
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A magic bullet is a very accurate weapon or tool and may refer to:
- A perfect drug that cures a disease without a risk of side effects
- The Magic Bullet, a 1940 Hollywood biographic film about Paul Ehrlich, starring Edward G. Robinson
- Magic Bullet (appliance), the name of a kitchen appliance
- Magic bullet software, used for video editing
- Magic Bullet (band),an Australian Pop/Rock band
- an enchanted bullet of German folklore and a feature of Carl Maria von Weber's ghostly opera Der Freischütz
- Single bullet theory, used disparagingly by conspiracy theorists to describe the John F. Kennedy assassination
- Hypodermic needle model or "Magic bullet principle", in communication research, a theory about media audiences
- "The Magic Bullet" (Angel episode), an episode of the television series Angel
[edit] See also
- Silver bullet
- Paul Ehrlich, who used the phrase to describe his goal to find a cure for syphilis