Do you enjoy demystifying yourself? Are you the type of reasonably-minded person who stayed up all night just to see if your parents really were leaving you presents? If that's the case, this article explaining how popular magic tricks are done will be invaluable reading- whether you're an aspiring magician yourself, have a friend who's an aspiring magician that you hate, or are just a regular old skeptic. I won't spoil it for you in case you'd like to preserve your sense of childhood wonder, but finally having a few of these questions answered will definitely allow me to sleep soundly tonight.
24 magic tricks explained
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This is what a great magic act looks like!
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