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I taught a friend the secret of catching a specific playing card from a dribble of a shuffled deck onto the table and she was both disappointed and impressed.
Because in principle it's disappointingly obvious...but in practice? Almost exactly as difficult as it looks. 😂
A lot of pure sleight-of-hand is like that: the initial disappointment is overwhelmed by appreciation of the raw skill it takes even if you do know the secret.
That, for me personally, is where the "magic" is. 🤷🏻♂️
@mattblaze Penn and Teller doing it with transparent cups remains among the most brilliant pieces of "magical" performance art of all time.
They're not trying to hide a single move, only making sure your attention is always in the wrong place.
It's a thing of beauty.
@ApostateEnglishman I was at a cups and balls master class (that I had no business being anywhere near) a while back, and it was like seeing it for the first time. And yes, Teller's transparent cups are just something to behold.
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@ApostateEnglishman I think cups and balls is the purest example of this. Knowing the "secret", such as it is, makes watching a well executed demonstration *more* impressive.