This makes for a more entertaining performance for the audience and also gives the magician an “out” or ability to spin the trick in a different direction if something goes wrong — and you ...

the society’s most famous members include magician Dynamo, actor Stephen Fry and even King Charles III, who joined when he ...

his magic tricks. He can be found in dining halls with his props most nights, but other days he just approaches students and asks if they want to see a trick. It works — most of the time. “I get a lot ...

The study, published in The Journal of Performance Magic Research, was led by Professor Brian Rappert, from the University of Exeter, and Dr. Gustav Kuhn, from the University of Plymouth.