Thanks for sharing the story. I'm always surprised whenever I read about the time it takes to prepare for these presentations. On stage, it looks absolutely eff

Thanks for sharing the story. I'm always surprised whenever I read about the time it takes to prepare for these presentations. On stage, it looks absolutely effortless, and dare I say, simple? As though the products are so easy to use, they just whipped up this talk a day or two prior. This is very much in line with the idea that magic tricks work because the audience can't fathom that the magician would go to such lengths to set up their trick: > Make the secret a lot more trouble than the trick seems worth. You will be fooled by a trick if it involves more time, money and practice than you (or any other sane onlooker) would be willing to invest. From a previous posting on HN about the magician Teller: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/teller-reveals-his-secrets-100744801/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/teller-reveals-h...