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Originally posted by fiveyes
I worked for Jimmy Dixon, a stage magician who made quite a name for himself back in the '60s, for 2 years. He did a stage show on the carnival circuit to "tip a guzump" (translation: get a crowd of people together to do a specific kind of sales presentation).
Illusions, which are defined as magic tricks that involve the human body or larger objects, are often based on simple optical tricks. The two platforms that the cage is resting on appear to be thinner than they actually are because the upper one is narrower than the lower. It takes advantage of the fact that a triangle appears to be less tall than a square of equal height plus we tend to not group the two thicknesses together when we view the arrangement.
This, plus the thickness of the table top itself and the edging around it, adds up to a space larger that it appears. It's commonly used for a variety of disappearing and change-over acts.
I shall now remove the mask that I am required to wear when revealing these secrets. So don't anyone peek!
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ok guess thats the secret