(2017-08-26, 11:06 AM)Max_B Wrote: The whole point of being a good magician is for those watching not to know how the trick was done. That's the point, and magicians never reveal their secrets. I did a bit of magical stuff as a kid, and it was clever what you could do, with specially designed devices, but I wasn't very good at it.People work for ages developing these tricks.
But Max, that's just painting with a broad brush. We're talking about double-blind experiments here, in a scientific setting. If you have a specific criticism, then by all means let's consider it, but speaking in generalities doesn't get us anywhere other than to reveal our allegiances.