People believe that with magic, it’s the quickness the hand that deceives the eye. They’re wrong. The eye is drawn to sudden movements. If you don’t want people to notice what you’re doing, do it slowly and calmly while they’re looking somewhere else.
I learned about stage magic while I was researching one of the least understood aspects of World War II: the deception war and the eccentric British soldier behind it, Dudley Clarke.
