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sufficiently advanced misdirection, dressed up as wonder and charging admission.
means The apparent use of supernatural powers to influence events, or the art of producing illusions and tricks that delight by seeming impossible.
from From Old French 'magique', from Latin 'magicus', from Greek 'magikos' — the art of the 'magoi'. The 'magoi' were a priestly caste of ancient Persia, expert in astrology and ritual, and the Greeks borrowed their name for anyone dealing in arcane knowledge. Ultimately traced back through Old Persian 'magus', so the word carries the dust of Zoroastrian fire-priests into every card trick performed today.
misdirection worksMagicians exploit how your brain edits reality automatically
oldest trickCups and balls dates back over 2000 years
protected secretsMagic Circle expels members who reveal methods
science rootsMany early scientists doubled as stage illusionists
brain hackSurgeons study magicians to understand patient attention