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Magic

Sleight of hand and other illusions

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Magic, along with its subgenres, and sometimes referred to as illusion, stage magic or street magic, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by staged tricks or illusions of seemingly impossible feats using natural means. It is to be distinguished from paranormal magic which, it is claimed, are effects created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world.

Web Pages

Penn and Teller, TheAdvocates.org
Libertarian celebrity page at the Advocates for Self-Government; Includes photograph of Penn and Teller, profile essay and quotes

Put [Penn and Teller] together on stage, and it's no surprise that a "deep commitment to rational thought and freedom" runs through their comedy/magic act ... However, ... most of the audience is just appreciating the jokes and tricks. [Their] act includes shadow puppets, goldfish, a wood chipper, a gorilla, broken glass bottles (which they juggle) and their famous Magic Bullet Trick. Violating all the traditions of magic, the two even show the audience how some of their tricks are performed ... CheapVegas.com ... called the act "more entertaining than just about any other magic show in town."

Videos

Penn and Teller Explain Sleight of Hand, by Penn Jillette, Teller, 24 Nov 2006
Teller demonstrates seven principles of magic while Penn explains

The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Magic (illusion)" as of 22 Oct 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.