Terry, are YOU a magician?
I've always been able to make my paycheck disappear!
No. I've never been a magician. I had a very interesting friend who was a professional magician. He worked the Cruise ship circuit.
A music teacher I knew was married to a magician who was on local TV for many years.
I had long conversations with both of these fellas and oh, the stories they could tell!
I was quite let down when I learned that most contraption tricks consist of specially designed and manufactured devices made to resemble ordinary things.
A coin, for example, can be a very sophisticated look alike that has hidden features.