By its nature, magic cannot have an abstract, but this routine, which comes from a long tradition, was designed in order to share the idea of ‘conservation law’ in physics and mathematics. The magician must never reveal the trick; besides, the spectators would be silly to demand the trick, for it spoils their own enjoyment like reading a detective story from the end. For this exceptional routine, however, revealing the trick is part of the show.
Tadashi Tokieda | 2025 Russell E. Marker Lecturer