C J Campbell wrote:

I really did not want to talk about how the illusion was performed. Most
magic really consists of, well, pretty dumb stuff. Knowing how the trick
is done really detracts from the show and often leaves people with the
feeling that they have been had by a cheap shot, which is not fair to the
magician or the other performers.

I've no idea how many people fall on either side of the argument, but I
don't agree with you. Rather, I find myself impressed knowing the
mechanics of an illusion. It's kind of like flying to me (bringing this
back OT {8^)...knowing how an airplane works doesn't make the engineering
feat any less impressive...or the experience of flight any less wonderous.

- Andrew