An antique pocket watch was reported stolen from a mantlepiece during a dinner party. The host searched all six guests. Five guests had empty pockets, but the sixth guest, a renowned magician, had the watch in his breast pocket. The magician smiled and said, 'It's just a trick.' The detective immediately cuffed him anyway. Why couldn't it be a trick?
Solid gold weight
Magicians rely on sleight of hand to palm items, but a solid gold antique watch has significant physical weight and bulk that cannot simply be vanished and materialized inside a pocket without pre-placement or physical transfer.
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