I recently received a copy of a new optical illusion book by Philippe SOCRATE titled Tous les secrets des illusions d’optique (which translates from French to “All the secrets of optical illusions”).  The book was published this month by Eyrolles in France.   Unfortunately, I do not speak French, so I was unable to read the text […]

I am extremely saddened to have learned about the passing of one of the great masters of illusion – Rob Gonsalves.  According to his official Facebook page, Rob passed away on June 14, 2017.  I just found out about this a week ago when speaking to a mutual acquaintance.  I was fortunate to feature several […]

Richard Wiseman makes a candle flame move from one candle to the other using no edits, CGI, or cuts.  The entire trick was done in a single take.  Fortunately, he doesn’t leave you guessing how it was done as he reveals the trick at the end of the video.  You didn’t think that he could […]