For the next trick, i’m going to.....

You are sitting on an outdoor theater. On the stage you see a man selling hot dogs, some children playing, a group of tourists listening to a tour guide, and even a clown with a  sad face. In the background is the statue of liberty. It’s a normal day in New York City. Then you hear an amazing statement, “and for my next trick, i’m going to make the Statue of Liberty disappear.” Impossible, you think. How could anyone do that?

A curtain closes, hiding the stage. The magician talks to the audience for a few minutes. The statue won’t be easy to move, he says. The music get louder. You can feel the tension in the air. The curtain slowly opens...and you can’t believe your eyes. The Statue of Liberty is gone!

So how does the magician do this trick? Easy! While he’s talking, the hole theater moves very, very slowly to a different position. The people in the audience can’t feel the movement. Behind the curtain, the “actors” quickly move to a replica of the scene and stand in the same positions, but in front of an empty sky. When the curtain opens, you see the same hot dog seller, the same children, the same tourists, the same clown, all are actors. Everything is the same, but the statue of liberty isn’t there. That’s magic!

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