Sleight of hand magic is one of the oldest performing arts in the world. It’s used for magic tricks, it’s used to show skill and it’s also used to cheat and steal.
By looking at the origins of sleight of hand, and tracing the evolution of some of these clever moves, you soon start to see there’s a bit of a problem here.
Welcome to the ‘Sleight of Hand Paradox’.

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Oldest Trick in the Book
02:19 Cups & Balls
03:29 Invention of Playing Cards
04:42 The French Drop
05:28 Robert Houdin
06:34 Card Cheats
08:44 Cheating Meets Magic
10:08 Pickpockets
10:49 The Vaudeville Era
11:43 The Paradox
13:41 Evolution of Moves
14:12 Magic on Video
15:25 Women in Magic
16:10 The Sponsor