As kids, we loved a good magic show—we were fascinated by it, and now as adults, we're just as mesmerized by magicians. Even after all of these years, we're still wondering about the secrets behind ...

The small yellow ball disappears from the magician's left hand, reappearing moments later, plucked out of thin air, by his right. Hardly a mind-boggling move at a magic show, but this is an academic ...