It’s pointless to give away the secret. It takes away the entertainment value for the person watching your trick and it devalues your trick because who would want to watch it if they already know how it works ? Think about it . Exposing how it works is a dead end that doesn’t help anyone . Also , this is not YOUR trick to reveal , you did not create it . You’re tearing down someone else’s creative work for no reason. Other magicians use this trick , so you’re hurting other magicians that use it in their shows. Do you want to be accepted as part of the community of magicians or shunned as an outcast like Valentino (the “masked magician”) ? Your choice kiddo. Choose wisely. The Magician’s Code of Ethics is: “As a magician I promise never to reveal the secret of any illusion to a non-magician, unless that one swears to uphold the Magician’s Oath in turn. I promise never to perform any illusion for any non-magician without first practicing the effect until I can perform it well enough to maintain the illusion of magic.”