On 8 Aug 2014 19:53, "Tom Wolper" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The other weakness I see is that a gifted amateur who creates an illusion from scratch might not know the jargon for its components. So P&T might ask, "Did you use the Gooseberry Lay* in your trick?" and the magician would say no, not because he didn't use it but because he doesn't know what it is. > It's worth noting that they have a further experienced magician in the production gallery who knows exactly how the contestants are performing the tricks and can intervene if someone doesn't know or understand what Penn and Teller were saying. In the version of the series that aired in Britain, Ross could occasionally be seen talking to the gallery to establish if Penn and Teller were right.
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