Have you seen a magic show? Were you able to make out how the magicians perform their tricks? If you were able to find that out then the magic is not done well. The real magic tricks would never unfold before the spectators. That is the charm of these tricks and this is what makes them curious and interesting to watch. But, why do the magicians show these illusion magic tricks? What purpose that they seek to serve by showing these?

The first important purpose is that of entertainment. With the people looking out newer ways of entertaining themselves, magic is something which never loses its sheen provided it is beyond the realms of understanding of the target spectators. There might not be any specific message behind these tricks when shown to the general public but shear entertainment.

The second reason could be some specific purpose which the magician wants to achieve. This could be some learning which he or she wants to impart to the target spectators. When shown to kids, it could be related to some interesting ways of imparting the learning, which could be the solution to the mathematics problems or explaining some concepts of science. Further, for the corporate people, the magician might be inclined to show tricks which give some message about some key managerial principles such as effectiveness of the team work.

The third reason for why the real magic tricks are shown is related to the testing of the personal skills of the magician. It might be that the magician wants to test the efficacy of the new methods or tricks by showing these to either the select group or to the public in general. If there is a case of testing, then the illusion magic tricks need to be performed with care since the failure of the same can result in giving out the methods of how that was to be achieved. There are certain tricks which are tried by magicians from around the world but have not been successful in performing them.

Magic is science and also an art. Using the body language and speech as well as optical illusion methods, the magicians use the best of artistic methods to create illusions. Further, some tricks require the use of physics and chemistry to a good degree to baffle and astound the spectators and therefore, it is also a science.