Magicians are known for never
revealing the secret behind their magic tricks. In April 2018, however, the
world’s highest-paid magician, David Copperfield, had to reveal his “Lucky #13”
trick in a Nevada court, where he and the Las Vegas MGM resort were sued for
negligence by a British tourist, who claimed he suffered a dislocated shoulder
and a brain lesion when he participated in the trick.
The “Lucky #13” trick works as
follows: the magician chooses thirteen (13) random members of his audience to
join him on stage, makes them all disappear on stage and reappear at the back
of the room.
For those, who do not wish to know the secret behind this trick, please
stop reading!
After the chosen thirteen (13)
“disappear” behind a curtain, stagehands lead them through passageways out of
the building and back inside to the theater.
It was while being rushed through
those passageways that the British tourist claimed that he fell and was
injured. The Plaintiff also alleged that construction debris and dust were in
the passageways he was being led through and that it was the Defendants’—the
MGM resort and David Copperfield—duty to “provide a safe environment” to
audience members. The Defense, however, claimed the passageways were clear.
Whether the Court will decide for
the British tourist or the famed magician and the Las Vegas resort, will be
determined in the months to follow.
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