As someone who was crazy about magic as a kid and learned a bunch of magic tricks, yes, it does. Really.
As someone else who was crazy about magic as a kid, I feel like that just made magic even more magical. Having an understanding of how magic tricks work lets you really appreciate the art and be truly wowed when you see a trick you can’t figure out.
I still appreciate it, but the “magic” is gone. It becomes an intellectual and physical challenge once you understand the mechanics behind slight of hand and other forms of stage magic.
Yeah, for sure. To me, the intellectual and physical challenge is the magic.