VIDEO: What a magic trick looks like from the other side

This fascinating video from shows what performing a trick looks like from the magician's POV.

Canadian magician Shaun Ferguson has made this fascinating video of what to looks from the perspective of the person performing the trick.

In it, he performs a classic trick using cards - and even though we're looking directly at his hands, we still can't figure it out. But the video does show off his incredibly deft sleight-of-hand - and his captivated audience.

Let's face it - watching this is probably the closest most of us will come to being a magician.