Magic effects have been exposed by both
professional and
amateur magicians. Some magic effects have been exposed in stage
shows, and in other public media including
television, the
Internet, certain video sharing interfaces, discussion forums, and blogs. One notable case of exposure on network television involved
Val Valentino, performing as the "Masked Magician" in the Fox series ''
Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed'', which ran between 1997 and 1998. Valentino was ostracized by the magic community and received much criticism from magicians for contravening the joint
International Brotherhood of Magicians and
Society of American Magicians ethics statement.
Penn & Teller have often exposed their own tricks for the purposes of entertainment.
Penn Jillette has stated that while the duo show the audience how a trick is done, it is often done so quickly or with different mechanics that the audience is unable to follow. This highlights the need to distinguish
apparent exposures performed by magicians during an act, which often turn out to be illusions in their own right. ==Arguments==