Spoiling the Market

As Mitch Pileggi (of Walter Skinner fame) so solemnly put it, the Masked Magician (later revealed to be one Val Valentino) was risking being blackballed by his own fraternity of illusionists when he signed up for Fox Network's controversial television specials BREAKING THE MAGICIAN'S CODE: MAGIC'S BIGGEST SECRETS FINALLY REVEALED, which all but exposed long-guarded trade secrets. From sawing a woman in half to surviving underwater for long stretches of time, you'll be surprised just how easy some of these 'stunts' are pulled off.