J. Daniel Atlas: Come in close. Closer. Because the more you'll think you see, the easier it'll be to fool you.
Thaddeus Bradley: How do you like your Horsemen, fricasseed or fried?
Arthur Tressler: Shredded!
Thaddeus Bradley: I'll tell the chef.
J. Daniel Atlas: First rule of magic: always be the smartest person in the room.
Merritt McKinney: The first time I saw you, I thought you were a dick.
J. Daniel Atlas: I'm touched.
Merritt McKinney: It's from the heart.
J. Daniel Atlas: Well, I didn't tell you where I was touched.
Merritt McKinney: The first time I saw you, I thought you were a dick.
J. Daniel Atlas: Oh, yeah? Then?
Merritt McKinney: Then nothing. That's it.
Answer: The mirror was inserted at an angle, so that the reflection was the ceiling and not what was in front of them. It's the same principle for how periscopes work.
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