Solarrhino has the right of it; he won’t have to eat his words.
Seriously, that’s the essence of it: cakes are often visually appealing as well as being tasty treats. Once the cake has been eaten, it’s no longer around to be viewed.
“Rosenkrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead”; a play based on Hamlet, but from the perspective of Rosenkrantz and Gildenstern. Starts with a coin trick where the coin keeps on coming up as “heads”, resulting in Gildenstern getting all of Rosenkrantz’ coins.
An acquaintance of mine performed in it a few years back. And frankly, I’ve wondered how long it would take before Candorville would make the connection.
Rover’s on Mars.