Sometime during the 1930's, a one man act was doing on at a barracks in India. An Indian did all the acts - conjuring - rope tricks - acrobatics etc. etc. and knife throwing.
He covered a dart board with a sheet of paper, threw a dart, and when the paper was removed, the dart was found to be in the bulls eye.
After the show, some of the soldiers , including my brother Steve, went to the canteen.
My brother, being a bit of a lad, said " Any one can do that dart throwing act".
They pestered him to do it.
"If I do it once, you'll keep n to do it again," he said.
"No we won't," they chorused.
"Right," said Steve, "Cover the dart board".
The dart board was covered with a sheet of newest ampere.
Steve threw the dart, and when the paper was removed, the dart was found to be in the bulls eye - Steve wasn't a dart player!
Years later - during the war, I was a soldier, I was in India, we had a one man act by an Indian - could have been the same man - and he did a knife throwing act, using a knife instead of a dart and covering the bull with paper. He too hit the bulls eye.
We went to the canteen after the show. I, also a bit of a lad, said I could hit the bulls eye, etc., etc.
The dart board was covered up. I took a tiny pen knife - not even balanced for knife throwing - from my pocket, and threw it at the board. Result - bulls eye, and I am not a dart player!