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1. The magic goblet

Introduction:

This is very special magical goblet with a lid and a disappearing ball. Take the ball and place it in yourpocket. Close the lid and ask the audience where is the ball?of course the audience will say, the ball is in your pocket. Lift the lid and the ball is in the goblet. Closethe lid again and ask: wheres the ball now? In my pocket or in the goblet? Of course its in the

goblet because we saw it there. Lift the lid and the ball has disappeared. It is in your pocket. You canrepeat the trick over and over again. The ball will always be where you want it to be and not where theaudience wants it to be.How its done:

The goblet has a double bottom. The toppart has half a ball. To the audience it lookslike a complete ball.Lift the lid together with the top of thegoblet that has the half ball and remove thefull ball. Put it in your pocket .Return thelid(with the top part) then lift the lid only , and show the audience that the ball is still there. Of course itis only the half ball. You can let someone from the audience check the goblet but you must first hidethe half ball.

2. Telepatihic Cube

Introduction:

Show the audience a cube that has a different coloured spot sticker on each side. Then announce the 6different colours: Select someone from the audience who will choose a colour, (without revealing it).Ask the participant to wait until you live room, to show the colour to the audience, and place the cubeinside of the box, with the chosen colour facing up. The box should then be covered with the lid. You

then return to the room, pick up the box, put it behind your back concentrate, return the box to thetable, and to the surprise of the audience, you guessed the correct chosen colour.How its done:

When you put the box behind your back, lift up thelid, turn the box, and return the lid on top (seedrawing), Then hold up the box for the audience see,so that the audience sees the full box, while theopening is forwards you. You can see the colourchosen by the audience. Then put the box behind yourback again, close the box with the lid, and return tothe table. Ask the audience to help you concentrate on the colour, and then announce the chosencolour.Warning: Only do this trick if the audience is in front of you. Do not allow the audience to be on the

side of behind you.Included are stickers in 6 different colours, which you should stick onto the cube in advance.

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With the shell facing the audience, with the help of your middle finger, during a movement of the handlet the ball drop from the shell, and bring it between the next two fingers (see drawing 2).The audience now sees two balls. Then, while covering you hand, return the ball to the shell, and showthe audience that you have only one ball.For the advanced magician: Without the audience knowing, you can add a third ball, and show theaudience 3 balls. See drawing 3.When the audience sees two balls (one is the shell)pickup another ball in your left hand Quickly passyour left hand in back or your right hand and slip theball into the shell. Make believe that you are puttingthe ball into your left pocket. At the same time withyour right hand bring the ball from the shell to restbetween your middle and finger.

Show the audience 3 balls between your fingers.

4. Catch the Queen

Introduction:

Show a participant card that has a number of cards printed on it. Among the printed card is a queen.Give the participant a paper clip and say: Catch the Queen by placing the paper clip where the queenwas last seen while the card lies face down. Of course the participant will not succeed, and on every trythe participant will catch another card. Try it and you will see.

How its done:

The card is regular playing except that the printed numbers at the backof the card are printed backwards, so that the minute you show theparticipant the queen and the card is turned over, the sequence of theprinted cards changes, and the participant catches the wrong cards.

5. Five different figures (Telepathy)

Indroduction:There are 10 cards, 5 are red and 5 are black. The black and the red cards are identical, the onlydifference is the colour.Place two groups of colours on the table, black and red. Ask someone from the audience to choose oneof the groups. Take the cards, turn them over, with their backs to the audience, and mix them. Whilethe 5 cards are in the participants hand and the other 5 cards are in your hands, ask the participant toplace one card on the table.

You also place one card on top of the participant card,with cards backs facing up. Repeat this 5 times: cardnext to card, and you place your card on top ofparticipants card.When the cards are turned over, all the pairs will beexact twins.How its done:

On the back of each card, at the top left corner, is amark in the printing that will help you to recognize each card.

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How its done:

Take 4 cards, 3 of them have differentnumbers printed on each end. In otherwords, one end has an ace, while theother end has a 3. there is also anothercard that has ace printed on both ends.Hold the cards so that the audience sees one ace, and three 3s, then turn the pack around without theaudience realizing it, and then show that the cards have turned into 4 aces.

7. Enchanted Ropes

Introduction:

Show the audience three ropes that are all the same length. Gather the ropes up into your palm. Openup your palm and suddenly the ropes are all different length. One is long, one is medium length, andone is short. Of course this is done by using the magic wand.

How its done:

There are three ropes of different lengths. One is long, one is medium and one is short. Fold the longrope in half: Loop the short rope at the bend, and place the medium length rope along side the twolooped ropes (drawing 1). Hide the loops with your thumb(drawing 2). Collect all the ropes in your left list.Pass the magic wand over the fist, and say the magic words,then throw the ropes onto the table, and show the audiences 3

ropes of different lengths (drawing 3).

8. Telephone Telepathy

Introduction:

Give a participant a piece of paper that has a telephone dialer printed on it. Ask the participant to writeeither a telephone number or a name (without anyone seeing it), on his piece of paper. The participantshould then fold the paper twice (into 4 equal parts).

Take the paper and tear it up. Then concentrate and to the wonder of the audience, reveal the correctnumber or name.How its done:

The only free space for writing on the telephone dialer is in the center. When folding, this will belocated at the folded corner. When you tear up the paper first tear the corner where the number or nameis written. Hold this part in your palm, and tear the restinto little pieces. Throw the little pieces into

a wastepaper bin while the audience watches. Turn yourback to the audience.Make believe that you are concentrating, and read whatis written on the paper in your palm.

9. The magic paddle

Introduction:

In this trick, you will show the audience, how a spot moves magically from. Place to place ordisappears. The trick is based on making a double turn the paddle.H i d

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In order to convince the audience that there is no spot on the other side, make half a turn with yourwrist and turn the paddle 180 degrees with your fingers. To show that there is a spot on the paddle useyour other hand to cover the paddle, while you turn around the paddle and then show that a spot hasappeared. You can now show that there a spot on both sides (by making a double turn). Repeat the halfturn, and show the audience that the spot has appeared on both sides of the paddle.Warning:

Do not show both sides of the paddle. Make the turn quickly and smoothly between your 2 finger.Note: if you practice, you can use two paddles and make the half turn with either hand, you will be ableto show the audience, how the spot jumps from paddle to paddle. Show the audience a spotted paddlein your right hand, and a blank paddle in your left hand. Make a half turn of both paddles at the sametime, and the right paddle will become blank while the paddle will have a spot. The spot jumpedfrom the right paddle to the left paddle. You can do this trick by placing a spot onto the paddle as longas you make sure that the same colour spot appears on one side of each paddle.

10. Thimble turns colours

Place a light coloured thimble on the pointer of your right hand, and show the audience. As you do this,hide a dark coloured thimble in the palm of your right hand. Bend the third finger, and steal thehidden thimble. Make believe you put the light coloured be in your left hand, but actually you put thedark coloured thimble in your left hand, the light coloured thimble in your right hand. Show theaudience the uncovered finger, audience will think that the light coloured thimble is in your left hand.

Say the magic words, and open your left hand to show the audience that the thimble has changedcolours.11. The disappearing thimble

The secret of this trick is quick and nimble hands. That is why you must practice this trick very often.Place the thimble on the pointer of your right hand. Stand so that the right side of your face is towardsthe audience, who will only see the back of your right hand. Band the finger quickly towards yourpalm, and grab the thimble thats in

your palm. The pointer muststraighten out immediately to itsoriginal position. This trick works bestwhen you cover the right hand withthe left hand (at the same time thatyou bend your finger, to grab thethimble). Show the audience that thethimble has disappeared.

Tricks with the Magic Wand

12. The Hovering Ring

Description of the trick:

A ring mounted on the magic wand rises and falls by itself.Props:Safety pin, Magic ring,Magic wand.

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your body, the rubber string will tighten up and the ring will rise (Fig. 3). To lowerthe ring bring the wand towards your body. The rubber string will slacken and thering will fall. Ask to be paid with a ring, if you like.Note: Do not detach the rubber string from yourclothing; use it for the next trick.

13. The Floating Magic Wand

Description of the trick:The wand, inside a bottle, rises and falls at your command.Props:Bottle, Magic wand, Safety pin.Preparation: The rubber string (used in the previous trick) is still connected toyour clothing. Place the empty bottle on the table.Performance: Say: For a moment I thought the ring was enchanted, but now Irealize that the wand is a magic wand. Place end 1 of the wand in the empty bottle

(Fig. 1).Out loud, give the order: Wand float!Wand rise! Move your body backwards.The rubber string will tighten up, and the wand will rise, looking as though it isfloating in the bottle.

14. The Adhesive Wand


The magic wand miraculously sticks to your fingers.Props:Magic wandPreparation: The rubber string is stretched tight along the wandand connected to both ends of the wand, underneath the whitecaps. The audience cannot see the rubber string.Performance: Say: This is my very own wand. I dont have tokeep an eve on it and hold it. It holds on to me. Even when I try to

leave it. It stays with me.While you are talking, slip the fingers of your right hand between the wand and the rubber string(Fig.1).Your left hand is still holding the wand. Say: I am leaving you. Go away!, then move yourleft hand away from the wand-Wonder of wonders! - The wand sticks to your fingers, even though youare not holding on to it (Fig. 2).

15. The Rolling Wand

Description of the trick:The magician creates static electricity in the wand which makes it move by itself.Props:Table, Magic wandPreparation: Ensure that the surface of the table is smooth and flat.Performance: Hold the wand and rub the end of it vigorously on the table or on your sleeve.Say: I am charging the wand with static electricity Place the wand on the table and stare at it intentlyfrom close up. Nothing happens.Say: I think it needs more electricityPick up the wand and rub it again. Put it back on the table and stare at it intently from close up. Wave

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16. The Magic Bead


The magician succeeds in balancing a bead on the wand and rolling it from endto end, without the bead falling offProps:Magic wand, BeadPreparation: Hold the wand in one hand. The rubber string is facing you and isinvisible to the audience. Hold the bead up with your other hand and say:Ladies and gentlemen This trick requires a great deal of concentration andsteady hand. Quiet please! While you are talking, slip your thumb between therubber string and the wand (rig. 1) Place the bead on the wand with your thumb. Pretend as if you arefinding it difficult to make the bead stay there, when actually, you are having no trouble at all insteadying the bead between the wand and the rubber string.When the bead is in place, hold the other end of the wand with your free hand and there too, slip your

thumb between the wand and the rubber string. Do all this slowly and gently. Say: Bead, Roll fromend to end! Roll the bead backwards and forwards along the wand several times (Fig.2)

17. The Wand Turns into a Snake


The rigid wand becomes flexible before the audience.Props: Magic wand

Preparation: To carry out this trick, you must remove the rubber string fromthe wand. Practice in front of a mirror. Hold the wand between your thumband forefinger (Fig. 1). Start to move your hand rapidly and horizontally fromright to left.

Note: Hold the wand gently. The movement of your hand creates an opticalillusion whereby the wand appears to be very flexible, although it is actuallyrigid (Fig.2).

Performance: Say: I am holding a rigid wand. Pretend as if you are trying to break the wand. Say:See how it turns into a snake in my hand. While you are talking, move the band in the manner inwhich you have practiced. Dont stop all at once. Stop moving your hand gradually. Ask a volunteerfrom the audience to examine the wand. This is why you have to remove the rubber string. No one fromthe audience must be allowed to understand what the rubber string is used for in other tricks.

The Wonder Wallet

You can identify the wallet by its rectangular shape.1. Open up the wallet (as in Fig. 1). Remove the center of section 5,which contains numbers that are used in the hypnotic calculator trick.As result, the partition now has an open window in it.2. Fold section 1 back under section 3 and straighten it out3. Fold section 2 under section 5 (which has the open window) - see Fig. 2.

4. Fold section 3 onto section 4, You should make the fold from rightto left, so that section 3 covers section 4 as in Fig. 3.

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The magic wallet which you now have is no ordinary wallet. It contains a concealed inside pocket andyou will be able to hide things inside it without your audience noticing.

Using the wallet

Always open the wallet from right to left (Fig. 4). Place a card inside the wallet (Fig. 5) and close sideX onto side Y. Hold the wallet in your left hand and open it facing left.

Move the wallet round horizontally (Fig. 6), so that the upper edge becomes the lower edge. Open thewallet with your right hand: What do you know!. The card has vanished! Repeat the process until itcomes to you naturally.

Tricks with the Wonder Wallet

18. The Wallet is a BankDescription of the trick:

A check for 10 dollars is placed in the wonder wallet. And what happens? The check vanishes and cashmoney appears in its place.Props:A check for 10 dollarsA 10 dollar note

The magic walletPreparation: Fold up a 10 dollar note and put it inside the secret pocket in the wallet. Prepare a checkfor 10 dollars and keep it, in case no one in the audience has a check book.Performance: Say: Ladies and gentlemen, this wallet I am holding is no ordinary wallet. This wallet isable to change a check for cash. Ask for a volunteer from the audience and say to him: Write out acheck for 10 dollars Put the check in the wallet above the secret pocket (always remember to open the

wallet from the right hand side)and say to the audience: You have all seen that the check was written out before your very eyes.Show them both sides of the check and put it in the wallet. Say: Since I am a magician I have no needfor a bank. I can change any check for cash all by myself. While you are talking, turn the wallet overand say: I need some cash. Open the wallet and. well, look at that! The check has turned into cash.

19. Changing and Vanishing Cards

Description of the trick:The 7 of diamonds turns into the ace of hearts and then vanishes completely.Props:Double-sided cardWonder walletPreparation: Have the card printed on both sides ready. One side shows the 7 of diamonds and theother side, the ace of hearts. Place the card over the secret pocket in the wallet, which should be to yourright, and close the wallet with the 7 of diamonds face up.Performance: I once thought that 7 is my lucky number so I always carry around with me a card with red ace of hearts side of the double-sided card to the audience (Be careful you dont show them the

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red ace of hearts side of the double-sided card to the audience. (Be careful you don t show them theother side.) Place it over the secret pocket. Close the wallet and turn it over on its front.Keep talking the whole time you are doing this. But when I got home and wanted to make sure that mycard had turned back in to a number 7 which is my lucky number I found that the card had disappearedcompletely Open the wallet and let everyone see that it is empty. Since then I have realized that Idont need lucky cards any more. For after all I am a magician and who needs luck when you know

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20. Easy come easy go

Description of the trick:A bank note appears in the wallet, then disappears.Props:Wonder wallet

10 and 20 dollar banknotesPreparation: Fold the 20 dollar note and hide it in the secret pocket of the wallet before you start

performing. Put the 10 dollar note on the table.Performance I usually go around with my wallet empty even though theres no automatic tellermachine near my house, Since Im a magician I decided it was about time I did something about this.So I found the magic wallet. I went out of the house without checking the wallet at all I got onto a bus

and the driver asked me to pay. I opened the wallet. and it was empty, The driver looked at me and Ismiled While you are talking, turn the wallet round without letting the audience see what you aredoing. The driver started to get impatient so I said Hocus Pocus! opened the wallet and there to thedrivers amazement was a 20 dollar note ! The driver gave me change a 10 dollar note I put the note inmy wallet, put the wallet in my pocket and sat down .The lady sitting next to me asked me if I couldconjure up some more money like that. I said -Lets see - and opened my wallet. And what do youknow. The 10 dollar note had disappeared. From this we can conclude. Easy come easy go.

Card Tricks

Please note that there is a double-sided card in the pack of cards. Dont use this card unless theinstructions specifically say that you should.

21. A Strong CardDescription of the trick:

A glass of water is made to stand up on the card.Props:A glass half-full of waterCard and a half-cardPreparation: Take out two cards from the pack. One of the cards is cut lengthways down the middle

(Fig. 1). Glue the half card onto the back of the whole card in the form of the letter T (Fig.2).Performance: Show the audience the whole card, making sure that they see it as an ordinary card (fold

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A card which the audience can see disappears, and another card appears as if from nowhere.Props:Half-card3 other cards

CellotapePreparation: stick the 2 of diamonds half-card onto the ace of spades, in the same way as you did inthe Strong Card trick, but this time, do it on the front of the card and not on the back of it (Fig.1). Putthe 5 of hearts card between them (Fig. 2). Fold the half-card so that it covers half of the 5 of heartswhich you slipped between it and the ace of spades (Fig. 8). Take the 4 of clubscard and cover up with it that half of the 5 of hearts which is still showing, and the2 of diamonds half card (Fig 4). The point of all this is to make sure that the

audience dont see the card which you have hidden (in this case, the 5 of hearts).Performance: Let the audience see the three cards which are showing and say: youcan see three cards, What is the middle card? Yes, its the 2 of diamonds. You canall see that the middle card is the two of diamonds.Turn the cards over with their backs facing upwards and ask for a volunteer fromthe audience. Ask the volunteer to take out the middle card (that is, the card which

you have hidden, the 5 of hearts) and put it face down on the table. Say: HocusPocus and ask the volunteer to show the card to the audience. The audience is surethat the volunteer is going to show them the 2 of diamonds but to their amazement,he shows them the 5 of hearts.

23. A Double Mistake


A card shown to the audience changes into another card behind the magiciansback.Props:Double-sided card, Double-back cardPerformance: Hold both cards between your thumb and fingers, so that theaudience can see an ace and the back of another card (Fig. 1). Move yourhand downwards and while you are doing so, place the ace against the

other side of the stuck-together card. Raise your hand and show the cards.The audience will see the back of one card and the 7 of diamonds insteadof the ace of hearts (Fig.2).So the audience think they have seen two different cards; the ace of hearts and the back of the 7 ofdiamonds, and the 7 of diamonds itself and the back of the ace of hearts. Present the cards to theaudience as in Fig. 1. Take the ace and hide it behind your back. Ask; What card do I have left in my

hand? The audience is certain that the card they can see in your hand is the 7 of diamonds. Hold up thecard which you had behind your back with the 7 of diamonds side facing the audience and say: No .Ih d th 7 f di d b hi d b k R t th t i k b t ti t ith th 7 f di d i 24. Cards that Change Places

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Description of the Trick:The magician puts a card in his pocket and another card in a volunteers pocket. The cards change

places.Props:Double-sided card

2 other cards - the ace of hearts and the 7 of diamonds.Preparation: Put the genuine 7 of diamonds in your shirt pocket before the performance. Put thegenuine ace of hearts on the table, face upwards. Put the double-sided card on top of it, with the 7 ofdiamonds face upwards.Performance: Pick up the cards from the table and show them to the audience. The audience can seethe ace of hearts and the 7 of diamonds. (Be careful with the double-side card.) Put them in thevolunteers pocket, one on top of the other, with the back of the ace facing outwards. Ask the volunteer:

Which card are you going to choose? If the volunteers chooses the ace, you say: You have chosenthe ace of hearts, and take the double-sided card from your pocket, with the ace of hearts side facingthe audience. If the volunteer chooses the 7 of diamonds, you say: You have chosen the 7 of diamondsSo you keep the card you have chosen and I will keep the ace. (In either case, make sure you hold thedouble-sided card with the ace of hearts side facing the audience.) Put the card you have taken in your

pocket. Now tell the volunteer, Say - Hocus Pocus cards change places! - Take the card out of your

pocket. As if by magic, the card the volunteer takes out is the ace of hearts. Take out the 7 ofdiamonds which you put in your pocket before the start of the performance.

25. Aces every time

Description of the tricks:A volunteer from the audience chooses four cards from the pack without looking. You put the cards inthe wonder wallet and when you open it, it looks as if the volunteer has by chance chosen the four

aces.Props: Pack of cards, Wonder wallet, Magic wandPreparation: Take the four aces, turn them over so that they face downwards, and put them in thesecret pocket. Leave the wallet open on the table.Performance: Ask for a volunteer to shuffle the cards. While the volunteer is doing this say See how Ican choose the cards I want. Take the cards from the volunteer and hold them out like a fan. Ask thevolunteer choose four cards without looking at them When the volunteer has chosen the cards, put

the rest of the cards to one side, Take the cards which were chosen, pick up the wallet, with its emptyside facing the audience, and say: I am putting the card you chose inside the wallet, so that I wont beable to touch them.Close the wallet and, after turning it over (so that the four aces which you previously hid are now ontop). put it on the table. Place the volunteers hand on the wallet and say: you have taken four cards atrandom from the card. See how I can change them into four aces, Wave the magic wand above the

volunteers hand and say: Hocus Pocus. Take away the volunteers hand and open the wallet. Takeout the four aces and put the wallet in your pocket. Show the four aces to the audience.

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p p p ( , y , y ycard, take a quick look at the card next to it.) Ask him: Take the pack and put the bottom of the packon top of the card you have chosen (so that the key card is right on top of the card which has beenchosen). Repeat this process. Turn the card over and look for the key card. The card behind it is thecard which was chosen by the volunteer from the audience.

27. Card ShakingDescription of the trick:A volunteer chooses a card. The magician identifies the card by shaking the table.Props:Pack of cardsA small amount of saltTable

Preparation: Have a few grains of salt ready in your hand.Performance: Ask someone from the audience: Shuffle the cards and choose one. Show it to theaudience. When you are being given back the pack, scatter a few grains of salt on the back of the topcard. Ask the volunteer: Put the card you have chosen facing on top of the pack facing downwards(like all the other cards). Take the pack and place the bottom half over the top half. (The card chosenwill now be in the middle of the pack, on top of the grains of salt.) Put the pack of cards on the table.Move the table by shaking it gently. After a while, the two halves of the pack will separate, exactly atthe spot where the card chosen by the volunteer is located,

Coin Tricks

28. The Coin Star


Ten coins do the work of twentyProps:10 identical coinsPreparation: Thoroughly learn the order in which the coins should be placed (Fig 1)Performance: I am going to ask for a volunteer from the audience. I will give you ten identical coins.Arrange them in five rows with four coins in each row. I repeat: five rows with four coins in each

row. Let the volunteer try. When he fails after several attempts.Show him how to do it properly (Fig. I.)

29. The Sinking Coin


A coin placed in a glass of water sinks and disappears.Props:

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Make mysterious movements with your left hand around his ear. Whisper: Hocus Pocus and pull thelost coin from his ear.

The Conical cup

How to prepare the cupOpen out the cup on the table with its colored side facing down. At the

bottom of the part marked 2 is a red flap. Fold this flap inwards. Fold thecup along the line and open it out again (Fig. 1). Fold the flap on the leftside. Smear glue on the flap and along separating sections 2 and 3 of thecup. Press the glued portions together. Make sure the small red flap is

between the glued sections. The section marked 1 now covers section 2 (Fig. 2). Wait until the gluedries. Fold section 3 onto section 1 (with the white parts touching).Section four is now on the outside of the cup and its white side is flush with the colored side of section

2 (Fig. 3). You now have a cup which is open, but which has a hidden pocket inside it. To open thepocket, press on the side of the cup (Fig. 4).

Using the cupHold the cup in your right hand, with your fingers

pressing on the secret pocket to make sure that itdoesnt open up. Turn the colored side to the audience.Turn it upside down and let them see the inside, thewhite part, so that they can see the cup is empty. Foldup the cup. Show the audience a card (or any othersmall, flat object) and put it in the secret pocket.Whisper the magic words, open up the cup and let everyone see both sides. The card has vanished.Make sure you press tightly on the secret pocket. Fold up the cup again, repeat the magic words andturn the cup over, The card will fall out. Or take out the card and show it to the audience. Wheneveryou use the conical cup, you can also use the magic wand to help you. Wave it over the cup while youare uttering the magic words. This adds to the aura of mystery surrounding your tricks.

Tricks with the Conical Cup:

30. Rabbits From Nowhere


Three foam rabbits appear from inside the conical cup.Props:Magic wand

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Sugar wanders from the wonder wallet to the conical cup.Props:Wonder walletConical cup

Small packet of sugar (like those they give you in cafes)Loose sugar and a spoonA transparent glassPreparation: Fill the secret pocket of the conical cup with a small amount of sugar (about a quarter ofa cup). Fold up the conical cup and place it in the glass. Open the wonder wallet and put it on the tabletogether with the packet of sugar.Performance: Say: My neighbor is always forgetting to buy sugar. She is always coming to ask us for

a spoon of sugar. As I am a magician, I found a way of sending her the sugar without her having to goout of the house.First of all I gave her a conical cup that was of course empty. Take the conical cup out of the glass andopen it to show that it is empty. Fold it up again and put it back in the glass. Put the glass where it canbe easily seen, I waited tiII she rang at the door. Do I have any sugar? of course I have. This time IIIsend you the sugar by magic. I have taken a packet of sugar. Show everyone the packet of sugar and

put it in the secret pocket of the magic wallet Say I am putting the sugar in the wallet and turning itround and round. Open the wallet. The packet of sugar has vanished!. The sugar has gone straight tomy neighbors house and she can use it right now. Take the conical cup out of the glass and turn itupside down. The sugar, which has wandered from the wallet to the cup, pours out into the glass,Sweet magic isnt it?

32. The Candy Factory

Description of the trick:A spoonful of sugar in the conical cup turns into a candy on a stick.Props:GlassCandy on a stickContainer of sugarConical cup

SpoonPreparation: Hide the candy on a stick inside the secret pocket of the conical cup. Put a container ofsugar and a spoon on the table and place the conical cup in the glass (Fig. 1). Say: The conical cup ismy candy factory. Show the audience the empty cup (keep hold of the candy inside the secret pocket),and put the cup back in the empty glass. Candy is made from sugar, so well pour a little sugar into thefactory. Using the spoon, pour a little sugar from the container into the secret pocket of the conical

cup. The way to do it is to melt the sugar into a clear liquid until you can hardly see it. Take the cupout of the glass again and let the audience see it is empty again. Put it back in the glass. I told you itsdiffi l h ! O i l d dd ll f i di

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StringPreparation: Learn and practice the stages of the trick.Stage 1: Hold the string with the thumb of your left hand about six inches from its end (Fig. I). Holdthe string between the thumb and little finger of your right hand about 3 inches away from your lefthand. The back of your hand should be facing you (Fig.2).

Stage 2: Turn your right hand downwards while raising the string, in order to make a loop (Fig. 3). Slipthe loop over the three outer fingers of your left hand, that is, your third, fourth and little fingers (Fig.4). Dont hold the loop too tightly. (If you have small hands, spread your three outer fingers slightly, inorder to make the loop bigger).Stage 3: Repeat this procedure with your right hand, to make another loop.Use your fingers like scissors and grab the end of the string in your left hand.Pull it through the loop gently (fig. 6). lower your left hand and release the

string that has been wound around it. Hold the edge of it in your right handand dont let it unwind.Stage 4:Place the pointer and middle finger of your right hand into the loops.Use your fingers like scissors and catch the end of the rope that is in your lefthand. Gently pull through the loops (fig. 6). Lower your left hand and releasethe coiled rope. Hold the end tightly in your right hand and dont let go.Stage 5: Gently shake the string up and down with measured movements.These movements will straighten the string which will have three knots alongits length. The number of knots in the string will always be the same as thenumber of loops which you have made: 2 loops 2 knots: 4 loops 4 knots andso on. With this trick it is best to draw the audiences attention away fromyour hand. Talk a lot and act as if your movements are aimless.Performance: Say; I have here a very special string. This string belonged to

a famous maharajah who lived In the 16th century. While you are talkingstart to loop the string.The maharajah was a magician. a real expert with rope tricks. Now willsomeone please choose a number between 2 and 4". Repeat out loud, This isa really powerful string. But Ill help it a little. What was the number again?Three? Alright maharajah the number chosen is three. Shake the string and show the three knots to theaudience (or two or four, as the audience wish).

34. An Impossible Knot


Tying a knot in the string without leaving its two ends.Props: StringPreparation Learn how to tie the knot and practice it before your

performance. Lay the string on the table (Fig. 1).Fold your arms with yourleft arm under your right arm, and your left hand above your right elbow andi h h d d l f ( i ) d h bl d i k

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Description of the trick:The string passes through a simple paper tube. The tube is cut into two halves but the string stays in one

piece.Props: Sheet of paper, Clear cellotape, Scissors, StringPreparation:Stage 1 Roll the sheet of paper into a tube. Stick the end of the tube together

with cellotape (Fig. 1).Stage 2 Make two cuts in the tube. The length of each cut should be about halfthe diameter of the tube, and the cuts should about two inches apart (Fig: 2). Putthe scissors and the tube on the table, with the cuts in the tube facing you. Holdthe string in your hand.Performance: Say: Theres no magician in the world who appears without

breaking something and then putting it back together. While you are talking,pick up the tube and hold it vertically, with the cuts in it facing you. Thread oneend of the string into the tube from the top of the tube, Press the middle part ofthe tube, between the cuts, with your thumb, so that the string goes through thetwo holes. The string should leave the tube through the upper cut and enter itthrough the lower cut (Fig. 3). Pull the string through the tube so that both itsends can be seen from both sides of the tube. Say: There are magicians who saw

people in half. All this is harmless if the magician knows what he is doing and inthe end everything is put back together properly. While you are talking, pick up

the scissors from the table, turn the tube over so that is horizontal and cut in intotwo. Make sure that the scissors pass under the string (Fig. 4). After you have cut the tube, the string isstill in one piece.

36. The Magic Knot

Description of the trick:You tie a knot with one hand by shaking the string in the air.Props StringPreparation: Tie a loose knot in the string about two inches from one end.Performance: Hold the string in one hand and hide the knot with your fingers (Fig. 1). Theaudience cannot see the knot. Shake the string with your wrist and nothing happens. Say: Iwill now show you how to tie a knot with one hand Pick up the other end of the string andhold it between your thumb and forefinger, keeping the knot hidden behind your fingers.Shake the string. Nothing happens. Then you remember you have forgotten something: Oh dear ! Iforgot to say the magic words. Pick up the free end of the string again and hold it between your

fingers. Say the magic words: String. Knot ! Show the audience the string. This time, do not let go ofthe end which you are holding between your fingers. When you are shaking the string, open your threeoutside fingers, so that the end of the string with the knot in it falls out. It will look as though you haveonly just managed to tie the knot, as if by magic.

37. The Butterfly Knot

Description of the trick:A strong knot shrinks and vanishes when you pull the string.Props: StringPreparation: Learn to tie the knot rapidly

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p p y g y g ,your little fingers touching each other. By doing this,you wrap your fingers around the fingers of your righthand (Fig. 2). Hold the portion of the string hanging

behind your left hand between the forefinger and third finger of your right hand (Fig.3). Hold theportion of the string hanging in front of your right hand between the forefinger and third finger of your

left hand (Fig. 4). Gently pull your hands apart. That is, sideways. You will have tied a butterfly knot(Fig.5). Pull the loop so that the knot in the center will be strong, but not too strong. Hold the end of thestring and say: This knot may be strong, but look. Pull both ends of the string. The knot will untieand disappear.

38.The Flying Butterfly Knot

Description of the trick:In the butterfly knot trick, the knot vanishes. In this trick the knot doesnt just vanish but also flies offand stays in your hand separate from the string. The secret is that you have another knot concealed inyour hand.Props:StringShort string

Preparation: Tie a butterfly knot in the short string and hide it in your pocket.Performance: Tie the butterfly knot as in the previous trick. Hold one end of the string and show theaudience the knot. Put your hand in your pocket to take out some magic powder, which you have toscatter on the knot, and take out the hidden knot in your fist, making sure no one can see it.Scatter the magic powder, while keeping the knot you have taken out of your pocket hidden in your

hand. Hold the butterfly knot in the same hand which is holding the concealed knot. Dont let the twoknots get entangled. Pull one end of the string with your free hand, then pull the other end until the

butterfly knot unites. Only the small knot you prepared in advance will be left in your hand which washolding the knots. Pull the string away from this knot, and show the audience the string in one hand andthe knot in your other hand.

39. The Turn of Fate

Description of the trick:Tying a knot with one hand.Props: StringLearn the trick and practice itseveral times before performing it.Stage 1: Hold the string between your little finger and fourth finger (Fig 1) about six inches of thestring wiII be hanging behind the palm of your hand.

Stage 2: Move your hand with the palm facing down. The short part of the string will be lying on theback of your hand (Fig. 2).

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Tricks with Matches:

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40. The Force of Gravity of Matches


A play on the force of gravity. A box of matches is turned upsidedown, open at the bottom, The matches dont fall out. The magiciantakes back the force of gravity on and the matches fall out.

Props:Box of matchesMagic wandPreparation: Break a match, so that its length is the same as thewidth of the box Place the match sideways in the box above the other matches (Fig. 1).Performance: Say: I am going to cancel out the force of gravity. Wave the magic wand over the boxof matches and turn the box over. Hold the ends of the box gently (Fig. 2). For as long as you hold theends of the box, the short match will hold all the other matches inside the box.

Now say: Force of gravity. come back to me and press slightly on the ends of the box. This pressurewill free the short match and the other matches will fall out onto the table (and the short match willdisappear among all the others).

41. Disappearing Matches

Description of the trick:Matches disappear from inside the box.Props:

Half-full box of matchesBox of matches with one match insideRubber bandPreparation: Fasten the half-full box of matches to your wrist with the rubber band, under the sleeveof your shirt .Performance: Show the audience the closed box of matches with one match inside it. Move it aroundin front of the audience, who will hear the rustling of the matches hidden under your shirt-sleeve. Theaudience will think that the noise is coming from the box in your hand. Can you hear the matches

inside the box. When I open it and light a match the other matches will disappear. They are scaredthey are going to be next in line. Take out the match from the box, which is now empty. Close the boxand light the match. Blow it out. Open the box and show the audience how the other matches havevanished from the box.

42. Riddles with Matches

Description of the trick:There are three boxes of matches. One is half full of matches which can be heard rustling together. To

their great surprise the audience just cant find this box, although the magician always manages to findit.Props:3 empty boxes of matches1 half-full box of matchesRubber bandPreparation: Fasten the half-full box of matches to your wrist with the rubber band, underneath yourright sleeve(Fig. 1).

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Tricks with a Thimble

43. Tom ThumbDescription of the trick:A thimble on your finger appears and disappears.Props: ThimblePreparation: Practice in front of a mirror so that you can carry out the

procedures naturally, and without being noticedPerformance: Hide the thimble in the gap between your thumb and the palm ofyour hand, with the open end of thethimble facing your palm (Fig. 1). Show the audience the back of your hand and say: As you can see, Ihave nothing in my hand but after I utter the magic words a thimble will appear on one of my fingers.Move your hand quickly to the right and left, and say: Hocus Pocus thimble! At the same time, slipyour right forefinger into the opening of the thimble. Straighten your finger (Fig. 2), then slowly stopmoving your hand right and left. And what do you know? The thimble is on your finger. Make thethimble vanish by going over the same process in reverse.

44. Thimble through A HandkerchiefDescription of the trick:The magician manages to pass a thimble through a cotton handkerchief.Props:ThimbleThin cotton handkerchiefPreparation: Practice the trick before performing it.Performance: Show the audience your forefinger wearing thethimble, Say: can all see the thimble on my finger. Cover your handwith the handkerchief and quickly move the thimble into the gap

between your thumb and the palm of your hand (as in the Tom Thumb trick). Straighten yourforefinger under the handkerchief (Fig. 1). No one can see that the thimble is no longer on it. Take acorner of the handkerchief and cover your finger with another layer of cotton. Say: I am going to putthe thimble on my finger again.You will be able to put your finger (which is supposed to have the thimble on it), with one layer of thehandkerchief on it, into the thimble, Your action has resulted in a situation where the thimble is stuck

on the handkerchief, which is covering your finger (Fig. 2). After saying: Hocus Pocus Finger gothrough the handkerchief, remove the second layer of the handkerchief and show the audience how thethimble (which was previously stuck directly onto your finger) is now stuck onto the handkerchief,which is covering your finger.

45. Thimbles that Multiply

Description of the trick:Thimbles appear one after the other

Props: 3 thimblesPreparation: Place three thimbles one inside the other and hide them as you did in the

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thimble and put it on your finger. Say again (and ask the audience to help you): Hocus Pocus BillyBocus. Show the audience the second thimble. Say the magic words again and present the thirdthimble. Use a different finger each time.

The Magic Spatula:

Tricks with the magic spatula are an important part of the magicians program. You should start out bylearning the secret movement of the spatula.

The Secret Magic Spatula Movement:

The spatula is moved in a manner which will deceive the audience. It looks as though you are turningthe spatula over, when you are really always showing the audience the same side. The secret magicspatula movement is made in two stages. Learn them separately but afterwards practice them at thesame time.Stage 1: Hold the handle of the spatula between forefinger and thumb (Fig.1). Hold the handle tightlyso that it doesnt slip. Turn the handle slowly till the spatula turns over (Fig. 2) and you can see theothers side (Fig. 3).This is called a half turn Now do this backwards,

moving your original position, Practicemaking a half-turn until it comes to you easy.Stage 2: Hold the spatula as in Fig. 4, level with yourhips. Turn your hand towards your body, with the

palm of your hand facing the floor (Fig. 5) Now tryto make both movements together. By combiningthese movements, you are letting the audience think

you are showing them both sides of the spatula, when in fact you are only showing them one side (Fig.6). You will sometimes actually need to make what really does appear to be only a half-turn, in order tomake something suddenly appear on the spatula. Do so with a rapid forward movement.This movement prevents the audience from seeing that you have turned the spatula over. Try this, itsvery easy. It is important that you remember to make the secret spatula movement the leisurely, withouthurrying. The secret of every trick with the magic spatula is the same using the secret spatulamovement.

Magic Spatula Tricks:

46. The Money Spatula


Coins on the spatula multiply, and even turn into a banknote.Props:

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when I need some money The spatulas power comes from these three magic rubber bands. Now watchthis! Pickup a coin which is the same as the one under the first rubber band. Stick it under the firstrubber band (Fig. 2). Make the secret spatula movement. The audience will think there is a coin on eachside of the spatula. Pick up another coin which is the same as the one under the middle rubber band.

Stick it under the middle rubber band and say: This coin multiplies as well. You prove this with thesecret spatula movement. Repeat the process with the third coin. Now remove the coins from both sidesof the spatula with your thumb and forefinger. Start by removing the coins under the first rubber band,then continue with the coins under the last band. Show the coins to the audience and let them fallnoisily onto the table. But be careful! When you are letting the coins fall, dont turn over the spatula oryou will reveal the banknote. When you have removed the coins, make the secret spatula movementand say:

You can now all see that the spatula has nothing on it on either side. But I still dont have enoughmoney. Move your hand forward and make the half-turn. The banknote, which you folded up beforethe start of the performance, will appear on the spatula. Remove the note, unfold it and show theaudience that it is genuine.

47. Whats My Line ?

Description of the trick:Lines appear on and disappear from the magic spatula.Preparation: Draw three lines with chalk on one side of the spatula. Leave the other side until the startof the performance.

Performance: Show the audience the empty sideof the spatula and say: This is my magic spatula.

See how . Make the audience think there is nothingon secret spatula movement so that the either side ofthe spatula. Draw a line on the spatula on the otherside from the existing lines (Fig.1).(The dotted lines indicate the location of the lines on the other side of the spatula.) This is all verystrange. I draw a line on one side of the spatula and it automatically appears on the other side of thespatula. Make the secret spatula movement and show the line which has supposedly just appeared on

the other side of the spatula. Then draw another line, in the middle of the spatula (Fig. 2) IF I drawanother line. do you think the same thing will happen? Show the audience again how lines seem toappear on both sides of the spatula. Draw a third line: This is amazing ! the lines keep on duplicatingthemselves. Ask for a volunteer and let him examine the lines on the spatula. Now pay attention I amgoing to Erase the upper line on the first side of the spatula. Move the spatula forward and make thehalf - turn. The audience will see three lines and think that they have reappeared. Make the secretspatula movement to make the audience think the lines are on both sides, although you have erasedthem on one side. Now erase the bottom line on the other side of the spatula. The sides will now look asth d Fi 3 d 4 S I ill h t l d th li ill j b th iddl li M 48. How much do I owe?Description of the trick:

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The magic spatula doubles the value of a banknote provided by a volunteer from the audience, from 10to 20 dollars. The spatula refuses to carry on duplicating the money. Afterwards, the spatula gives backthe volunteer one dollar and a note saying: I owe you 9$Props:

Magic spatula3 rubber bandsa one dollar coinPen and paperPreparation: Write a note saying: I owe you nine dollars. Fold the note in two and put a one dollarcoin on top of it. Continue folding the note until it is narrower than the coin. Fasten the note to thespatula with the three rubber bands.

Performance: Show the audience the empty side of the spatula and ask for a volunteer to lend tendollars in a single banknote. Fold the banknote several times and stuff it under the rubber bands on theempty side of the spatula.(Make sure the audience dont see the side with the handwritten note.) Say: I want to double yourmoney. I hope you dont mind. Make the secret spatula movement. The audience will see a ten dollarnote on the other side of the spatula as well We now have twenty dollars, ten on each side. Isnt that aneasy way to earn money? But what can you buy today with twenty dollars? We will now try and changethe money into 50 dollar notes l Make the half turn only. The audience will now only be able to see thefolded handwritten note. Pretend as though you are surprised and show them the folded handwrittennote. Take out the coin and the note, and give them to the volunteer from the audience, who will readthe note out loud. Say.Oh dear, somethings gone wrong. I think we have a serious problem here. While you are talking, putthe spatula in your pocket and remove the banknote. Take the spatula from your pocket and put it on

the table. Even if the audience try to examine the spatula, they wont find anything.

49. Nine to Six


The magician shows the audience the spatula with the figure 9 written on one side, 6 on the other sideand on the third side, 15, that is, 6+9. (What third side? The spatulaonly has two sides!)

Props:Magic spatulaPencilPreparation: Write the figure 9 on one side of the spatula and the figure 15 on the other side. You haveto use the magic spatula movement in this trick, but this time you must hold the spatula at a right angleto your hand, and turn it from right to left.Performance: Say: See how I have learned arithmetic. This spatula has the figure 9 on one side andthe figure 6 on the other side. Hold the spatula level with your hips. The audience will see the number6 th t l M k th i t l t h ti d it Th di ill

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50. Number Guessing


The magician manages to guess any number chosen by the audience their, shoe size, house number etc,with the help of six cards.

Props:6 cards containing series of numbers (these areenclosed together with the pack of cards)Preparation: Practice the trick by yourself before

performing it in public.

Performance: Show the audience the cads and ask one of them: Think of a number.It can be your shoe size, your house number, but dont say what it is. You can choose any number

between 1 and 63. Look for the number among the cards and separate all the cards where the numberyou have chosen appears. Now give me the cards where the number you have chosen appear. Whenyou have taken back the cards with the number of them, add up the numbers on the top left-handcorners of the cards without letting anyone know what you are doing. Amaze the audience byannouncing the sum of these numbers.Example: The number chosen is 17 and appears on two cards, Take these two cards. Add up thenumber of their top left-hand corner and you will get 17: 16+1 = 17

Note: There may be cases when the number chosen appears on more than two cards. Add up thenumber in the left-hand corner of all the cards containing the number chosen.

51. Number Telepathy

Description of the trick:The magician manages to guess the sum of the number chosen by the audience.Props: Pen and sheets of paperPreparation: Say: I can guess the result of an arithmetical calculation without knowing the firstnumber chosen. I have written the final sum on this piece of paper. I will let one of the audience keepthe paper. Give the piece of paper to a person in the audience. Ask for a volunteer. Tell him: You canchoose a three digit number where the first digit is, the largest for example 821". Give the volunteer

time to think. Ready? Dont tell me what the number is write it on a blank piece of paper. Show theaudience that the piece of paper is blank. The volunteer writes down the number. Ask him: Fold the

paper so I wont be able to see the number. Give me the folded piece of paper. I am going to choosesomeone else from the audience to reverse the order of the figures you have written (that is read themfrom right to left and subtract the new number from the number which was previously chosen. Givethe volunteer time to do what you have asked him. Now ask him: Add up the figures you now haveand tell us the result out loud. Ask the volunteer who has the note which you wrote before the start ofthe performance: Please unfold the note you are holding, say what the number is out loud, and showh h di

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The magician manages to guess the date of a member of the audiences birthday.Props: NonePreparation: Practice the trick alone.Performance: Ask for a volunteer from the audience and tell him: Think of the date of your birthdayand perform the calculations I tell you to do:

1. Multiply the date of your birthday by 3.2. Add 5 to the result you obtain3. Multiply it by 4.4. Add your birthday a new number you have chosen.5. Subtract 20 from the result6. Announce the final result

Now divide the result by 13. You will obtain a number and a remainder. The number will be exactly

equal to the date of the birthday and the remainder will be the same as the new number chosen by thevolunteer.

53. The Magic Square

Description of the trick:The magician displays an amazing arithmetical ability.Props: Pen and paper.Preparation: Draw a square and divided it into nine small squares (Fig.1) Learn the solution. so that you will have it ready when you need it.

Fig. 2 shows the solution, Ask for a volunteer from the audience.Explain that he should be very good at arithmetic: Who thinks hesgood at arithmetic? Tell the volunteer to come up to you and then ask him: Try and write the figures 2to 10 inside the square so that however you read them across down or diagonally they will add up to 18

and without writing any figure more than once. After the first volunteer has tried and failed a number oftimes, you can ask for another volunteer, and then eventually present the solution which you learned inadvance.

54. The Hypnotic Calculator


The magician guesses a number that has been chosen at random.Props: Calculator card (which has been removed from the wonder wallet)Preparation: Practice and learn the instruction by heart.Performance: I would like a volunteer from the audience. Show the calculator card and say: This isthe hypnotic calculator. It can discover a number that has been chosen by a volunteer. Ask thevolunteer:1. Choose a number and dont say what it is2. Multiply the number you have chosen by 9'.3. Add up the figures you have obtained. The result will always be nine, that is. you now know thatthe volunteer has arrived at the figure 9 Ask him: Example:2 x 9 = 181 + 8 = 9

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Tricks With Cups

55. Rabbits and Cups

Description of the trick:Three rabbits move house by borrowing throughthe walls.Props:3 cups4 sponge rabbits

One tablePreparation: You actually have four rabbits,while the audience have only seen three. Place thethree cups one inside the other. Hide the fourthrabbit in the lower cup. Hold the cups in one hand, with the their tops facing up (Fig. 1).

Performance: Show the audience the three cups in one hand and the three sponge rabbits which are onthe table and say: I would like to show you a trick with three cups and three rabbits Separate the cupsfrom each other starting with the lower cup (Fig 2) and turn it over on the table (Fig 3) with its opening

on the table itself. Turn over the second and third cups as well. Arrange them in a line on the table withthe first cup, which has the rabbit inside it, in the middle. Say (and do what you say): Pay attention

please. I am going to take a rabbit and put it on top of the cup. Put a rabbit on top of the middle cup.Put the left-hand cup on top of the two other cups (Fig. 5), Say: who can guess which cup is the rabbitin now? Someone will be sure to answer: The middle one, and you will reply: Wrong. Tap thecups with your finger and lift them all up together. The rabbit will be on the table! Turn over each cupquickly. Put the cup containing the rabbit on top of the rabbit which everyone can see. There are nowtwo rabbits underneath the middle cup. Take another rabbit from the two remaining visible rabbits, and

put it on top of the middle cup (see Fig. 6). Then put the right-hand cup on top of the middle cup andthe left-hand cup on top of the two other cups, as you did previously.Ask someone from the audience: Do you know where the other rabbit is, and he will answer:Underneath the second cup. You will reply: Wrong again. Tap the cups with your finger and pickthem up. wonder of wonders. The rabbit has made its way to the table. Maybe you think the cup isopen at the bottom. We will move the rabbit two cups together. Turn over the cups again quickly. Thecup with the third rabbit should be on top of the two rabbits on the table (Fig. 7). Take the first cupfrom the right and put it on the middle cup. Take the last remaining visible rabbit and put it on top ofthe cups. Put the third cup on top of the two other cups. The three cups will now be arranged as theyappear in Fig. 8, Tap twice on the cups and pick them all up, And what do you know? The rabbit has

passed through two cups. Remember that the fourth rabbit is still between the cups, so dont open upthe cup but put them back in the case, with one of the rabbits still between them.

56. Opposite Ends

Description of the trick:You manage to turn over the three cups so that the bottom ofthe cups is facing up. But no volunteer from the audience

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Arrange the cups as in Fig. 1. Say: See how I manage to the three cup over with the bottom of eachcup facing up in just three stages. I will turn over only two cups during each stage.Stage 1: Turn over cups 2 and 3Stage 2: Turn over cups 1 and 3

Stage 3: Turn over cups 2 and 3All the cups have now been turned over. Leave them like that. Ask for a volunteer from the audience todo the same thing. Arrange the cups differently, without letting the audience notice. Just turn over themiddle cup with its open end facing up (see Fig. 2). Make sure that this sequence is not the same as thesequence you made for yourself, so that the volunteer will not succeed, even if he does exactly whatyou did.Remember: You cannot perform this trick more than once, as someone from the audience may catch

on.

Bead Tricks

57. Releasing Houdinis beads


Three beads threaded on a string release themselves from the string when the magic word Houdini isuttered.Props:HandkerchiefString2 large beads1 elliptical bead

Thin sewing threadPreparation: Cut the string in two. Fold each of theshortened prices of string into two halves. Using thinsewing thread, tie the heads of the loops created byfolding the strings (Fig. 1). Thread the string through the elliptical bead so that the tie is hidden (Fig. 2).Performance: Show the audience the bead threaded on the string and say: We have here two strings

with a bead threaded on them . I am going to thread two more beads on each side of this bead. Threadthe round beads on each side of the elliptical bead (Fig. 3). Ask a volunteer to tie the end of the right-hand string to the end of the left-hand string (Fig.4). While he is holding the ends of the strings, coverthe beads with the handkerchief. Hold the beads (under the handkerchief) and pull the strings at eachend, as in Fig. 4. Say the magic word: Houdini, the connection will break, and you will be able to takeout the beads and show them to the audience.

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g gbeads with the handkerchief. Your hands are also now covered. From underneath the handkerchief,release the string from the loop (Fig. 4). Press the ring on one of your fingers. Wrap the beads in thehandkerchief.Tell the volunteers: Pull each end of the string towards you. Raise the handkerchief, and everyone

will be amazed to see that the string is empty. Unfold the handkerchief where the beads will be foundbut not the ring.

Tricks with Dice:

59. Magic Dice


The magician never fails to guess the total sum indicated by the dice.Props:Pair of dicePen and paperPreparation: Write the figure 7 on a piece of paper. Fold upthe paper.Performance: Ask a volunteer from the audience to take care of the piece of paper on which you have

written the fig. 7. Find another volunteer and ask him: Choose one dice and put the other one back inthe case. Put the dice on the table and remember the number which appears on its upper face. Turn overthe dice and remember the number on the opposite face as well (the face opposite that was theuppermost face). Add the two numbers together and write down the result on a Piece of paper. Get thefirst volunteer to take this piece of paper and ask him Show the audience the figure which I wrote atthe beginning. Ask the volunteer who laid the dice to show the audience his piece of paper as well.

Note: Do not perform this trick twice in succession. The trick can be varied by laying two dice, butremember then to write the figure 14 (instead of 7) on the piece of paper you prepared in advance.

Tricks with a Hat:

60. Wandering water


Water is poured into a hat but the hat doesnt get wet.Props:

2 small paper cupsHatContainer of waterPreparation: Carefully cut out the bottom of one of the cups by first pressing in the center withscissors, so that you can cut it out cleanly (Fig. 1). Then cut out the top of the other cup (Fig. 2). Put theFig. 1 bottomless cup inside the cup whose top has been cup off, to make it look as if there is just onecup. Put a container of water and the double cup on the table. Put the hat on your head.Performance: Take off the hat and show the audience that it is empty inside. Put the hat on the tablewith its edges facing up. The edges of the hat should be above the audiences eye level, to prevent themfrom seeing inside the hat Put the (double) cup inside the hat and say I am going to pour water into

Say: You can see that it looks as though thewater is going into the hat. but it is actually goinginto the cup. Point to the cup on the table. The

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mistake. I forgot to put the cup inside the hat. Pick up the cup fromthe table and place it inside the cup whichis still in the hat, so that it again looks as if there is just one cup (Fig,4). I really liked that hat. Ill tryand mend it. Take the double cup out of the hat and put the water in it into the container. Show theaudience that the hat is empty and dry.

Tricks With A Partner

61. The Sixth Sense

Description of the trick:A volunteer chooses one of six objects laid out on the table, and you identify the object even thoughyou are standing with your back to him.Props

Six different props, such as: a spoon, fork, cup, plate. knife and salt cellar. Another example could be: apencil, pen, felt pen, eraser, ruler and pencil-sharpener.Preparation: To perform this trick, you need a partner from the audience who will cooperate with youwithout anyone knowing.Performance: Put the props you have chosen on the table. While you are arranging them, say out loud:One here. two there. three there and so on. Each time you say there, hold a different object in yourhand so that your partner can see its number (the numbers were agreed previously). Ask for a volunteer

from the audience, and choose your partner of course. Say: I will turn my back and you... Whats yourname? Dan.You, Dan, will pick up an object and show it to everyone. I will turn round again and try to guesswhich object it was that you picked. Stand with your back to your partner. Turn round again. Look atthe table where your partner is standing. He will put his hand on the table, acting in a perfectly naturalmanner. But the number of fingers he places on the table will indicate the number of the article chosen.If your partner doesnt put his hand on the table, you will know that the number of the object is six.

62. The Flying Ice Cube


The magician will be able to pick up an ice cube from a glass using a string.Performance: The magician asks members of the audience to pick up an ice cube froma glass using only a piece of string. After they have failed at their attempts, the magician

places the string across the ice cube and sprinkles some salt on the ice. After several

seconds the string will stick to the ice cube and it can be picked up.Note to the magician: This can be done with your back to the audience, and the effect is very

When the volunteer has finished reciting or singing, the magician returns.The volunteer places his hands together and the magician notices which hand looks paler than the other.This is the hand that has the object, because while the volunteer was holding up his hand less blood was

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This is the hand that has the object, because while the volunteer was holding up his hand less blood wascirculating to that hand, and that is why it looks pale.

64. The magic 9

Description of the trick:The magician well predict the outcome of a math question.Props: paper and pencil.Preparation: Prepare in advance a piece of paper with number 9 written on it.Performance: the magician takes a piece of paper and gives it to a member of the audience to hold.The magician asks another volunteer to choose a number between 1 and 9, multiply it by 9 and thenadd the digits in his answer. When multiplying by 9 the sum of the digits will always be 9.In other

words, if the volunteers answer is 27 then he adds 2+7. If he gets 36, then he adds 3+6. Then themagician ask the person holding the note to open it, and to everyones amazement the number writtenthere is the same as the number the volunteer obtained.*The magician can add another trick to make the magic more complicated. After adding up the digits,ask the person to add 1, multiply the result by 4, then add 4.Is the answer 44?

65. The Amazing ThreeDescription of the trick:

The magician will predict the outcome of a math questionProps:Paper and a pencilPreparation: The magician prepares in advance a piece of paper with the number 3 written on it.

Performance: The magician takes the piece of paper and gives it to a member of the audience forsafekeeping.The magician then asks another volunteer to choose a number between 1 and 9, multiply it by 2, add 6and divide the result by 2. Now the magician asks the volunteer to subtract the original number hechose from his last answer.

Then the magician asks the person holding the piece of paper to open it and reveal to everyone that theanswer the other volunteer obtained is the same as the number written on the note.

66. The Mysterious Die


The magician will guess the number the volunteer chose on the die.Props:

One dieP f Th i i k f th b f th di t i k b di l 67. The balloon that changes colorDescription of the trick:The magician pops a balloon, but the balloon only changes color.

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g p p , y gPreparation: Place a pale balloon inside a darker balloon. Inflate the inner balloon, tie a knot, andplace the knot inside the darker balloon. Now blow up the darker balloon and tie a knot at the end. Theaudience sees only the darker balloon.Performance: The magician shows the balloon to the audience, and while reciting the magic words, hecarefully pops the outer balloon. The audience expects to see the balloon disappear, but instead, theysee a balloon of a another color, and the audience is astounded.

68. Supernatural Ring


A ring mysteriously moves along a rubber band.

Props:Ring, rubber bandPerformance: The magician shows the rubber band to the audience, and borrows a ring from one ofmembers of the audience. The magician places the ring on the rubber band, and stretches the rubberband a little. When he releases his right hand the ring moves to the left, and vice versa. Thus it appearsthat the ring is moving on its own. It is best to use lots of magic words when doing this trick, HocusPocus, etc.

69. The Flying Pepper


The pepper will rise up from the table and stick to the comb.Props:Plastic comb

Preparation: The magician rubs the comb on some cloth, thereby charging it with static electricity.Performance: The magician sprinkles some salt and pepper on the table. The magician brings thecomb close to the salt and pepper mixture, and the pepper will be attracted to the comb, thus appearingto fly up.

70. The Magic Coin

Description of the trick:The magician will reveal which coin is the oldest.Preparation: You must place an old coin into the freezer.Performance: The magician places all the coins into a hat and announces that he can remove the oldestcoin among them. Then, after feeling around he finds the cold coin and removes it, to the amazement ofeveryone.

71. The Transparent Color

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72. The Balancing OliveDescription of the trick:The olive will stand on the magicians finger all by itself.

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g g yProps:OliveToothpickPreparation: The magician takes the toothpick and attaches it to his finger, without lettingthe audience see.Performance: The magician says to the audience, I can balance an olive on the end of my finger.While saying the magic words, the magician sticks the olive onto the tip of the toothpick, while the

back of his finger is facing the audience, and the olive really appears to be balanced on his finger.

73. The Pencil Point

Description of the trick:The magician will identify where the point of the pencil is.Props:PencilPaperPerformance: The magician asks one of the members of the audience to wrap a pencil in paper so thatit is impossible to identify which end is the point and which is the eraser tip. After the pencil is

wrapped the magician holds it between his thumb and forefinger, in the center.The magician releases his grip a little, and the pencil will tip towards the heavier side the tip will pointupwards. The magician then reveals which side has the point and dramatically rips off the paperwrapping.

74. The Strong Magician

Description of the trick:The magician tears a folded paper napkin, while others fail to do so.Props:Paper napkinPreparation: Take a paper napkin, fold it and wet it in the middle.Performance: Distribute paper napkins to the audience and tell them all to fold the napkins. Themagician take the prepared napkin and while everyone is attempting to tear their napkins and failing, he

successfully tears his napkin.

75. The Magic Hand


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