A Drinking Straw Passes Through The Arm Of A Weirdo
Ah, we see magicians do some strange things at times. Why would any-one want to push a drinking straw through their arm? I imagine some wizard in a moment of madness thought: "There's a straw - there's an arm. Why not?" For that matter, why would any-one want to pull a rabbit out of a hat? It's not their normal habitat, and then there's the extra mouth to feed. But do it we will. Go figure. Here, the magician takes a drinking straw, bares his arm, and proceeds to push the straw through his arm (don't ask). Sparing the audience the gruesome sight of extracting, he momentarily shields the scene from view. The straw is immediately offered for inspection, as is the arm, if demand is abundant. A handy feat, I guess, if you're thirsty and your arm is in the way.
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Playing Card Hovers Above The Deck
Did you ever have that dream where you were flying? In mine, I'm always about three feet off the ground, and often taking giant strides in slow motion kind of like the Road Runner. But that's just me. Anyway, I digress. The video shows a playing card slowly rising from its place on the top of the deck. It hovers, moving as the deck moves, emulating its host. An object is then thrust between the card and the deck, to satisfy the skeptics of its ability to float. The card then lowers back to its landing place, and the deck is spread for consideration. I would try the 'Floating Lady', but cards are easier to handle (lol). :)
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Siblings Grow Up To Become Closer
Siblings often find themselves distanced from one another because of varying interests and peer friendships. How nice it is to find that in many cases, when they mature their differences tend to melt away. This scenario is represented in the card trick depicted in today's video. Three playing cards are shown, two of them being Queens and the centre one a spot card. The cards are turned and placed one by one on the table. The bottom card is placed face up - it is a Queen. Next is the top card - also a Queen. The remaining card, which was the spot card, is now turned over to reveal that it has changed to a third Queen, suggesting that all three siblings are equal. Any-one who was brought up as a middle child may very well relate to this situation. Thankfully, all's well in the end.
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Sawing Through The Arm With A Playing Card
We often see on television, a modern magician attempting to deform himself in all manner of ways - some quite gruesome to watch. Here is a watered down attempt to shock and dismay. Taking a playing card from the pack, the magician presents his bare arm and proceeds to saw into his arm with the card. The card appears to become embedded in the arm, but of course we all know that it must be an illusion. The puzzling part of this demonstration is the fact that the card is withdrawn from the arm, and is shown to be regular. It's perhaps not as curious as a chainsaw through the abdomen, but much more appropriate for a younger audience.
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Confusing Card Changes Its Spots
I was just a lad when I first saw this trick presented on television by a magician named Jules Cafari. It wasn't my introduction to Magic, but none-the-less I was intrigued. Since the trick was obtainable by a simple request in writing, (that was the accepted style of correspondence back then,) I quickly put pen to paper. All these years later, I decided to make one of my own to present in video form, and here it is. The magician shows a card with one spot on one side, and four spots on the other. This immediately turns into three spots, and six spots consecutively. The simple effect has of course been expanded to progress to eight spots, and this is performed with a large card suitable for stage presentation. I'll leave that for another day.
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A Knot Travels Down The Full Length Of A Cord
Sometimes even the simple things are worth considering. Take for example a length of cord. If a knot is formed on one end of the cord, it stands to reason that the knot will remain in the position that it was set. Not so with this demonstration. The magician displays a length of cord and makes a knot at one end. Both ends of the cord are now gathered in the one hand. The knot is grasped firmly and is openly pulled down the entire length of cord. The knot can now be clearly seen tied at the base of the cord. The magician then unties the knot to show its authenticity. Very handy on those occasions where you find your tie needs adjusting.
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Waste Not - Want Not. Recycling The Easy Way.
In these days of environmental protection and recycling, every little bit helps. There's no argument that the way man has junked the land and water-ways is nothing short of shameful. However, on a lighter note, I've posted a video of an effect which has become somewhat of a classic of magic - The Torn and Restored Paper. You'll often see a magician perform the effect with a newspaper, but this version is simplified to a tissue. The magician shows a tissue, and using a wooden ruler as a magic wand restores the tissue to a fully functioning article once more. Not world-changing, but if it helps the planet a little, I'm all in favour.
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Spelling Exercise That Will Stretch Your Thinking
Most of us have a reasonable grasp of the ability to spell adequately. The exercise depicted in the video is not designed to illustrate any spelling skills, but to invite you to contemplate the working. After shuffling 13 playing cards, the magician proceeds to spell the values from Ace right up to King. One card is counted off for each letter announced, and the next card is revealed in sequence. The intriguing part is that the stack of 13 cards is reduced by one after each spelling, and yet the continuity is not disrupted. Only 13 cards are used, and may be examined in detail.
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Spearing A Banknote - Leaving No Trace Of Damage
Many a time, I've inadvertently damaged a banknote in my haste to deprive myself of well-earned cash. But that was by accident. Here's a demonstration of a deliberate attempt to pierce a banknote with a sharp instrument. The magician shows a banknote and a simple sleeve made from a folded small sheet of paper. The note is folded in half and placed inside the sleeve. Both ends of the note are kept visible. A letter-opener is now inserted between the folds of the note and shown from all angles. The letter-opener is then pushed through both the note and the sleeve, leaving the point freely visible below the arrangement. The spear is then withdrawn. A hole is clearly seen in the sleeve, but the banknote is mysteriously untouched. I'll need to remember this one when next I half-destroy my legal tender.
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A Silk Passes Right Through A Walking Cane In Full View - Slow Motion
I guess we've all seen ghost movies where objects appear to pass through spectres in an eerie fashion. Camera tricks and creative technology of course. But when you witness a similar event in the same room, without any obvious trickery, it tends to make for a 'Say, what?' moment. In this video, a silk hankerchief is wrapped around a walking cane and held with one corner in either hand. Without any awkward moves, the silk simply melts through the cane in an astonishing manner. This is repeated in slow motion to give the spectator an even chance of discovering the mystery. I'm happy that this is the closest I've come to observing an actual ghost.
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A Double Colour Change Performed Instantly
One of the most popular magical effects is to have an item change colour. It could be a playing card, a poker chip, a pencil or even the magician's entire costume. In this video, it's a silk hankerchief - in fact two silk hankerchiefs knotted together. The magician freely displays two hankerchiefs, one blue and the other yellow, and knotted together at one corner. With a brisk swipe of his free hand, the colours are seen to instantly change to one red and the other green. This effect began many years ago using just one silk hankerchief which changes its colour. Somewhere along the track of time, due to progress and probably competition, the ante was 'upped' to include a second hankerchief. This development hasn't in any way detracted from the effect - rather, it enhances the performance.
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Doing It The Hard Way
Magicians generally like to make things look easy, even though what they're doing is not. This manoevre appears complicated, but ends in the desired result. A ring threaded on a rope is stretched between both hands. The rope ends and the ring are brought together in one hand, while the other hand takes the centre of the rope. The rope ends are now slowly pulled and the ring gracefully travels up the rope to the waiting hand. The ring is then taken and plucked from the rope. Both items are unprepared and can be inspected. Why not simply separate the ring and rope instead of this showiness? Why bother? It tells the audience that they can have confidence in his ability.
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A Fancy Method Of Threading A Ring On A Rope
Frequently during a magic act, the magician will introduce a fancy way of performing a simple task. They call it 'flair'. For example, if he/she is about to perform a trick with a ring and a piece of rope, it adds a little extra interest if the ring is threaded in an intriguing manner. The video illustrates the magician laying the rope over one hand. Placing the ring on the rope, he simply turns his hand, pulls on the ring, and the ring is instantly threaded. The magician can then continue with whatever trick he/she wishes to perform. Neither item is prepared in any way, and both may be examined.
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Ring Is Released From Cord Under Cover
Have you ever felt all tied up and craving relief? This ring is no exception. Having been securely tied to a length of cord, the ring is placed under the cover of a hankerchief. The two ends of the cord are visible at all times. With a little help from the magician, the ring is able to feel the blessed release of confines, akin I suspect to the relief experienced when one removes a tight garment or an ill-fitting pair of shoes. Enjoy, little ring. I feel for you.
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Three-Way Prediction Proves To Be Accurate
There's no shortage of card tricks to be had, I think you'll agree. Every magician I know has at least a small array of card tricks in his/her repertoire. This particular trick makes use of the traditional deck of cards (borrowed if preferred). The magician hands the shuffled deck to a spectator who is requested to divide the deck into three roughly equal piles. Without touching the deck, the magician names the top card of one pile. This he picks up to verify his claim. The same is repeated for the other two piles. Each time the top card is named before it is picked up. At the conclusion, the audience is asked for the three cards that were predicted to appear. One by one, the cards named are shown to the audience. An impromptu effect that is performed with a standard unprepared deck of cards.
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Cashing In On Reflection
Smoke and mirrors have, in the past, been used by magicians (and perhaps politicians) to create an illusion of some event that isn't real. The video presented here is a small example of what can be achieved with the help of our average mercury-coated accessory. The magician displays a small vanity mirror and a coin. Placing the coin in front of mirror with his finger, a reflection is naturally produced presenting the illusion of two fingers and two coins. Withdrawing the coin from the effect of the mirror, it is seen that the magician has in fact two coins, one under each finger. The illusion is that the reflection has become a real object. Cloning the easy way.
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Coin Passes Through An Ordinary Mint Packet
Again, utilizing an everyday item, puzzling magic tricks can be entertaining. This trick makes use of an empty Tic-Tac mints box and a small coin. Being transparent, the box is seen to be completely empty. The lid is shut tight. Introducing a coin, the magician instantly causes this to pass through the side of the mint box. It is then handed to the spectators for close inspection. The coin is indeed captured in the closed mint box. There are no camera tricks - it happens just as it's presented here.
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A Coin Joins Its Partner In A Mystical Manner
Separation can be a painful experience, but not so in this demonstration. It involves two coins of different values, shown freely to the spectators. One coin is clearly placed in one hand which is closed into a fist, and the other coin is left on the table. Now, it's magic time. The second coin is taken with the magician's free hand and a gesture is made towards the closed fist. This fist is then opened to reveal that both coins are now nestled together in the magician's now open hand. Don't you just love those happy endings?
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The Simple Addition Of A Hankerchief Makes A Cup Become Heavy
I've noticed that with the passing of years, gravity seems to become stronger somehow. Here's a reminder of the gravitational pull's tendency to challenge our expectations. A plastic cup is placed on a flat surface such as a book, and is easily lifted from the book in the normal fashion. However, upon the introduction of a flimsy hankerchief which is placed inside the cup, the act of lifting it from the book appears impossible. Indeed, the book and cup can be turned upside down, and still the cup remains on the book. Finally the hankerchief is removed and the cup once again becomes compliant.
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A Coin Disappears From A Folded Paper
This is a nice close-up magic trick that will baffle your audience. A coin is wrapped in a small folded piece of paper. Without any tricky sleight-of-hand or awkward movements, the paper is immediately opened again to reveal that the coin has disappeared. Just as easily, the coin can be made to re-appear and of course the coin may be inspected for trickery. The disclosure of this neat riddle can be found in the second half of the video. After construction of the paper wallet, the presentation can be handled by the youngest of magicians.
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A Playing Card Slices Into The Magician's Arm
More and more these days we see magicians perform all kinds of gruesome spectacles on stage, from sawing a lady in half to a death-defying battle with a bunch of metal spikes. This effect isn't quite so heart-stopping, although it does leave an audience somewhat puzzled. The magician takes a playing card from a stack, and proceeds to 'saw' through his bare arm. The audience can see that the card appears to be embedded in the arm, before it is withdrawn and the arm is shown to be unscathed. Not quite a world-shattering illusion, but one worthy of some attention.
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Spots Appear And Disappear From Cards Held By A Magician.
It's one thing to perform magic with a deck of cards, but it's much harder to trick an audience using only three cards. In this display, three blank cards are shown, and with a slight circular rubbing motion, a red spot appears on one of the cards.
The magician now causes all three cards to contain a red spot.
Another rubbing motion removes the red spot from all three cards, leaving them all blank once again.
Finally, the cards are named 1, 2 & 3.
An audience member is asked to mentally choose one.
Whichever card is chosen turns out to be the only one with a red spot.
The other two a blank.
All three cards can be examined.
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A Trapped Cord Strangely Jumps From Its Position On A Board
How can a cord, tied to a stiff board, jump from one position to another?The audience is shown how this could be done, but then the impossible happens.
A cord, tied to a stiff board, jumps from one end to the other.
The magician then shows the audience how the trick is done.
But as a surprise ending, the magician causes the cord to jump to the middle of the board, much to every-one's surprise.
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A Scarf Is Pulled Right Through A Borrowed Cellphone
This is a version of a trick you may have seen on television. In this the magician causes a silk hankerchief to pass right through a borrowed mobile phone, in full view. The audience can be quite close, and the effect created is very believable. The secret is not disclosed, but by visiting my other Rumble channel "MagicSchool" you'll find many items you can make and perform with ease.
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Red Rings Change Colour One By One
For your viewing pleasure, I've presented this video. It's become one of favourite effects, so I hope you enjoy it as well.
Three rings, red on both sides, change one by one to three multi-coloured rings on both sides.
A colourful, intriguing event that causes delight with any audience.
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