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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 The audience can see that the card appears to be embedded in the arm, before it is withdrawn and the arm is shown to be unscathed.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.

Everybody knows that magnets will only attract metal objects. But here is a demonstration of how a plastic straw can be attracted to a plastic highlighter, chosen freely by the audience. There are two straws from which to choose, and likewise two highlighters. Various combinations are tested, but it is only the chosen straw and the chosen highlighter that are attracted to one another. The secret is disclosed toward the end of the video.

Magic tricks using unprepared everyday objects, that all can examine, have a particular intrigue. Whether it be a borrowed deck of cards, a hankerchief loaned by an audience member, or any well-known, easily recognized object the effect of the trick is somehow enhanced. I've presented a video that utilizes simple elastic hairbands that can be inspected at any time. It seems that when a hairband is placed on any finger/s, it can instantly jump to the alternate finger/s of the same hand. It uses a very easy principle that can be mastered in no time at all, to present a puzzling display to your on-lookers. The short demonstration is followed by a revelation of the working, to have you astounding your friends.

Have you ever felt trapped in a situation that you'd like to avoid? Then maybe you'll relate to this video in a minor fashion. A hankerchief, representing the forlorn captive, is placed in a glass tumbler. This is covered by a cloth and sealed with a rubber band, thus securing the hapless prisoner. The magician, being sympathetic to its plight, reaches under the cover and plucks the victim from its confinement. In order to prove its identity, the rubber band and cover are removed to show that the tumbler is indeed devoid of its contents. This simple trick, easy to learn, is disclosed in the video for your satisfaction.

Magic tricks utilizing everyday items and just your hands is, to my way of thinking, more baffling than employing fancy canisters and such. I immediately suspect that the unusual item is specially made for a specific purpose. The trick depicted in this video genuinely uses only the four coins presented, and a tiny bit of sleight-of-hand. The magician displays four coins and proceeds to place one in each hand. The remaining two coins are to be placed on the fingernails of each closed hand, but an audience member is requested to help with this, to keep the magician 'honest'. So with a coin in each hand, and another coin on top of each hand the magic is about to happen. Keeping the hands wide apart, the magician grabs with each hand and immediately opens them. In one hand, there is only one coin, while the other hand holds the remaining three. Watch the entire video to discover the working of this easy trick.

How many times are we enticed to try the newest get-rich-quick scheme? And how many times do we recognize yet another plan to relieve us of our hard-earned dollars? This is a light-hearted look at how a coin can more than double in value in a heartbeat. In it, the magician shows a playing card and a coin of certain value. Simply by making a shallow tent with the card, the coin is flicked through the tent and immediately emerges as a larger coin with its value increased. Both the card and the coin may be examined by the audience. By following the explanation, you too can illustrate your money-making skills.

Here's a card trick with a difference. Normally a chosen card is discovered, but this one disappears without a trace. From an unprepared deck of cards (these may even be borrowed), one card is freely chosen. A clear jug of water is then introduced, as well as a hankerchief or cloth of some description. The card is placed underneath the cloth and is suspended above the jug of water. An audience member is invited to hold the card through the cloth. On command, the card is released and is heard to enter the water under cover of the cloth. However, when the cloth is removed the card is nowhere to be seen. The card may then be recovered from an alternative location. The video shows how this trick can be accomplished, once more proving that magic tricks are easy when the secret is known.

I particularly enjoy magic tricks using everyday objects that can be inspected before and after. The history of this one goes way back into my distant childhood, when almost everything appeared as magic to innocent eyes. A coin (it may be borrowed) is covered with a hankerchief. Audience members can feel the coin through the fabric if they so desire. The magician then lifts a side of the hankerchief to show that the coin is indeed still there. Covering the coin once again, he/she proceeds to gently tug at the coin, which inexplicably and visibly passes right through the hankerchief and into the hand of the magician. There is no fancy sleight of hand or switching, It's a simple and puzzling effect that's easy to master. The video includes a 'Secret' section to explain exactly how the effect is accomplished.

It's one thing for an object to be damaged by accident. It's a case of "That's a blow, but what can you do?" But when a magician attempts to damage an object on purpose, well that's just annoying. Of course, the obvious conclusion to reach is that he has control and everything will turn out just fine. This magic trick illustrates such an illusion wherein the magician displays a hankerchief (which may be examined). He takes the centre of the hankerchief and with a pair of scissors purposely cuts the centre right out of the hankerchief. After appropriate magic theatre, it is shown that the hankerchief is completely whole once more. The secret is revealed in the video, so anyone keen to try will be well informed.

There are some magicians, both young and not so young, who tend to write-off a particular trick because they consider it to be too simple. Quite often they unintentionally do themselves a disservice by discarding the obvious. With a little theatrics, a simple concept can be spruced up to appear more acceptable to an audience. Here we have an easy move with two paper cups, one passing through another, which in its normal setting is not very impressive. However, with the addition of a sticker or two and some misdirection, it can become a shade more intriguing. The magician shows two paper cups and attaches a sticker to one of them. The cup with the sticker is placed inside the second cup and struck forcibly with the hand. Immediately, one cup drops to the table top and is shown to be the cup with the sticker. It seems to have passed right through the second cup. The video includes instructions on how to perform this trick. Easy fun for idle moments.

You're sitting at a table with your friends or family. Imagine the interest and intrigue that would be created, if one of the group produced a couple of coins for a demonstration. That person might as well be you. Here's the illusion:- two coins are presented, and may be examined. You take one of the coins in one hand and place it underneath the table top. With the other hand, you take the remaining coin and hold it above the table top. Bringing this coin down to touch the table, you make a slight rubbing motion and a 'clink' is heard from underneath the table top. You withdraw your hand from underneath, and display both coins in the one hand. The other hand is completely empty. Only two coins are used. The secret is explained in this video, so with a minimum of practice any-one can astound the spectators at your next gathering.

One of the very first magic tricks I learned from my father involved a coin and a matchbox. I watched him intensely as he took a matchbox from his pocket and emptied the matches onto a table. He then proceeded to close up the matchbox and place it to one side. A coin was taken, and promptly made to disappear -I had no idea where it could possibly have gone. Showing both hands to be empty, he reached for the matchbox and slid the drawer open. There, to my amazement, was the coin inside the matchbox he had shown empty just moments before. In this video, I've reconstructed the magic trick he showed me, and also revealed the method used in this baffling display.

I attended a Magic Conference many years ago, and showed a simple trick I learned from my father. I was quite young at the time, and was astounded by the reaction from the seasoned practitioners looking on. It seems that they were approaching the riddle by searching for some complicated explanation. It was, in fact, "what you see is what you get", but they insisted there must be more to it. As you will see by the disclosure, it's a case of "the hand is quicker than the eye". This is a concept they wouldn't accept. "The hand cannot be quicker than the eye", they posed. "It's misdirection of some kind." Just goes to prove that sometimes the simplest answer is the best answer. They refused to accept my explanation, so I walked away resigned and just a tiny bit smug.

Learn how to perform this neat magic trick by following the video instruction. There are many magic tricks involving coins, and this is one that is worthy of attention. The magician displays three different coins and a glass tumbler, all of which can be minutely inspected by the audience. One of the coins can be freely selected if desired, and this coin will be the last coin into the glass tumbler. The other two coins are taken one by one, and visibly inserted into the open top of the tumbler. (This may be done by an audience member). The last coin, being the one selected previously, is now taken by the magician and thrust through the side of the tumbler. The tumbler is now turned upside down, and all three coins fall out into the magician's hand. Alternatively, they may be tippedinto the hand of an audience member. Once again, after the demonstration, all items can be inspected.

Try this easy magic trick. (All you need is a cloth bag and six balls, all different colours.) A member of the audience selects one coloured ball from a choice of five. All five coloured balls are placed in a bag, and jumbled. The audience member has four chances to withdraw his chosen colour, but fails every time. Only the magician can withdraw the ball first selected. It won't be noticed that the five colours have changed from those originally shown. The audience's attention is focused on just one colour, which remains throughout the trick.

Prepare and perform your own magic trick, using just paper, scissors and some glue. Once prepared, you can show three separate demonstrations from simple loops of paper. You can now become a magician without spending a dollar. Make it yourself and present your magic without it costing you anything. This trick has been around for maybe 100 years, but can still manage to baffle and confound an audience.

How frustrating is it to be wrong time after time?In this magical demonstration,three simple questions are asked of the audience. All they need do is guess the where-abouts of two coloured tokens. And yet on each occasion, all three questions are answered wrongly. Without giving too much away, I can say that the effect is achieved with two simple movements and a good dose of psychology. To learn easy-to-do magic tricks, you can take a look at my other channel "MagicSchool", also on Rumble.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When a magician borrows money or a watch from an audience member, you can expect a degree of destruction is about to take place. This exhibit is no exception. A borrowed bill is placed inside an open sleeve. A bobbin with a ribbon threaded to it is now pushed through the sleeve and the enclosed bill. It's obvious to all that the insertion is reasonable, and yet, upon disassembling the collection the bill is handed back to the owner free of any damage.

There's nothing more puzzling than a magic trick performed with everyday objects. Here we see a pencil melt through a borrowed banknote. This same effect was featured by David Copperfield in one of his television specials. A pencil is seen to visibly penetrate a borrowed banknote, in two unbelievable demonstrations. Remarkably, both banknote and pencil can be examined by the audience.

Predictions are a fascination. When a magician makes a prediction, we know there's a trick but it's not always easy to discover. Here's a demonstration of a prediction, with an unexpected ending. A card freely chosen by the audience, matches exactly the magician's prediction. As a bonus, it is disclosed that every other card not chosen, is faceless.

Sometimes a magician will use an element of danger to impress an audience. In this presentation, a large, solid nail is shown. The magician wraps a tissue around his/her index finger, and proceeds to push the nail through the tissue-wrapped finger. The occurrence can be viewed from all angles, before the nail is removed and passed for inspection.