Misc. Tricks
Gypsy
Thread
EFFECT
Performer
takes a spool of thread, unravels about a foot of it, & then breaks it off,
putting the spool down. Performer proceeds to break the thread into 6 or 7
clearly broken & different pieces, then holding one piece in one hand, the
other pieces are rolled up into a ball and 'squashed' onto the piece from the
other hand. When this is unraveled it is seen to be completely restored to it's
original length.
PREPARATION
You
will need a spool of cotton thread, preferably brightly colored.
METHOD
Before
you approach the spectator , take a foot of thread and make a tiny ball, then
take another foot of thread. You should now have a ball and a foot of thread,
hide the ball in the crevasse between your thumb and fore-finger, Now approach
the spectator, break your foot of thread from the spool, & give them the
spool to hold. It looks like you are holding a foot of thread, when really,
thanks to the ball you are hiding between your index finger & thumb (right
hand), you have more like a foot & 1/2. Break the 1st piece off, now the
piece in your right hand looks like a 5 inch length. Thanks to the hidden ball
it is a foot long (your restored thread). The pieces in your left hand can be
broken as many times as you like, clearly show the thread to be broken. Now, by
rubbing your thumb & index together, make a ball of the pieces of thread and
'squash' the 5 inch thread into the ball, at the same time, tucking the ball so
it's hidden between your index & thumb . Now the ball you have been hiding
the whole trick is visible, it looks like the ball you just made out of the
broken thread. It can be unraveled & is restored.
Impossible egg in bottle
EFFECT
The magician produces an empty wine bottle and a hard boiled, shelled egg he challenges anyone to come and try to fit the egg in side the bottle without damaging the bottle the egg. The spectator retires gracefully and says it can't be done, but the the magician does in front of their eyes, then the bottle with ye egg still in it is given to the spectator as a souvineir
METHOD
This trick is SO simple all you do is watch the spectator struggle for a bit then when you take the bottle from them, have some butter on your finger and put your finger in the mouth of the bottle lubricating it, now here's the secret, you then light a piece of paper and drop it in the bottle, as soon as the paper is in the bottle you jam the 'pointed' end of the egg in mouth of the bottle, being as the flame needs oxygen it pulls in through the neck of the bottle, so when the egg seals off the oxygen
Water 2 ice
EFFECT
The magician produces a cup and pours water in it, after a magical gesture over the cup, it is tipped upside down and two ice cubes fall out.
METHOD
all you need is a special 'gimmicked' cup stick a circle of sponge into the bottom of the cup, so if you pour water in you can turn it upside down without any water falling out. before your performance place the ice cubes on top of the sponge, all you need to do now is simple!
needle thru balloon
EFFECT
the magician produces a balloon an sticks a long knitting needle through it without the balloon popping
METHOD
all you do is stick some pieces of cello tape to the balloon and stick the needle in through the centre of each piece, the balloon will not pop!
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