Magic Land

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.

Watch Steal

EFFECT

Magician distracts spectator for a moment with one trick when the trick seems to fail the magician apologizes and is then shows the spectator their watch.

METHOD

Seek a subject with a watch that has a leather band and which uses a "hook and eye". Place two cards in the spectator’s hands and grab the wrists of both hands fairly tight placing the face of the watch in your palm. Now tell the spectator to concentrate on the cards begin using your hands to move his arms. T ell the spectator that you will make the cards change in his hands or some other patter to distract them. (Removing the watch) Use your thumb to slide the band through the loop then bring their arms together grasping the other end of the strap with your other thumb and pull it free of the hook. Then palm the face and drop your arms to your sides. Say the trick did not work and then produce their watch and say something cute. To perform the trick like David Blaine requires hours of practice, try to practice on many different types of watch as possible. When practicing this trick try using on your own arm, put the watch on your right-hand and try to remove the watch with your left-hand. Once you can remove the watch without any problems and as smoothly as possible you are ready to perform the trick.

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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