I am always impressed with Cyril's tricks. Here's one cool trick he performed up close with cigarettes.
The clip below shows Cyril in action. He shows how a broken cigarette can be pieced back together and even have the marks erased under a lid match stick. And then he shows how an empty cigarette pack turns into a full unopen pack.
Sorry no revelations here. If you know how it was done, please share it via comments below. Thanx and enjoy!
Since we are on a string of comedy magic strips, here's a series of funny magic tricks by Barry and Stuart. Kick back and enjoy some laughs.
Back in July, I posted an interesting video on how to learn some COOL magic super duper fast. Here's a few more from the same magician. Check them out!
And before you know it, some are following in his footsteps.
Okay, maybe Cyril Takayama is not for you. There's just too much trouble trying to learn the art of magic or simply too lazy to practice 24/7. Here's one way you can be an instant magician without any skills at all.
Easy, isn't it?! :))
If you are bored with cards and coins, here's something for a change - few different types of rubber band tricks that you can try. Enjoy!
Earlier, I have posted a video clip on two dollar bill magic. Here's a rather interesting clip that reveals how blank paper notes become real dollar bills.
This is not a sophisticated trick but should be fun to try it on your family and friends. The cards are used to cover the coins and the trick is to gather all 4 coins in one place. Put the coins on a soft platform/cushion to make it easier to pick up the coins.
You probably have checked out the Ace to queen switch trick. More from the same person.
This IS really cool! 5 part compilation of various street magic tricks revealed. Lots of tricks to learn here, so take your time and enjoy :)
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
Okay, if you have had enough with card and coin tricks, how about a dollar bill trick for a change. You will need two 1 dollar bills and one 2 dollar bill. The trick is to make two 1-dollar bills become one 2-dollar bill. Not bad :)
4 video clips to satisfy your appetite for tricks on how to make a coin disappear.
Clip 1 - coin disappearing from a glass of water
Clip 2 - coin disappearing from hand.
Clip 3 - coin disappearing from hand.
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Clip 4 - the embedded code has been disabled. So click on the link below to check this out. It shows how to make a clean coin vanish trick using double-sided tape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9H5dnJO20s
TURNING THE CUPS
This is a simple easy to do trick using cups.
The props: Three cups
The magic: You leave the cups right side up—your friend can’t do it!
Click on the image below to see the trick.
Click on the image below to learn the trick.
Source: California Science Center
This coin mindreading trick is simple and easy. All you need are twenty coins and to know your math. A fun trick to surprise children and friends. The method is revealed in the later half of this post.
TWENTY COIN MINDREADING
The props: Twenty coins
The magic: Without looking, you can tell a friend exactly how many
coins they have hidden in their hand.
1. Spread out 20 coins on the table and turn your back.
2. Tell a friend, “I want you to pick a number from one to ten, but don’t tell me what it is.”
3. Now tell your friend, “Take that number of the coins and put them aside, where I wouldn’t see them if I turned around.”
4. Tell your friend, “Quietly count the coins left on the table, but don’t tell me how many there are.”
5. Tell your friend, “Add the digits in that number. For example, if there are 15 coins left, add 1+5 to get 6. Then remove that many coins to hide with the others.”
6. Tell your friend, “Now, take some of the coins left on the table—as many or as few as you like—and hide them in your fist.”
7. Turn around and—without being obvious about it—secretly count the coins left on
the table. Subtract the number you see from 9.
8. Tell your friend that they have that number of coins in their fist (9 minus the number on the table).
9. Make sure all the coins go back where they belong!
Method revealed
How does the number of coins on the table tell you how many they have in their hand?
This “mindreading” trick is really a hidden math trick.
You start with twenty coins, and have your friend take away enough coins to leave 10 to 19 coins on the table.
But the numbers from 10 to 19 all have a hidden pattern in common, having to do with the number 9. For each of those numbers, adding the digits together gives you the number you need to add to 9 to get it.
Take a number; Add the digits; The original number minus the sum gives you 9 every time
10 1+0=1 10-1=9
11 1+1=2 11-2=9
12 1+2=3 12-3=9
13 1+3=4 13-4=9
14 1+4=5 14-5=9
15 1+5=6 15-6=9
16 1+6=7 16-7=9
17 1+7=8 17-8=9
18 1+8=9 18-9=9
19 1+9=10 19-10=9
What does this have to do with the coin mindreading? Using this trick of 9, you’re forcing your friend to have 9 coins left on the table before they hide some in their hand.
For example, let’s say your friend picked the number 5 to start. They then took 5 coins away, leaving 15. You had them add 1+5=6, and then had them take away 6 more coins—leaving 9 on the table. If they’d had 12 coins left over, you’d have had them take 1+2=3 coins away, leaving 9 again. Your friend might think they have control, but you aren’t leaving them a choice. Since you know they had 9 coins before they moved some into their hand, they’re stuck with 9 minus the number you can see on the table.
Real magicians learn their tricks by heart, so practice this trick to improve your performance.
Source: California Science Center
Most of us know about the spoon bending trick. A simple trick that probably fooled us when we were kids. Have you figured out how it works? Here are a number of versions of the trick revealed.
Check them out and let me know what you think :)
This clip shows a pre-prepared spoon used in bending. Pretty cool trick.
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This clip is easier to learn. The trick is to distract your audience for a split second while doing the thumb bend.
This clip below runs for close to 9 mins and its not a trick but as the lady explains - the power of intention. Wanna give it a try?
This clip is pretty interesting but you need the set-ups - a broken part and an already bent spoon.
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If you have your own version or know of other versions, do let me know.
Here are 5 really cool magic tricks revealed with tutorial. Some are pretty easy, some need lots of practice. If you don't want to know the secrets, stop now!
1. Explains a snap card trick. Not too difficult to learn.
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2. A card trick taught be a kid called the Revolver that makes a card in the deck turns over.
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3. Poke a pen through a dollar trick. Probably one of the oldest tricks but if you still don't know, take a look. You need a special pen though.
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4. The title of this clip isn't right, I think. Its a trick to show the cup vanishes, not the coin. Simple and easy to do.
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5. This is interesting. Shows you how a shoelace is tied by itself.
How To: Self Tying Shoelace Revealed! - video powered by Metacafe
This video reveals how a "french drop" trick using a coin is done.
Leave a comment and tell us what you think.
Take a look at David Copperfield's 'Thirteen' magic trick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tte6yzmB_UU
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How do you think the trick was done?
