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The Four Burglars

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:30:00 -0800

This classic trick is accompanied by a story. Four jacks are shown to be at the top of the deck, and one by one they are placed separately into different positions. The four jacks magically return to the top.

1) Secretly remove any three cards and the four jacks.
2) Hold the jacks in a fan, with the extra three cards placed below the lowest one.
3) Begin by display4) Neatly square the cards in the left hand, being careful to hide the other cards.
5) Turn the packet of cards face down and place them on top of the deck.
6) Take the top card of the deck and, without showing its face, push it into the deck towards to bottom. Leave it protruding half its length.
7) Take the new top card and push it into the deck at the halfway point. Leave it protruding as before.
8) Repeat with the new top card, inserting it about ten cards from the top of the deck.
9) Turn the top card face up to show a jack and place it face down.
10) Slowly push all four cards neatly and squarely into the deck.
11) Dribble the cards.
12) Deal the top four cards face up to show that the jacks have all returned.
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ing the four jacks to the audience.

Walk Through Paper Trick

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:44:00 -0700

Effect:
This is more of a "dare"/puzzle than it is a magic trick, but it's still fun to do. The magician asks the audience if anyone thinks he can cut a piece of regular paper with a hole big enough for him to walk through.
Then the magician snips a piece of paper along the lines on the template (he can either use the template or memorize the snips) and walks through the giant hole that's created!
NOTE: I suggest if the magician memorizes the snips that he or she still have a printed template handy, just in case they forget when they're in front of an audience.

Supplies:
piece of paper (construction paper works well as it's a bit sturdier) with or without template printed on it (depending on if magician memorizes the snips)
scissors
Secret:
BEFORE THE TRICK:
This trick is more of a puzzle or a dare but it's still fun to show an audience.
Print out the template and practice snipping it, stretching it out and walking through it a few times.
DURING THE TRICK:
Ask the audience if they think you can cut a hole large enough to walk through in a regular piece of paper.
Cut the template out as quickly as possible (you don't have to be perfectly on the lines. Stretch the paper apart carefully and walk through it. You can hand the template out to the members of the audience so they can try it out at home!

Abraca-chicken! Trick

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:38:00 -0700

Effect:
The magician apologizes to the audience -- he forgot the magic rope for his rope trick. BUT, luckily he had chicken for lunch, so he'll use a chicken bone, say a magic word and turn it into a rope with a knot in it.

The magician shows the audience the magic box inside and out (er, a Kentucky Fried Chicken box would work well). He can also let them examine the chicken bone (if he's comfortable that no one will break it).

The magician places a chicken bone into a magic box. He says abracadabra but nothing happens. He considers for a moment (consults his magic puppet or assistant if he has one) and realizes he should have said Alaka-chicken.

He places the bone into the box again. He reminds the audience to help him remember the correct magic word. He waves his magic wand over the box and says Abraca-chicken!

Oh no! (either the assistant or the magic puppet or the audience can point out that he's used the wrong magic word again).

What can it mean? What happened? The magician looks nervous and tells the audience that Abraca-chicken is a very advanced magic word... he wasn't ready for magic that advanced.

The magician reaches into the magic box and pulls out a chicken bone with a knot into it. (remember, it was supposed to turn into a rope with a knot in it).

Supplies:
two magic boxes that are identical

main work table covered in a table cloth

OPTIONAL: handkerchief and magic wand

lower table in front of the work table that only the magician can see

two identical thin chicken bones

vinegar

Secret:

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:38:00 -0700

BEFORE THE TRICK:

This trick is half science.

Drop one of the chicken bones into the vinegar. Make sure it's totally immersed. Leave it there for a day. (you will notice it bubbling). When calcium carbonate (in the bone) and acetic acid (the vinegar) combine, a chemical reaction takes place and carbon dioxide (a gas) is released. This is what the bubbles are made of.

The bone will now be like a piece of string. Tie it in a knot. Leave it sit on the table for another day. Carbon dioxide from the air will re-enter the bone making it hard again.

Put the knotted bone inside one of the magic boxes. Leave the other one empty, set them both on the low table that no one but the magician can see.

DURING THE TRICK:

Note: If using a handkerchief, fiddle around with it a lot to make the audience think it has something to do with the magic.

Take the empty magic box and put it on the table. Let everyone see that it's empty. Place the chicken bone in the box. Cover with a handkerchief (optional). Wave your magic wand over it and say Abracadabra. Remove the handkerchief, pull out the bone and look very disappointed.

When you're revealing that nothing happened, look embarrassed and quickly put everything back on the table. Make sure you put the box as close as possible to the other box.

Make it look like you're getting ready for / starting to explain the next trick. Then have your assistant or magic puppet remind you that you used the wrong magic word. (or remember yourself).

Look very excited and start repeating the correct magic word ALAKA-CHICKEN to yourself. Moving quickly like you're excited to get going again, put the bone back in the empty box WHILE IT'S STILL ON THE LOW TABLE.

Now turn to the audience and ask them to help you remember the new magic word.

Pick up the box with the knotted bone inside. Cover with a handkerchief. Wave the wand and say ABRACA-CHICKEN.

In all the excitement and confusion the audience should miss the fact that you switched boxes.

Realize that you've said the wrong word again (with the audience's/magic puppet/assistant's help). Look nervous -- it's an advanced magic word *gulp*. Remove the handkerchief. Reach in and pull out the chicken bone with a knot in it.

(you can say something like: The bad news is that it didn't turn into a rope. The good news is that it does have a knot in it).

You can give it to the audience to look at.

MAGIC!

The thing I really like about this trick is that even if they do figure out you switched boxes they'll be hard pressed to sort out how you tied a knot in a chicken bone *grin*

Effect:

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 31 May 2007 04:44:00 -0700

The perfect easy magic trick to learn...
A card is chosen, and lost in the deck. Five cards are taken out of the deck and placed into the spectators fist - between the first and second fingers. The cards are slapped out of the fist, and one card remains. It is the chosen card.

Secret:

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 31 May 2007 04:44:00 -0700

Use "Feel the Heat" or the "Classic Force" to lose a card in the deck. If you don't already know these easy ways to find or force a card, then use the left naviagation and for goodness sakes, go learn them! They are also both pretty easy magic tricks to learn.
Look through the deck and grab 4 indifferent cards as well as the selected card.
Place the selected card on the bottom of the stack of these five cards.

Place the cards between the first knuckles of the audience memeber's outstreched fist. To make sure you know exactly where to place the cards, I will try to explain a little further.
If someone was going to punch you with their fist, and this was all going in slow motion, you could fit cards into their fist. Just imagine yourself sliding in the cards between the cracks in their knuckles. This is where the cards go. (Easy so far?)
Count to three "One, Two, Three!!"
Slap the cards like you were giving someone five. Smack! The bottom card is the one that will stay in the fist. You have to hit it fairly hard, but still be gentle.
Obviously, this is one magic trick you will have to practice on yourself to get both the right fist tension and the slapping motion down. But in reality, it is a pretty easy magic trick to do.
Turn over the last remaining card. Is this it? Hopefully you can come up with a better saying for this trick like!
THIS IS AMAZING! THE ONE FINAL CARD REMAINING IS MIRACULOUSLY YOUR CARD WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY LOST IN THE DECK! I SWEAR IT HAS GOT TO BE A MIRACLE! WOW!
This is a perfect trick to teach to kids because it involves some action, some complexity, but it really is pretty simple and easy to do.