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Then, hold the cube between you thumb and one
nger. Hold it so the number transfers onto your
thumb and say, “Now I will put this cube into the cup”.
Press the cube as hard as possible so the number is
on your thumb. Put the cube into the water and hold
the volunteer’s hand above the water, make sure
your thumb is in their palm so the number from your
thumb transfers onto the volunteer’s hand.
ADDITONAL TRICKS
ROPE TRICK
EFFECT: Holding a piece of rope, the magician
places the ends of the rope into his hands and closes
his ngers around the ends. The magician shakes the
rope slightly, says a magic word, blows on his hands
and drops one end of the rope. Magic! The end has
a knot in it!
SUPPLIES: One long piece of rope.
SECRET: The rope already has a knot in one end…
Tie a knot in one end of the rope. Hide this end with
the knot in your hand and bring the other end of the
rope up next to it. Shake your hand as if you’re trying
to knot it. Drop the end with the knot and it looks like
you have tied a knot in the rope using one hand.
IT’S A CORKER
With a little practice you can learn to drop a cork in
such a way that it will stand upright. Use a large cork.
Hold it sideways and drop it so it lands on its side. It
will bounce and stand upright. Try it alone until you
get good at it. Then show it to your friends.
EATING CHINA
Pick a plate up o the table, hold it with both hands
and bring it up to your mouth. Pretend to bite the
edge of the plate. As you do so, everybody hears the
plate break o, but you show it undamaged. The way
you do it is to have a coin (quarter or half) between
thumb and forenger (hidden behind plate.) Just as
you pretend to bite the plate, press with your thumb
and pull your nger away, which makes a sharp click
against the china, just as though you bit into it.
FLOATING EGG
Many soldiers used to bet visitors to their camps that
it was possible to make an egg oat on water. Here
is the secret, but the betting is up to you. Fill a glass
about three-quarters full of water and put an egg in
it. The egg sinks to the bottom. Now put a great deal
of salt in the water. As the salt sinks to the bottom,
the egg rises to the top.
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