Instructions / Assembly
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18. QUARTER TO DIME
Place a playing card over a quarter, and it magically changes into a dime!
PROPS USED: Double-Sided Tape, Playing Card (such as from Mystery Deck)
SUPPLIES NEEDED: 1 quarter and 1 dime
SECRET SETUP: In secret, cut a small piece of double-sided tape, and fasten
it to the center of the face of a playing card. Keep the card on the table face
down. Also secretly place a dime on the table, and cover it with a quarter. This
trick works best when performed on a surface with some texture (such as a
wrinkled, colored handkerchief) to help hide the shadows under the coins.
SHOW:
1. Hold up the card, keeping the tape side hidden. Point to the quarter and say, “See this quarter? Watch
what will happen.”
2. Place the card on top of the quarter, and then press down on the center of the card. The quarter will
stick to the double-sided tape. Say some magic words, like, “Presto!” or “Violà!”
3. Lift the card (with the quarter stuck to the bottom) and say, “Now we have a dime!” Put the card aside,
keeping the quarter hidden, and go on to another trick.
19. DISAPPEARING CUP OF WATER
A cup of water is placed in the box and it disappears!
PROPS USED: Flip Box, 1 Clear Cup
THE SECRET: A clip inside the front door of the box hides the cup from the audience.
SECRET SETUP: Fill the cup with water or juice before the start of the trick.
SHOW:
1. Hold the closed flip box in front of the audience. Be sure the door with the clip is closest to the audience.
2. Pick up the cup of water for the audience to see, and tell them you are going to place it inside the box.
When doing so, be sure to place the cup inside the secret clip.
3. Rotate the box towards you so that the bottom of the box is on top. The door with the cup should remain
still while the box moves over it. See FIGURE 1.
4. While holding the box with one hand, take your other and and push through the box knocking the back
door over and exposing the box as empty. See FIGURE 2. Remove your hand so the audience sees the box
completely empty.
5. To end the trick, close the box by moving it towards your body. Be sure both doors are closed properly.
Wave your hand over the top, say some magic words and then make the cup of water reappear by pulling
it out of the box.
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