Sugar Cube Trick

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Sugar Cube Magic Trick

Magic Effect
The magician asks for a volunteer from the audience.
The volunteer picks a number between 1 and 10.
The magician writes the magical number on a sugar cube.
The magician drops the cube into a cup of water and holds the volunteer's hand over the water.
He/she turns the volunteer's hand over and Poof! the number is on the volunteer's hand.

Magic Supplies
a pencil (must be a pencil, pen will NOT work)
a sugar cube
a glass of water

Secret
Have the volunteer pick a number.
Write it onto the magical sugar cube with a pencil (press hard).
Then, hold the cube between yourthumb and onefinger.
Hold it so the number transfers onto yourthumb and say," Now I will put this cube into the cup".
Press the cube as hard as possible so the magical number is on yourthumb.
Put the cube into the water and hold the volunteer's handabove the water, make sure yourthumb is in theirpalm so the number from yourfinger transfers onto the volunteer'shand.

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