Switch the Card Trick

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Magic Material Needed

Before starting the card trick, find the two black 6's and the two black 9's. (The 6 of Spades, the 6 of Clubs, the 9 of Spades, and the 9 of Clubs.) Then, take the 6 of Spades and the 9 of Clubs and place one of them on the top of the deck and the other on the bottom. Keep the 6 of clubs and the 9 of spades separate.

Magic Method

Show the deck of cards to your audience. (The person you are showing the card trick to.) Hold the 6 of clubs and the 9 of spades in front of the person. Ask them to tell you what cards they are. They will say the 6 of clubs and the 9 of spades, of course. Ask them if they are sure. They will say that they are sure. Then hold up either of the cards and ask them what card it is. After they respond, place that card in the middle of the deck. Now do the same with the other card.

Once both cards are inside the deck, place it down on the table and tell the person to tap the deck three times. After that ask them if they have any magic moon dust. If they say, no say you will loan them some and reach into your pocket and pretend to sprinkle dust on the cards. If they say yes, tell them there's no such thing as magic moon dust. Now rub your hands together and blow on them so your fingers are slightly moist. (This is important.)

Pick up the deck by putting your thumb on top and your other fingers on bottom. Hold the deck very lightly. Swing the deck back and forth, and on the third swing throw the deck to your other hand, but make sure you hold onto the top and bottom card. Your moistened fingers will help.
After all that, your victim will still remember the cards, but only vaguely. When you show them the 6 of spades and 9 of clubs that you "pre-placed" they will be astounded, unless they have an awesome memory.

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Vanish Magic Coin

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Magic Effect
You ask the spectator to hold out his or herhand palmup. You in turn place your handon top of theirs, palmdown. With your other freehand, you place a quarter or other magic coin on top of yourhand and explain to the spectator that with one quickslap of the magic coin, you will make it pass through your handand into theirs!

Magic Materials needed
2 identical magic coins, a small piece of transparent adhesive tape or magician's wax.

Magic Method
When you place yourhand on top of the spectators openhand, you will already have the coin in yourpalm. If you place yourhand on top of theirs quickly enough, the magic coin will not fall nor will the spectator already feel it in theirhand ! You then place the "other" coin ontop, on the back of yourhand.

On the magical palmof your other freehand, is where the magic tape or wax will be. Then with a quickmotion, you smack the top of the magic coin, which will stick to the tape/wax. Slowly remove your otherhand to let the surprised spectator see how it "magically" passed through yourhand! For those advanced magicians out there (you know who you are) you can quickly grab the quarter instead of using the tape/wax.

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Float Cup in Public - Magic

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Magic Effect

The magician announces that they are going to make an empty cup float. They release their grip on the cup and it appears to float in mid air.

You Need

Take an empty large paper cup. Carefully make a hole in one side of the empty cup, big enough for your thumb to stick through.

Magic Method

Hold the empty cup with both your hands and facing the others in your party, announce that you are going to try and make the cup float in mid air. Have one thumb pushed through the nearest side of the cup to you, out of view of your audience. Then, appear to be concentrating your mind on the cup and gradually open up both hands at the same time. While doing this, push your hands slightly forward as if you are following the floating cup and eventually grab the cup with both hands. Now, discreetly slip your thumb out from the side of the cup.

This is a simple magical illusion but it looks great when done at the right angle. Practice in front of a mirror to make sure that you get the angles and the timing right.

Magicians view with thumb through cup.

Spectators view, thumb not visible.

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Magically Vanish A Coin

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Magic Effect

A spectator tries to grab a quarter from your hand. The quarter mysteriously vanishes right in front of their eyes. You in your own cool street magician style, make the quarter re appear from out of the sky.

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You Need

A quarter. A little bit of entertaining patter.

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Magic Method

Approach a member of the public or your audience and ask if they are interested in a coin trick challenge.

If yes, then bring out a quarter or other coin from your pocket and hold it between your magical thumb and finger, in your right hand. Tell your assistant that you will count to three and on the count of three, if they can grab the coin from your hand, that they can keep it.

Now ask the assistant to stretch out their arm and hold their hand, palm up and open. Proceed to lift your hand with the coin, above your head and bring your hand down over their hand, counting one, two and three, each time you bring down your hand over theirs.

As you begin to bring down your hand for the third time, gently drop the coin on top of your head. When you bring down your hand and shout "Three"!! they will make a grab for the coin which will have mysteriously vanished.

Now hold out both your hands to show them that you are not concealing the quarter and that it has truly vanished. Tell your assistant that you will magically summon the coin back.

Hold out their hand in front of them. Open their hand palm facing up and as they are paying attention to their hand, use this moment of distraction to gently lower your head and let the quarter fall into their hand.

The coin will appear to have fallen from the sky. This is an easy to do street magic style trick exposed whose entertainment value is as good as your entertaining style allows it to be.

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Pocket with a Hole - Magic

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Magic Effect

Borrow a coin and have it marked. You say that you are always losing money through a hole in your pocket and then you drop the marked coin into your pocket. "What's weird", you say, "is that the hole isn't in this pocket (the one in which you dropped the coin), but in this one!" You lift up your other foot and the borrowed marked coin is there!

Magic Method

You need an extra coin. (Well, how did you think it was done?) Most people have a quarter on them, so let's say you want to borrow a quarter. On an "off moment", secretly place the extra quarter under your left foot. (I sometimes adjust my socks and stick it under the shoe.) Have someone loan you a quarter and ask them to mark it in some unusual way with a pen.

Take the quarter and just drop it into your right trouser pocket. Shake your leg as if you are shaking the coin into the hole and down your leg. Then say, "What's weird is that the hole isn't in this pocket (the one in which you dropped the coin), but in this one!" You lift up your other foot and the borrowed coin is there!

Then - and here's where you've got to have guts - pick up the coin with your right hand and place it (don't drop it!) into the right trouser pocket as you pick up the other coin with the same hand. (Just switch them.) With your hand still in the pocket, look confused and say, "I'm sorry, did you lend me this or was it mine?" He'll tell you it was his and you'll return his coin (the marked one). He'll, of course, inspect the coin for the mark.

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