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card from ""ell ofIll<: !humed pack! ~nd moved ;1furwanl. Acr\~,Il)'.

you've uk"" twOcards from each cndpack. SllolO' the$<''" be[he fOOf AceS,andpllW:ct~Au s face- upas 500WII-Clubs.HC'arl$.~des.013'

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the table,kavin8~mc cardsfor- you,-self. PIa« aU lhe Hearl, bchmd the

Ace of Srades. all tbe Clubs belund

dteAce ofHe:Irt$.. all the Speccs

be:-hind the Ace 6f0131M11lls. the four

Kings behind theAce ofClubs. Yoo

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c,ple. PulltiltAce \IfC!ul;>s backcmtothe facedownKings.Allowthe

"p<"clal(>T to shufll<: the pM\( bdlloo the Ace(IfHe>.rts, and to cut any

number(Ifm()l'C calM(Into1m:A"" of ClubsPholo8 The ",m3I1ldc:ris

replaced behmdlilt Ace: ofHtarts.",hid,iSlhenpulle<.!bad ed andontO

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The spc'Cl<llorlhenshuffi<::s the$lackof cardsbehind theAceofSpa<ks. and elltsllIlynumbeT of!hosecardsontop ofthe fa«.-upAceofHC:lrls. Theremainderoftlwsccanls"'" r<'jllaa-dbehin<!theAceofSpaodcs. TllC"n puUlhe AceofSpadcsd(>Wnornet/lo$ecards. lCllving lhe Ace focc-up.

and"r-P,"OOa bi!. )usla~you havewlIhlbeprc~K>u'1""0Ace s.

Agaln.the"pt:Clllo.-$humcsthe pI!cbehmdtile nextAce,and ...1S aoy

numl>cf (}Ill., theAce ...fSpades,as ,hown111PhOIO!J. PullingtheAee of

Diamoocls backontothl\enrols"hlebremalOIndiepocketbehind,t.)'(I" placethe pockofu rdsyou'veb<-'Cllholdmg onto thefacc-up AtcofOia.

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this combined pack isplllCe<l onto theAt<: ofDlarnondspack, whICh is place t>/ltotheA,..:orCI"bsSlack.Photo 10 Allow!he.Ipeclalortosquare

thecards. Photo 11 Now. incredIbly.)'(III arc SCI to spoil10 eachAce! Eachpack!heSpcctaltlfshulJkd was a SCInumber ofcard$,allmad<:up of one snil. Andallhoughhewasallowed lO...tanynwnbct of cards omo elICitAce, he"'"lIScutll11g fromngh lloleft. Bypicking the cardsup fmm

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Ace00thefinalk11~-r. l'holOIJ.Yuu'1I \>e kft"nil four cards,,,'h lCh willbe IhefourKil}~.

The!Gngs are now ready10dotheOvwn andUndcrcount.Spell CLUBS,

llIklOg3caro110mthe lop 10 llwIlorum'waheach lettcr, as in"hnhl 14.

"IlleCardonlOll when)'01.1reach 'S' w,lI l>c theKmgo[Cl ,,1>$ Repcat llllS coum3.)'<)U!.pdllieans,III<" ,bow theKlllg(lflkarts. Repeal [01'Spade$, showooglhal Km&,and finally showthe KlIlg ,,(D,amonds,

The: onlyIhln&OUIofplattn<lw;. thal,,"!!l,,Club card.WhKhhelpedyou movel'n<lUghcardstospclll)',,"I<1II& Duringthefe'lClIon.so ilwoo',be noticed.pic" upthefinal card fronlthe Diamond fl"tkct. As I'h ol o IS sbows, use thaicard 10 scoop up the Club packet,as you show all

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Tknghl lwld .urnslbestICk Ova".pla.:.

mglbe $eCond cardlM;cdo¥o-n 0010 1M

fin!card Pblli. J

M W Id l.h.tnd ~'CS eee

oi

thc

se-kncdards.IIalsouLathoCIOUl from

below

ee

uck. Phlll 1

Asyouplace tileC(I,n away,,tU., n ,t In

fing~'1'Jl llm, T.klllgtilt stack or bu' l

-ness cardll on

,op

of tilecom,agalD pUI

therubberbandaround lhe SlaCk :Illlh3l

II relJ IOS Ihe C\>lR. andyou~n,rca.Jytu rcpc3t WlY I;1l\I:you hend 001~ cardl

You b"lpnwil li US,hcrDull•• ~rc11y

hd dbaleathaSIac~of~,roe~$canIw,th

• rubberband. ~'d llwldholds(N)IO

liK=co,n;ll;,lieband ISrt'1OO'-m PhOlO

l.A <pec~iJf1O\>c:he5anycardand you

mo>'CIt fOf""ard,,hen \OIM:hc'JIlICC<-..d

twawhICh IS aboIlfl·Joaed.

ThaI~~,boIhlhe. and

en flll:&"'S rumGUI...

....t,.,

IIIPhoto 6.

T1w: landst ' -

nom

bIlel;s»\nHIp. shc:rw-'Ill.be(;:aces ofthebusllleQcards

Tht$

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W'Il

QlQneard.folloowro by t

urn-Ingthe0Ibc:T,andcOIKlwdl:d

,,

· ,tIl •

bKl< and frOnlshowwIlli bothbandsIS vrry COO< IIICln ll YC1 If done 5moothl)', n

doc:sn', come:

acmf;'"

'ova-P'U"mg'

1Mcom goesbctWtclllhe cardsal you

plx eIIInn lQjfcrb<:f.'" 11m it11Ii\IJov,'ed

roDPfK"M. Pbolo 7.

ScUm&; I!M: IlXIr 10(lIEaGe.lbepNm dovtllngbl " - '\akadlcfKC'dowollard.

and IUm:I II

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lip. A' tbI:

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Overthe ye:ars I'ce S<.'Cn several\'eTSlOnSof11K:FloatingBill In ponl, sorre fl1}l1l over 80years ago. ButItwasJohn Ken nedy

"'00taught II 10 me20years ago Mostpubhshal Vmi ll)flS of

th

c:dfcet usc:

som

e

form of tw

o

point ,

nonZl)lllal hook

up

.

In

m

y

cue. one cnd IS secured wn h tape, and held insIdethe mouth

2 betweenthegum andcheek.

IfIwant to bemobileas Iperform lheeffect, ImIght lapcthe

OJ!P05'lt end of thebookup 10 a napltan wrapped around 111<

bonom of.

gb

ss

.

To keep

m

e:

thread from tangling,

you

must

l-nol/l wtlc]\';1M CC111n'ofthc thread15atan ll~_ I

bo

ld

01110 thecaller oftilethrelId wuh myleft thumb,asIn PtlOIO1.IInnl

I'm

abk

IC;lsetthe g1assOOwn.andbepntoperform , SometImes

I'

ll

booL:00l" mel

o

f

theIhre:>d to the

far

s.de

o

f

I

pm"orTrwM:t

llbl~Ibm1'[1stealthe0Ibcr

md.

andload II ,mo my

moutb

to

perform.

A$ irnpoflaJl! :1$ the ~han>c:5 of u ecUI1"8 tbe c:lTC'C'l. ISthe: ~oftheroutine. The mmdoCtile spectlliormu.>l

beC31'e-fullypo$ll.KJD('Ci.morlb 10 C1CIlCthernaJllmunl effect. Rather

Ib3n

tQJump nghl LIlIO:I full floallJl8 dft(' I,the spettlllOl" must come10 apprttlak nKwemcn l,then1lrI,m.ttlon. svspmSIOll. and

finally.the

full

f\o:ulDgeffca.

Phot o2

sbovo

'$

the bIll Io...eredoetc !be thread, as the bill IS

rubbed00!bep;alIlS. Foklmgthebillaround !bethread,~"\'II

10onesideuntilyou fecidK- lCnsiOOof1be thread on you r

lip

.

Photo

J

.

Pholos4-6show how10

hook

up msuc h a way lhal youcan move: the bill along thethread.ifyou hke. and lake the brll on and offthe: thread ....tlho)ul breaking It.The: nghlhand holdsthe

brll frnnl y. withthe threadalongthevalleyofthe fold,inSidethe brll. The:

ngbt

bandsqueezes firmly as the IcA IwislS back1

0-....ardsyouf$elf. Aspholo6shows, the.foldoflhebrllrs curved justenough tonot slrdeupanddown the:thread, Ifthe: curveIS

lrght,

the

bill won'lmoveat all. Ifyou need 10adj ustitspositron

onlite thread. JUStloosenthe curve. If you want to secure rt011 litethread. justtightenthecurve.

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FinalPhllw

QllId:lyreturn)"OW' finger tothe bill, t\'mluall ymDOnng

thebill from thethread. b)' rn<elSmg the folding process

shown Itlphot os4-6. HlIld the billoutfor namination.

Ph

n c

Th

'

o

OtTerl(I repeat thedTel::1. Again wrapthe billaround the

thread as sho wn In pholos 2• 6. Tlus lime,hold the right

hand severa l mcbes abo ve the bin,and allow the bil l float

up[llthewaumgrighthand. Youcausethe

brll

to float

up-w

a

r

d

s

by s

imply

m

o

vi

n

g y

o

u

r

body bac

k,

lIS

you S

tllnd

erel,1.

AlJo,.1ngthebill10return10your lelt

h:Ind.

ar:IesIfyoo are

limplyIwlSting!he

f

okl:s

IlItothebtll AettIaUy,

as

you

bghtm the

curve.

)'011

Wo

seemlybreakIhc:lhuad,JUS!

on

Ihc:

f

ar

SHIeofthebtll.Ph~o9.No....),ou~fin'10 lI1OVl.' around. beeeusethehookupIIJUS! bd...-een)'OUandthebill.

Thrs looksexacny as Ifthe bill ISbeing

lifted

from atcve •

which I~good! The beautyofthe hoo!ontalhookupisthat

yeucan pnl\e,ll$ll'\ belli!;supported fl'Qmabove orbelow'

JUSI

as !he

bIll isaboullO~adlthe outslrelched rig hlhand,

both

hands

lI1OV\' 0<111100a...-ay fromthebIll,andthen begin

10passabove and belowthebillas Inpholo8.

TwICebeforeyou ha\e trsckedthem1010think-IDSthebill,s

5OffidIo....

connected

to thengb! hand,only 10prove thalll

wasn't.

Now

It istime10;I(1ll:lllyuse thenghlband to

float

thebill! AllowingthethlUd to travelever the nghtlh umb,

begin to sCJliU1IIe the hands, alloWing the bill to floal be

-tween the m. Photo 10.To eonelude.the nghthand reaches

01,1(,as rf to ca tch the bill. When il reec bes Ihebill, gently

push the billalong the thread unul

i

t

pulls free, You can

then band out lite billforexaminatio n.

-Thebeglnmngservestwo

purposes

.

Firs

t.

II~lpsthem 10appTCClalC:Ibc mystery ofJl1.\l causmg

the

bIllto DlOf'e. IIalsobegmsI000nVlIK:Cthanme billt5 anacbed

(0 the ng hlhand. Eachlimethenghlhand comesnnr

the

bill. itbegins10 move,

EventuallyItstands lip.Fmally,I .Ilow,1 10clingto

the

lip ofllx:

mdcx

linger,as

shIrA'nInphoto 7. Slo'll. Iytbeleft handllJQ\"l:S

from

below

!be

bill. Atthepeakof

S!ISpmSC,

then

rano\C thengillIDIkl; finger(c.'JUSlJ IJlOO'Itnl. Casually loolr;

a

,

)'OW

fingaup.

19oonngthe fIOIInngbdl. U)"OII s-y

some-dung like

'"S13til:

does n!"

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This

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a

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li.",clIOnaJroutine whichC~lllx:,lonestandingandi.Um'l.mlkd,

U$Cs nOexIra C<l1llS,IUldcontainS a_",rpriseI)ftwo;llnng Ihe way.

Apparentl)' IQ,; the fourtoi~ jlllo the lefl band.

bUI "'laIDone'nIh<: right I' holoI

JOOws

theFric·

lion f'nhn. toretainone c"in,Til<"nghthand

coo-lin""" down l(Itap thelOp ofthe !.able.The right

thengWIbelow thetable. snapping,u coin againsl

the I;>otu,lm, mdlCahng the li rsl COm has passed

through theutili:. I'holo2.

Thenghl handPIC!:Sup the three CQJtlS.and IIhows

them;).tlhetipsofthefingers. Dl'OflIlinglhcm011\0

dieleftpalm, holdOIllOthelup.:<lmwiththe imkx finger and thumb. l' I\oto J. Again til<: rogln hand

goes t>elow the table, and & second coin passes

through.

A$ 11K: right hand

come

s

from

bcicwthe llIble with lWOCOUli.ask the

spe<:t1tortopick upthe two OOiM untop urIbetable _As shedoes,pI.'fform

a click!»ss,:IS$AIQwn In

rJ

lO)U>

4. Th islea \ .".one win seemly lDthe righl

hoIod.asIheaud'cn« bdie\".:sboIhareinyourltoft. Therighlhandgees

below the I.iIble, and posllicn~ themin II heldagaH\S1 tIN: bouom M the

table.

PhlllllS libllws the hidden COln heldagmns! theboIto;lm (lflhe

table. As.\: thespectator10 placeher hands belowthetable, into yoor h:lnd. Tota~""the cointomagicallyappear in herMOIls. justle!gowithywrthumb. SbQwyouru.\iC onlyOIl<:«lin

.b<wc.

&lI roe bnuw;threecOllIS frombelow the table.

Mike Gallo'5Coins ThrwghTalJlc KICker!

MtkeGallo isOIIC of those t.kntedfriends I wish Icouldsee

TTI<)("C O!kll! Almost 20 }'Canago, heallowed me to primth;!

great 'kicker·;11 ENCOREJ,

Clearlyshowllm:eecms ontbeIlatpalm ofthe Ie-Ithand. wnh QOC coinin thenghthand, Photll 6, Bothhandsshouldbc

viSIble- ahove Ihe table.bcl:au$C you need to create 'iQrne

suspicion[Ofthe rightmiwlfi;el1On. Asthe lellru.ndbegins

toltl<I\"e underthe lab Ie, the right hand makClia quick.s

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uansfcr of.

SItlgIc00tILn:umilllII In Illy nglltbmd. ....lIle bokl....my

Icft'-ddoW.

Prlmt

upthe0Ihn"thn:e coms,I'Uaddtbe I'ounllCOla10IhmIt iI ~,,-cthanto the ~ ClI4llllIft), roiIa10\-...sb.1 bavcdiemopenlbcJrhmd 10 Iiad It

Bas

1ra..:1ed In$Mk: thnr l:LJnd.

I'll do !ius..

ink

Win",.boIaI how abc COIns could hi~ U1I~kd...)...~. I'IIX

Jl6t

tJwoustI

1MW>k

TlusonlylaWan,_ .The: ngblhandUllIDedJaIdy",""u

...-ayflomthe

edIC'

ofl!w= \able.10thetabled com. PhO(o Ill. Finally, ~ lhc lopofthclabk. allowUll the Ibm= COIIlSto~onlOpoflbecoinalrndym(1IlI 011the:lablc.

l'tloI:o I L

Rubthe bacKOfbet-palmup fisc.thenrub yourO"-n Sa}'1nll

"

rvc

got it!", show lh>1 you'v e ClIuscd theCOin to Vllllsll

from he..- Iw ld.3lldappearinskk your"''"111

'Ibm Ioff... 10rq>c:III the: ciT«\. mIy III reverse,HoIdllll "'0COIns 11I1 e.w:hhand.,I

plKr dxmllIlIObI:r palmone:at.

umc.

n.:

n ...1wld pl.:cs the fln1roilI,\henthe:IcfllU\he:

rlJlU

pla«sIbedlln! COllI

0010bel-bmd.)'OUactIa1Jyhold0010eeCOlD. l'tM>to12&;

IJ WilbIbI:nllMfinps

-'Y

n:uin'lIJthc: wo....theleI\

bandCOlII1lSthe 'fOl.Wth'COU\ mloher hand. Pho•• I.. 1M

nglubandlbctIelmc:$'11I0 3 fistTbrsholps block"IlI'rvie..,

as youdcmonsll'J;lC;howyouwant bcrtoeloKbcr Iwld.. AclUally,IKIIhmgh:J.ppell$ Ilowe"cr,all:;QOOastheleftband is eejcwthe:table. IIqukldy&.therll~ coins Into. stack,

held atthe fingertIps. Photo 8. The n&hl haodIS dosal, ebe vethe

eene-

oftheu.blc. Actas IfyoulktcctlhclfSUspl '

cion. The:righthand,palm00...,open&:and lnO\"d bkkto

revealthe coin00 \he table. AucnllOOwillbe focused onthe com on tbe tabk AI the same UlSWIl, the It'ft arm ewl•

back, and placesthe Ihl'tt COlIl5d'l'I'Ctl y mlothe nghtlwld clawt;pa1rrL Pklo9.

T... bcr handp,dm down. C\QrIy sbcw )'OIlr !cAlland empty,dose 'I inK,>a flSl.. and rum itpalmdoIII'I\.. RllblIl<:

b3d:ofbel hand. andasyou lDO\'etothebackofyour0\\11. askbet-10rum bn fi'il palmlip. Timme your;l\Stroe:IIOl1S

JIlSI nght. slleshouldbe OtC'upied35youexeewethe Re

-volveLoad...10)"lUI'closed left hand.

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In LAS VEGASCl.OSE-Uf'.PaulHams pnnltd\he:IdeaofltSlng a can for ....l>dcup1)lll' f:Ad,"I1O a baD:mdC\l(l

""","II;" lIulld'llIQII\halIIka. Iccn<lnJ('t<'d • mull""Ibat aceomphl'bc:$:1 lUI III l '-n) lobonlIme, and lkvcklpeda

~1(lOI\halhetpo;I!Il:pI(!J>Sand~m:IlcKIlK

JilL... kI~tho _ c..tq*' can~bk.MJ\beIoIodJldoo-,hu e 10 b<laObtS lluS eal\, IlDOlICIItd . . .SlIDrun ...Ii> 0IIltSICk

",m:l

pla>bcltd OIlIt. Tbrn:.c~Iype$ofpbsbclids

m-

rt:5nlc-,bulll'Snltt 10IN:ODe\halha~

:IWlIO help pull ,.offlhc~. PlattooelinalloldItIyour n&blroalpoc\;<t,. . .ooeIn )'VU<kft S«rcdyfinJCfiWm:Ismall ballIIIywr

kn

hand.

-I_ II}(()mUlledonIrIIU\ Ie~and

Wnnc

aluin<;hbrnl""0ofihoc=o ",

on-d=d.flJl3P' couldhel pthem..,., 1IlpnbImg. TllmlllImylund!\;11UllOaprop.I

sllO'Oocd1hcm1Md,[fercn;cbee..~pmbl,"ilmel

ma&1C.

II...ortc:d501Io'CIL I...~ 10~"...,Illyou..1tlegmc:way~

PI,," tbecanmlOthe:1<>8 band,on lOpofthe:p.:slmcdball The nglll h~ndwl",Ihchd fromthe:an,a$ In"hc>t. J.as die:len handa11o",~

.he ball'0 dropto1M table.. Pbct:thehd totil.:uppern:l!bl tfll hasa

lab

on

n

.

the ub lhouldbepoinl1lllllOllll:Illw""ngllt. "Forcnml' w,if)lOllwen:tobetthen.'wassomcuung

,modeIhc:can.Ih~1 "'OIIldhegambling.M

Thelefthlll1ds"","'Sthe ball00 "'palm,&$the right

seems10plattthecanovertheball. I'hOlol ~and5

Hold lllg1m,ballmndcanIOlletll<r,tbekfihand turns

up and d<lwnI couple oflimes,as if rolhn g!heb:tll

backandfooth. Ikcareful fIl)IlOallowtbcCOOlrnUof

yuurcan 10makenoise, 'Thc1lln aqUICkmlJ\'e,thelellhand ....iUIOS6theball andm10 thengltllw>d.cloi lnSqurdlyas

,tdocs. Pltol:llit Att\Qlly. W balllI:I"dsWIIkrthccan:and

Ill'lO!henghlfi •.gcIpalm. boiII$CCflKasIf!heballsbouJd be InthetwI Ofthelefthand.

~Iryou \ll~ 1Obel~the bill\ll0lSImrclr:thc hand,...UID$.ldeIbccan.~..'llUldbc.ll>O be pmblml-~ Opm!beleftII-'sboI'l"UIIll empl)',lhcaSIOCfII 10 rolllbc booll from IJ'lSIdc

theeaol b)"placiJl' the

n

Jbt

bandapmi: the

table,-.:lOlCklllJ IO..-.dstbckfl 1"Iolll. ,_ bllul,fl..-at:10putIhcbiRtnIOthe

can.

ooIy10

•_ _ ~~ • ~y ~ It ·

Ic:i

'-.nc

theClIlIIempty.

1h.\l_1dbe~ ~Thenght h;>nJ1111~thccanforwWasthe

left .lPP'fO'K"hcs" n b dll: b:tll

rmchcdb..1\ll'n'f1thcflJl~and

thumb. Theball rollsbt.'flC3lh

lhe can and ;1\10 lhe "!lltl

flJlllerp;llm. I'holo8& 9.

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T:ap!bI: ~,mb ~ ",and., Ibm 'I«m IDpluck ee ball from 1M

wand.. PIoo•••I 0..:: U>d pICksupIbeCUl

u

!h(otIw:r bnashl:s

ee

U1bkbmcalhII 10 mdK:al~ nochlllf; IS(heR RmlmIheCUI to the tabk.. IIIld

rue

u.tsf.,

1M Iw.llllllO!hekllhand.

~orCl>III'$C. if(Ileh.,ndISappears from the hand. only10Il'appcal"

,nSIOC (Ilecan. lhalwouldal~ bemaglc,n TapIh" handw,(h the ..and.andIOOwthe ballg.me Ph,uo II Thenglllhandecn seems 10 rolllhcball fromlhcCllII••sIn phu'o 12

~Ir a ~,anpul lbeball on IllSpoc.ket."would mum 10tbccan.~

Srnn10pbo;etbcbaUin!he

''''1:

hand.m.om,,,& "III 1MnsILAs!be

leftFelIOIhcpockCl.!be

f1&hC

agalllfbcU!beball&on!'inside'!he: aD. ,.~. IJ

~HccOlI,1d,,'1mpilltIx lidontOthe can, bcrO«' pll1h ngtho: ball 11\10 hIS.-~'" - Asth<>"gillpusht-stilecan ""10thelid,the leftIwKI

IS secretly&luhnll lhc lin.lload fmm tile.pocket Phow ,.. PIaee

lhecaninloIheIellh:md, d"eclly on lopof lhefinal tQ.ild. Th<:right

handpick~ uptil<: ball, andtaJ..o:s1110thenghlpoc:kCI. Wh,k' there,

~callhefi...11o.J,dfl'Oln ltlatpocket Pholo IS

* aUllhctl. lf.Tomato ~ msodo:!be,;.-andlbI:l\lf. l.eaw;>a comtS0lIIoftlwsamccan.)_wouldKNOWIl"~Ill3gJC'- The

ngbIhand,~llUI •

r...

loId.pulkthe~lidfrom thocan

_lhc:lei\.ktJJO

o

f

1Mload\I

""S

hoklln.r

PlIofo I' . IllUlIed~l}

pus1Man10!henghllwMlcovrnngIht-loodnholds Pdlup the

TOIJWo •.-,Ih1M kft

"-d.

-.nd up !hetopof!hi: cup lOS lhe npn

rdeuathe KOOfld finallolld.. Ph"Ie' 17.

"N"wItl·s ""c,fyouClIftlell!hed' fference In placerhcpltll;llClid

m my rocket. Wld nl:lkc11 =ppcaronlhe can, wouldIhalbemagIC

Of i:~mbhJlg? II depends Ifyoo belIC<lUldn'l do,t.,IMt would be: gambllnll BUl lfIsnappro myfingl.'T!i,and m:adc.helid reappear·

I\QI the pllUllc<IrlI', but lhl'SEALEDlidANDLhc: enun:conI"" " •

noIllGly-ouldlhalbegogdIllaIPC,llwouldbc• .keenlrnaliM The

fl!\01l line '"a fa\'tln!e of mmcfromtheoriguglPaulHarmfllU1lJK.

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With

a

stack

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f

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SILK TO EGG

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I' vealways loved the SIlkto Egg. Peeling the holeoffthe 'fake ' egg isone ofthe rea llygreatmoments in magic, but for thismoment tobereally astonis hrng, the audience

has

go

t

to BELIEVE, beyondany doubt,that

the egg is fake.

l1le

following routmewas structured to 1101 only show theeggas fake, hUI to continually

re inforce that impression until the moment the hole 15 peeled from the egg and placed Onto your forehead.

After breakingthe egg. you then pull the scarfbackoutofthehole on your forehead' Th isfunny visual takes any fXllentialedge offofthe lradiliooalsucker-typeof ending.

Th

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utine uses

tw

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b

S

Ilks. a

round

sticker whose color matches the silks.a

hcl-low plastic egl! with a hole cut 111 it. and a

real egg similar in S17.e to the fake. Years

ago, the real egg accidentally broke in my coatpocketduring on ear lierroutine. Want. ing todesign something that wo uld protect

the egg, I also wonted to position it ill rne

perfect spot for me to stealnduring perfor

-mance. I drew up my id ea for Ram on Galindo,Austin's Godfotherof magic, ask.

iug if heCQuidpos~i bl ymake itfor me. Atlhe next meeting.hearrived with a beautiful,elegantsolution. a modi fiedpill boule! Phoec 1. Justcut the

bottom off.some ofthelop,a

po

rtion

fromthe middle,

andtumIt upsidedown, Slowlycarve the centergapof

the bottleuntilthe sidesgentlyhuglhe e!:8tilplace. yet give youroomto easi ly removethe egg wnen necessary,

Thisholder goes ill the upper. front corner of the coat pocket. with the origi nal mouth of tlte boule poiuling

down. [have used various methods for anacbie g the

bouleI()the:pocket-double sticktape ,Velcro,and cu

r-rently a flapofcloth which is sewn down Oiltbebottle,

with

asnaponthe top . This wayIcaneasily removethe

holder when I want. But more Important, this holder allows meto stea lthe egg without having to placemyhandmte mypocket. The round sticker,whose

color

matchesthe silks beingused,must

be

t

he

same

size

asthe hole on yourfakeegg. Place this sticker onto the realegg, which goes into theholder. Placebothsilks

i

n

the right coat pocket, in suchawaythat

they COltbe renH)\'edone ata time, The fakeegggoes intotheleftcoatpocket.

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-To perform. eachhand goes nllOitscoal pocket '111:lefthand flngcrpalmsthe fake egg, asthe nghl hand pullstheSilkfro mtilepocket. Tb cleft hand closes

mtoa fist With thehole 111 Ille fake egg pcmunglQward~Ihe

gap between the 'ndex fingerIUld thumb TIll.'silkispushed IIlIOthe left fist,going directly into lhe fake egg,

lrH.hC<tIC

m

ar

the

mag

ic

has happened. thenopenthe left hand

toshow thC"egg. Just pause briefly.then show the halWker·

chref has reappeared Insidethepocket I'holO

J

Pul the

silk over the

left

arm as you "cxplam how n was done: '

Ho ld mg the egg up nearyour face. the rightband takes the

egg with thumb on 10f', nuddlc index on the bouom, and turns1\end for end. Photos5 &.6. This pUt!

the

eggright byyour face at;ISmOSI mtcrcslingmoment -the urstent you

l'!:\'ca[the secret.

Findthe lipofthesilkstuffedintothe egg, and pullliS much ofthe silk from the ellg Myou call, while still belflg able10 let

go

oflhe ..gg.

Ph

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7 "'h i ~ really reinforces the fact 11I1segg is fake! "Onescarf yOO stuff Inside the fake egg. the ouier you hide Inyour pocket. l'Illcave11hanging

cur-asavisualaidin what'shappening!" Whiletht "ggdangles from the silkheld atune corner, place the lip of lhe second sd kinto the rightcoat pocket. Pho to S.

"You hIde the egg inthesecret Two-FingerTuck posit iQIl."

Thelefthand clearlytakes the eggfrom thesilkinto an awk-ward fingerpalm. as photo 9 shows, so theaudience is

al-ways ableto accountforwhen: the fake egg IS. "Inorder to help thc hand look MlUr1ll. bolh bands should 1O()k the same ...". as you holdthe right hand in the sameawkwardposnicn. Phot o10.

Stu

ff

theSilkintothe cgg lIlllratherawkwardway, basicall yk eep-ing the egg In view at all times. As you Iitush, push the index lingerintotheeggdeep enoughtopullthe eggfromthe lefthand.

P

hoto

II. "Opps! Don'l dothat! OfcourSe)-m. kllQWlhat. but

somepeople youbavetolel leverything! Youactuallybavc to tel l

themto show the egg in thehand first.andIh el l showthehandk

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Don " lake the silk from thepocketallh is moment - just point ar

u.

Then relax your whole body as If nothing else has ro happen. WilhII slight tum to the righ t. 1 Slly "YoueVen haveItIlell~ml'peQplenvt 10 showthis side of1m, egg!"

The sentence continues" ....hidden in the

poc

ket

..

. .. As

y

ou

mentiQnthepocke t.the

righ t hand retakes the silk, and gestures

with

it

towardsthepocket. TIle leflkee ps the realegg visible as

this

happens. but

during

tms

gesture. secretly slip the fake eggmlOthepocket, PhOlo 18.

The silkdr.J.pe5 over the fro nt of the righthand, whIchholds the

realegg in Iingcrpalm. Relax yourbody eftcr sbowing the

hole

in the egg. allowing your left hand (0 drop to your chest. with its

b

ack

10 t

he

audie

nce

.

"One guy even used 3

d

iffe

r

ent color

sean.,.... As you say thi~.the lefl lhum b goes intothe egg hole, as

11

roaches fOTthe visible silk. j'hOi o 15. Timing is crucial here. as the fa ke cgg goes behind the Teal egg in tbc righthand.

phot o

1

6 , w

here 11 re

mams as

theIcfthand takesthe silkand real

egg. j' hOio 11. The left hand gestures with rhe silkas

you say -,•.different color .. "

The left hand hils the egg up towards the face. turning the hole of the c!\£ towards the audience. As you show the m the hole in the egg.tilenghthand reachesdown totakethe silk hanging from thl'

pocket. Asyou pinch the silk, the middle fing e r

goes

into the lop

of the pocket,and slips the egg out ofthe holder. Photo 14.

"Th a n the scarf he stuffedinsidethe egg!"

Immedi a tely afle r ditching the fake egg. the right hand comes

u

p

to

the

fake eggheld

attheleftfingers. M a final con vinc er. as you say"....you just stuffed inside the eggt", with the right fingers exte nded. the right

inde~ fingerseems 10 pokeall theway imo

the

hole in theegg. Actually. thefing e r bends back10 the knuckl e ag aimtthe stickeron the egg. l'holO19. The left hand

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-"lie smd It madelhe (ric~ Illlr<,lto follow! But the bestpart is

when )'011snap your fingers - then peelthehole off

the

egg!"

Photo 20. This

is

agreat nwment! As you try to throw the

'hole' away. il seems 10~tIC" rc YUl,lrtl llge'!'s. Finally, press 11

ontothe center ofyourforehead.

Lift the egg up to your face with yournghl band.justas you

did whenyou first revealed thesecret!wle. Phot os21and 22.

'nus IS a funny CUIltnlSt. since cV<'l)'lhing looks Ihe same lIS

before, ('n lyIlOW the h<Jle is in your headaoo OOtIn the egg!

The lef, baod liftsa glass. as you breakthe egg 10prove itis

real.

Duringthe reaction.)'011seem [0

be

placing she glass and silk

a

way

,

as yo

u p

repare

f

or

the

next e

rrc«

.

A

ClIlally, you arc

quicklygatheringthe visible stlk into theright hand. rlike to accordion pleatIhesilkintomyrtsht hand. Photo13. Alan

Greenhcrg,a friendwho has performed this routine forsome nme. likes to wrap the silk around two fingers. EiTher way,

make~ure you willbe able\() quicklygrab the endof the Silk

whenyou need to. Onc e gathered, actasIfyou place the silk

baek ;ntoyour right rocket, buthold onto it

"[)<;lll't w01TY aboutthe other scarf. AnytIme y<)u want, you can takeitback out ofthehole, and useitfur another effecT:'

A~ you saythTS.both handsmovetothe spotonyour forehead 311m, same lime. The rightpresses 3t:amS! the sticker . as the

leftgrabs the end ofthe silk. andThe STicker, and begins to

pull. Photo 14. n Tis looks exacT lyas Ifyouare pulling the

silk fromoutof the holeonyour lIead ! Itissueh afunny sight that itgl"t:sa nice feelingat tile end ofaverypuzzlmgeffect!

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