Magic Trick 101-110

The Magnetic Cards

(Here's a Real Magic Trick.)

PASTE TINY FLAP ON BACK OF KEY CARD – AND BY GRASPING FLAP BETWEEN FINGERS YOU CAN PICK. UP ALL THE CARDS WHICH OVERLAP THE KEY CARD.

PICKING UP TWENTY CARDS WITH THE PALM OF YOUR HAND

Before doing this trick, you must make a tiny flap and paste it on the back of a card, which is known as the key card. Make the flap by cutting a small piece from the back of another card, bending it in half, and pasting; one half of this on the back of the key card, as shown in the above drawing. When this card is laid on the table, keep your finger pressed on the flap so it will not be noticed. When you are ready to do the trick, take a dozen or more cards and place them around and on top of the key card, so that each one slightly overlaps the center card. Then press your hand flat on top of the cards, and as you do so, raise the flap on the center card, and grasp it between the fingers of your hand. As the flap is very small, it will not be noticed between the fingers, and it will be easy for you to lift the cards from the table with the center card for support. It appears to the audience that there may be some magnetic force between the cards and your hand that does the trick.

The Magnetized Coin

( A Clever Match Trick.)

BLOW SOFTLY AT THE TOP MATCH.

MAGNETIZING A MATCH WITH A COIN

Lay two square matches on a table, with one crosswise and balanced on the other; inform onlookers that you will magnetize the top match with the coin, and it will move at the coin's direction. Rub the head of the match with the coin, pretending to magnetize it, and see that no paper or other light objects are nearby. Then lower your head so your face is near the table. Pass the coin over the match and in the direction in which you want the match to move, and at the same time blow softly at the match. This will move one-half of the match away and bring the other half near you. Then by moving the coin over the other half of the match and blow­ing at it, you can make it follow the coin's movements. If the audience does not see you blowing at the match, it will seem as though there is some magnetic attraction between the match and coin.

The Walking Cork

GIVE THE CORK A LITTLE START AND IT VX/ILL WALK DOWN TME SLOPING RULER.

THE WALKING CORK

Stick two heavy pins into the bottom of a cork and let the pins protrude about an inch beneath the cork. Then stick two knives into opposite sides of the cork and let them hang at an angle, so the whole thing is in a V shape. Now place a ruler on top and between two glasses or other tall objects, but have one a little higher than the other, so the ruler slopes slightly. Stand the cork with the knives attached on top of this incline with the pins centered so the cork will be bal­anced. Then give the cork a slight push, withdraw your hands and the cork will walk with its burden down the sloping ruler.

How to Pass a Coin

Through a Hole Half Its Size

CUT UOLE ABOUT HALF SIZE OF QUARTER.

FOLD PAPER IN HALF BEND PAPER AND HOLE WILL SPREAD TO THE SIZE OF QUARTER.

PASSING A QUARTER THROUGH A HOLE HALF ITS SIZE

Cut a hole about half the size of a quarter in the center of a sheet of paper, lay the paper on a table and place the quarter on it next to the hole. Tell the spectators that you can make the quarter pass through this opening without increasing its size. The trick is done in this way: Fold the paper in half, hold it upright and the hole is changed from a circular to a semi-circular shape. Then place the quarter be­tween the halves of the paper and as far through the flattened hole as possible. About a third of the quarter will appear above the rim of the paper, and to the audience it looks impossible at this stage to push the quarter farther through the hole without making the hole larger. Now all you have to do is to bend each side of the paper down and the hole will spread wide enough for the quarter to pass through. Strange to say, when the paper is flattened out, the hole is found to be the same size as when the tfick started.

A Good Mind

Reading Card Trick

HOW TO READ CARDS WITH BACKS TO YOU

To do this trick you must buy a silver spangle of the kind used on theatrical dresses or you can use any small circle of polished metal. Paste the spangle on the inside tip of your index finger, and with it serving as a mirror, you are ready for the trick. Holding the cards with the backs to you, adjust them in your hand so the number, letter and trump appearing in the upper left corner of each card is mirrored in the spangle. Then, with the audience in front of you, hold the cards near your face and it will be easy for you to see the identity of each card reflected in the spangle. Of course, you must take pre­cautions and not let the audience see the spangle.

For Telling the Number of Relatives

HOW TO TELL THE NUMBER OF RELATIVES A PERSON HAS

Select a person from your audience and inform him that you can tell how many brothers, sisters and grandparents he has without know­ing beforehand. Have him sit at a table with pencil and paper, then you turn your back and instruct him to do the following: To write down the number of brothers he has. Suppose he writes 2. He is then told to multiply this by 2, which is 4, add 3, which totals 7, and multiply this by 5, which gives an answer of 35. He is then told to add the number of sisters, and he writes 2, which gives 37. He multiplies this by 10 and gets 370, and is then instructed to add the number of grand­parents, which we'll suppose to be 2, and the total is 372. Then he sub­tracts I5O from this, and the final answer is 222. You then turn around and tell the person that the first number of the answer represents the number of brothers, the second the number of sisters and the third the grandparents. This will invariably work out, even when there may be no brothers or sisters.

Torn and Restored Cigaret Paper

TEAR OTHER PAPER. INTO BITS.

MOLD FOLDED PAPER HERE.

CRUMBLE TORN PAPER, LET IT FALL INTO HAND AND SUBSTITUTE FOLDED PAPER IN ITS PLACE.

AND TORN PAPER. IS MADE WHOLE.

HOW TO TEAR A PAPER AND MAKE IT WHOLE

You use two pieces of cigaret or tissue paper in this trick. Fold one piece into a small square and conceal it back of your hand, where it is held between two fingers. Spread out the other piece, and in doing so, move the folded piece from back of your hand to a corner of the displayed paper, hold it there beneath your thumb and, of course, place it behind the paper, where it cannot be seen. Then tear the displayed piece into several bits, but be careful and not disturb the folded paper under your thumb. Crumble these bits into a small ball, let this drop into the palm of your hand and bring forth the folded piece. As you unfold it, the audience will be mystified upon seeing the torn paper made whole and you can then place your hand in your pocket and offer to wager with anyone that the trick cannot be duplicated. This pretext to secure a coin from your pocket is merely a way to dispose of the torn bits of paper.

The Vanishing Half Dollar

By the Aid of a Watch Crystal and a Glass.

CRVSTAL CON­CEALED IN HAND IS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE HALF DOLLAR BENEATH HANDKERCHIEF AND IS THEN DROPPED IN WATEB WHERE It IS INVISIBLE

VANISHING A HALF DOLLAR IN A GLASS OF WATER

To do this trick, you must buy a watch crystal about the size of a half dollar. Conceal the crystal in your hand and borrow a half dollar from someone in your audience. Have a glass of water on a table, place the half dollar under a handker­chief, and hold this above the glass. Ask the spectators to feel the half dollar beneath the handkerchief, and as they do so, substitute the crystal for the half dollar. Let someone hold this, and drop what is believed to be the half dollar into the water. Then withdraw the handkerchief, and the half dollar will have vanished. The crystal, being of glass and trans­parent, will not be seen in the bottom of the glass of water, and while the audience is wondering about this, you can slip the half dollar into your pocket. If you are fortunate in having a flat round glass disc you will be able to pour out the water and the disc will stick to the bottom of the glass.

How to Tie a Knot in a Silk Handkerchief With One Hand

TYING A SILK HANDKERCHIEF INTO A KNOT WITH ONE HAND

Take a handkerchief, silk is preferred, because it is easier to handle, twist it and place it over the middle and index fingers of your hand with the other two fingers holding one end of it, as shown in No. 1. Then swing your hand around, get the loose end under the thumb, and bring it up, as shown in No. 2. Now dip your hand down and grasp the low hanging end between your index and middle fingers. Bring this up and pull it through the loop formed around the fingers, as shown in No. 3. While you are doing this, force the end hanging over your thumb up and through the rear of this loop, as shown in No. 4. Then by working the ends of the handkerchief through the loop you will be able, with­out the use of the other hand, to tie the handkerchief into a knot.

The Balancing Forks

BALANCING TWO FORKS ON THE EDGE OF A GLASS

Take a quarter or half dollar, place it between the prongs of two forks and have the points of the forks meet about mid­way on the coin. Then with the three put together in this way, place the quarter on the edge of a glass, and at the same time hold the forks so they don't slip off the coin. Adjust the forks on the quarter and move it about on the edge of the glass until you get the center of gravity and can create a balance. Then withdraw your hands, and the forks will extend in midair balanced by the quarter, a little of which remains on the edge of the glass.

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