Rubber Wand Trick

Rubber Wand Trick

 

Effect: The magician's solid wand or pencil seems to turn to soft rubber. On command, it turns solid again.
Secret: Hold the wand horizontally in front of you between thumb and forefinger about a third of the way
from the end. By moving your hand up and down in short quick moves, the wand will seem to become
flexible and appear as if it were made of rubber (see illustration). This is an excellent optical illusion.
Presentation: Tap the wand on something to show that it is solid. Say the magic word and now demonstrate
that it is wobbly and flexible. Another magic word and it turns solid again.

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Appearing Wand Trick

Appearing Wand

Effect: From a small purse you produce a large solid magic wand or pencil
Secret: Obtain a small money purse and cut a small hole at the bottom
Presentation: Have the wand partly up your sleeve and the other end inside the purse, through the hole
Show the purse, then open it and slowly pull out the large wand. This impressive illusion should be practised
in front of a mirror. It is a real fooler and worth the extra trouble in obtaining a suitable purse

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Ring And String Trick

Ring And String

 

 

 

Effect: A ring threaded onto a loop is released, although a spectator is holding the string
Secret: Read PREPARATION carefully to see how you can solve this puzzle

Props: Any ring and one cord

Preparation: Get someone to help you practise this item before presenting it. Tie one piece of cord into a loop (circle). Slide the ring onto one end of the loop. Have your friend hold up his fingers. Put each end of
the loop over one finger (see figure 1) but not too tight. Take a section of this cord and make another loop
over the finger on the other side of the ring (see figure 2). Be sure you put the second loop below the first
loop on the finger. Take the original loop and carefully lift it above the finger (see figure 3). Tell the holder
to tighten up on the cord. As he does, you let go of your loop. The ring will fall free even though the string is
still on his fingers. You will have to practise this a number of times before you can expect to do it smoothly

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Wand Power

Wand Power

Effect : The magician makes some mysterious passes around a wand or pencil which uncannily starts to
move on its own
Secret: The magician secretly blows on the wand, which causes it to roll
Props: Use a wand or pencil. A smooth, firm surface is essential

 Preparation: Practise blowing toward the wand gently and secretly
Presentation: Lay the wand on the table and very slowly trace circles around the outside of the wand with a
finger. Then, as you move the finger away, the wand seems to follow. You claim to have created a static field
that pulls plastic like a magnet. The trick is that as you draw the finger away from you and from the wand,
you blow gently on the wand. The audience is so busy watching the movement of the finger, they won't
notice that you are blowing towards the wand, which causes it to roll easily on the flat surface

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Cup Through Table

Cup Through Table

 

Effect: A cup or glass vanishes when wrapped in a sheet of paper
Secret: A piece of paper wrapped around the cup or glass will retain the shape of the cup – even after the
magician has secretly dropped the cup into his lap.
Props: A cup or glass, any small object and a sheet of newspaper or tissue paper
Preparation: Select a piece of newspaper slightly larger than the cup so that it will cover it completely with
some overlap.
Presentation: Place the cup over any small object and wrap the paper around it. Ask the audience what is
under the cup. Everyone will, of course, suspect that you are about to vanish the object. Lift the paper and
cup to reassure everyone that the object is still on the table. Moving the wrapped cup slightly towards you,
just clear of the table relax your hold so that the cup is allowed to quietly drop into your lap, out of sight of
the audience, of course, whose attention is still focused on the object.The paper will retain the shape of the
cup. When you again place the paper over the object, you must maintain the illusion that you are replacing
both paper and cup. Wave your hand mysteriously over the "cup" and claim that you will make the object
vanish. When you lift the "cup" the object is still there. Remove the object but replace the "cup". Tell the
audience that something must have gone wrong and you are unable to vanish the object, so you have decided
to vanish the cup instead! At that moment dramatically smash your hand down onto the paper which will
flatten, giving the appearance that the "cup" has penetrated the table. Bring the cup from under the table
(removing it from your lap, in one smooth movement) and replace it on the table.

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