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TOPIT REVIEW

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IBOTTLE PRODUCTION I Inspired by Boll Read 's production ore wine boule , I evC1lluallyfound thaI tile boule could be produced qUite easily frum tht: Topll. With the bonle rc:S!lng Ul tht: Tor,l. the rigllt hand mtlO\es tht: handker. chIe f The n ght hand hol ds the comer o f the handketrtucf betwecn the fin~crs.lcavillg the thumb (rcc lo hold

omo the mouth ofthc bcnle. Also. the f ingers spn-ad the handkerclucf a bi t. holdmg 11 to C\eTltu3J ly h,de the bOUle. I rCl11OH' my walch. and II!i the left Iwood prq!OI rC:5 10 JlI~ II mlO the lell C03t poc ke t, the n ght hand braces the left Side o f the coal. NOll CC thal thc n ght hand is hold11\£ the edge o ft bc coal al the perfeet height to allow the bot toiu of tile bottle 10 clear the top of the

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tbe «Iat, 10 tht bottom aftht: bot· tom. Pushing from the bcuom of the bcutc , the left hand ' gives ' the borne to the wa lling n ght hand . The nght thwnb pHlC:hcs !he mourn of the bonk, whIch is hukIm by the handkerchief. The left hand rcKhes out, as If the bonk IS jlm

expected 10 appear The ngbc IwxI fllCklI lhc handLm:hlcf In front of the left band, IenlnS!O oflbc bottle

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ICOIN IN BOTTLEI ill orda 10 _a1 tbt (old"" ardl qwckly IIId cu,ly. Ileal ~ ploYlfll can:l1II half 0i0oi& otJ Icio& tbI:. . _ buII_ 1Ofelh«. I funoo • lmk pod tllo:lI c-. hold • foldl"l c-. IIlJol. IIId Ycl J .,.. <:a$lly tc:mC>1IC die alOJl ... foIdlod 0l>I>dn-. ....~"" obIbk IlKl I C3III JlOAlIDIIdon ~ podCl .. Ihot II del,,,n !he l .... ,...,..• • " ......... -ar....-100~~: m~ p<>
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Till. ~ ,~ foldlllg CUln 10 drop ,nlO me bolI l<. As 1M le n II&nd tha/.d the hottlt. lhc nlbt &lIow. the palmal ~om lO drop 10 fiugepmflO IOU """ the lOprt PltoIo '

HudoorI die bank- III ......-- ""dl tbc fOUl. I .... them 10 plIIDl: tboe P.-.y inside Ill lhe nair Doll_ . ....Ill<)' radIO dct .... 1_ 1)' m.-lhe _ r""", \he Tops• ...t1raMf... M"'1be oPlhanL WAhII.. Soyou_' l! \lo'A$IInCl.,_.heaus< ...... coiIIll<1UalJy fits ...... do< boaJc. BoaIf1-'1""", c-.1 fit. Ibm Mdy a twf 0 011_ " '1. W

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I'd like 10 thank K: mil l..t L Pubbsb f« penrus$IOD 10fcalUf"l: lIus 0IIUtUld1l18 effect m thac: nota.lIIldOQ Euy T" \ W kf C~rd M'n<:k:s. Vol 4. It IJ bnluuful <:ombtnauon of Id<::>s. s. Kmll o( ' lu'u. Kmg ors~cs. all the Sl"'~. all the Heam•• nd..., Clubs. and finally lhe 1&51 twoAcC$. Willi Ill.: deck faclnll yourself, d,v,de it ""'10tile '~blc rn f(llll p,les, as below

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Th en SJ11()()\hly ~k(! Ill<: 1O)p ~ard from each pack 300 tn<,)vc the m fo....... rd

as shown ;n pholo 5. Wi," a slllOO4 h pace, j, $eCms as if you 've I:lkrn 3 card from ""ell of Ill<: !humed pack! ~nd moved ;1 furwanl . A cr\~,Il)'. you've u k"" twO cards from each cnd pack. SllolO' the$<' '" be [he fOOf AceS, and pllW:c t~ Au s face- up as 500WII- C lubs. HC'arl$. ~des. 0 13' nlQnds Galh~r

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the table, ka vin8~mc cards for- you,self. PIa« aU lhe Hearl, bchmd the Ace of Srades. all tbe C lubs belund dte Ace of He:Irt$.. all the Speccs be:hind the Ace 6f 0 131M11lls. the four Kings behind the Ace o f Cl ubs . Yoo kc'1' the SI>Ick o f O' 3l1l1)nds, I'l us the

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Je IS Sdup to pl:rform d,e ",,,n-dible Gene Finnel Free Cut Pn n.

c,ple. Pull tilt Ace \IfC!ul;>s back cmto the face down Kings. Allow the "p<"clal(>T to shufll<: the pM\( bdll oo the Ace (If He>.rts, and to cut any number (If m()l'C calM (Into 1m: A"" of Clubs Pholo 8 The ",m3I1ldc:r is replaced behmd lilt Ace: of Htarts. ",hid, iSlhen pulle<.! bad ed and ontO those cards, just as lbe Ace qf Clubs h:od betn pulkd l>aek onto the fw r Klng,,The spc'ClWn orne t/lo$e cards. lCllving lhe Ace focc-up. and "r-P,"OO a bi!.)usl a~ you have wlIh lbeprc~ K>u' 1""0 Ace s. Agaln. the "pt:Clllo.- $humcs the pI!c behmd tile next Ace, and .....1S aoy numl>cf (}Ill., the Ace ...f Spades, as ,hown 111 PhOIO!J. Pulling the Aee of Diamoocls back onto thl\ enrols " hleb remalOIn die pocket behind ,t.)'(I" place the pock ofu rds you've b<-'Cll holdmg onto the facc-up AtcofOia. momlil- (TIle SIngle Club card ~houW be on the boltom of the packet yOU" 'e placed UlltO Ihc Acc.l

The Ace of Oiam(>llds pack is pla<:cd Ollte> the Ace this combined pack is plllCe/lto the A,..: orCI "bs Slack. Photo 10 Allow!he .Ipeclalor to square the cards. Photo 11 Now. incredIbly. )'(III arc SCI to spoil 10 each Ace! Each pack !he SpcctaltlfshulJkd was a SCI number of card$, all mad<: up of one snil. And allhough he was allowed lO ..... t any nwnbct of cards omo elICit Ace, he "'"lIS cutll11g from ngh llo left. By picking the cards up fmm righl 10 left, each !lUn o r cerds is rcp,i"" d with II,., cards tl«' sJ'l<:clIU(Ir Just ~U1 ...m 1b c pl~k up nulJific. each ( ul in a very $Ubllc wayl

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Spell Aceo( l)iamooo, placinJ:: a .:ard 11K: fable "nil ~.acl, k ller, ., in I' hol o 12. lk~!II urd will dlC face_up Ate. Then spell Ace "fSpade., Ace of Hearts. and Ace ofelubs. VillI 3m..c 3t cae.1I Ace 00 the final k11~-r. l'holO I J. Yuu '1I \>e kft "nil four cards, ,,'hlCh will be Ihe four K il}~. ~

The !Gngs are now ready 10 do the Ovwn and Undcrcount. Spell CLUBS, llIklOg 3 caro 110m the lop 10 llw

Ilorum' wah each lettcr, as in "hnhl 14.

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lieans, III<" , bow the Klllg (lflkarts. Repeal [01' Spade$,

showooglhal Km&, and finally show the KlIlg ,,( D,amonds,

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You b"lp n w il li U S, hcr Dull• • ~rc11y hd d baleath a SIac ~ of~ , roe~$canI w ,th • rubber band. ~ 'd llwld holds (N)IO liK= co,n ;ll; ,lie band IS rt'1OO'-m P hOl O l. A c:he5 any card and you mo>'C It fOf""ard, ,hen \OIM:hc'J IlICC<-..d twa whICh IS abo Ilfl·Joaed.

M W Id l. h.tnd ~'CS eee oi thc sekncd ards. II also u La tho CIOUl from below ee uck. Phlll 1 Tk nghl lwld .urns lbe stICk Ova". pla.:.

mg lbe $eCond card lM;cdo¥o-n 0010 1M fin! card Pblli. J

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ness cardll on ,op of tile com, agalD pUI the rubber band around lhe SlaCk :Illlh3l

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Over the ye:ars I' ce S<.'Cn several \ 'eTSlOnS of11K: Floating Bill In po nl, sorre fl1}l1l over 80 years ago. But It was John Ken nedy "'00 taugh t II 10 me 20 years ago Most pubhshal Vmi ll)flS of

thc:dfcet usc: some form oftwo point , nonZl)lllal hook up. In my 2

cue. one cnd IS secured wn h tape, and held insIde the mouth between the gum and cheek.

If I want to be mobile as I perform lhe effect , I mIght lapc the OJ!P05'lt end o f the bookup 10 a napltan wrapped arou nd 111< bonom of . gbss. To keep me: thread from tangling, you must l-nol/l wtlc]\'; 1M CC111n' ofthc thread 15 at an ll~_ I bold 01110 the caller of tile threlId wuh my left thumb, as In PtlOIO 1. IInnl I'm abk IC;l set the g1assOOwn.andbepntoperform , SometImes I' ll booL: 00l" mel of the Ihre:>d to the far s.de of I pm"orTrwM:t llbl~ Ibm 1'[1 steal the 0Ibcr md. and load II ,mo my moutb to perform . the ~han>c:5 of u ecUI1"8 tbe c:lTC'C'l. IS the: ~ of the routine. The mmd oCtile spectllior mu.>l be C31'efu lly po$ll.KJD('Ci. m orlb 10 C1CIlC the rnaJllmunl e ffect . Rather Ib3n tQ Jump nghl LIlIO:I full floallJl8 dft(' I, the spettlllOl" must come 10 apprttlak nKwemcn l, then 1lrI,m.ttlon. svspmSIOll. and finally. the full f\o:ulDg effca. A$ irnpoflaJl! :1$

Photo 2 sbovo'$ the bIll Io.....ered oetc !be thread , as the bill IS rubbed 00 !be p;alIlS. Foklmg the bill around !be thread,~"\' II 10 one side until you feci dK- lCnsiOO of1be thread on your lip. Ph oto J .

Pholos 4 - 6 show how 10 hook up m suc h a way lhal you can move: the bill along the thread. if you hke. and lake the brll on and off the: thread ....tlho)ul breaking It. The: nghl hand holds the brll frnnl y. with the thread along the valley of the fold, inSide the brll. The: ngbt band squeezes firmly as the IcA IwislS back 10....ards youf$e lf. As pholo 6 shows, the. fold of lhe brllrs curved just e nough to not slrde up and down the: thread, I f the: curve IS lrght, the bill won'l move at all. If you need 10 adj ust its positron on lite thread. JUSt loosen the curve. If you want to secure rt 011 lite thread. just tighten the curve.

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QllId:ly return)"OW' finger to the bill, t\'mlually mDOnng the bill from the thread. b)' rn<elSmg the folding process shown Itl ph otos 4 - 6. HlIld the bill out for namination.

Phn c Th'o OtTer l(I repeat the d Tel::1. Again wrap the bill around the thread as sho wn In pholos 2 • 6. Tlus lime , ho ld the right hand severa l mcbes abo ve the bin , and allow the bil l float up [llthe waumg right hand. You cause the brll to float up-

wards by simply moving your bodyback, lIS you Stllnd erel,1. Thrs looks ex acny as If the bill IS being lifted from atcve • which I~ good! The bea uty o f the hoo!ontal hookup is that yeu can pnl\ e ,ll$ll'\ belli!; supported fl'Qm above or be low' JUSI as !he bIll is aboullO ~adl the ou tslrelched rig hl hand , bo th hands lI1OV\' 0<111100 a...-ay from the bIll, and then begin 10 pass above and be low the bill as In p holo 8. AlJo,.1ng the bill 10 return 10your le lt h:Ind. ar:I es If yoo are limply IwlSting!he fokl:s IlIto the btll AettIaUy, as you bghtm the curve. )'011 Wo seemly break Ihc: lhuad, JUS! on Ihc: far SHIe of the btll. Ph~o 9. No.... ),ou ~ fin' 10 lI1OVl.' around. beeeuse the hookup II JUS! bd...-een )'OU and the bill .

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TwICe before you ha\ e trscked them 1010think-IDS the bill ,s 5OffidIo.... connected to the n gb! hand, only 10 prove thalll wasn't. Now It is time 10 ;I(1ll:llly use the n ghl band to float the bill! A llowing the thlUd to travel ever the n ghtlhumb , begin to sCJliU1IIe the hands, alloWing the bill to floal between the m. Photo 10. To eonelude. the nght hand reaches 01,1(, as rf to catch the bill. When il reec bes Ihe bill, ge ntly pu sh the bill alon g the thread un ul it pull s free, You ca n then band out lite bill for ex aminatio n.

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ICOINS THROUGH TABLE 1

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This " a vcry li.",c lIOnaJ routine which C~lllx: ,lone standing and i.Um'l.mlkd, U$Cs nO exIra C
lion f'nhn. to retain one c"in, Til<" nght hand coolin""" down l(I tap the lOp of the !.able. The right then gWI below the table. snapping ,u coin againsl the I;>otu,lm, md lCahng the li rsl COm has passed through the u tili:. I' holo 2.

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The nghl hand PIC!:S up the three CQJtlS. and IIhows them ;).t lhe tips of the fingers. Dl'OflIlinglhcm 011\0 die left palm, hold OIllO the lup.:elow the table, and & second co in passes through.

right hand comes from bcicw the llIble with lWO COUli. ask the spe<:t1tor to pick up the two OOiM un top ur Ibe table _As she does, pI.'fform a click !»ss,:IS $AIQwn In rJlO)U> 4. Th is lea \ .". one win seemly lD the righl hoIod. as Ihe aud'cn« bdie\".:s boIh are in your ltoft. The righl hand gees below the I.iIble, and pos llicn~ the min II held agaH\S1 tIN: bouom M the table. A$ 11K:

Phlllll S libllws the hidden COln held agmns! the boIto;lm (lf lhe table. As.\: the spectator 10 place her hands below the table, into yoor h:lnd. To ta~"" the coin to magically appear in her MOIls. j ustle! go with ywr thumb. SbQwyou ru.\iC only OIl<:«lin .b<wc. &lI roe bn uw; three cOllIS from below the table. Mike Gallo'5 Coins Thrwgh TalJlc KICker! Mtke Gallo is OIIC of those t.knted friends I wish I could see O!k ll! Almost 20 }'Can ago, he allowed me to prim th;! great 'kicker·;11 ENCORE J, TTI<)("C

Clearly show llm:e ecms on tbe Ilat palm of the Ie-It hand. wnh QOC coin in the ng ht hand, Photll 6, Both hands should bc viSIble- ahove Ihe table. bcl:au$C you need to create 'iQrne suspicion [Of the right miwlfi;el1On. As the lell ru.nd begins to ltl
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Tlusonly laW an ,_ . The: ngb l hand UllIDedJaIdy ",""u . ..-ay flom the edIC' ofl!w= \able. 10 the tabled com. PhO(o Ill. Finally, ~ lhc lop of thc labk. allowUll the Ibm= COIIlS to ~ on lOp oflbe coin alrndy m(1IlI 011 the: lablc. l'tloI: o I L

Drpmdmg .... the - . . . . I ....... do • (abe uansfcr of. SItlgIc 00tIL n:umilll II In Illy ngllt bmd. ....lIle bokl.... my Icft '-d doW. Prlmt up the 0Ihn" thn:e coms, I'U add tbe I'ounll COla 10 IhmI t i I II ~,,-c than to the ~ ClI4llllIft), roiIa 10\-...sb.1 bavc diem open lbcJr hmd 10 Iiad It Bas 1ra..:1ed In$Mk: thnr l:LJnd. I 'll do !ius ..ink Win", .boIaI how abc COIns could

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Jl6t tJwoustI 1M W>k 'Ibm I off... 10 rq>c:III the: ciT«\. mIy III reverse, HoIdllll "'0 COIns 11I1 e.w:h hand., I plKr dxm llIlIObI:r palm one: at. umc. n.: n..... 1wldpl.:cs the fln1 roilI , \hen the: IcfllU \he: rlJlU pla«s Ibe dlln! COllI 0010 bel- bmd. )'OU actIa1Jy hold 0010 ee COlD. l'tM>to 12 &; IJ Wilb IbI: nllM finps -'Y n:uin'lIJ thc: wo.... the leI\ band COlII1lS the 'fOl.Wth' COU\ mlo her hand. Pho•• I.. 1M nglu band lbctI elmc:$ '11I0 3 fist Tbrs holps block" IlI'r vie.., as you dcmonsll'J;lC; how you want bcr to eloK bcr Iwld.. T..... bcr hand p,dm down. C\QrIy sbcw )'OIlr !cAlland empty, dose 'I inK,> a flSl.. and rum it palm doIII'I\.. Rllb lIl<: b3d: ofbel hand. and as you lDO\'e to the back of your 0\\11.

ask bet- 10 rum bn fi'il palm lip. Timme your ;l\Stroe:IIOl1S JIlSI nght. slle shou ld be OtC'upied 35 you exeewe the Revolve Load ...10 )"lUI' c losed left hand. Rub the bacKOf bet- pa lm up fisc. then rub your O"-n Sa}'1nll

"rvc got it !" , sho w lh>1 you 'v e ClIuscd the COin to Vllllsll from he..- Iw ld. 3lld appear inskk your "''"111

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In LAS VEGAS C l.OSE-Uf'. Paul Hams pnnltd \he: Idea ofltSlng a can for .... l>d cup 1)lll' f:Ad,"I1O a baD :mdC\l(l lIulld'llI QII \hal IIka. I ccnS and ~ m:Ilc KIlK

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J ilL... kI ~ tho _ c.. tq* ' can ~bk. MJ \be IoIodJl doo-, hu e 10 b< laO btS lluSeal\, IlDOlICIItd ... SlID run ... Ii> 0IIlt SICk ",m:l pla>bc ltd OIl It. Tbrn:.c ~ Iype$ofpbsbc lids m- rt:5nlc-, bulll'Snltt 10 IN: ODe \hal ha~ :I Wl IO help pull ,. off lhc~. Plattooe linallold ItI your n&bl roal poc\;8 band, on lOp of the: p.:slmcd ball The nglll h~nd wl ", Ihc hd from the: an, a$ In "hc>t. J . as die: len hand a11o",~ .he ball ' 0 drop to 1M table.. Pbct: the hd to til.: uppe r n:l!bl tf ll has a lab on n. the ub lhould be poinl1llll lO llll: Illw"" n gllt. " For cnml' w, if )lOll wen: to bet then.' wasso mcuung ,mode Ihc: can. Ih~1 "'OIIld he gambling. M

T he left hlll1d s"","'S the ba ll 00 "' palm , &$ the right seems 10 platt the can over the ball. I' hOlol ~ a nd 5 Hold lllg 1m, ba ll mnd can IOlletll
....iUIOS6 the ball andm 10 the ngltllw>d. cloi lnSqurdly as ,t docs. Pltol:ll it Att\Qlly. W ball lI:I"ds WIIkr thc can:and Ill'lO !he nghl fi •.gcI palm. boi II $CCflK as If !he ball sbouJd be In the twI Of the left hand. ~ Iryou \ll~ 1O bel ~

the bill \ll0lS Imrclr:thc hand, ..... U ID$.lde Ibc can. ~ ..'llUldbc.ll>O be pmblml- ~ Opm!be left II-' sboI'l"UIIll empl)', lhca SIOCfII 10 rolllbc booll from IJ'lSIdc the eaol b)" placiJl' the nJbt band apmi: the table, -.:l OlCklllJ IO..-.ds tbc kfl 1"Iolll. , _

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bllul ,f l ..-at: 10 put Ihc biR tnIO the can. ooIy 10 ~y ~ It · Ic:i'-.nc the ClIlII empty . 1h.\l_1d be ~ ~ The nght h;>nJ 1111 ~ thccanforwWas the left .lPP'fO'K"hcs " n b dll: b:tll rmchcd b..1\ll'n'f1 thc flJl~and thumb. The ball rolls bt.'flC3lh lhe ca n and ;1\10 lhe " !lltl flJlllerp;llm. I' holo 8 & 9.

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~ ,mb ~ ",and., Ibm 'I«m ID pluck ee ba ll from 1M wand.. PIoo••• I 0..:: U>d pICks up IbeCUl u !h( otIw:r bnashl:s ee U1bk bmcalh II 10 mdK:al~ nochlllf; IS (heR R mlm Ihe CUI to the tabk.. IIIld rue u.tsf., 1M Iw.llllllO !he k ll hand.

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if (Ile h.,n dISappears from the hand. only 10 Il'appcal" ,nSIOC (Ile can. lhal would al~ be maglc,n Tap Ih" hand w,(h the

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ball on IllS poc.ket." would mum 10 tbc can. ~ Srnn 10 pbo;etbc baU in !he hand. m.om,,,& " III 1M nsIL As !be left FelIO Ihc pockCl. !be f1&hC agalll fbcU !be ba ll &on! 'inside ' !he: aD. ,.~ . IJ

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cOlI,1d ,,'1m pill tIx lid ontO the can, bcrO«' pll1hng tho: ball 11\10 hIS .-~ '" - As th<> " gill pusht-s tile can ""10 the lid, the left IwKI IS secretly &luhnll lhc lin.lload fmm tile. pocket Ph ow , .. PIaee lhe can inlo Ihe Iell h:md, d " eclly on lop o f lhe final tQ.ild. Th<: right hand pick~ up til<: ball, and taJ..o:s 1110 the n ghl poc:kCI. Wh ,k' there, ~H c

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fi.....11o.J,d fl'Oln ltlat poc ket Pholo IS

!be,;. - and lbI:l\lf. l.eaw;>a comtS 0lII oftlw samccan.)_ would KNOW Il"~ Ill3gJC'- The ngbI hand, ~ llUI • r..... loId. pulk the ~ lid from tho can _lhc: lei\. ktJ JO of 1M load \I ""S hoklln.r PlIofo I' . IllUlIed~l} pus 1M an 10 !he nghllwMl covrnng Iht- lood n holds Pdl up the TOIJWo •.-,Ih 1M kft "-d. -.nd up !he top of !hi: cup lOS lhe npn rdeua the KOOfld finallolld.. Ph"Ie' 17. *

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ClIft lell !he d ' fference In place rhc pltll;llC lid m my rocket. Wld nl:lkc 11 =ppcar on lhe can, would Ihal be magIC Of i:~mbhJlg? II depends If yoo bel I C
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hile wor king o n the Business Card

video, Paul Ilarris pointed OUI that em bossed cards placed face to face act as

if they have 'rough and smooth' applied 10 them, Th3\ is. the cards SlItk together somewhat, Here is his beautifully elegant solution 10 tbe self-pnnt109 bcnoess card premise.

With a stack ofembossed cards ehemarcd face-up and face-down, as in photo I, you can spread the cards in II fen. and the embossed faces will clmg 10 each other. The res ult seems like a stack of blank cards. J>ho lO 2.

Show both sides of the fan, then CUI lhc fan anywhere. bn nging a new card 10 the to p. P ho to J Square the cards, and lifl 1\\0 cards as o ne In the nght hand, as ph oto " shows. As you seem to rub

this card onto the card below it. pho to 5, allow the bottom card 10 fall from the right hand onto the cards in the left hand.

When)'oo separate 1M' hands, 11 WIll look as if yoo have printed 1.....0 cards at 1M' same lime.

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ISILK TO EGG ~ I' ve always loved the SIlk to Egg. Peeling the hole off the ' fake ' egg is one of the rea lly great moments in magic, but for th is moment to be really astonishrng, the audience has got to BELIEVE, beyond any doubt , that the egg is fake. l1le following routme was structured to 1101 only show the egg as fake, hUI to continually

re inforce that impression until the moment the hole 15 pee led from the egg and placed Onto your forehead. After brea king the egg. you then pull the sca rf back out of the hole on your forehead' Th is funny visual takes any fXllential edge o ff of the lradiliooal sucker-type of ending.

This routine uses two 18 mc b SIlks. a round sticker whose color matches the silks. a hcllow plastic egl! with a hole cut

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real egg similar in S17.e to the fake. Years ago, the real egg accidentally broke in my coat pock et during on ear lier routine. Want. ing to design something that wo uld protect the egg, I also wonted to position it ill rne perfect spot for me to steal n during performance. I drew up my id ea for Ram on Ga lindo, Austin's Godfother of magic, ask. iug if he CQu id pos~i bl y mak e it for me. At lhe next meeting. he arrived with a beautiful, elegant so lution . a modi fied pill boule! Pho ec 1. Just cut the bottom off. some of the lop , a portion from the m iddle, and tum It upside down, Slowly carve the center gap o f the bottle until the sides ge ntly hug lhe e!:8 til place. yet give you room to easi ly remove the egg wnen neces sary, Thi s holder goes ill the upper. front corner of the coat pocket. with the origi nal mo uth of tlte boule poiuling down. [ha ve used various methods for anacbieg the boule I() the: pocket - double stick tape , Velcro , and cur-

tbe bott le, with a snap on the top . This way I can easily remove the hold er when I want. But more Important, this holder allows me to stea l the egg without having to place my hand mte my pocket. re ntly a flap of c loth which is sewn down

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The round sticker, whose color matches the silks being used, must be the same

size as the hole on you r fake egg. Place this sticker onto the real egg, which goes into the holder. Place both silks in the right coat pocket, in such a way that they COlt be renH)\'ed one at a time, The fake egg goes into the left coa t pocket.

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To perform. eac h hand goes nllOits coal pocket '111: left hand flngcrpalms the fake egg, as the nghl hand pul ls the Silk from tile pocket. Tb c left hand closes mto a fist

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gap between the 'ndex finger IUld thumb TIll.' s ilk is pushed IIlIO the left fist, going direc tly into lhe fake egg ,

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chref has reappeared Inside the pocket I'holO J Pul the silk over the left arm as you "cxplam how n was do ne: ' Hold mg the egg up near your face. the right band takes the

egg with thumb on 10f', nuddlc index on the bouom, and tu rns 1\ end for end. Photos 5 &. 6. This pUt! the egg right

by your face at ;IS mOSI mtcrcsling moment - the urstent you l'!:\'ca [ the secret.

Find the lip of the silk stu ffed into the egg, and pull liS much of the silk from the ellg M you call, while still be lflg able 10 let go o flhe ..gg. Ph" l0 7 "'h i ~ rea lly reinforces the fact 11I1s egg is fake! "One scarf yOO st uff Inside the fake egg. the ouier you hide In your poc ket. l'Illcave 11 hanging curas a visu al aid in what's happening!" Whi le tht "gg dangles from the silk held atune corner, place the lip of lhe second sd k into the righ t coat pocket. P ho to S. "You hIde the egg in the secret Two- Finger Tuc k positiQIl."

The left hand clea rly takes the egg from the si lk into an awkward fingerpalm. as photo 9 shows , so the audience is always able to account for when: the fake egg IS. " In order to help thc hand look M lUr1ll. bolh bands should 1O()k the same ...". as you hold the right hand in the same aw kward posnicn. Phot o 10.

Stuff the Silk into the cgg lIlll rather aw kward way, basically keeping the egg In vie w at all times . As you Iitush, push the index li nger into the egg deep enough to pull the egg from the left hand.

Photo II. "Opps! Don'l do that! O f courSe )-m. kllQW lhat. but some people you bave to lel l everyt hing! You actuallybavc to tel l themto show the egg in the hand first. and I hel l show the handkerchiefis in the pocket," Photo 12.

::----==-----Micba8IAmliarleCWre lil ies · Teur 2000 - - - - - - - - Don " lake the silk from the pocket al lh is moment - just po int ar u. Then relax your whole body as If nothing else has ro happen. Wilh II slight tum to the righ t. 1 Slly " You eVen have ItI lell ~ml' peQple nvt 10 show this side of 1m, egg!" The left hand hils the egg up towards the face. turning the hole of the c!\£ towards the audience. As yo u show them the hole in the egg. tile nght hand reaches down to take the silk hanging from thl' poc ket. As you pinch the silk, the middle finger goes into the lop of the pocket, and slips the egg out of the holder. Ph oto 14. The silk dr.J.pe5 over the front of the right hand, whIch ho lds the

real egg in Iingcrpalm. Relax your body eftcr sbowing the hole in the egg. allowing your left hand (0 drop to your chest. with its back 10 the audience. "One guy even used 3 different color sean. , .... As you say thi~. the lefl lhum b goes into the egg hole, as 11 roac hes fOT the visible silk. j' hOi o 15. Timing is crucial here. as the fake cgg goes behind the Teal egg in tbc rig ht hand. phot o 16, where 11 remams as the Icft hand takes the sil k and real egg. j' hOio 11 . The left hand gestures with rhe si lk as you say - ,•.different color .. " The sentence co ntinues " .. ..hidden in the

pocket.. . .. As you mentiQn the pocket. the right hand retakes the si lk, and gestures with it towards the poc ket. TIle lefl kee ps the real egg visible as this hap pens. but

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tms gesture. secretly slip the

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egg mlO the poc ket, P hOlo 18. "Th an the scarf he stuffed inside the egg!" Immedi ately

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ditching the fake egg. the right hand co mes

up to the fake egg held atthe left fingers. M a final convincer. as you say" . ... you ju st stuffed inside the eggt", with the right fingers exte nded. the right inde ~ finger seems 10 poke all t he way imo

the ho le in the egg. Actu ally. the finger

ben ds bac k 10 the kn uckl e agaimt the sticker on the egg. l'holO 19. The left hand

twists the egg back and fo rth a coup le of times as if reaUy pus hmg the silk mto il.

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Illlr<,lto follow! But the best part is

when )'011 snap your fingers - then peelthe hole off the egg!" Photo 20. This is a grea t nwment! As you try to throw the

' hole' away. il seems 10 ~t IC" rc YUl,lr tl llge'!'s. Finally, press 11 onto the center of your forehead. L ift the egg up to your face with your nghl band.justas you

did when yo u first revealed the secret !wle. Phot os 2 1 and 22.

'n us IS a funny CUIltnlSt. since cV<'l)'lhing looks Ihe same lIS before, ('n ly IlOW the h<J le is in your head aoo OOt In the egg! The lef, baod lifts a glass. as you break the egg 10 prove it is real. During the reaction. )'011 seem [0 be placing she glass and silk away, as you prepare for the next e rrc« . AClIlally, you arc quic kly gathering the visible stlk into the righ t hand. r like to accordion pleat Ihe silk into my rtsht hand. Phot o 13. Alan Greenhcrg, a friend who has performed this routine for so me nm e. likes to wrap the silk around two fingers. EiTher way, make ~ure you will be able \() quickly grab the end of the Silk when you need to. Onc e gat hered, act as If you place the silk baek ;nto your right rocket, but hold onto it w01TY aboutthe other scarf. AnytIme y<)u want, you can take it back out of the hole, and use it fur another effecT:' A~ you say thTS. both hands move to the spot on your forehead 311m, same lime . The righ t presses 3t:amS! the st icker. as the left grabs the end of the silk. and The STicker, and begins to pull. Photo 14. n Tis looks exacT ly as If you are pulling the s ilk from out of the hole on you r lIead ! It is sueh a funny sight that it gl"t:s a nice feeling at tile end of a very puzzlmg effect! " [)<;lll' t

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