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Magic & Parlor Tricks

Magic, the art of illusion and special effects, requires no spells or supernatural powers. All you really need to be a good magician is knowledge of the trick, practice, and showmanship.

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Apr 1, 2008

Here are two tricks to try at a restraurant. The first, the Balancing Act, is a trick in which you balance two forks on the tip of a toothpick. The second the Glow Worm, makes a scrunched up straw wra ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Learn a magic trick in which you appear to pull a lit match apart using an invisible string. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

The classic beginner routine for the cups and balls magic trick. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Cheat at Poker! Okay not, really but you should be able to convince people that you could with this card trick. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Learn a card magic trick in which you quickly and sloppily break a deck into to piles. Then find chosen cards from each half after an audience member shuffles them back together. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Learn to perform the Opposites Attract magic card trick in which you appear to shuffle a deck so that the aces and queens end up next to each other. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Learn some basic information about card magic and how to do the basic standard one-handed Charlier cut and a couple basic variations for the cut. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Learn how to do the ribbon spread - the classic table spread for a deck of cards. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Learn how to riffle shuffle a deck of cards for your magic routine or just as a card shuffle. ...

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Apr 1, 2008

Learn how to form a deck of cards into a (hopefully) perfect fan with this card flourish tutorial. ...