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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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Oct 17, 2007

Martyn Coleman teaches his variation of the waving aces trick, also called the two aces card routine, a card trick in which you appear to make any card picked from the deck reappear between two aces h ...

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Oct 15, 2007

This video is a demonstration of a number of basic magic tricks: how to melt a coin through a table, the flip trick, the pass, the French drop and a number of card tricks. Techniques demonstrated inc ...

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Oct 15, 2007

In this video magician David Zanthor shares an age old magic trick. You will need a willing human, a deck of cards, a rubber band, two identical coins and skills. The trick? It involves Ing Ping Ch ...

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Oct 15, 2007

Comedic magician David Zanthor teaches you how to throw a playing card through a window. You will need a deck of cards, two duplicates, wax, a window, some passers-by and an assistant. Stop someone i ...

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Oct 12, 2007

A magic trick in which you appear to make a straw and paper clip float freely in an empty water bottle. This also makes a great science lesson about water pressure. ...

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Oct 12, 2007

A simple magic trick in which you appear to make toothpicks move on their own using drops of water. ...

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Oct 12, 2007

This is similar to the bite out coin trick. In this magic trick you appear to bite a piece out of playing card and magically restore it. ...

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Oct 12, 2007

A card magic trick in which you appear to make all of the jacks, shuffled into the deck, magically appear at the top of the deck. ...

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Oct 12, 2007

Tearing a phonebook in half lengthwise might seem like an impossible feat of strength. Yet, the trick was commonly performed by strongmen at fairs, at the beginning of the century, along with bending ...

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Sep 4, 2007

Learn how to shuffle cards from one hand to another, make a car spin on your finger, or make a card jump from the deck to your hand. These simple tricks are easy to learn and will definitely impress ...