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How To: Fold a Piece of Paper Seven Times & Seven Times Only
Is it impossible to fold a piece of paper more than seven times? Yes, or is it? In this video from Fun Party Tricks, you'll see how to fold a piece of paper seven times and seven times only, but that doesn't necessarily mean that's all you can do. A high school student actually debunked this belief and successfully folded a sheet of paper 12 times.
How To: Do the Crazy Card Bend Magic Trick
Check out this tutorial for a cool magic trick that you can easily perform for your friends. All this trick requires is a little preparation and you will be wowing crowds in the bar in no time.
How To: Double the Value of Your Card with a Magic Trick
This is a fun trick to perform on your friends, anywhere. First, explain to your buddies that your deck of cards is special and acts just like an ATM. They'll naturally be confused and ask you to prove it. That is when you take a low number card from your deck, swipe it, and turn it into a card worth twice as much!
How To: Make a Cigarette Appear to Vanish (Up Close)
In this video, learn how to make an ordinary cigarette vanish and reappear with ease.
How To: Magically Link Paperclips Without Touching Them
If you are looking to win an easy bar bet, check out this video. In it, you will learn how to link two paperclips together using magic and without ever touching the clips!
How To: Levitate a Paper Cup Using Magic
In this tutorial, learn how to trick your audience into thinking you can control things with your mind!
How To: Perform a Magic Trick with a Sugar Packet
Check out this tutorial for steps on how to perform a very cool slight of hand trick. In this video, learn how to take a solid sugar packet, toss it in the air and catch it - like a ring - around your pointer finger. Your audience will be totally amazed, but you will know the secret.
How To: Make a Coin Vanish in Front of Your Eyes
In this tutorial, learn how to make an ordinary coin vanish before your very eyes! For this trick, you will need a normal coin and a tube of lip balm. The lip balm helps the coin to secretly stick to the back of your hand.
How To: Smoke an Entire Cigarette Without Losing Any Ash
In this tutorial, learn how to perform a simple bar trick that will win you lots of free drinks! In this clip, you will learn the secret to smoking an entire cigarette without losing any ash at all! You will build a perfectly shaped ash stick where your paper cig used to be.
How To: Challenge a Friend to a Bent Cigarette Challenge
If you are looking for a bet that you are sure to win, check out this clip. In it, you will learn exactly how to bend a cigarette in half without breaking it! No one will believe you when you say you can crunch a cig so that both ends touch and still have an unbroken smokable cigarette.
How To: Make a Card Vanish and Reappear with Magic
One of the most basic, but most impressive card tricks is how to make a card vanish and reappear with ease.
How To: Make 2 Solid Matches Appear to Pass Through Each Other
Looking for a way to impress your friends? Check out this tutorial! All you need are some matches and a bit of practice and you will be able to perform this cool illusion. This trick is also the same as the linking cigarette trick which is so popular on the net right now.
How To: Look Like the Strongest Man in the Bar with This Trick
Need some extra cash? Trying to impress a girl? Well, whatever the reason, check out this tutorial and win an interesting bar bet every time.
How To: Palm a Coin for Beginners
The key to many coin based magic tricks is proper "palming". In this tutorial, learn the basics of how to palm a coin and open the door for many tricks to follow.
How To: Perform a Crazy Handcuffs Rubber Band Trick
This magic trick seems impossible, but with this tutorial, you will learn just how easy it is to do.
How To: Perform a Magic Telekinetic Trick with Matches
With this trick, learn how to use one match to make another match jump feet into the air. This trick is so sneaky that you will appear to be controlling it with your mind.
How To: Magically Fuse Together Multiple Breath Mints
If you are looking for a way to kill time while waiting in a restaurant, why not check out this magic trick?
How To: Make a Coin Vanish Through a Glass with Magic
In this tutorial, learn how to make an ordinary coin completely vanish by placing a clear wine glass over it!
How To: Perform the "Jumping Jack" Card Trick
In this tutorial, learn how to perform a classic card trick. With the right slight of hand and a little practice, you will be able to impress your audience with this fun trick. In this clip, you will see how to make a Jack card mysteriously take the place of another face card.
How To: Perform an Easy & Amazing Levitation Trick
The magic trick in this video can be performed with nothing more than items found in your local restaurant or bar.
How To: Balance a Wine Glass on Top of a Playing Card
Looking for a cool trick you can perform in a bar? Check this out! In this tutorial, learn how to balance a wine glass on top of a seemingly ordinary playing card.
How To: Make Your Money Double in Value with Magic
Remember when your parents used to lecture you that money doesn't come out of thin air? What if you could prove them wrong?
How To: Make a Coin Seem to Appear Out of Thin Air
Do you remember all those coin tricks your parents played on you as a kid? Ever wonder how they discovered all that money behind your ears? Well, in this tutorial, you will learn how to make an ordinary coin appear out of thin air.
How To: Transform a Bill with a Crazy Magic Money Trick
In this tutorial, learn how to perform a fantastic magic trick where two money bills seemingly make an amazing transformation, right under the nose of your audience!
How To: Perform a Cool Magician Magic Card Snatch Trick
Ever wonder how magicians can seemingly identify any card? Well, wonder no more! In this tutorial, learn how to identify a spectator's card when they randomly place it mid-pile. This sounds impossible and looks astonishing but, really, it is quite easy. So, follow along with this clip and you will learn all of the inside secrets to perform this trick on your very own.
How To: Perform a Close-Up Color Changing Card Trick
This trick is very cool. In this tutorial, learn exactly how to 'wow' your friends with a classic street magician move. With this trick, you will appear to change the color of your cards with a simple slight of hand.
How To: Vanish a Coin Very Easily
This magic trick is sure to impress your friends or any audience. In this video, you will learn how to make a coin vanish and appear at will!
How To: Do a Magical Street Card Trick
Card tricks are an awesome way to impress your friends. These tricks are usually easy to do, once you know the secrets and they make great party tricks, because card decks are so simple to carry with you.
How To: Levitate a Playing Card
Ever wonder how to levitate something like a real magician? Well, look no further! In this tutorial, learn how to levitate a playing card from a deck of cards and impress everyone you know. This trick is easy to learn and since cards are so compact, you can perform it anywhere! So grab a deck and practice!
How To: Perform the Impossible Warped Card Trick
In this clip, you will learn the secrets to doing a seemingly impossible card trick. This trick requires two cards and some sneaky fingers. Make it appear as though the you are sliding two cards in and out of each other, and that one of them has magically reversed itself. This trick will amaze you when you learn how it is really done, and will definitely impress any audience. So have fun with it and shock your friends!
How To: Perform the Jumping Ring Trick
OK, don't use this video to propose to your future wife, but DO try this video to impress your friends and family. You'll need a ring and an audience and you'll be able to show them how the ring jumps off one finger to another. It's magic!
How To: Make Your Magic Tricks Appear Original
If you're a magician, or an aspiring one, you'll want to learn how to put your own stamp on your tricks. It's very hard to actually find a trick that hasn't been done already, but you can still find ways to personalize the trick and bring new life to it.
How To: Perform the Impossible Bending Cigarette Trick
In this video, learn how to bend an ordinary cigarette in half without breaking it! With this amazing trick, you can bet your friends that you can bend a cigarette in two, so that both ends touch without breaking the cigarette.
How To: Make a Coin Jump from Hand to Hand with Magic
In this tutorial, learn a funky magic trick that you can perform anywhere. In this video, you will see exactly how to flip a coin just right so that it appears to have jumped from one closed hand to another. This process is really simple, but will require some practice. So, feel free to rewind the video if you need more help. Have fun!
How To: Jump an Ink Signature from One Card to Another
The card trick in this tutorial is great for beginners and seasoned magicians alike. In the video you will learn how to present a deck of cards to two spectators and amaze them with slight of hand.
How To: Perform This Cool Magic Tricks with No Props
No nets, no coins, no cards, no nothing! This magic trick is a fun one to do and only requires your hands, arms and an audience. Check it out and see how to convince your friends that your arms are made of rubber.
How To: Do a Magic Trick Anytime, Anywhere and Close Up
When you do a magic trick, people will automatically try and guess your secret. This makes it difficult to do complicated tricks that must be performed from a distance to look real.
News: Make a Spoon Disappear
If you're willing to shell out for a mind-blowing party trick, here's another great one to add to your repertoire. Unfortunately this isn't a dirt cheap junk drawer DIY—you'll need a $40-$60 gallium kit (which doesn't include the spoon mold). What is gallium, you may ask? An amazing, man-made metal which melts at the low temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Plunk your trick spoon into a cup of hot water, and amaze. According to the Department of Energy, it's safe to handle as long as you don...
How To: Remove a Cork from Inside a Wine Bottle
In this video, learn a cool bar trick. In it, you will see how to remove a cork from inside a bottle without breaking it.
How To: Do the Neo Sonic pen spinning trick
Learn how to do the Neo Sonic with this pen spinning tutorial.