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How To: Do the elevation card trick
Learn the elevation card trick with this instructive how-to video. Fascinate friends with your ability to magically make cards rise up and out of a deck as if levitating.
How To: Do the blink card trick
Ever heard of the Blink Card Trick? Well, it's an easy way to impress your friends, without having to know much about card tricks. Learn how to perform this card trick, step by step, in this tutorial.
How To: Do the color changing deck trick
Looking to pick up a new card trick? Amaze your friends with your ability to change the colors of all of the cards in a deck with this video on how to do the color changing deck trick.
How To: Do the card in wallet trick
Are you a magician on a budget? Impressive feats of magic don't require an assistant to saw in half, or even a rabbit to pull out of a hat. You need only the slightest sleight-of-hand to perform this impressive magic staple.
How To: Escape from handcuffs
It's a trick that never fails to amaze. You're placed in handcuffs, but with a flick of the wrist, you're free! Kick off your career as a daring escape artist with these simple tips.
How To: Do the blindfolded deck card trick
With 2 simple props and a bit of sleight of hand, you can be well on your way to performing an interesting card trick.
How To: Do the Magicard trick
Want to impress some friends? This magic trick requires no sleight of hand, just a bit of setup. Using the Magicard application, you can make your iPhone mysteriously identify the card placed against it.
How To: Do the torn bill trick
Whether or not you're an aspiring magician or just curious, this trick is great to learn. It requires only one prop and only involves a very slight modification.
News: Stunningly Slooooowwww Card Flourishes
Dimitri Arleri delivers a set of jaw-dropping card flourishes, performed at a slow pace to "an unidentified piece of ambient opera." Magicians, get ready to be inspired.
How To: Do a Dan Martin vanishing coin trick - Scam School
Dan Martin shows us a great bar trick. Learn to do a vanishing coin trick from Dan Martin. Impress your friends, and maybe some chicks with your amazing sleight-of-hand skills. You'll be able to brag about your magic talents.
How To: Perform the NFW card trick
If you've ever seen David Blaine or Criss Angel, there's a good chance you've seen this card trick performed at least once. It's a very common trick, and yet the effect still blows people away.
How To: Make a cigarette disappear with your hands
This is one of the easier yet shocking magic tricks that can be performed by using a cigarette. With a little slight of hand, you can create the illusion of a cigarette disappearing.
How To: Duplicate a penny using only a pen
If you're bored at school, this trick will be sure to amaze your friends and give you something to do. With only a few slight modifications to the pen, you can give the illusion that you are making a penny appear out of nowhere.
How To: Change 3 triangles into 4 triangles
Can you solve this puzzle? Move three lines from these three triangles to make four equal triangles. Can you solve this brainteaser without cheating? You'll be surprised at how easy the answer to this puzzle is.
How To: Move 3 matchsticks to make 3 squares
Try to figure out this brainteaser in five minutes or less. Move three matchsticks in order to make three squares. No peeking! Are you still working out this puzzle in your head? You'll be very surprised at the simple solution to this riddle.
How To: Move 4 match sticks to create 3 equilateral triangles.
For all brainteaser fanatics, this one is for you. Challenge yourself to move four matches to form three equilateral triangles. Press pause to think about it before you find out the answer. Are you stumped yet? Can you figure out this brainteaser in less than ten minutes? You'll be surprised to find out how easy this puzzle answer is.
How To: Change toothpick pyramid upside down
Check out this not-so-magic trick. Moving only three toothpicks, you can invert a toothpick pyramid. It's an easy and fun bar trick you can show anyone. It's great for parties and entertaining. For more magic tricks, search for magic tricks on WonderHowTo.
How To: Escape from a straitjacket
With the help of magician Dan Martin, you'll learn the steps to escape from a straitjacket! Hopefully you won't find yourself in a serious situation where you need to escape from a straitjacket, but if you want to simply impress your friends or put on a magic show, this video is a great tutorial for you.
How To: Do a forward three-beat weave in hoop poi
Sure, you've heard of poi, but this is not your standard fire poi… it's with hula hoops instead… hoop poi. Learn how to perform a forward three-beat weave in hoop poi. If you prefer the kindness of a hula hoop over the flames of a poi bag, hula poi is your answer. The forward three-beat weave is a great poi trick to learn.
How To: Do the Brainwave Deck card trick
With quick preparation you can perform a mind boggling card trick for your friends. You Will Need
News: Ultra Slo-Mo Fire Breathing
Napalm Dragon has an incredible video of super slo-mo fire breathing. "There is no super imposing. This is 'as is' (Low Res) footage captured at 1,000 fps and 2,000 fps
How To: Perform a trick with a nickel, cup, and match
Do you remember "The Heist" from episode 21? Well, the sequel is even more unfair than the original! Check out this video if you want to stump people with a trick called "The Heist II." For this trick, you need only a few simple supplies: a match, a cup, and a nickel.
How To: Do the floating match card trick
Use your magic skills to perform this hot trick at your next party. You Will Need
How To: Do the Cheek To Cheek Card Trick
Show off your magic skills with a little preparation and an easy trick to execute. You Will Need
How To: Do the French Drop Coin trick
Where the coin goes, nobody knows. Except you! You Will Need
How To: Know what card someone has in a card game
Cheat at ANY game of cards using this neat method. Scam School shows you how to make slight alterations to a deck of cards, completely unnoticable to anyone, allowing you to know what card(s) they have.
How To: Perform a rigged impromptu matchbox game
This trick can be done anytime, anywhere, with one of the easiest props ever: a matchbox. The props couldn't be simpler: just find an empty matchbox that has the same design on both sides. Set it on the table with the inside tray facing up (we'll call that "right side up") and start making a simple game of balancing the box with one side on the edge of the table and the other on your fingertip.
How To: Escape from a zip tie and open locked doors
If for some strange reason you find your hands bound together by a zip tie, check out this video to learn how to escape from one! Using a little bit of slight of hand, you'll learn how to break free from a tight zip tie, and as an added bonus, how to open up a locked door using a zip tie. Remember: Don't cut off your circulation by tightening it too much.
How To: Always win a virtual version of Rock-Paper-Scissors
Without looking, peeking, or even cheating, you will be able to figure out who will win in a virtual game of rock-paper-scissors.
How To: Read minds with Mental Mastery
Learn how to read the secret thoughts of three friends! This video is a great trick to perform at a bar or while sitting around with fiends. They'll be amazed when they think you are capable of reading their minds!
How To: Get yourself out of thumbcuffs
Daniel Martin, a magician and escape artist, explains his technique for getting out of thumbcuffs. Disclaimer: We're pretty sure it's not illegal to know HOW to escape from thumbcuffs... but we're 100% sure it's illegal to actually escape when detained by law enforcement (just sayin').
How To: Send an object through a table
Whether you're at a bar or just with a group of friends, this is a great illusion that makes it look as though you are sending a large object right through a table!
How To: Get an Egg into a Bottle
Be the life of the party – without wearing a lampshade or starting a conga line – by getting an egg into a bottle.
News: Skewer your tongue
Here Brian Brushwood deconstructs the 'Skewer through the Tongue' trick. Magic or not...we're still totally grossed out.
How To: Perform the "cash printing" magic trick
Magic is something almost everybody wants to learn, so why not learn now? Magic tricks can be done by anybody, you just need a little confidence and a little sleight of hand to pull off the illusion.
How To: Perform the magic stick trick
brusspup has tons of ingenious tips and tricks for everybody! In this video tutorial, he shows you how to perform the magic stick trick.
News: Tongue clap
Tongue what? There's tongue kiss, tongue tied, tongue twisters, but tongue clapping? What? Meet Sam Taylor. He and the great minds at VideoJug give us the 411 on the new way to impress the ladies.
How To: Do the wine into an upside-down glass party trick
Bet your friends that you can make wine magically go into an upside-down glass, and the next round will be on them.
How To: Perform a thumb fan card flourish
Card flourishes are more of an art form, not really necessary for your magic card tricks and illusions, but really cool to impress your friends. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform a thumb fan card flourish, which shows you how to fan a deck of playing cards with... obviously your thumb. This thumb fan card flourish is an impressive card trick, no magic involved.
News: Suck an egg into a glass bottle
Magic? Camera tricks? Did someone build an egg inside the bottle with tweezers as if it were a ship? Nope.