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How To: Make your fingers appear on fire without burning them
Want to make your fingers look like they have flames shooting out of them? Learn how to protect your fingers while they are ablaze and make your friends think you are impervious to pain. Use easy to find material to protect your fingers while you light each one on fire.
How To: Win a free drink with this coin in a glass bar trick
Here's a cool and easy bar trick to win yourself a free drink. You'll need a glass, a cigarette, a business card and a coin. Stack a business card, a cigarette and a coin on a glass. Now remove only the business card and the cigarette so that the coin falls into the glass. This is a very cool bar trick. You can perform the bar trick with simple objects that you can find in any bar. The Bar Trick seems impossible and that is why it is so cool.
How To: Perform complicated looking magic tricks anywhere
In this video, Justin Kredible will teach you how to perform a ton of cool magic tricks using items you already have around the house. Justin is a master illusionist and in this clip he shows you some of his easiest (yet still fascinating) magic tricks. Like Justin says, he doesn't reveal secrets..he teaches magic. Have fun!
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.
How To: Do basic fundamental pen spinning tricks
Watch this pen spinning video tutorial to learn how to do basic fundamental pen spinning tricks, like the Thumb Around, Thumb Around Reverse, Charge, Pass, Reverse Pass, Fingerpass, Finger Pass Reverse, Sonic, and Sonic Reverse.
How To: Con someone with the penny prediction bar trick
Check out Brian Brushwood and Scam School's Penny Prediction scam. No matter what the setup, the very best scams are the ones that let the mark think they're on top, only to get punked in the end. That's what makes the penny prediction so great!
How To: Perform a jumping paper ball magic trick
This easy trick confuses people, and you can do it now with a just sheet of paper! The spectator believes that the balls of paper are jumping from one hand to the other, when in reality, the magician is just performing a simple sleight of hand. Watch this video magic tutorial and learn how to perform a jumping paper ball trick.
How To: Do basic pen tricks
As promised for nearly the whole school year now, I have finally explained how to do two simple pen tricks. There are many such videos on YouTube and elsewhere, but many (students) have requested me to explain it too, so here it is.
How To: Do the "impossible vanish" magic card trick
The impossible vanish is one of those card tricks every magician needs to know, so watch this video tutorial to learn how to do the "impossible vanish" magic card trick. With just a little sleight of hand and a little confidence, you can easily do this magic card trick. See it revealed, now!
How To: Perform the "oil and water" card trick easily
You're about to learn some incredible close-up magic tricks from Close Up Card Tricks that you can perform right away. You don't have to be a professional magician to do these card tricks, and you don't even have to practice them that much!
How To: Perform the Sense of Touch card magic trick
Learn the Sense of Touch card magic trick in which you can guess any card just by touching and holding it.
How To: Relight a used match using this great bar trick
A simple trick to use a match again after it has burned out. Sure to impress your friends.
How To: Use a stripper deck for basic tricks
Following the Dalton incident, the stripper deck rapidly fell out of favor with poker cheats, but remains popular to this day with magicians. The deck looks perfectly normal but has tapered edges on all the cards. The goal of the magician in using a stripped deck is to have a person choose a card, then replace it in the deck facing the opposite direction, so that the tapered or stripped edge of the card stands out from the smooth edge of all the other cards.
How To: Perform the Reverse Deck card trick
Perform a magic trick in which you find a spectator's card by reversing the entire deck (expect their chosen card).
How To: Do the water in the glass trick
This is a very clever little puzzler that you can do for your friends and prank them!
How To: Perform the "Make A Deck Bet" card trick
This is a card trick that you can make some money on. First you start with 2 decks of cards. The decks are organized hearts, spades, diamonds, then, clubs. Ace through king on each suit. To set up this trick you reverse one of the decks. So one deck is hearts, spades diamonds, and clubs and the other deck is club, diamonds, spades and hearts with king to ace.To start the trick you have a friend shuffle the two decks together. You then make a bet that the top 52 cards will make a full deck. Ac...
How To: Make a cup float in mid air
Another winning video from the folks at videojug, watch and learn how to amaze your friends and make a cup float in mid air. Make a cup float in mid air.
How To: Change a card in the hand of your audience magically
Check out this crazy kid from the Netherlands as he tries to teach you a bit of magic... called Dutch Magic!
How To: Perform the "The Ten of Hearts" card trick
In this video tutorial, we learn how to perform the "The Ten of Hearts" (or "TheTenofHearts") card trick. For more information about the trick and its execution, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started incorporating this trick into your own routines, watch this free video card magic lesson.
How To: Make a card rise magic trick
Ever wanted to know how the famous rising card trick works? This video reveals the secret so that you can do it for yourself. All you need is a pack of these specially-made cards. If you don't want to know how this trick works, then please do not watch the video. Make a card rise magic trick.
How To: Balance a full glass on a dollar bill
heres a video that teaches you how to balance a glass of water on just one dollar bill.
How To: Fold a $5 to see the twin towers
Impress your friends with this bar trick. Learn how to do a neat little magic trick folding up a $5 and $20 bill. This trick will be a hit at your next gathering. Follow along and learn the step by step instructions to folding the five or twenty dollar bill to be able to see the Twin Towers. It's creepy how you can see the image of the Twin Towers in the folded dollar bills. Fold a $5 to see the twin towers.
How To: Do the win the lottery magic trick
Win immediately with a blank lottery ticket. It will take about 20 minutes to prepare for this trick.
How To: Do the double shock card trick
Watch this instructional video to learn how to do the double shock card trick in which you appear to make four random cards turn into four kings and then four aces. All you need is a standard deck of cards and a double sided card. This video has no audio, but it does have subtitles.
How To: Perform the "ordinary plastic bag" card trick
Adrenaline0Studios reveals the secret behind his "Ordinary Plastic Bag" trick. This trick involves getting a card inside a perfectly normal plastic bag without opening said bag. First task is getting a person pick a card and figuring out what the card is (procedures are on another video). Then, he places the card on the bottom of the deck and spreads the deck on top of the plastic bag while applying lots of pressure. When he raises the bag, you'll notice that the card at the bottom sticks to ...
How To: Perform the "Double Snap" Zippo lighter trick
In this tutorial, learn how to do a cool Zippo lighter trick called the Double Snap. Learn how to extinguish and relight your flame by snapping your fingers. This trick is easy to do and fun to learn and will certainly impress everyone who sees it.
How To: Flick a bottle cap
Bottle caps can be fun! Check out this super cool video on how to flick a bottle cap.
How To: Make a deck of cards disappear
Here's an easy do-it-yourself illusion that will let you make a deck of cards vanish! This detailed video shows you the magic trick, the reveal and what you'll need, to create the illusion. You're going to want to have a deck of cards, including the deck's box, scissors, some scraps of cardboard, some clear tape and some glue. Then, abracadabra!
How To: Perform the "Alternating Prediction" card trick
In this video tutorial, we learn how to perform the "Alternating Prediction" card trick. For more information about the trick and its execution, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started incorporating this trick into your own routines, watch this free video card magic lesson.
How To: Make a playing card magically rise from the deck
Watch this tutorial to learn how to make a card rise out of the deck. Impress your friends with this cool and easy to lean magic trick.
How To: Perform David Blaine's "ace shake" card trick
Need a little help with your magic card skills? Check out this video tutorial to learn how to perform David Blaine's "ace shake" card trick.
How To: Break a beer bottle with the palm of your hand
Next time you're at a party, try this beer bottle trick out. See how to break the bottom out of a beer bottle, with just hands and water. You just fill the empty beer bottle up with cold water, hold the neck in your hand, point the bottom in a safe direction, and smash your palm against the mouth. Simple as that.
How To: Perform the jumping rubber band magic trick
Watch as magician Ryan Oakes shows you how to make a rubber band "jump" at your command! You will need two medium sized-rubber bands. Sometimes we use materials that require adult supervision... like scissors so make sure you have friends and family around whenever you do magic tricks.
How To: Perform the Elmsley count card sleight trick
Here is a quick tutorial for a basic Elmsley count sleight. It's used in a lot of card tricks and effects. This is a great tutorial for new card magicians. It's an easy sleight to perform and it can be very convincing. Enjoy!
How To: Detect a pulse with two toothpicks
Check out the Pulse Trick illusion from Brian Brushwood and Scam School. As a conversation starter, Brian shows you how to use two toothpicks to detect a pulse.
How To: Perform the broken and restored pencil magic trick
Improve your magician skills with this magic prop trick video lesson. This magical tutorial will show you how to perform the broken and restored pencil magic trick. Doing the broken and restored trick just takes a little practice and a little bit of illusion. See the reveal of this cool trick.
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: Do the penetrating rubber bands trick
Take two rubber bands and make them dissolve through each other. This takes practice and strong fingers. It is a cool trick to do at a bar, or with friends.
How To: Perform a Smiling Georgie magic trick with one dollar
Want to turn George Washington's frown upside down? Then tune in to this trick! You will need a crisp one dollar bill. Sometimes we use materials that require adult supervision... like scissors, so make sure you have friends and family around whenever you do magic tricks. 1. Preparation: Give the bill a crease right in the middle of George’s smile. George should be inside the fold.
How To: Teleport a coin magic trick
This is a short small and sweet little magic trick that takes advantage of the "hand is faster than the eye" principle. This slight of hand is performed by an enthusiastic pre-pubescent.