Hot Magic & Parlor Tricks Posts
How To: Do the bling fling trick
A cool jumping ring trick. This trick used to be used in thimble magic. It is a fun trick, but it does take practice.
How To: Learn the suspended pencil magic trick
J.P. Laramy demonstrates the suspended pencil magic trick. You put the pencil right behind your hands and you make a fist to start. The secret is to keep a spoon or knife behind your hand.
How To: Perform the unbreakable egg magic trick
Watch to learn how to perform a magic trick by squeezing an "unbreakable egg."
How To: Create an optical illusion with height & circumference
Learn how to take advantage of a psychological defect humans have regarding the height and circumference of a pint glass.
How To: Propel a match with static electricity
Watch to learn a cool optic illusion in which it looks like a match is propelled by static electricity but is really flicked by the second match.
How To: Spin the "atomic weave" poi dance move
The atomic weave is a fusion of a 3 beat weave and split time opposites. It is also a portal to the wonderful world of 3 dimensional spinning for poi.
How To: Spin the "4-beat windmill" and "matrix move" for poi
This video covers the 4-beat windmill and corkscrew, the matrix move, the 4X4 fountain, and an update on colecord. Poi is a unique dance with origins in New Zealand. Check it out.
How To: Learn the "butterfly weave" for poi
Watch this poi dancing video on the theory behind the 4-beat "thread the needle," and how it opens the way to "butterfly weaves" and other yumminess.
How To: Spin basic turns for poi
Check out this short lesson on how to spin basic poi turns for this unique dance. You can always use stocking and balls if you dont have poi.
How To: Do the Fan Flip XCM card flourish
Learn an Extreme Card Manipulation (XCM) move called the Fan Flip.
How To: Perform a Thumb Cut Variation XCM card flourish
This is a modified version of the Thumb Cut that I like to use. It's fairly easy and I recommend it for beginners.
How To: Perform the Sandwich Card magic trick
A tutorial for the Sandwich Card magic trick.
How To: Perform a signed card change magic trick
Learn a magic trick in which you change a signed card into a completely different one.
How To: Perform a basic rubber band magic trick
Learn how to do this basic rubber band trick tutorial.
How To: Perform the Exploding Dice magic trick
Learn the secret of Theatrix's Exploding dice trick. Make a single die "explode" into several smaller dice.
How To: Perform a novice card change magic trick
Perform a card change trick in which you change one card into another. This trick does not use any double lifts.
How To: Perform a Criss Angel card trick
Perform a Criss Angel card magic trick in which you make two chosen cards instantly jump from the middle of a jumbled deck and into your hand.
How To: Perform the Credit Card magic trick
A novice card magic trick in which you change a card by swiping it through the deck like a credit card.
How To: Perform a dice prediction card trick
Learn a magic trick in which you predict a spector's card by rolling a die.
How To: Perform a 3 piles card trick
Perform a card trick in which you find a spectator's card after dividing the deck into three piles.
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: Perform the Theatrix Blank Deck magic trick
Learn how to perform the Blank Deck trick. This trick uses a gaff deck so that you can make blank cards appear to suddenly have faces.
How To: Make a coin vanish and reappear from thin air
Learn how to vanish a coin and reappear it.
How To: Do an XCM cut
A tutorial on an Extreme Card Manipulation (XCM) cut / flourish.
How To: Vanish a handkerchief
Learn a magic trick to make a handkerchief vanish.
How To: Throw cards fast and accurately
Good Video on how to throw cards fast and accurately
How To: Throw cards
An instructional video on how to throw playing cards.
How To: Do a one handed card fan
A tutorial on how to do the great one handed fan. There are two angles in the tutorial - one in spectator's view, and one in your own.
How To: Perform the Grandpa Aces card trick
Tutorial for a card magic trick called Grandpa Aces (Preformed by DC)
How To: Perform an impromptu blank deck card trick
Learn a card magic trick in which you appear to make all of the cards in a deck go blank.
How To: Perform a slap deck card magic trick
Learn an easy to do card trick in which you find two cards in the deck by slapping the rest of the deck out of your hand.
How To: Perform easy card tricks
Learn a series of beginner's card magic tricks.
How To: Perform a simple card trick for new magicians
A simple card trick for beginner magicians in which you can always guess what card a spectator chooses.
How To: Perform the Lightning Quick card trick
Learn the super fast card trick called the Lightning Quick magic trick.
How To: Perform the Mind Merge card trick
An explanation of the Mind Merge card magic trick.
How To: Con
This video will show you how to always win in a very simple bar game called Nim. Trick your friends into betting on it then always getting a free drink or a couple of bucks! (Please drink responsibly.)
How To: Perform the Jack-O-Lantern bar trick
This may/will take some practice to do but the risk makes the glory. You simply put a match in your mouth and inhale. Yes, that simple...or so you think.
How To: Lift a friend with the superhero strength trick
All you need is you, a friend and a victim and it's as simple as that! Just make sure your friend isn't THAT heavy. Brian Brushwood of Revision3's Scam School shows you this bar trick and how to fool your friends into thinking you have magical super hero strength.
How To: Perform a four jacks card trick
Perform a card magic trick with four jacks and make them magically rise to the top of the deck.
How To: Perform the Disappearing Toothpick magic trick
This video will teach you how to make a tooth pick disappear and reappear.