Hot Magic & Parlor Tricks How-Tos
How To: Open your Zippo so that you look bad ass
A very cool way to open your Zippo. If you have a Zippo lighter than you better know how to do these killer Zippo tricks.
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: 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 the Drunken shuffle card magic trick
Learn the Drunken Shuffle card magic trick.
How To: Make magicians' wax and invisible thread
You need wooly nylon string and a candle. This is pretty easy and you can get these things at any fabric store.
How To: Suck wine into an upside down glass
Impress your friends at the bar (if they don't laugh too hard at you for ordering wine) with this trick: sucking wine into an upside down glass. Oh yeah, make sure you get a cherry from the bartender.
How To: Mentally control a Zippo flame
Watch this instructional video to learn how to do a trick with a zippo lighter. Steal the flame from the lighter, then put it back. The lighter trick in this how-to video will amaze all 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: Do the Ing Ping Ching magic trick
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 Ching energy and it is quite involved...so you will have to watch the video! Do the Ing Ping Ching magic trick.
How To: Spin a pencil
This is a cool video tutorial teaching you different ways for how to spin a pencil/pen on your fingers. By using your thumb, index finger, and middle finger, while keeping in mind the weight balance, you will be able to learn how to do this trick with the easy steps that he provides. And with these techniques you can even twirl a banana or a screwdriver. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to spin a pencil.
How To: Draw a dot inside a circle without lifting the pen
There's no sound and the video quality is a tad dated but you still get the gist. Watch this how-to video and learn how to draw a dot in the middle of a circle without lifting your pen. This oldie but goodie may still stump some of your friends. Show off this magic trick anytime.
How To: 5 Surefire Tricks to Getting a Free Drink at the Bar
When you finally turn the privileged age of 21 in the U.S. (or 18 in most other countries), the first thing you'll probably do is sprint to the nearest pub, order a drink, and revel in your new freedom. Congratulations, you've survived two decades on Earth, you've earned that drink.
How To: Do the Sliced Banana Trick!
How to do the sliced banana magic trick! Fool your friends and be the life of the party with this awesome magic trick! This video will show you how to cut a banana before you even peel it! All that you will need for this cool trick is a needle and a banana.
How To: Perform Color Monte (AKA This 'N' That)
This video explains how to perform the Color Monte card trick! Not an easy trick to perform, but with enough practice you'll get there :)
How To: Open Bottles in Amazing Ways
See how to open a bottle of champagne with a kitchen knife, a wine bottle with a ribbon, and a bottle of beer with a paper note! Watch the video below for the full instructions, or hit up the brief guide below.
How To: Get Any Girl to Kiss You Using a Deck of Cards and Some Quick Fingers
You know that guy who does the cheesy card trick to get the attention of all the girls at the party? Well, we kinda hate that guy don't we? But, if we could be that guy, it might not be so bad.
How To: (Almost) Always Win a Bet with Your Friends Using These 10 Tricks
So, the in-person conversations between you and your friends has slowed down to a near halt, thanks to everyone's obsession with texting, Facebook, and over-uploading pics to Instagram—socializing at its best. It could also be that you're just not interesting enough anymore in person.
How To: Levitate a Ping Pong Ball in an Invisible Wind Tunnel
What can you do with a hair dryer besides dry your hair? Lots. You can remove stickers from clothing, clean up crayon marks, and mold your plastic eyeglasses for a better fit. But how about something a little more fun? Well, you can levitate things. Ping pong balls, to be exact.
How To: Catch Money on Fire Without Actually Burning It
If you want to convince your friends that money is not an issue, then you can just burn it for real like Walter White. But if you don't really want to destroy your hard-earned cash, this burn trick is perfect for you. It just takes some basic chemistry and a few materials, such as salt, water, alcohol, tongs, and a source of fire. And of course—money.
How To: Cheat five bucks from your friends with this flammable bar trick
Kipkay shows you how to make 5 bucks, quick and easy, every time! Fill up a shot glass halfway, then bet your friends that you can lift it up with the palm of your hand, using just the palm of your hand, no fingers and no cupping the glass.
How To: Perform the leaning coke can trick and balance a coin on a dollar bill
In this video, learn how to alter the center of gravity within a coke can so that it leans on its side like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Later, learn how to balance a coin on a dollar bill. Take a look at how this is done and learn a little bit about how gravity functions in the process
How To: Make magical handheld fireballs (that won't burn) with common household items
Don't get burned playing with fire——know how to play with it right, just like those crazy magicians do when it comes to magical fireballs that you can hold in your hand. You can juggle them, too, but you need to know the secret to making them safely.
How To: Make a balloon float two different ways without using helium
Out of helium? Forgot to pick up the tank? Don't worry, this video shows you two different ways that you can make your balloons float without using helium! And better yet, these methods use things you likely have around the house, so no added cost!
How To: Turn two pennies into a fun little roller
This is a great bar trick - cut a small notch into two pennies and then stick them together. Make sure they are lined up ninety degrees to each other. And then, roll them across the table, bar or floor!
How To: Turn a plain thumbtack into a spinning top
This trick will take a bit of practice to get down, and will work best with balanced pins (so make sure yours aren't bent or chipped). With the proper flick of the wrist, you can turn a plain thumbtack into a spinning top.
How To: Perform the what's next magic trick
If you'd like to perform the what's next card trick, this video will show you how. With a large card, you can make it look like you're changing the number of dots on the card, when in reality, it's really just the way you hold it.
How To: Convince your friends they're psychic with this cool magic trick
With this video you'll be able to pull a prank on your friends, convincing them they're psychic! It's a great illusion that anyone can do. You'll need to watch the video and check out the accompanying link here. Tada!
How To: Tear up a piece of paper and have it magically be restored
Here's another video showing you how to rip up a piece of paper and then have it magically restore itself to its pristine state. This requires two pieces of paper and little handy work, distraction and you're off to the races!
How To: Perform the match drop trick and win a free drink
OK, here's another bar trick that will have you sipping free suds in no time. You'll need a box of wooden matches, a piece of paper, a pen and a ruler. This simple game of skill looks completely fair, but always leaves the sucker short.
How To: Perform the house of nails bar trick
No, it's not a house of cards, it's a house of nails! In this video you'll see how to pull off a sweet bar trick where you ask your contestant to balance 9 nails on the head of a tenth nail!
How To: Perform a pen and coin magic trick for kids
Kids love magic, and they love performing it too! Here's an easy trick kids can learn to get them on the way to being their own Criss Angel, except cool. You'll need a penny a pen and some magical words. Abracadabra.
How To: Tear some paper and magically restore it to normal
Here's how to perform a sweet magic trick where you tear a piece of paper and restore it to normal. Well, it will look like that. You'll need two pieces of paper towel to do this trick. Check out this video and remember, magic is everywhere!
How To: Pull tons of paper out of your hand with this magic trick
Want to impress your friends or maybe that special someone by pulling out foot after amazing foot of paper out of your hand? Of course you do! Now, with this sweet little video you can learn how to use a prop called a mouth coil to do it.
How To: Perform the torn and restored bill magic trick
This is a sweet little magic trick that has you tearing a bill then magically restoring it to it to normal after. Follow the video and see if you can do it yourself! All you need is a normal bill and to know this magic secret! A great Easy Magic Trick. Use this Easy Magic Trick to impress anyone. This Easy Magic Trick is not hard to do.
How To: Perform the vanishing coin trick
Voila! The coin has vanished. You can make it vanish too with this easy peasy magic trick. You'll need a coin, some tape and a little sleight of hand. Then, gather friends and family together and get ready to rock their world.
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 dime in a bottle bar trick
Bar tricks, gotta love em. This is an easy trick that's hard for someone to win unless they know the secret. Place a small coin on a business card and the business card on a bottle. Now remove the business so that the coin falls into the bottle. business card trick. Unless you know this business card trick it is very hard to figure out. Make a bet and you can win with this business card trick.
How To: Perform the instant freezing beer bottle trick
Want to amaze someone and freeze a bottle of beer instantly? You can with this sweet little trick. Your audience won't believe their eyes as you magically freeze a bottle of beer right in front of their eyes. Watch and learn!
How To: Do the balancing forks bar trick to win a free drink
Oh bar tricks, who can ever get enough? Well, in this simple trick, you'll bet someone to see if they can balance two forks on one toothpick. Watch this video and see how the trick is done, so you can enjoy the sweet taste of victory!