How-To Guides about Magic & Parlor Tricks

Make your own magic moment with one of the easiest stage tricks ever.

In a double-stuffed episode of Scam School, you'll learn how to fake ESP powers — a diabolical method to fake telepathy between you and a friend — and see a mind control trick from outer space with Scam School's first intergalactic student!

Aspiring card shark? Sink your pearly whites into this easy, impressive illusion. In this free video magic lesson, you'll learn how to perform the "devil's elevator" card trick using sleight of hand. Watch this prestidigitator's guide for more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the trick.

Remember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose at Diggnation New York? Want to do it yourself? This time he shows you how it works!

In this tutorial, we learn how to levitate any object. You will need four batteries, two empty cans, a playing card, and a ball of tin foil to do this trick.

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.

This is a simple trick that can amaze, and only requires about a 1/2 hour of solid practice, more or less.

Learn how to bend a fork in this magic trick. This trick works with pens, rulers, and other similarly shaped objects as well.

Tie your shoelaces without hands? Sounds impossible, but that's what everyone will think when you complete this Japanese shoe tying trick.

Learn how to make your own pair of fireproof gloves for magic tricks or movie special FX. Fireproof gloves let you cover your hands with flammable butane & play with fire like never before. They will not damage or incinerate your hands because they are constructed of several layers.

In this video Andy shows you how to perform the "Name it" card trick. The presenter suggests introducing yourself quickly and then ask someone in the audience for a name. Count up the number of letters in the persons name (for instance David is five letters). You then split and reverse five cards. You then ask the audience member to cut the deck in half. Then double under break the remaining cards. Then place the selected card under the reversed card. Then ask the audience member his name...

Did you know it's possible to light a match simply by using your teeth? You can look like a total badass if you learn how to do this trick properly, although you might get burned in the process. From Revision3:

In this clip, learn the simple trick behind opening a full beer bottle with a spinning bike wheel. This is a pretty cool bar trick, that can be done at picnics, cook outs and anywhere else you might have a bike handy. Try it but be careful - the cap will shoot off pretty fast and it goes far!

Watch this video to learn how to open a beer bottle with a newspaper. This easy to learn bar trick can win you tons of free beers, just bet your friends that you can open a beer bottle with a piece of paper.

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.

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!

If you are looking to win an easy bar bet, check out this video.

In this tutorial, learn how to trick your audience into thinking you can control things with your mind!

In this tutorial, learn how to make an ordinary coin vanish before your very eyes!

In this tutorial, learn how to perform a simple bar trick that will win you lots of free drinks!

One of the most basic, but most impressive card tricks is how to make a card vanish and reappear with ease.

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.

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.

This magic trick seems impossible, but with this tutorial, you will learn just how easy it is to do.

If you are looking for a way to kill time while waiting in a restaurant, why not check out this magic trick?

In this tutorial, learn how to make an ordinary coin completely vanish by placing a clear wine glass over it!

The magic trick in this video can be performed with nothing more than items found in your local restaurant or bar.

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.

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.

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!

This trick is very cool.

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!

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!

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!

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.

In this video, learn how to bend an ordinary cigarette in half without breaking it!