Amazing Magic Tricks Revealed

January 28, 2010 by John Wong

There is a famous magic trick with the effect of a handkerchief suddenly appearing in a decanter. We might try a similar invention right now, using that decanter trick as the basis. At random, we substitute a photograph for the handkerchief. This substitution suggests a frame in which it may appear. We must have a place in which to hide the picture prior to its appearance. A hollow back immediately comes to mind. The picture could be rolled up in one edge of the frame as well.

The pulling of the thread can also be done with indirect forces instead of a simple pull. By rotating the frame, the thread would wind up and tension is built up to pull out the photo with high speed. The frame could be rotated horizontally or it can be mounted on a backing and a turntable to be rotated vertically.

We then have to do experiments to make sure the props work well. Only by trial and error can you determine what the best way to set up the trick is. You have to find out the best way to hook up the picture, the best place to hide it before the production and other details. You must work it out and ensure it works at least 99 out of 100 times. Things like the suitable smoothness of the passage and the material of the picture will require you to do even more trials.

Methods of pulling the thread other than turning the frame would be using assistant or counterweight or some sort of mechanical device. The thread could be tied on a chair on stage and the magician holds the picture frame in hands. When he desires to execute the trickery, he can simply walk forward and the thread is tightened and the picture is pulled into view.

Or go back to the milk bottle. Use that instead of a decanter. Put it on a turntable. Provide a method of fastening the bottle so it will not fly off. Then spin it. This could cause a handkerchief, a flag, even a flower to appear, pulled into view quickly from a pocket concealed within the turntable top.

The same principle has been applied to non-apparatus magic. The hands are substituted for the decanter. The space behind the vest takes the place of the pocket in the table. The thread still remains. Secured to two corners of a large flag, the thread extends across the top. The flag is folded and tucked beneath the vest, leaving the thread extending across the body. In a flash the flag is produced merely by hooking the thumbs under the thread and extending the arms forward and apart. Properly done, the flag seems to appear suddenly between the two hands. This may be used for a flash production of almost anything concealed beneath the vest, the coat or within a pocket.

Try out the possibilities and have fun. You can produce a silk, a rose or cards at your command and create more magic out of them.

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