Magical Illusions (Magic Handbook)

36 Pages·2010·6.874 MB·English

by  Jon Tremaine

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Editor: Michael Downey Picture credits
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Beehive Illustrations
Michael Vincent 25
Copyright © QEB Publishing, Inc. 2010
Published in 2011 by
Saunders Book Company
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Collingwood, ON Canada LOY 4M7
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tremaine, Jon.
Magical illusio/n Jso n Tremaine.
p.cm. -- (QEB magic handbook)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN#? 7881 926853:83 3
|. Magic tricks--Juvenile literature. 2. Magic--Juvenile
literature. |.T rtle.
GVIS46. 174201 |
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Amazing illusions 4
Simple thimble 6
Sense of direction 8
Upside-down card 10
Safety first IZ
One-way street 14
Crazy shoelaces 16
Jumpin’ Joker 18
Last straw 20
Bangle wangle LD
Double your money 24
Mind reading 26
Magical clock 28
Coin in pocket 30
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(2) Difficulty rating
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The magic tricks get harder
these are simple everyday objects. throughout the book (except
on page 32), so each trick has
With just some string, a drinking straw,
been given a rating. One is the
a thimble, safety pins, and shoelaces,
easiest and seven is the hardest.
you can perform some great tricks! The most difficult tricks will
take a bit of practice to get
right, but they will be worth it!
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performer. The better you are
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believable your tllustons will be.
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ieee love doing tricks with thimbles,
1 so why not try this cheeky illusion? Using
simple finger movements, you can make a thimble
appear and disappear over and over again.
% wes Fit the thimble on the first finger of “sss Cover the thimble with your open
your right hand. left hand so that it can’t be seen.
ba a the ieee iBs ien close
your right hand. Keep your right hand “baa s second finger and thumb. As
hidden under your left hand. soon as you have done this, shoot your
r first finger forward and grip it with the |
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eses Pull your left hhaanncd Bthe finger. = Wait a few seconds before you open
Your friend will think that the thimble your left hand, to show your friend that
: is now gtous eft hand. the thimble has vanished!
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“Sc You will now make the thimble i ss Take away your left hand to show
reappear. Hide your right fingers that, magically, the thimble is back
with your left hand. Push your right- on the first finger of your right hand!
hand first finger into the thimble and
straighten it.
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too large for your
Some thimbles will be til you find one that
round un
finger. Look a -—not too tight, not to o loose.
fits your finge
is is an effective illusion that you can Pron, os
perform at any ti. me. The only thi: ng you is Smal* lN eedegge
wil2 l need :i s a clever mianei ature traffic si: gn, pe . co&rcde e
whic6 h you can keep Ai n your pocket. oeke GiCiies so rs é
x , Preparation
eo * Draw or photocopy the street sign * There are any ways of
onto cardstock. Then araw the sign. tf you hold the sign tn position Al /
- arrows as shown. Fold the traffic your Left hand, the arrows ow both sides _
sign tw half along the dotted Line will be pointing the same way when you
awd glue the two halves together. turn the sign with your right-hand thumb.