Blog entries from Zisco tagged Tutorial

Handkerchief Through Crystals Tutorial

Zisco — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:56:53 +0100

The Effect

You hand to audience for examination, three silk handkerchiefs; one red, one white, and one blue. Next you show the two crystal cylinders, such as is used on gas jets. Have someone in audience to tie the corners of blue and white handkerchiefs together and roll them into a ball, which you place in one of the cylinders, and give to someone to hold.

You next take the red handkerchief and place it in the other cylinder, and hold one hand over each end of cylinder, anRead More...

Vanishing a Coin with the Aid of a Handkerchief

Zisco — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:13:43 +0100

Here is an oldie, the method of which can be used to vanish not only a coin but any other small article as well.

Spread a handkerchief over the palm up left hand so one corner will lie on the forearm. Show a half dollar in the right hand, then place it between the thumb and first and second fingers of the left hand, holding it vertically through the cloth, Fig. 1.

With the right thumb and forefinger, pick up the inner corner of the handkerchief and bring it forward over Read More...

Jumping Ring Tricks Revealed

Zisco — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0100

How this exciting powerful free magic trick looks to the audience:

The magician holds a rope between his hands. There are three knots tied on it, and on the center knot is tied to a wire hanger. The magician says a magic word and FLASH, right before everyone's eyes, the hanger jumps from the center knot to the right knot!

How this free magic trick is done (don't tell anRead More...

David Blaine - Psycho Kinetic Time

Zisco — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

The Effect:

A watch is borrowed, the magician does not carry anything! After showing the watch to those nearby who notice the current time, you place the watch face down in the spectator’s hand. His hand is closed over the watch. The magician doesn't not touch the watch again. The magician then asks the spectator to name a number and then to concentrate on that number and the watch. He
opens his hand, turns over the watch and sees that the hands of the watch have moRead More...

Simple Shape Prediction Explanation

Zisco — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

The Effect:
You walk out on stage and place a large card on a chair or`easel facing the audience. The card has three shapes drawn on it; a square, a triangle and a circle.

You choose an audience member and ask him to stand. You explain that when people are asked to think of a simple shape, these are the three commonest designs chosen. You ask him to choose one of the shapes, in this case he chooses the square.

You then ask him to reach under his chair where he'll fiRead More...

Real Voodoo Trick

Zisco — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100

***WARNING*** THIS EFFECT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! DO NOT PERFORM IT! IF YOU DO, WE CAN, IN NO WAY, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES THAT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF IT!

THE MAGICIAN DEMONSTRATES VOODOO BY DRAWING THE OUTLINE OF A HAND ON A PIECE OF PAPER. HE THEN ASKS THE SPECTATOR TO DRAW FIRE ON ANY OF THE FINGERS OF THE HAND. AFTER THIS IS DONE, THE MAGICIANS HAND BEGINS TO FEEL AS IF IT’S ON FIRE, AND HE THEN TURNS HIS HAND OVER TO SHOW A BLISTER ON THE EXACT SAME FINGER THRead More...