Derren Brown Broken Glass Stunt Revealed

yasmin — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100

The Effect:

Derren Brown stopped his heartbeat and walked over broken glass he then lied down in the glass and asked someone to jump on him. At the end of the trick he was fine and had no cuts on him.

The Secret

The secret to this trick is really simple and not dangerous really but i dont recommend trying it. To stop your pulse put a small ball or a crumpled up piece of paper under your armpit. Ask someone to feel your pulse press against the baRead More...

Marketing for Magicians

yasmin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:44:30 +0100

Now not every magician wants to get money for what they do. But some do. How to get yourself booked in clubs or anywhere really is quite simple. Show some people who work there some tricks and when your done say something like

" Do you know who i can speak to about hiring me to do some shows here." then hopefully they should go and find someone for you. After every show i have a piece of cardboard that has got a large version of my business card then i flip it over on the other sRead More...

How to lift a bottle just by using a paper straw

John Franklin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:03:46 +0100

This is not a fool-proof puzzle. You have to put your faith in an untested paper straw. I recommend that you only do this trick over a soft surface so that there is no damage if it doesn't work.

Show your friends an empty bottle and a paper straw. Stand the bottle on the table and then ask if anyone can lift the bottle from the table without touching it with anything except the straw. And it is against your rules (well, this is your puzzle!) to tie the poor defenseless straw round Read More...

Mind Reading With a Card

John Franklin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:52:40 +0100

The Performance

Our intrepid magician goes forth onto the unforgiving streets.

A passing female is asked to take part in a simple experiment...

"I'll riffle the cards before your eyes - watch - think of one card."

The cards are duly riffled - faces towards the helper.

"Have you a card in mind ?"

"Yes"

Our Magician concentrates intensely.

"You could have chosen any one of 52 cards ......"

"You are thinkiRead More...

Amazing Mind Reading Trick

yasmin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:59:24 +0100

Preparation:

Using sticky tape stick some pencil led under your thumb nail.

Showtime:

Give a spectator a notepad and ask them to write any number on their. You pretend to write something with a pencil on your notepad. When they have done ask them to reveal their number. As soon as you see their number secretly write it using the pencil led under your thumb on your notepad. Then reveal what you wrote and accept your applause.

Prop Bet: Up and Away

andrew j speirs — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:06:29 +0100

The Game:

It's can't be done" you exclaim. This is sure to get your marks attention. "There is no way it can be done." after saying this a few times the question of what the heck you are talking about is sure to come up. You can't pick up a shot of whiskey without spilling a drop. Your mark is sure to think he can, and the challenge starts. The whiskey is poured, and you go over the rules. You can't spill a drop, I won't push you or anything like that. They will of course say oRead More...

Grampy's Magic Inspiring Story

Paul Mateer — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:15:02 +0100

Hello All....

I'm a GrandPa with 10 grand children, hence the name.....

I've always been fascinated by magic since I was 5 years old, when I saw my first show at a VFW hall in Kalamazoo, Mich. Growing up I read every book I could find on the subject. Around 10 years old or so I discovered Harry Houdini and he became my hero. Again I read everything I could find on him and his magic. I did my first public performance at age 12 for a senior citizens club myRead More...

Secrets To Performing Magic Tricks For Beginners

Petter — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:38:32 +0100

Many common magic tricks are easy to learn and only require common items such as matchboxes, cloths and coins to perform successfully. The most common tricks are playing card and coin tricks which are both a good way to practice technical and audience distraction skills.

Card tricks are one of the oldest forms of conjuring and perhaps the best introduction to learning magic tricks and performance for beginners. Whilst you can buy special card kits and find free magic tricks oRead More...

D'Ball Magic, Using modern Technology with Classic Magic!

James Laudermilk — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:35:39 +0100

Hello all,

I'm always fascinated with any magician that uses modern technology with classic magic. I myself have invented an Application for the Android phone called D'Ball. I basically have taken a classic magic trick the D'Lite, which you can find at http://www.dlite.com and I have used modern technology (the Android Phone) to make the trick more exciting and easy to use and wanted to share my video's for it with you. If you would like to see more, go to http://www.Read More...

Tips on Hiring a Close Up Magician

Rio — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:36:00 +0100

The most important thing about hiring a close up magician is that they are professional. An amateur magician may be able to perform magic in certain settings and from the proper angle, but the best magicians can be completely surrounded by onlookers and still leave everyone astounded after the trick has been performed.

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvN-uh371AY]

Having made two visits to India, I should be lacking in my duty to the fraternity if I failed to record the result of my personal investigation of the traditional miracle.

One day an hotel servant informed me that a "trick wallah" (such was the undignified title assigned to the representative of Eastern Magic) awaited my pleasure without. After a hard life, waiting on the pleasure of others, the iRead More...

Download links

keshav — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:10:23 +0100

Hi fellow people,

this is a link to a document containing most of the download links from a magic sharing website, shortly called, LML.None of them are my uploads.

Here is the link:

RAPIDSHARE

http://rapidshare.com/files/333693003/downloadlinks_from_LML.doc

MEGAUPLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5D5D57EZ

PLEASE SHARE IT WITH OTHER MAGIC SHARING COMMUNITIES.

Magician Raja & Prince

Magician Raja — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:50:40 +0100

Hi,

I am from Kolkata, India. India is a land of magic and I am proud to be an Indian Magician. I started my magic when I was in Standard 5. From those days Magic entered into my blood.

I mainly perform sleight of hand Close up and conjuring magic. I learn magic from Magician SOMEERAN a renowned magician and magic teacher from India.

My Only Son Magician Master Prince (10 Years old) whose Debut in Magic was In a TV REality show in ZEE Bangla. He performs in differenRead More...

Magic Shouldn't Have To Be Hard To Perform

RHMAGIC — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:33:01 +0100

Magic shouldn't have to be hard to perform.

Real magic can be learned by everyone.

Real magic is easy to learn.

Real magic is original.

Real magic is not something that only looks amazing on a video preview.

Real magic can be handed out for examination.

Real magic has no unnatural or awkward moRead More...

Mysterious Indian Yogi Magic

geoff knapp — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:16:10 +0100

Greetings Magis

A mysterious Indian man approached me in the street and began foretelling my future.
This is of course a great way of getting someone's attention!
As he explained the good and not so good things that were to befallme he wrote something on a small piece of paper, screwed it up and then handed it to me and asked me to put in in my pocket.
As we talked further he then asked me for my mothers name, my age and my wife's age.
He was very particuRead More...

Derren Brown's Magic Square Revealed

Aramaic Kasvinski — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:37:34 +0100

The Effect:
A spectator gives you a random number and you're instantly able to create a magic square of numbers in which all rows, columns, diagonals and corners total his chosen number.

The Secrets:
This looks absolutely mind blowing when performed well but is technically easy to achieve.

The diagram below shows the basic framework for the square:

Mentalism Tutorial: Wallet, Watch & Coin

Aramaic Kasvinski — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:09:45 +0100

The Effect:
A male volunteer places his wallet, watch and a coin on the table. Turning your back, you invite him to place each of those objects into his front left and right and one of his back trouser pockets.

Turn around and explain that through subtle use of body language, you can determine which object was placed in which pocket. After looking him up and down for a while, you correctly name the location of each object,

The Secret:
For this effect,Read More...

Cut & Restored String

Aramaic Kasvinski — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:06:12 +0100

The Effect:

A string or rope is cut into two pieces, and then magically restored into one piece!

The Requirements:

One piece of heavy string or thin rope.
A piece of writing paper.
A pair of good scissors.

The Method:

The Cut-and-Restored rope effect is a classic of magic. Prefold a piece of paper before the show so it looks like the paper in Figure 1. When it's time to present the trick, pull out the paper and lay the string inRead More...

Spookey

RHMAGIC — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Practicing your sleight of hand is important for the close up worker. There are a lot of sleights and

handlings out there and you have to pick a select few that work for you.

The best way I found to practice my sleight of hand is in front of a mirror and to practice the trick

"Spookey" by Jay Sankey.

How does a key trick help you with your sleight of hand? With "Spookey" you have to learn hoRead More...

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