MAGIC U CAN DO IT 4

Penetrating ashes trick
This was another trick performed by David Blaine on his television special.

-Effect
The magician takes a cigarette and rubs some of the ashes into the spectator’s clenched fist until they disappear. He then says some magic words and asks the spectator to open their fist and the ash has penetrated onto their palm.

-Preparation
Put some ash on your middle finger

-Method
Tell the spectator to stand in front of you and hold their hands out two ads you, palms down. Tell them to come a little closer and physically grab their hands to gently pull the person a little closer. At the same time touch their palm lightly with the ash on your middle fingers. Ask them to close fists, borrow a lit cigarette, which you use to flick some ash on their fist rub in until it disappears. You can then say some magic words and ask them to open their hands when the ash seems to have penetrated their fists. This trick can get a really good reaction but should only be performed once or the spectators will get wise.




Coin island
-Preparation
1 glass, a matchbook, six quarters, and an ashtray with water.

-Objective
Bet your friend one drinks that you can get the water out of the ashtray using only the ingredients mentioned and without moving or tilting the ashtray.

-Solution
Make sure ashtray is filled with at most a quarter inch of water. Stack the quarters in the centre of the ashtray so the top two quarters are above the water. Place four unlit matches on top of the quarters. Light the matches and immediately cover the flame and quarter with the glass. The water will be drawn into the glass. Collect your bets.




The bar balanced
Balance three identical glasses on top of the each other.

-The challenge
To balance 3 empty beer glasses on top of each other on their outer rim, without the help of any other object whatsoever.

-The secret
Firstly the glasses should be empty and identical. The main secret of this drink winner is that if you imagine a clock face when you look at the glasses from above you must remember 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock. Now the trick in 3 easy steps:
Place your first glass (A) down the bar. Place the second glass (B) on top of (A) in the position of 10 o’clock. Now place the third glass (C) on top of (B) in the 2 o’clock position. This trick will take a bit of practice, but when you get it right a few times it gets easier. This is a great one to do in bar just before you leave! It leaves the bar staff be livered.




Psychic dice
-Effect
A spectator is asked to drop 3 dice into glass of water, raise the glass over their head and count the total of the dice on bottom. The spectator the sets the glass back down, the bartender dips his finger in the water, rubs his finger in his forehead and after a little concentrating, announces the total of the dice on the bottom to the spectator amazement.

-Preparation
You will need a glass of water and 3 dice

-Method
All you have to do is up the total of the numbers on top of the dice and subtract this total from 21. This will gave you the bottom total. Amazing.