The Baffling Phones
A stack of three cell phones is picked up by the spectator, who evaluates their weight. When the performer removes one phone, the other two become heavier than three!
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Published routines with detailed instruction, performance tips, and insights into effects.
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The $100 Challenge
We gave $100 to Magic Castle Juniors member Skyler Jade of Los Angeles, California, and asked her to buy any current trick or tricks that appealed to her.
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Together Forever
Two cards are fused into one card that is not simply card-shaped, but slightly off-set, as if the cards are in a spread, creating an impossible magic moment.
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Stab in the Dark
A page is freely chosen from a book. A sharp knife stabs the book. The knife is pulled straight down, cutting through every single page, except one!! Impossibly, the page your audience thought of is clearly seen impaled on the knife!
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Magic Lotto
Here’s multi-phased close-up prediction that will delight a diligent beginner, and is surprising enough to find a spot in a pro’s performance.
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Unseen Force Pro
Unseen Force Pro is the latest system to improve your thread work, and TCC has done a remarkable job with this gimmick.
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Odyssey
A beautiful travel magazine which is, in fact, the Swiss Army Knife of mentalism effects. Woven into the pages of the magazine are 10 intriguing mentalism and perceptual effects.
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White Rabbit Magic
Learn more about this "destination magic shop," located in Santa Paula, California.
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Unplugged XLR
Rubén Vilagrand’s Unplugged XLR is an excellent take on the Walking Knot premise explored by Pavel and Paul Curry, but using an XLR cord.
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Knotted
The idea of having a piece of rope lasso a selected card has been around for many years, but this is a really nice updated handling and gimmick from Rubén Vilagrand.
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Babu
Babu is a nest of wallets effect from Ari Phillips, produced by Grum Leather Crafts. The method is basically the same as the early ones, including Nicholas Einhorn’s, but it has Velcro loading from the side, so the spectator can open the wallets freely, which is great.
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Henry Harrius Bottles
In Henry Harrius’ Refilled, the magician places an empty glass beer bottle into a paper bag and goes through the usual jokes of making it “disappear” and “come back” by turning the bag upside down and holding the bottle through the paper.