AnimatedMiracles

By

Yigal Mesika

Writtenby

Yigal Mesika

FirstTranslation/ Layoutby

AnthonyBrahams

AdditionalWriting/ Translation/ Presentationby

Ori Ashkenazy .

IIlustrationsby

Menny Lindenfield

Published by

Yigal Mesika / Beyond Magic Press

-. Contents

. P re fa ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . .. . . .. . 4

. Introduction 5

. Loop Basics 6

. TheAnimatedFork 8

. PhenomenonFork 9

. Fa 1/ing . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . 10

. TheFloatingCard 11

. Jumping Fork fromG/ass 12

. MysteryG/asses............. ...... 13I

. Self Reveling,Card 14

. MatchicalMagnetism 16

. A TouchingTrick 17

. The FloatingRing .. 18

. Final/y 19

PrefaceWouldn'titbegreatifyoucould......animateaselectedcardoutofaborroweddeck...

...controlobjectsseeminglywiththepowerofyourmind...

...animateaforktofindoutwhatsomeonewantstoeat...

...makesomeonefeeltheelectricityrammingbetweenyourhands...

...borrowafingerringandimmediatelymakefloatinmidair...

...makeobjectsmysteriouslyleapfromsomeoneelse's'handtoyours...

...ifyoucoulddoallthiswhileinthe...sau~a???

AII that and much more is quite possible with the power of the Loop.I

VeryfewgirnmicksareasversatileandpowerfulastheLoop.It isquiteeasytouse,notwellknown,hasanincredibleeffect,is alwaysready,requiresnospecialhook-ups;goodforclose-up,mentalismandstage.Whatmorecanyouask?

YigalMesikais anincrediblytalentedyoungmagicianfromIsrael.Hehascreatedmanypowerfulnew~ffectswiththeLoop.Healsofounditnecessarytoimprovethequalityoftheloopandso,forthepastsevenyearsYigalhassearcheduntilhefoundabetterwaytomanu-facturetheloop.Theproductyoufindherecanbestretchdupto400%ofit'soriginalsize,andisperfectIysuited,instrengthandinvisibility,fortheroutinesfoundinthisbook.

MostoftheseeffectswerecreatedbyYigalMesika.Therestoftheeffects,asindicated,werecompiledfromtherepertoiresofworkingmagicians,Yigal'sfriends.All thepresentationsdescribedherewerebymyself.

Loopeffectsrequirelotsofpracticetodowell,buttheyarerewarding.Investwhatevertimeisnecessarytomakeallthe"work"seemnaturalandeffortless.Onceyoustartperformingloopeffectsyouwill seethepowerthatithasonpeople.

Becareful,don'toverusetheLoop.

Thinkofitasadeadlyweapon,youneednotshoottheaudiencemorethanonceortwicetokill.

"Havea wonderfuljourneyaroundtheLoop.". -Ori Ashkenazy

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IntroductionThisbookisdedicatedtotheartofmagic.Insideyouwill findtheknowledgethathasgivenmesuccessandhelpedmeentertainandamazeaudiencesinanunforgettableway."".

Therearemanytechniquesavailableforthreadworkand1havetriedmost.1havefoundtheLoop(invisibleelasticband)toworkbestforme.Someof themanythingsthatmaketheLoopsoattractiveareit'spracticality,versatility,andeaseofuse.Remember,thesecretisinsimplicity.

1havealsonoticedthatvirtuallyeverymagicianwhoworkswithLoopsfindsnewroutinesandpresentationsthatclickwiththeirpersonalstyle,andsuitstheirindividualpersonabest.

Manymagiciansthinkthattheaudienceknowsandsuspectsthreadswhentheyseeamagi-cianfloatingobjects.My experienceshowsthatnotonlyis thiswrong,buttheaudiencesappreciateandareinspiredbytheseeffects,andwishthattheycoulddoit to.Theaudiencewill onlysuspecttheuseofthreadswhenthemisdirectionisoff.

Studyyourownnaturalbehaviorandleamtousemisdirection.

Withinthesepagesyouwill findreallife,direct,powerfulandunforgettable/MlRACLES.

Here'swhatonecustomerhadtosay:HAtfirst youwill thinkloopsareokay,andthenyouwillfind thattheycanbreakeasilyandgetrost.Youmaybecomeverydisappointedatfirst, butifyoustickwithLoopslongenough,youwill havethegreatestpieceofmagicthereis"

Acknowledgements: I1mustgivefull credittoandthankthebrilliantmagicianFinnJon whoinventedtheloopandmanywonderfulroutinesutilizingit.AlLthosewhoworkwithLoopsowethisgeniusagreatdealof gratitudefor originatingthisphenomenalgirnmick.

ManythanksalsotoGeorgeProust,ownerof thepatentandmaindistributorof theLoop,whosoldmefullrightsforproductionanddistributionoftheLoop.

Throughoutthetextcredithasbeengiventoallthosepeoplewhocontributedtheirideas.Soonceagain- thankyou,yourcreationsarewonderful!

1wouldespeciallyliketothankmytwogoodfriendsMennyLindenfieldandHiamGolden-bergforallofthetimeandeffortthattheyhaveputintothisproject.

Keepin mindthattheonlywayto trulyconvinceyouraudiencethatyouhave"supernaturalpowers"istocreatemagicin theaire

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LoopBasicsTreatmentand CareIf youhavenoexperiencewiththisproductwewouldsuggestthatyoupracticetheroutineswitharubberbandortieacirclefthreadbeforeattemptingtousetheloop.Thethreadcanbreakiftoomuchtensionisappliedsodonotstretchtheloopmorethan25centime-terso

Loopsareverydelicateandtheydogatherdirtaroundthem.Nomatterhowthinthethreadis - if it'sdirtyit will beseen.Keepitcleanandsafebyputtingitbackin it'spackingafteruse.

Also,if it doesgetdirty,useyourfingerstogatherthedirttoonearea,wheretheknotis,coloritwithablackpermanentmarkerandkeepthatpartofthebandalwaysbehindyourhand.

If youhaveloosefibersonyourclothing,theloopcouldgetcaughtonthemandmightbreak,avoidit bykeepingtheloopawayfromclothingandremoveit fromyourwristwhenchangingclothes.

LightingAs in allthreadwork,therealdangerisnotthattheaudiencewillseethethreaditselfbutthelightit reflects.Beforeyouperformalwayscheckthatthelightingconditionsaresuitable.

Donotworkwiththethreadin directlightunlessyoucanshadeitinsomeway.Youcanevenusethespectatorsthemselvesforshad-ing,sayingthattheseforcesonlyworkin thedark.Try to useconfusingpatternsforbackgroundsurfaces;

Avoidworkingonshinybackgrounds,especiallyblack,becausetheycanandwill reflectthebandoAlso,donothavethethreadstretchedforalongertimethanisnecessary.

Neverworkunderdirectsunlight.

Puttingthe Loop on your handHoldthecardof loopswithyourlefthand,theleftthumbholdsalltheloopsdownexcepttheoneyouwanttouse.Bendthecenterofthecardawayfromyou.(Fig.l)

Placeyourrightthumbundertheloopthatis furthesttotherightandslideyourhandintoit.(Fig.2)

Stretchtheloopcarefullyupwardstoreleaseit fromthetopofthecard.(Fig.3)

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Freetheloopcornpletelyfrarnthecardbygivingthecardaquartertumcounter-clockwise.(Fig.4).

Nowuseyourleftfingerstohelpyouplacethelooponyourrightwrist.(Fig.5)

Withthelooponyourwristit wlbeavailablewhenyouneedit,but,beingelastic,will notgetintheway.

PlacementThepositionof theloop,inactive,restingonyourwristwill bereferredtoasRestPositioll.(Fig.5)

Whenperforrningrnostoftheeffectspresentedhere,yournustgetintothePalmPOSitiOll,(Fig.6)- ~crossthepalrnoftherighthand.

WiththeloopinRestPositionpinchtheloopwithyourleftthurnbandforefingerandpullit slightlyup.Hooktheloopwithyourleftsecondfinger,pullitovertherightthurnbandletgo.

In sorneof theeffectstheloopdoesnothaveto goall thewayaroundthethurnbbutshouldrestonthethurnb,behindtheknuckle.WecallthistheThumbPOSitiOll.(Fig.7)

ThepracessofbringingtheloopfrornResttoPalrnPositionhasnonaturalrnisdirectionalcover,soit rnustbedonewhilefocusis else-whereorwhenyourhandsareoutof sight,aswhentumingyourback-toletthespectatorshowhiscardtotherestofthecrowd.

Aftertheroutineis ended,tocleanup,insertyourleftsecondorthirdfingerasahook,pulltheloopupovertherightthurnbandontothewrist.

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And now, for the real Magic.

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The AnimatedFork

EffectA fork is placedonatableandmysteriouslymoves.

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MethodRavetheloopinPalmPosition.Withthelefthandpickuptheforkby themiddleof thehandleandholdit upright,thebendof theprongsawayfromyou.Therighthandgesturestoyourforehead,andthencomesdowntorubthebackofthefork.Astherighthanddescendshooktheloopononeoftheprongs.(Fig.1)Donotlookattheforkduringthataction. '-

Placetheforkonthetable,pointingawayfromyou.Positionyourhandsroughly10cmaboveitand30cmaparto(Fig.2)

Slowlybegintomoveyourhandsapart,keepingtheirheight.Theforkwillmove,followingyourhand,tuminglikeadialtotheright.(Fig.3)

Theforkwillmoveuntiltheloopwillreleaseitselfandspringbacktoyourhand.Withpracticeyouwill beabletocontrolthemotionofthefork.

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Fork Finds Food -RoutineThemagicianplacesa giftboxonthetableandsays"it'sa littlesomethingto giveyouatasteof mymagic,It canbeanyof thefoodsnamedhere".Re shows20-30cardswith differentfoodnamesandasksthespectatortochooseoneofthem(let'sassume'hechoosesCake).Thecardsarespreadfacedownin asemicircleinfrontof thespectator.ThemagicianasksthespectatortoholdaPsychicForknearhismouthandimaginethetasteof hischosenfood.Theforkisthenplacednearthecards,whereitslowlymoves,untilit stops,pointingtooneofthefacedowncards.Thecardistumedovertoshowthatitnamestheselectedfood.Theperformerinvitesthespectatortopickupthefork,openthegiftbox(inwhichhefindsapieceofcake)andtakeabite.

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Thetrickdependsonaforce.Youmayuseanyforceyouprefer.Ravetheforcecardmarkedonthebackin somesecretway.Afterthecardischosenandreplaced,asyouspreadthecardsfacedown,havethechosencardthirdorfourthfromtheright.Animatetheforksothatit stopsmovingwhenitpointstothecardo

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PhenomenonForkEffectA forkisplacedonahardsurfaceandbeginstospinrapidlyasthemagicianwaveshishandabovht.It stops andspinsin theotherdirection.Assoonasitstopsitcanbepickedupforexaminationbytheaudience.

MethodTheforkneededfortheeffectshouldbewideandflatatthebendsothatif placedflatonatablewiththeprongspointingdownit willbalanceandspinuninterruptedly.If itdoesn'tthenyoucanincreasethebendof theforkuntilyoucanspinit freely.Theweightoftheforkisofnoimportance.

HavetheloopinPalmPosition.Withthelefthandpickuptheforkbythemiddleofthehandleandholditupright,theprongspointingawayfromyou.Therighthandgesturestoyourforeheadandthencomesdowntotakethefork.As therighthanddescends,hookthelooponanyoftheprongs.Lookatthespectatorswhilethisisbeingdone.(Fig.1)

Therighthandplacestheforkonthetable,(Fig.2)withtheprongspointingdown,thenrisesstraightupabout15cmuntiltheloopistaut.

Keepingconstantheight,therighthandbeginsto makesmallantic1ockWisecirc1es.Theforkwill beginto spin.If youwanttomakeitstop,raiseyourrighthandalittle.Afteritstops,reversethedirectionofthemovementandtheforkwill follow.(Fig.3)I

As itbeginstospin,moveyourhandfurthertotherighttore1easetheloop.Itwill snapbacktostartingpositionandtheforkwillkeeprotatinga1thoughyourhandsarefaraway.(Fig.4)

Presentationidea"BoyamI Hungry,luckilyI alwayshavemyGourmetCompasswithme.It'sgoingtoshowmewherethereis goodfoodaroundhere."Bringoutaforkandspinitasalreadydescribed,haveit stopwhenpointingto ajacketwearingvictim.Petyourbelly,wiggleyourtongueandgotohim.Reachintohispocket,takeoutasand-wich,unwrapitandtakeabite.

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Toworkthistrickyouwill need,in additiontoa loop,a sandwichanda fork,eitherastoogeorsleightofhand.If youuseastoogeyouwill onlyneedtocontroltheforksoit stopsonhim.In themorecommoncase,wherethemagiciancanrelyonlyonhimself,pretendtotakeasandwichoutofthespectator'sjacketbyusinganyofthemethodsdescribedinTarbellCourseVolume5-Hat& CoatProductions.Trytheoneatp.224- 'ProductionofaBottleofMilk orLiquorfromaGentleman'sHipPocket.

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Falling...

EffectAn objectisplacedonthetableinfrontoftheperformer(amatch-boxfor thesakeof illustration).Passinghishandsaroundit, hemakesit fall.

MethodRavetheloopatPalmPositionacrossyourrightpalmoWhilerubbingyourhandstogetherinsertyourleftforefingerbetweentheloopandyourrightpalm- catchingthestrandonthefirstjoint.(Fig.1) ,

Moveyourhandsaparttobothsidesofthematchbox,stretchingtheloopcarefullyuntilit is tight.Let thelooptouchthematchboxlight1yonthesidenearestyou.(Fig.2)

By slightlymovingyourhandsthematchboxwill falldownmyste-riously.Bendslightlytheleftforefingerandtheloopwill snapbacktotherighthand.(Fig.3)

PresentationIdeas* TellyouraudienceaboutTelekinesisandhowyouoncedoubtedit,untilyouwitnessedwhatyoubelievetobetherealthing.Giveabriefdemobymakingthematchboxfall."1usedtothinkofmyselfasa skepticuntilI leamedall that,that'swhenI reallybecameone!".

Althoughthisis verysimpletodo,it canbemadequitestrong.* Use it onanyotherlightobject.If youdoGospelor BiblicalMagicthenuseittotellthestoryofJericho.

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The FloatingCardOri Ashkenazy

EffectThemagician,holdinga deckof cards,takesonecardwithhisrightfingersandcausesit to remainsuspendedfromhisthumb.Re slowlyremoveshishandawayandthecardremainsfloatingin mid-air.Themagicianthenblowsonthecardandit fallsdowntothefloor.

MethodMovetheloopfromthewristintoPalmPosition.

Roldthedeckfacedownin thelefthanddealingposition.Pushthetopcardofthedecktotherightwithyourleftthumb.Takethecardwiththerightfingersbelowandthumbabove.Whiletakingthecard,yourleftsecondfingercontactstherightpalmandhookstheloop.(Fig.1)

Partyourhandsuntiltheloopis taut,keepingthecardabovebothstrands.(Fig.2)

Carefullybalancethecardonthetwostrands,pushgentlydownwiththerightthumbandremovetherightfingers.Thecardwill appeartoadhereyourrightthumb.(Fig.3)

Slowlytakeyourthumbawayfromthecardbeingcarefulnottodisturbthebalanceof thecardontheloop.Thecardappearstobefloatinginmid-air.(Fig.4)

Pauseforacoupleof secondsandthenblowaironthecard,simultane-ouslyreleasingtheloopfromtheleftsecondfinger'shook.Thecardwillfalldowntothefloorandtheloopwill springbacktoyourrightpalmo

PresentationIdea anda,Routineyoucanperformthefloatingcarda~,a c1imaxto anAmbitiousCardroutine.Afterperformingafewvariationsofthecardrisingtothetopofthepack,performthefloatingcard,explainingthatitkeepscomingtothetopbecausethecardis"lighterthanair"

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*A StrongIllusion-RoutineRaveacardselected,rememberedandreplaced.Secretlybringit tothetopoDoublelift to showanindifferentcardandleaveit faceuponthepack.Apparentlymoistenyourrightthumbtomakethecardadhereto it.Unsuccessful,tumthedoublecardfacedownandpushthetopcard(theselection)totherightwithyourleftthumb.PreteJ;ldtowetyourthumbagainandbringit ontopofthecardoThistimehooktheloopandmakethecardapparentIysticktothethumb."Youmightthinkthatthecardadherestomythumb".Thethumbisthenremovedandthecardfloats,"Youmightthinkit'sactuallyfloatingintheair",letthecardfallfacedownonthefloor.Tumthecardfaceuptoshowithasbecometheselection."Youmightthinkithasbecomeyourcard",topchangeandhandhimthecardfacedown."But,thisisallanillusion."Letthespectatortumthecardoverasyoupalmhiscardfromthetopofthedeckandproduceitfromyourpocket.

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JumpingForkfromGlassGerardSenehi & Yigal Mesika

EffectThemagicianperformsalittleconcertowithaforkontherimofawineglass.Thefork is thenplacedintotheglass.Themagicianconductsthefork,wavinghishandsovertheglass.Theforkbeginstoslowlyc1imboutoftheglassandsuddenlyjumpsout,dramati-callyfallingdowntothetable.

MethodFor thiseffectyouneeda verylightfork,preferablyoneI?adeofplasticorverylightmetal. '

Havetheloopin PalmPosition.

Withthelefthandpickuptheforkbythemiddleofthehandleandholdit upright,thebendoftheprongsawayfromyou.Therighthandcomesdowntotakethefork.Lookattheaudiencewhileyouhooktheloopononeoftheprongs.(Fig.1)

Taketheforkbythehandlewiththerighthandandlift thewine-glasswiththeleft.Announce:'1wouldliketoplaysomemusic.'

Playa shortrhythmwiththeforkontherimof theglass.Lookattheaudiencedisappointedandsay:'1seethatit didn'timpressyousomuchoLetshavetheforkplaybyitself.

Droptheforkintheglass,taketheglassintherighthandandgiveit aquartertumc1ockwise.(Fig.2)

Settheglassdownonthetable.Raisebothhandsabovetheforkstretchingtheloopuntilitistightandbegintoperformthegesturesofanorchestraconductortomaketheforkc1imbupslowlyandfalloutoftheglass.(Fig.3)

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MysteryGlassesGerard Senehi

EffectApairofsunglassesisplacedonatable.Mysteriouslytheystandupontheirownand,insomecases,theframe-armsfoldshut.

MethodRavetheloopatThumbPositionasdescribedinLoopBasics.Borrowinganyglassestakethemwithyourlefthandasif youwereabouttoputthemon.Asyouaddtherighthand,lettherightframe-armhookontheloopneartherightpalmo(Fig.1)

Placetheglassesonaflatsurface,releasingthethumb.(Fig.2)

Lift yourhandsupwardsuntilyoufeelthetensionbuild,butdon'tlettheglassesmovejustyet.

Thisiswhenthemagichappens.

It shouldseemasif youdon'tmoveyourhandsatall,becausevery-littleupwardmotionis needed.Withjusttheslightestlift of yourrighthand,theglassesmysteriouslystandwiththeframearmspointingupwards.(Fig.3)Whentheydo,theloopwill automati-

- callysnapbacktoyourhand.

Theglasseswill eitherremainstanding,fall overor closeshut,dependingontheirdesignandbalance.

Whenusingyourownglassesit isagoodid~atohavetheirhingesloosenedslightly.

" Presentaton Ideas* Roldabookinyourhandandtelltheaudiencethatyoucouldn'tputitdownallnightbecauseitwassospooky.Whenyoufinallydidputthebookandyourglassesaway,youhadtofaceanevenmorespookyreality.Dotheanimationwiththeglassesonthebook.

* If youwanttoappearasamiracleworker,planta stoogewithgoodeyesightintheaudiencewithglasses.Askhimupandsaythatyouwill helphimreducetheneedforglasses.Tellhimtotakeoffhisglassesandclosehiseyes.Placehisglassesonthetableandhavethemstandupandfoldshut.

* Borrowsomeone'sglassesand,mentioninghowsexytheylook,placethemonthetable.PutaViagrapill betweentheframearmsandwatchtheglassesstandup.

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Self RevealingCard

This is whatGary Kurtz hasto sayaboutthistrick:"Yigal,yourhandlingofthe 'HauntedPack' is byfarthebest1haveeverseen.Boththisandthe 'SpinningFork' aregoingdirectlyintomyshow!Youreffectsarebeyondimproving."

EffectIf youeverdreamedofdoingtheRauntedPackwithanydeck,withnospecialhook-upsandnoget-ready,

This is it!

A cardis freelyselectedandretumedtothedeck.Thedeckis squaredandplacedonanysurface.Themagicianwaveshishandssomedistanceabovethecardsandthedeckmysteriouslyseparates.Onecardpopsoutofthedeck.It isshowntobetheselection,andallmaybehandedouttotheaudienceforimmediateexamination.

MethodThemethodhereis verydirectandsimple,muchmorethanit seems.StartbyhavingtheLoopatThumbPosition.

FanthecardsandletaspectatorchooseacardoTransferthedecktotherighthandandholdit inMiddlePosition.

Ashelooksatthecardorshowsittotherestofthecrowd,withyourleftthirdfinger,reachbeneaththedeck,hooktheloopandbringitaroundtheleftlongsideofthedeck.(Fig.1& 2)

Riffletheleftoutercomerof thedeckwithyourleftthumbaskingthespectatortocallstop.Timetherifflesothathestopsyouanywhereintheupperhalf.(Fig.3)

Rold theseparationwithyourrightforefmger,takehiscardwithyourlefthandandinsertitattheleftsideofthedeck.Asthecardisins~erteditwill automaticallyengagetheLoop.(Fig.4)

Squarethedeckandplaceit onthetableoronaglass.Roldyourhandsabout15cmabovethepack.Movethehandsapartandthedeckwillbegintoslowlycutitself.Theupperpartwill slidetotherigh.(Fig.5)

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Oncethedecksplititself,moveyourrighthandaboveofthepack,keep-ingthesameheight,andthenslowlyraisethehandup.Theupperhalfwill straightenitselfandtheselectedcardwill springoutof thedeck.(Fig.6)

Pickthedeckupwiththerighthandandaskthespectatortotakeouttheprotrudingcardandmakesurethatit istheselection.(Fig.7)

Whilehedoes,takethedeckwithyourlefthandbytheinnerleftcomerandbringyourrighthandforward,totakethecardfromhim,releasingtheloop.(Fig.8)

Preventbreakageofthethreadbyusingafair1ynewdeckforthiseffect.Preferablyuse"Bee"bluebackdesigntobettercamouflagethethread.

ClearlyHaunted- A PresentatanIdeaAfteracardis chosenandretumedtothedeckyousuddenly'feel'thepresenceofaspirit.

Useadrinkingglasstocapturetheghostandtrapitwiththedeckontopo- Settheglassdownonatable,onthefloororyoucanevenletsomeoneholdit.

Waveyourhandstoperformtheanimation,asif conductingasanceandletthecardcomeoutasslowlyasyoucan.Letthespectatordrawthecardandshowthatit ishis.Ashedoes,insertyourrightthumbintothe-loop.

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Toc1eanup,picktheglassupwiththerighthand.Withthelefthandliftthedeckofftheglass,asif"tolettheghostflyaway"- thusreleasing~heloop.

Try doingthetrickwithtarotcards!

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Matchical Magnetism

EffectA matchheldbyaspectatorvisiblyjumpstojoinanothermatchinthemagician'shand.

MethodandPresentation.HavealoopatPalmPosition.

Give a matchboxto a spectatorsaying, "Here,Shufflethesematcheswe11,pickamatch,anymatch,rememberit,putitbackintothebox,shakeit.Thisis it,right?".

Whatevertheresponseis totheabovegag,takethematchinyourlefthandandengageit intheLoop,asyoubringyourrighthandtotakeit.(Fig.1)

Takeitwiththerightsecondfingerandthumbatthelongendswiththeforefingerhidingthethread.(Fig.2& 3)Figure2 isanexposedview.

Askthespectatortotakeoutandhandyouanyothermatch.

Lookatthematchesandsay"Whataperfectchoice,seehowtheymatch.Theyareaverymatchicalpair.Here,holdhim.1'11holdher.1alwaysgetthegirls".

Givehimtherighthand'smatchtoholdbetweenhisthumbandfirstfinger.Te11himnottomovehishand.

Droptheothermatchintothepalmuprighthandandpu11it gentlyawayfromhishanduntilyoufeelthetensionof thethreadonthebackofyourhand.(Fig.4)

Askthespectatortoletgo.Thematchwi11jumpintoyourwaitingrighthandasifto joinit'smate.Closeyourfistonboth,lookatthematchesandsay:"Hey,stopit,you'replayingwithfirehere".

Thejumpingmatchcouldalsobeutilizedasaclimaxtoa"MatchesAcross"routine,wherematchestravelinvisiblyfromoneof temagician'shandstotheother.

The effectcanbe performedwith toothpicksor straws.Papermatcheswon'tgetcaughtontheloop,woodenonessometimesdo.

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