Tricks for magic: 8 Easy Magic Tricks to Amaze Your Audience

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7 Easy Magic Tricks Kids Can Easily Master

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You and your magic-loving tykes aren’t Hogwart’s Alum? No worries, because with a little practice, and a lot of illusion, the kids will be amazing audiences (probably you) in no time. We’ve got seven easy magic tricks, and don’t forget the “Alakazam!”

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Paperclip Magic Trick

For our first trick, we chose a simple one with a major WOW factor. A dollar bill and two paperclips are all your magician will need to get “oohs” and “ahhs” from audience members of all ages. Make the magic happen by jumping over to Kids Activity Blog for the how-to.

Color Coded Cards

Card counting isn’t a necessary skill when performing the color card trick, which makes it perfect for tiny magicians’ assistants. Simply separate a deck into black and red stacks (without showing anyone), then ask an audience member to pick, look at, and reinsert a card; after cutting the stack, “magically” select the right card (it should be the only wrong card in a colored stack). If you’re curious about the fine print, Funology has the details.

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Awesome Illusions
Your older brainiacs may know the secret behind plastic and polymers, so this “magic” trick is a great way to have your science pros impress any younger siblings. We’ve got the scoop for any sorcerers’ assistants right here.

Disappearing Coin Magic Trick

Beginning illusionists will really need to get their hocus pocus working if they want to make a coin disappear. From sweeping the coin under the table to saying the magic words, kids trying this trick will learn that practice makes perfect, and a lot of hand waving helps. You can get the whole tutorial over at Kid Spot.

photo: Gabby Cullen

Floating Toothpick Magic Trick

This trick gives liquid soap a little mojo (we aren’t talking dirty dishes). Getting the five toothpicks to stay in the right place while floating in the water will be your little magician’s hardest challenge. This trick is all about the science of water and surface tension, so kids will be learning a little something, too! You can find out how to master this gimmick over at Kid Zone.

photo: Gabby Cullen

Magnetic Pencil Magic Trick

From levitating, and rubber-esque scribblers, to sticking a #2 through your head; there is more than one way to perform a magic pencil trick. The one we like for beginning magicians will defy the laws of magnetic forces—the pencil will seem to be stuck to the performer’s hand. Magneto would approve! Find out how to perfect this trick here.

photo: Gabby Cullen

Coin-in-Matchbox Magic Trick

Presto! The classic coin-in-matchbox not only looks super cool, but after a few practice rounds, it’s a trick even a muggle can manage. You don’t need anything but the box, a coin, and a few views of this awesome tutorial from Instructables.

Related: Make Magic with Your Very Own Fairy Garden for Kids

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Master the magical arts! With this extensive collection of magic props, you can easily learn, practice, and perform 150 incredible magic tricks and illusions to astonish spectators. In tricks using cups and balls, balls disappear, appear, and change places inside moving cups. Cotton balls transport themselves from hand to pocket and from hand to hand. In tricks with a tube, confetti and snow appear out of nowhere and dice and knots appear and disappear. A six-sided die baffles the mind and fools the eye. Little rabbit shapes appear, disappear, multiply, and hop around. Metal rings move around, link up, and unlink again Seemingly simple balls aren’t so simple: They appear, disappear, multiply, balance, change places, change colors, and altogether bewilder your audience. A magic wand loses its rigidity, floats in the air, and lets a rope pass right through it. Knots in ropes appear and disappear, a rope gets cut but stays intact, and a rope is pulled out of your mouth! Learn a wide variety of rope and plastic ring illusions. Coins appear in a dinner roll. Coins cry tears of joy. Cola turns into coins! Many tricks use food and household objects: Water levitates, citrus fruits transform, and toothpicks mystify. Tricks with sugar and salt stupefy the audience. Magically guess birthdays, numbers, and colors. Levitate yourself and objects. Bend and restore metal. Practice dozens of tricks with playing cards: guessing, transforming, locating, and making cards vanish. Finally, amaze the audience with tricks that make a thimble appear, disappear, jump around, and pass through objects. A 96-page instruction manual with color photographs illustrates how the tricks are performed. Video tutorials for the tricks are available online. For one magician, ages 8 and up, and many audience members.

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AI learned to look at magic tricks in a human way

Spanish researchers taught the computer vision algorithm to perceive tricks of an illusionist with a coin in the same way as a person does. To do this, they asked a professional illusionist to show a few tricks to the viewer and a recognition algorithm based on DeepLabCut, which is used to track laboratory animals. Two of the seven tricks shown were able to successfully deceive both humans and computers, and the results of the work may help in the future to study the perception of such tricks by viewers, scientists write in a preprint on arXiv.org.

There is no magic in the magic tricks that illusionists perform, all the success of their performance comes down to sleight of hand. On the other hand, it is also a matter of human perception: the actions of the illusionist are designed to mislead the viewer, playing on his attentiveness and concentration. Therefore, for those who follow the magician’s hands very carefully, there is no magic, and deception in some tricks can be easily detected if, for example, you record his performance on video and slowly lose.

Of course, the situation is slightly different with the perception of such tricks by computer vision algorithms: in fact, the computer is freed from the possibility of being deceived, and in its case, how well it can recognize deception depends on the quality of its work. To check whether it is possible to teach such an algorithm to look at the tricks of illusionists as a person, the researchers decided, led by Alex Gomez-Marin (Alex Gomez-Marin) from the Institute of Neurosciences in Alicante (Spain).

For this, scientists hired a professional illusionist and asked him to show seven simple visual tricks with coins – without any verbal additions that can distract the viewer and affect the success of the illusion. The tricks differed in the movements of the illusionist’s hand necessary for the disappearance of the coin: for example, in one it was important to drag the coin across the table, and in the other, for example, its capture.

All the tricks were shown to people, as well as to an algorithm based on DeepLabCut, which was presented by German scientists last year: it is used to automatically track the movements of laboratory animals and can even analyze the movements of certain parts of their bodies (for example, the paws of mice). The task of the algorithm was to determine the location of the coin at the end of each trick – exactly the same task was faced by the participants in the study.

Scientists compared the results of a human and an algorithm and found that they were both able to deceive only in two cases. Three tricks that deceived the audience did not deceive the algorithm – it determined the position of the coin. Also, one trick deceived the algorithm, but not the audience, and one – vice versa. For example, the fourth trick, in which the illusionist puts coins in a row (you can see it on the video), turned out to be simple for the algorithm, but was able to deceive the viewer, because the latter’s attention during the movements was directed to the hand in which the illusionist initially held the coins, therefore, the fact that the magician places the coin with the other hand went unnoticed. Since an algorithm trained to track a coin has no problem tracking two hands at once, it was not fooled. On the other hand, in the sixth trick—exactly the same as the first, but specially made with a mistake—the algorithm, unlike the viewer, failed to recognize the deception, since the tossed coin, apparently, turned out to be an edge in relation to the camera, which and caused difficulties in recognition for the computer, and not for the person.

The authors clarify that they were not interested in the ability of the algorithm to quickly figure out the illusionist’s tricks. Rather, they wanted to see if it was possible to make him look at them in the same way that an ordinary person looks, and not one who seeks to unravel the deception, but one who actually perceives the trick as some kind of magic. The fact that in some cases DeepLabCut was not really able to recognize deception in the same way as a person, means, according to scientists, that such algorithms can be used to analyze human perception – just in situations similar to the tricks of illusionists.

Modern technologies are used in illusionism and outside of research. For example, a few years ago, Magic Lab used 24 quadcopters for one of their stunts: you can read about it here.

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The most dangerous magic tricks. Chemical magic tricks Criss Angel walks on water

Magic has always excited the human mind. Magicians at all times have fascinated the public – and not only with the tricks themselves, but also with the brilliance and elegance of the performances. The tricks of the most eminent masters of illusion, which are presented below, won the hearts of the most persistent skeptics of their time:

David Blaine “Frozen in Time”

On November 27, 2000, millions of viewers watched David Blaine perform one of the most dangerous magic tricks on live television. He was placed in an ice capsule, and in this frosty sarcophagus he spent 63 hours 42 minutes and 15 seconds. Since the ice was transparent, everyone could be sure that Blaine was really there all the time. After being removed from the ice capsule, he was immediately hospitalized as he was in a state of disorientation.

“The Statue of Liberty Disappears”

In 1983, David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear on live television. First, he raised a giant partition that separated the eyes of the audience from the statue, and after a few seconds lowered it, but the figure was no longer in its original place. Copperfield even directed beams of searchlights at the place of the disappeared statue to show that nothing was blocking it.

“Decapitation” by Cyril Takayama

Illusionist Cyril Takayama made the whole world gasp when he demonstrated the trick of removing his own head. The famous illusionist Cyril is a Japanese with French roots. He is known to the rest of the world for his deft trick, in which his head flies off his shoulders. This spectacular trick will never cease to horrify the public.

David Copperfield’s “Levitation”

Once again, David Copperfield impresses everyone with his brilliant magic trick in which he soars like a bird over the American Grand Canyon without the aid of any technique.

“Metamorphoses” of the Pendragon couple

The magic of illusion attracts not so much by the result of the trick, but by its spectacularity and creativity. Being not only the most agile illusionists, the Pendragon couple also skillfully attracted the audience with the eccentricity of their performances.

Richard Ross and the usual sleight of hand

The audience adored Richard Ross for his great stage performances. Audiences were crazy about his amazing collection of tricks with hands, rings and other objects. Definitely worth watching a short video where he performs masterful tricks with headbands.

David Blaine turns coffee into coins

David Blaine’s magical live performances brought him unprecedented success. One of these popular tricks is turning liquid coffee into a large handful of coins, which he gave to the poor man right in the same cup.

Derren Brown’s Cigarettes

Derren Brown is a respected mentalist and psychological illusionist. He has an outstanding memory, the ability to hypnosis, and can demonstrate psychic abilities such as psychokinesis and clairvoyance.

Rollercoaster Death Number

Lance Barton is known for his many stunts and is also the creator of the longest running magic act. Already at the age of five, Lance began to show tricks and to this day continues to amaze the world with his original tricks.

Thomas Blackthorne swallowing a hammer drill

There are many magicians who love to swallow swords, but nothing compares to swallowing the drill of a working concrete breaker. The audience was shocked by this action during a show on German television.

“Catching a bullet with their teeth”

Penn and Teller perform the trick of catching lead projectiles fired from revolvers at each other. Such bullets are often also marked by spectators, who then identify them. This trick is recognized by experts as legal.

Hans and Helga Moretti – Crossbow Headshot

Such an impressive trick can lead to death, but the Moretti couple is not in vain recognized as one of the best couples of illusionists in Germany. Every time a blindfolded Hans aims a throwing weapon at his wife’s head, the audience definitely experiences great excitement.

Escape Artist Harry Houdini and the Chinese Water Torture Chamber

Houdini was an unsurpassed virtuoso of illusion capable of performing the most breathtaking tricks. In this test, he was suspended by his legs, and his feet were firmly fixed in the stocks. Then it was lowered upside down into a glass cube filled with water and left there. Could he get out of there alive?

Criss Angel’s “Levitation”

Although David Copperfield has already successfully performed levitation tricks, Criss Angel’s magic tricks are incredible and convincing in that they were performed right on the street among the audience. Although someone even thought that Criss really hovered in the air, the author himself recognized his trick as ordinary trickery.

“Truck ride”

The magician Penn managed to impress people with his trick with a truck tractor, which literally drove over him without causing any harm to the magician.

“Metamorphosis”

The ability to transform into something else is one of the illusionist’s most outstanding talents. So, the trick of turning an ordinary guy into a pretty assistant and back again just drives the audience crazy. This is one of the best tricks of modern illusionists, which requires remarkable ingenuity and agility from the performer in order for the trick to work properly.

“Extraction of the front teeth of participants”

David Blaine once again demonstrates his incredible abilities in front of passers-by. This time, moving from one person to another, he “pulled out” everyone’s teeth from their mouths right in front of the camera. There has been a lot of controversy over this video, but do not forget that David Blaine is a certified specialist in the field of street magic and magical performances.

“Crossing the Great Wall of China”

David Copperfield has demonstrated a great many amazing illusions, including the ability to walk through the Great Wall of China. When this trick was performed, video technology was not as technically advanced, so it took Copperfield time to create and plan this trick. In this performance, he relied on his wits, speed and originality, and, ultimately, this unique trick brought Copperfield legendary fame.

“Turn five $100 bills into five $100 bills”

And David Blaine surprises people all over the world again and again with his TV epic magic tricks. So, one of his best tricks is considered to be the transformation of one-dollar bills into hundred-dollar bills, which he then distributes in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina swept there.

Criss Angel walks on water

The popularity of Criss Angel’s shows like “Trick of the Mind”, “Believe” and “The Phenomenon” has reached the peak of its fame precisely because of his trick with walking on water. After this trick, they began to consider him almost a black magician.

David Copperfield and the “Saw of Death”

Many magicians follow in David Copperfield’s footsteps and continue to try this trick in their Las Vegas shows. After all, this trick is the most famous in the history of magic and illusion. Copperfield led the audience to believe that he had indeed been sawn in two. Despite the large number of different versions of this trick, in which illusionists saw their assistants in various ways, to this day no one has succeeded in repeating this trick exactly as Copperfield originally did.

Paul Daniels and his “The Cup” (1995)

Audiences loved Paul Daniels’ performances because they were dynamic and really exciting. With his quick hand movements, Paul could entertain the audience for such a long time that he was rightfully considered the best magician in his genre. The Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts in 1983 even awarded him the prestigious Magician of the Year award.

David Copperfield – “Portal”

David Copperfield deserves the highest mark among all magicians due to his excellent performance of many magic tricks. Many consider him the most talented magician of all time. In this case, he managed to teleport himself and another bystander to Hawaii.

Let’s do four simple tricks with your body. You will be surprised when you can hold a person in place with just one index finger, make your hands lighter than air, or lengthen your nose. (15 photos)

Trick 1: “I bet you can’t stand up”
Have your friend sit on a chair.

Ask him to cross his arms over his chest.

Press your index finger on his forehead.

Now let him try to get up. It is almost impossible to do this without the help of hands.

Trick 2: “Hands are lighter than air”
Stand in a doorway.

Press firmly in both directions with your hands. The palms should be directed inward.

After 30 seconds, stand in an empty seat.

You will immediately feel lightness in your hands – as if they would start to move upward without any effort on your part.

Trick 3: Very long nose
Sit in a chair behind your friend.

Place the index finger of your right hand on his nose and your left hand on yours.

Close your eyes and simultaneously move both fingers up and down along your nose. After 60 seconds, it will begin to seem to you that you are touching your nose with both your left and right hands!

Trick 4: “In different directions”
Sit on a chair. Cross your legs and start moving your foot clockwise.

Now, at the same time, start drawing a circle counterclockwise with your hand in the air.

You will feel how your brain will try to solve two opposite problems at the same time.

Eventually he will give up and give the command to rotate both leg and arm to the same side.

Fit 5 – 15 tricks into one performance.
Combine them in a different order, think about how you can combine them and move from one to another. For example, techniques that require the same props can be performed one after the other. Never repeat the same trick in the same bunch and keep these basic principles in mind:

Work out your style.
What you say and how you act can be as important to atmosphere as your stunts. If you enjoy joking, then make up a “patter” that makes fun of you and the audience a little, but don’t offend anyone. You can pretend to be surprised by your own tricks, or act mysteriously and powerfully. Make it look like the trick is physically demanding. Try different styles of action and conversation as you prepare and execute your stunt.

Train with your family and friends.
Regardless of your true intentions, it’s a good idea to practice your bunch of tricks, but it’s especially important for those who are in the mood for a career as a mage. Strangers on the street can be sympathetic, but you won’t keep their attention on long performances with amateur magic. The best place to hone your skills is at home. You can also try some quick tricks on your teacher or colleague.

Camera your actions.
This allows you to carefully and objectively review your performance, correct mistakes or improve difficult tricks. To do this, view the recording in slow motion. Review your work for improvement. Looking at your tricks in the mirror will also help. Look at your body language and facial expressions.

Film the performance from multiple angles to make sure the stunts look convincing no matter where the audience is standing. You may need to train them more often or use different variations. Hiding an object in your sleeve may look unconvincing in some ways, for example, hiding something behind your arm will take more practice.
Post your videos on the magic forums and ask for comments.

Go outside.
Slowly start with a shortened version of your regular combo, using only the most practiced tricks. Then move on to longer strings with more variety. In addition to improving your technique, you must also take care of the art of attracting the crowd and keeping their interest and attention.

Be mindful of your viewers’ time. Avoid using volunteers and do not detain passers-by if they are uncomfortable.

Improve your performance.
Remember that magic is focused on people, so you will need skills to work with them. Develop your style, practice outside, note which stories attract or repel attention. Ask your volunteers basic questions, ask their names, speak loudly and confidently in order to attract a large crowd. Remember that street magic is a show.

Pay attention to your clothes and appearance. Some magicians, especially those who perform for children, wear extravagant costumes. Most street magicians prefer to dress well, but at the same time, they do not differ from people on the street.

Add new tricks to your bundle.
Illusions have fascinated audiences on busy city streets for centuries. Innovative techniques have always been the best way to grab attention. Without a unique combination of classic and new street techniques, you will quickly lose an audience.

It’s hard to come up with a new trick from scratch, although with experience you’ll get some ideas. Until then, combine the two tricks in a familiar way. (See below).
Any trick that requires props can be combined with sleight of hand. Making your props disappear and reappear before the stunt is complete will cause more laughs than simply replacing the object with a similar one but with different properties, like being flammable or not sinking.

The art of mastering magic and illusion comes from antiquity. It was in the Middle Ages at the fairs that you could see all sorts of magicians who used mechanisms and tricks that were unimaginable at that time. This compilation has kindly collected for you a selection of the most amazing tricks and tricks that won the hearts of even the most severe critics.

David Blaine “Frozen in Time”
On November 27, 2000, millions of viewers watched David Blaine perform one of the most dangerous magic tricks on live television. He was placed in an ice capsule, and in this frosty sarcophagus he spent 63 hours 42 minutes and 15 seconds. Since the ice was transparent, everyone could be sure that Blaine was really there all the time. After being removed from the ice capsule, he was immediately hospitalized as he was in a state of disorientation.

David Copperfield – “Portal”.
David Copperfield deserves the highest marks of all illusionists for his superb performance of many magic tricks. Many consider him the most talented magician of all time. In this case, he managed to teleport himself and another bystander to Hawaii. This trick has never been repeated and is still a mystery to many people.

David Copperfield – “Thirteen”.
David Copperfield is well known for his acting skills and sense of humor, as well as his ability to easily get along with any audience, which resonates with viewers from all over the world. The trick is difficult to explain logically and is considered one of the finest tricks in the history of magical art. After all, no one has yet managed to make thirteen people disappear in the blink of an eye.

Paul Daniels and his “Cup” (1995).
The audience loved the performances of Paul Daniels because they were dynamic and really exciting. With his quick hand movements, Paul could entertain the audience for such a long time that he was rightfully considered the best magician in his genre. The Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts in 1983 even awarded him the prestigious Magician of the Year award.

David Copperfield and the Saw of Death.
Many magicians follow in the footsteps of David Copperfield and continue to try to repeat this trick at their performances in Las Vegas. After all, this trick is the most famous in the history of magic and illusion. Copperfield led the audience to believe that he had indeed been sawn in two. Despite the large number of different versions of this trick, in which illusionists saw their assistants in various ways, to this day no one has succeeded in repeating this trick exactly as Copperfield originally did.

Alvo Stockmann’s postmentalism is the future of written prophecies.
This is a fast-paced type of magic trick in which participants can write their predictions on a postcard, include an address, stamp, and send to a friend. Predictions may contain information about the results of football matches or any other issues that may be of interest to the addressee, and the answer, to his amazement, will already come to him by mail.

Criss Angel walks on water.
The popularity of Criss Angel’s shows like “The Mind Trick”, “Believe It” and “The Phenomenon” has reached the peak of its fame precisely because of his trick with walking on water. After this trick, they began to consider him almost a black magician.

“Turn five $1 bills into five $100 bills.”
And David Blaine again and again amaze people from all over the world with magic tricks in his TV epic. So, one of his best tricks is considered to be the transformation of one-dollar bills into hundred-dollar bills, which he then distributes in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina swept there.

“Passing through the Great Wall of China”.
David Copperfield has demonstrated a great many amazing illusions, including the ability to walk through the Great Wall of China. When this trick was performed, video technology was not as technically advanced, so it took Copperfield time to create and plan this trick. In this performance, he relied on his wits, speed and originality, and, ultimately, this unique trick brought Copperfield legendary fame.

“Extraction of front teeth of participants”.
David Blaine once again demonstrates his incredible abilities in front of passers-by. This time, moving from one person to another, he “pulled out” everyone’s teeth from their mouths right in front of the camera. There has been a lot of controversy over this video, but do not forget that David Blaine is a certified specialist in the field of street magic and magical performances.

“Metamorphoses”.
The ability to transform into anything else is one of the illusionist’s most outstanding talents. So, the trick of turning an ordinary guy into a pretty assistant and back again just drives the audience crazy. This is one of the best tricks of modern illusionists, which requires remarkable ingenuity and agility from the performer in order for the trick to work properly.

“Moving by truck”.
The illusionist Penn managed to impress people with his trick with a truck tractor, which literally drove over him without causing any harm to the magician.

“Levitation” by Criss Angel.
Despite the fact that David Copperfield has already successfully performed levitation tricks, Criss Angel’s magic tricks are incredible and convincing in that they were performed right on the street among the audience. Although some even thought that Criss was really floating in the air, the author himself admitted that his trick was just a trick.\

Hans and Helga Moretti – Crossbow Shooting to the Head.
Such an impressive trick can lead to death, but the Moretti couple is not in vain recognized as one of the best couples of illusionists in Germany. Every time a blindfolded Hans aims a throwing weapon at his wife’s head, the audience definitely experiences great excitement.

“Catching a bullet with your teeth”.
Penn and Teller perform a trick of catching lead projectiles fired from revolvers at each other. Such bullets are often also marked by spectators, who then identify them. This trick is recognized by experts as legal.

Thomas Blackthorne swallowing a drill bit.
There are many magicians who love to swallow swords, but nothing compares to swallowing the drill of a working concrete breaker. The audience was shocked by this action during a show on German television.

“Rollercoaster death number”.
Lance Barton is known for his many stunts and is also the creator of the longest running magic show. Already at the age of five, Lance began to show tricks and to this day continues to amaze the world with his original tricks.

Cigarettes by Derren Brown.
Derren Brown is a respected mentalist and psychological illusionist. He has an outstanding memory, the ability to hypnosis, and can demonstrate psychic abilities such as psychokinesis and clairvoyance.

Magic has always excited the human mind. Magicians at all times have fascinated the public – and not only with the tricks themselves, but also with the brilliance, elegance of the performances. The tricks of the most prominent masters of illusion, which are presented below, won the hearts of the most persistent skeptics of their time: