Monday, May 31, 2010

Cyril Hamburger Magic Trick Revealed

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I have seen this magic trick and explanation about 1 year ago. And a few months ago my friend asked me how to do this hanburger magic trick. At that time I couldn't find video that explain the trick. Today I am lucky that I finally found it. Although it is not the initial video that I watched before, the basic concept is still there. Feel free to learn it!


Cheers.
Dennis Yew

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Learn Easy Magic: How to Light Up a Burnt Match

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Material needed: A box of matches, a permanent marker pen.
You can perform it as a street magic, in parties, in your lecture hall/classroom, anywhere in front of your friends!
Warning: This magic involves fire. Make sure the performance won't cause any fire tragedy!



Cheers!
Dennis Yew

Saturday, May 1, 2010

David Blaine Magic Tricks Revealed: How to Turn A Cup of Cofee into Coins

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Here is another impressive magic trick yet very simple to do. Watch the performance first.


Now here is the explanation.


If you look back the first video, you can see that the old man already holding that "specially made" cup of coffee before the magician touched it. I am wondering, is it the crew gave him the cup first then immediately starts the performance before the old man realised the cup is unusual, or the old man actually already know the trick and just acting there. For what I know, among many so called street magic show, a lot of the audiance are actually acting. They are paid to be there. They are not strangers on the steet.

Amazing? There is always a logical explanation behind a magic trick.

Regards,
Dennis Yew

David Blaine Magic Tricks Revealed: How to Change A Card Quickly

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This is one of the simple card trick performed by David Blaine.
Watch the performance first:


The sequence:
First, fan out the deck to let audiance see the deck is mixed up and nothing tricky hidden within the cards.
second, he shows the front edge of the cards to the audiance and "sweep" through the cards quickly while asking you to quickly pick a card and memorize it.
third, repeat second step again as it was done too fast. You have second chance to grab a card and memorize.
Finally, he takes up one random card, pluck the card and the card turned into the one that you memorized perviously.

Below is an explanation how to change the card quickly.


Now, you may have one question. How can he make sure that you must choose spade of queen?
The trick is on the third step. Before he "sweep" the deck of card, he makes a break with his little finger at that card which you can't see it. When the spade of queen reached while he is sweeping, he stop there awhile before continuing "sweeping" the deck. Do you notice that u actually cannot see any other cards clearly while he is sweeping but only on the spade of queen? That is the reason!

Note: Break is a trick of card magic, which you silently use your little finger to bookmark the card that you want without being observed by the audiance.

Cheers!
Dennis Yew