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Appearing Egg Trick – Science Magic

Do you want to be a science magician? You need a little know-how and a little practice to impress your audience with the Appearing Egg Trick.

Show your audience a handkerchief and tell them you will make it disappear before their eyes. Stuff the handkerchief into your hand. When it is completely out of sight, unveil that the handkerchief is now … an egg!

Where did the handkerchief go? It’s in your pocket now, of course.

How did you do that? First, poke a hole in a raw egg and blow out the insides. Then carefully make a small hole on one side of the egg. Put the egg in your hand and make sure your fingers cover it. Don’t let your audience see the egg. Put a second, duplicate handkerchief in your pocket.

Carefully stuff the handkerchief into the hidden egg in your hand. When
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Trick Your Friends with the Prayer Vase or Genie in a Bottle

The Prayer Vase or Genie in a Bottle is a guaranteed fun way to trick your friends using only items you can find around the house.

The science magician displays a bottle and a short length of rope. She explains that according to the ancient legends, a genie lives in the bottle. While you can’t see the genie, if you tickle him with something like a rope, it makes him mad and he hangs onto the rope. The rope is inserted into the bottle and jiggled a bit. When the bottle with the rope still inside it is turned upside down, the rope is seen to dangle unsupported from the bottle. The magician explains that the genie is even strong enough to make the bottle float. Now, the bottle and rope are turned right side up. While holding only the end of the rope, the magician lets go

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