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Mentally control a Zippo flame

How to mentally control a Zippo flame

Mentally control a Zippo flame. Steal the flame from the lighter, then put it back.

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Perform the "cash printing" magic trick

How to perform the "cash printing" magic trick

If only this were true... a little homemade machine that can magically print money from a blank piece of paper. Makes me wonder ...

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Lift a friend with the superhero strength Trick

How to lift a friend with the superhero strength Trick

All you need is you, a friend and a victim and it's as simple as that! Just make sure your friend isn't THAT heavy. Brian ...

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Bite a quarter and spit it back together

How to bite a quarter and spit it back together

Classic David Blaine. Now you can do-it-yourself. Bite a quarter and then spit it back together again.

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Make your fingers smoke

How to make your fingers smoke

Are you so hot you're smokin'? Well you will be if you can pull the magic trick in this how-to video off! Watch this instructional ...

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How To Make a Fork and Spoon Appear to Defy Gravity

Make a Fork and Spoon Appear to Defy Gravity

This is a basic trick that enables you to defy the laws of physics - or at least fool others into thinking so. Just take common dinner ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 6,677

How to always win a card game using a bit of math

Always win a card game using a bit of math

Use this rigged game to cheat your friends twice in a row! The game functions just like 31, only this time you'll always win if you follow ...more

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Curated 1 week ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 213

How to back palm a card

Back palm a card

A tutorial how to manipulate a normal playing card! This type of manipulation is called back palming.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 3
Views 10,199

How to balance dominoes

Balance dominoes

Simply amazing. Balance 17 dominoes on a single domino.

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 9
Views 6,607

How to bite a quarter and spit it back together

Bite a quarter and spit it back together

This is a classic trick David Blaine did in his first special and here the secret is revealed. Bite a quarter and spit it back together.

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 19
Views 46,625

How to break a beer bottle with your bare hands

Break a beer bottle with your bare hands

Need a new way to impress your friends? Well, when you're out partying, show them how to break a beer bottle with you bare hands. This bar ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 6
Views 26,284

How to breathe fire

Breathe fire

You want learn how to fire breath? This how-to video has 6 easy steps that anyone can do and it's safe. You need corn starch, water and a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 58
Views 63,733

How to con

Con

This video will show you how to always win in a very simple bar game called Nim. Trick your friends into betting on it then always getting a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Alex1inferno-The Critic | Comments 2
Views 7,938

How to cut a beer bottle in half without a knife

Cut a beer bottle in half without a knife

Learn how to cut a beer bottle in half! That's right, watch this video tutorial to learn how to cut a beer bottle in half with acetone ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by FFox | Comments 19
Views 204,260

How to do a magic trick with a straw and bottle cap

Do a magic trick with a straw and bottle cap

This is a super nifty magic trick you'll want to show to your friends. All you need is a plastic drinking straw and a plastic bottle cap to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tl1 | Comments 4
Views 12,382

How to do a variety of magic tricks

Do a variety of magic tricks

Learn some basic magic tricks in this video tutorial series made by the experts. See how to do a variety of magic tricks, like the ball ...more

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Curated 9 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 24,339

How to do the BackAround 1.5 pen spinning trick

Do the BackAround 1.5 pen spinning trick

Learn how to do the BackAround 1.5 as well as the other common variations with this pen spinning tutorial. Pen spinning (or "pen ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 4,202

How to do the Backaround and Back pen spinning trick

Do the Backaround and Back pen spinning trick

Learn how to do the BackAround and Back with this pen spinning ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,453

How to do the Basketball Spin pen spinning trick

Do the Basketball Spin pen spinning trick

Learn how to do the Basketball Spin with this pen spinning tutorial. Pen spinning (or "pen mawashi" in Japan) involves the skillful ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 3,989

How to do the Bill Under the Bottle bar trick

Do the Bill Under the Bottle bar trick

This how-to video shows a great trick that can win you many beers if you present it as a bet. Move the bill underneath the bottle without ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 14,525

How to do the Charge Reverse pen spinning trick

Do the Charge Reverse pen spinning trick

Learn how to do the Charge Reverse with this pen spinning tutorial. Pen spinning (or "pen mawashi" in Japan) involves the skillful ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,817

How to do the Demon's Sonic pen spinning trick

Do the Demon's Sonic pen spinning trick

Learn how to do the Demon's Sonic with this pen spinning tutorial. Pen spinning (or "pen mawashi" in Japan) involves the skillful ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 3,849

How to do the Devil's Sonic and Around pen spinning trick

Do the Devil's Sonic and Around pen spinning trick

Learn how to do the Devil's Sonic and Around with this pen spinning ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,723

How to do the Double ThumbAround Normal and Reverse pen spin

Do the Double ThumbAround Normal and Reverse pen spin

Learn how to do the Double ThumbAround Normal and Reverse with this ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,133

How to do the Figure 8 and Infinity pen spinning tricks

Do the Figure 8 and Infinity pen spinning tricks

Tutorials on both the Figure 8 and the Infinity. They are very similar ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 2,789

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No Lightsaber Required: DIY Jar Jar Binks Salad

Yum, geekdom fun. A Jar Jar salad. Wonderfully silly How-To from Only Knives: "A side dish from the Dark Side: Sculpt Jar Jar Binks out of a root vegetable." You'll need some serious ...

Sculpt Melted Cassette Tape Puddles Into Skulls

Cool cassette tape art by Atlanta based artist Brian Dettmer. From Design Boom: "...Dettmer was walking down the street he spotted a dead bird and an idea hit him. ‘here was this thing that used ...

This Dude Builds Glaciers. Here's How.

Most DIY freaks do-it-themselves because they love it. Because they're curious, creative, and like to take the long road (or figure out an ingenious short cut). In the case of Chewang Norphel (aka the ...

DIY Contortionist-Cycle

Finally, a well designed solution to studio-style living. The Contortionist bicycle. London-native Dominic Hargreaves, unhappy with the available options, designed this folding bike himself (true DIY ...

Flickr Photos Reveal Harvard's True Colors

Cartograms are usually pretty mundane, but throw in Flickr, Photoshop, and a well-known public place and you have an artistic representation of popular colors. Much more eye-grabbing than your common ...

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