Magic & Parlor Tricks How-To Videos & Articles

Bend a spoon with your mind

How to bend a spoon with your mind

Michael Shermer is the king of the Skeptics (literally as he publishes their magazine: Skeptics Magazine). But he is also a fantastic personality to destroy all the magic falsehoods we so desperately hold onto ...

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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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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 if it could print "real" money, would it be considered counterfeit ...

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Cheat at card games with a marked deck

How to cheat at card games with a marked deck

Hardcore cheaters rejoice. This is the way to do it right. You must be pretty hellbent on winning if you go through this meticulous card marking scheme. It is almost as hard as actually learning how to play ...

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Make your fingers smoke

How to make your fingers smoke

Magic is sometimes so mystifying that we don't pay attention to the obvious or easy tricks behind it all, like with these smoking fingers. Believe it or not, the only things you need to make your fingers smoke ...

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How to perform the Knight cut and display flourish

Perform the Knight cut and display flourish

A video tutorial showing how to cut and display a deck of cards in the Knight cut pattern. A little hard to follow as the cards often leave ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 0
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How to perform the lazy card trick

Perform the lazy card trick

The deck is handed out by the spectator and he then chooses a card, then the magician spreads the deck on the table and revealed the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to perform the one handed pass

Perform the one handed pass

Learn how to perform the one handed pass for card tricks by watching this video.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to perform the Raven coin magic trick

Perform the Raven coin magic trick

Learn the secret behind the Raven, coin vanish magic trick to make a coin disappear in the palm of your hand.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to perform the triumph card trick

Perform the triumph card trick

A young man shows us how to do the Triumph magic trick. A little hard to follow but he knows what he's doing

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to perform the World's Greatest Card Trick

Perform the World's Greatest Card Trick

Learn a variation of the World's Greatest Card trick.

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Curated 1 year ago by cwiltz | Comments 0
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How to perform theCard Wallet magic trick

Perform theCard Wallet magic trick

Learn how to perform the Card Wallet trick in which you make a folded bill jump around between two cards.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to perform transposition in the box

Perform transposition in the box

Learn how to perform the transposition in the box trick.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to practice juggling step by step

Practice juggling step by step

Learn quickly and easily how to juggle.

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Curated 1 year ago by 5min | Comments 0
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How to preform a basic card trick

Preform a basic card trick

The magician shows two cards and the spectator says stop then the two cards magically find their mates. This illusion will amaze all your ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to pull a string through a straw, even after it is cut

Pull a string through a straw, even after it is cut

Even after the straw is cut the string still appears to be connected ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to razer cut a deck of cards

Razer cut a deck of cards

This is a tutorial for another card deck cut...the razer cut.

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Curated 1 year ago by Sclipo | Comments 0
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How to shuffle to the top

Shuffle to the top

Learn how to perform the shuffle to the top trick by watching this video.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to start juggling

Start juggling

In this video, Melissa Schenk helps you get started juggling. She specifically goes over how juggling can be used as a stress reliever.

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Curated 1 year ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
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How to stick a nail in wood using only a sponge and water

Stick a nail in wood using only a sponge and water

Want to bet that you can drive a nail into a piece of wood using a web ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tl1 | Comments 0
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How to twist your arm all the way

Twist your arm all the way

Learn how to twist your arm all the way around in this magic trick by watching this video.

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Curated 1 year ago by cwiltz | Comments 0
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How to perform the jumping ring trick

Perform the jumping ring trick

Watch this instructional video to learn how to perform the jumping ring trick. This trick is so simple, it takes absoulutely no talent ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by Kudda | Comments 0
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How to do the hummingbird card trick

Do the hummingbird card trick

Watch this instructional video to learn how to do the hummingbird card trick. This is possibly the worst magic trick I have ever seen. It's ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by Kudda | Comments 0
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How to perform a great bar trick

Perform a great bar trick

Here is a really cool bar trick using a glass, card & a cigarette. Perform this illusion and impress your friends.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to shoot cards into the air

Shoot cards into the air

This kid has great instincts for teaching magic or card tricks as he instructs with multiple camera angles the best methods for shooting ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to turn a $1 bill upside down without flipping it

Turn a $1 bill upside down without flipping it

Watch to learn how to do this snarky magic trick in which you turn a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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Magic & Parlor Tricks (3721 How-Tos)

DARPA Develops Explosive Blocking Mega-Shield

DARPA has released footage of the Iron Curtain, a pretty impressive shield system that will protect armored vehicles from oncoming explosives. With $8 million in Army approved funds, DARPA will ...

Big Brother's Watching You (HowTo Un-Google Yourself)

Some think of Google as the ultimate Big Brother, and with good reason. If you use Google (and most of us do), Google potentially has your email history, your complete search history, your travel ...

LEGO Fashion Hits the Runway

Whether you're inclined to love it or leave it, you've gotta admit one thing about JC de Castelbajac's LEGO fashion line- it's fun. More 80's pop culture revival: LEGO constructed hats and LEGO ...

PRANK WARS

WonderHowTo loves pranks. So, naturally we're big fans of College Humor, particularly Prank Wars. Prank Wars stars Amir and Streeter, best pals. Best pals that love to humiliate one another...to say ...

From Dying To Flying

Dean Potter, one of National Geographic's Ten Adventurers of the Year, set a world record for base jumping in 2009. Via NatGeo: "On a sunny afternoon in mid-August, Dean Potter stepped onto a ...

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