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Perform the Skyscraper 2 card shuffle trick

How to perform the Skyscraper 2 card shuffle trick

This card flourish is a super cool production. It requires a bit of the basics before taking on, but it's well worth the study.

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Make a cigarette vanish

How to make a cigarette vanish

Street magic at its simplest. It is magic and there is a Santa. Spit, cigarette, and a thumb is all you need to learn how to make ...

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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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Perform the indestructible balloon magic trick

How to perform the indestructible balloon magic trick

Magic Girl is going to teach you a cool trick that will blow you away, or will it? For this magic trick, grab a balloon and a ...

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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 ...

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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
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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
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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 10,257

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 6,627

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 46,911

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 26,519

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 64,098

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
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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 204,675

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 12,416

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 24,477

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 4,230

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 2,468

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 4,024

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 14,603

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 2,834

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 3,882

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 2,744

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
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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
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Fire + Gravity + Corrosive Liquids = Explosive Rube Goldberg Fun

They Way Things Go is a Rube Goldberg inspired art film by Peter Fischli and David Weiss (1987). The 30 minute film documents an assembly line of action and reaction. Wikipedia: "The machine is ...

DIY LED Carpet-Light

For the craftsters & LED lovers, great idea by Johanna Hyrkas. The LED carpet-light: a simple, yet novel, DIY project. A single strand of LEDs is encased in a knit tube; the knit tube is wound ...

Make Fuel With Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is the answer. Inventor Paul Patone has devised a mechanism that converts soda into actual usable fuel. "It’s called the Geet Sytstem. Basically, it’s a fuel booster system that can ...

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 ...

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