Spotlight in Prop Tricks

How to bend a spoon with your mind

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 ...more

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Curated 11 months ago | Comments 24
Views 31,884

How to perform an easy drop and grasp magic coin trick

Perform an easy drop and grasp magic coin trick

This is the easiest coin trick to do. It's just a simple drop and ...more

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Curated 10 months ago | Comments 0
Views 6,421

How to perform the coin in a bottle magic trick

Perform the coin in a bottle magic trick

This coin trick is pretty easy to perform, and even David Blaine succumbs to the simplicity of it. Learn how to put a coin inside a bottle.

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Curated 9 months ago | Comments 3
Views 17,996

How to perform the "cash printing" magic trick

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 ...more

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Curated 3 months ago | Comments 3
Views 5,130

How to perform the indestructible balloon magic trick

Perform the indestructible balloon magic trick

Magic Girl is going to teach you a cool trick that will blow you away ...more

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Curated 10 months ago | Comments 8
Views 9,351

How to escape from handcuffs

Escape from handcuffs

For any number of tight situations, it might be a good idea to learn how to escape from handcuffs. Spike TV shows you three easy methods to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago | Comments 15
Views 117,777

How to mentally control a Zippo flame

Mentally control a Zippo flame

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

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Curated 1 year ago | Comments 26
Views 78,164

How to make your fingers smoke

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 ...more

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Curated 2 years ago | Comments 106
Views 388,341

How to cut a beer bottle in half without a knife

Cut a beer bottle in half without a knife

Need a new toothbrush holder? How about a beer bottle? With a little string, acetone, fire... you too can have a neat beer bottle ...more

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Curated 1 year ago | Comments 20
Views 218,237

Spotlight > Prop Tricks (9 How-Tos)

Holiday HowTo: Charlie Brown Christmas Tree

Ah, memories. Nothin' like Charlie Brown Christmas to stir up warm and fuzzy holiday nostalgia. The lesson of Charlie Brown's Christmas tree: Do-It-Yourself. Straight from the lips of lovable Charlie ...

Lady Gaga Goes Uke

Here we are again. This time, however, it's not Britney Spears that's being uke-d, but the delightfully infamous Lady Gaga. The wicked (we-can't-help-but-look-watch-listen) Lady Gaga. The ukulele ...

HowTo: Photograph a Speeding Bullet

In light of our recent post, Art Borne From the Barrel of a Gun, here's a thorough guide to building your own bullet capture system via robotics site Glacial Wanderer. Says Hack a Day: "A pair of ...

Soba Noodle Champion Slurps 399 Bowls in 10 Minutes

Eat your heart out, Joey Chestnut. There's a new super-speed-eater in town, and she means business. 45-year-old Hatsuyo Sugawara downed an incredible number of 399 bowls of soba noodles in just ten ...

High Fashion Invisible Shoes

Fashion designer Andreia Chaves of São Paulo has created some optically stunning, "invisible" shoes. Constructed with mirrors, the shoes blend into their environment, chameleon-style ...

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