Magic FAQs
What is a simple magic trick to learn?
One of the easiest magic tricks to learn is making a coin disappear. To begin, ask for a coin, any will work but a small one is easier to conceal for a beginning magician. Put the coin in between your thumb and index finger for everyone to see. Now you explain that you are going to make it disappear and bring up your other hand to grab the coin. Here is where the trick happens, but don’t let anyone know, instead of grabbing the coin with your opposite hand, keep it hidden in the palm of the original hand but act like you grabbed the coin with the other hand. Focus on the hand without the coin and the audience will look at that too not noticing that the other hand actually contains the coin. Any magical words will do, use creativity in you performance for better results, then open the empty hand to the amazement of the audience. Now ask for a hundred dollar bill or a fancy watch and make that disappear too entertaining the audience, and mortifying the owner of the watch or money.
Where can I learn to perform magic?
It is difficult to begin learning how to become a magician. Most magicians will not share their secrets with anyone who is not already a magician. This is to preserve the mystery of the profession as well as keep them employed. For beginners it is best to get a book about magic and begin practicing. DVDs offer a visual aid as well making it easier to learn basic tricks. Once a few tricks have been mastered it may be advisable to talk to another magician. If they have respect in your work they will often show you more tricks and tips, but if it is sloppy you may never get help. There are many magic clubs around the world that offer instruction and camaraderie among magicians, but magician status often has to be proved so hours of at home practice are essential before attempting to perform.
How did David Copperfield make the Statue of Liberty disappear?
While David Copperfield has not ever admitted how he made the statue of liberty disappear on live television in 1983, there is one plausible theory. The audience and cameras were situated on one stage with a specific viewing angle, peripheral and back sides to the front were completely blocked only allowing the viewers to see what was directly in front of them. The statue was shown, most likely the real one, and then the curtains were dropped hiding the process. When the curtains were raised after a bit of time, the statue was gone, only open sea behind it. It is theorized that the stage was imperceptibly rotated while the curtains were drawn and the lights of the statue were turned off while another set of deceptive lights were turned on, lighting the area where the audience assumed the statue was supposed to be, but actually the statue never moved or disappeared at all, it was merely dark and out of view. This is just a theory though.
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