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Multiplying billiard balls. Multiplying billiard balls (Excelsior Ball Trick, August Roterberg, 1898) is a magic routine that is popular with both amateur and advanced conjurors but still rarely seen. As its name implies, the magician uses sleight of hand to manipulate a number of billiard balls (the balls are often smaller than actual billiard ...
Balducci levitation. Artist's rendition (with background removed) of Balducci levitation, named after Ed Balducci. The Balducci levitation is a levitation illusion first described by Ed Balducci. Its inventor is unknown. It is an impromptu magic trick, which has been popularized by many magicians, such as David Roth, Paul Harris, and David Blaine .
The suit is based on the second digit of their number. 4 for Spades, 3 for Hearts, 2 for Clubs, and 1 for Diamonds. For example, if their number is 64, then their card would be the 5 of Spades. Literature. Harry Blackstone, Blackstone's Tricks Anyone Can DoISBN 0-8065-0862-0; John Scarne, Scarne on Card Tricks ISBN 0-486-42735-8; References
In nuclear physics, a magic number is a number of nucleons (either protons or neutrons, separately) such that they are arranged into complete shells within the atomic nucleus. As a result, atomic nuclei with a "magic" number of protons or neutrons are much more stable than other nuclei. The seven most widely recognized magic numbers as of 2019 ...
Famous Trick Donkeys is a puzzle invented by Sam Loyd in 1858, [1] first printed on a card supposed to promote P.T. Barnum's circus. At that time, the puzzle was first called "P.T. Barnum's trick mules". [2] Millions of cards were sold, with an estimated income for Sam Loyd of $10,000 from 1871 [3] —more than $200,000 in 2023 dollars. [4]
Download as PDF; Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... Pages in category "Card tricks" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 ...
While not generally tricks themselves, some of these devices are very valuable to performers of magic. Topit. A.R. mini-stage [ 1] Funkenring [ 2] Gibeciere. Business card production wallet [ 3] ITR (invented by James George) [ 4] Surya's Device Pro (invented by Surya Kumar and James George) [ 5] Thumb tip.
Out of This World is a card trick created by magician Paul Curry in 1942, in which an audience member is asked to sort a deck into piles of red and black cards, without looking at the faces. Many performers have devised their own variations of this trick. It is often billed as "the trick that fooled Winston Churchill " due to a story describing ...