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ORIGINAL: SteelofUtah

Okay since you all want to speculate. Take it from a former Houdini's Magic Shop Employee You are all wrong, However most of you are close in what you were thinking.

She Used a False Thumb, She Palms the Thumb Cap and then Stuffs the Hankerchief into it and then puts the Thumb cap over her thumb and shakes her hands so you do not see the obvious length difference between thumbs and then when she find the hangerchief all he does is slided the thumb off and pulls the hankerchief off.

I also know how they Levitate a Card and Turn a nickle into a dime.

Sorry to Ruin the Illusion but I hate it when people say they know how something is done and make it far more elaborate than it is. It's a silly Flesh Toned Fake Tummb.

Steel

(Oh and the Rabbit was in the hat the whole time)

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ORIGINAL: SteelofUtah


(Oh and the Rabbit was in the hat the whole time)

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ORIGINAL: SteelofUtah

Depends on the Trick the rabits are very doscille and can be put just about anywhere. In Most cases the use a hat with a False Bottom of a Quick Tap Top Hat but they can easily run in the THOUSANDS today for such an old trick most magicians won't get involved. Rabbits are not used as much anymore due to size and the fact that the Audience has caught on.

As for your Rose Trick well that one is a little different but just as simple. The Paper rose is actually made with Flash Paper this is why it gets so bright as it burns and why is burns away so quickly, David Copperfield used this trick on one of his specials and I can assure you the trick is done in quite the same concept as the levitating Spinning Card it just requires knowing with you Access points and anchors are at all times. The skill involved in not giving the entire trick away is the real skill as if you screw up just a little in where you put your hands the trick is ruined.

David Blaine, David Copperfield, even the most recent Chris Angel are all presenting old tricks with new flair, It's Blaine and Angel who piss me off because they Cheat and if you cheat at a Magic Trick you are a Hack.

David Copperfield never cheated but then again he doesn't go around flaunting this magic on the streets, he knows he's an entertainer.

As for Blaine he should stick to the Amazing Human Feats and lay off the magic because Magicians everywhere think he's a douche bag. He is only allowed in the Magicians Castle because he hasn't broken a rule yet.

And Angel needs to sell cars as the only thing hs is a Master of is how to use his Family to sell suspense. NONE of what he does puts him in danger in most cases he is safer than the audience.

Sorry if I sound Cynical but when you know how much of it is done seeing some jack ass make things sound spectacular when they aren't or even worse when you catch them cheating you ten to get annoyed.

You wanna know who the best magicians in the world are? Those guys who go from table to table in a restraunt and do card tricks because at that close to not get caught you got to be good.

Steel

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ORIGINAL: ThatDaveGuy69

The hand fluttering is part of the mis-direction.  If she held them still you might be able to see how it's done.  By keeping her hands in motion while they're "empty" your eye can't focus on her palms.  Sleight-of-hand takes a lot of practice and she clearly has perfected her art!

~Dave