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Rip a penny in half (potential DIY magnetic coin and or DIY penny shell)

Pyro222 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:42:30 +0000

Stumbled on this video today on how to make a hollow penny that you can rip in half. A nice little gimmick for an awesome trick at minimal cost. I got to thinking though, once you hollow the penny, one might consider filling it with metal shavings and glue or something of that sort to make it magnetic . Perhaps one could even fashion a disposable penny shell. Lots of magical potential here. Check it out and decide for yourself.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Playing Cards Font

Pyro222 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:47:47 +0000

Fontriver.com has a fairly decent playing card font for free download at their site. Nothing fancy but could prove useful for mini decks or possibly even some clever gaff creations. I especially like the fact that it includes dice as well.

Site : http://www.fontriver.com/font/playing_cards/

File: playing_cards.zip

How To Make Sugar Glass

Pyro222 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:37:42 +0000

Sugar glass is essentially a large piece of candy disguised as real glass like beer bottles and such. Used for years in Hollywood special FX, this stuff is a score for any performer. In this tutorial, instructables user ERNesbitt will show you how to craft some fake glass of your own. Unfortunately they do not discuss the molding process for making bottles and its likes however this tutorial should get you started. Add a little fake blood and you have the potential for some rather gross and stunning illusions this Halloween.

[via instructables]

An idea for making a trick Sharpie

Pyro222 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:09:31 +0000

No doubt most of you have seen the gaffed sharpie from E with the “SixClubs” reveal on it. If not check it out here. Well I just came across this interesting post from carlitoscontraptions where he has found a way to remove the labels off of things like lighters and such using a sugar cube without scratching it. Check out his post here.

I imagine this would work just as well on a Sharpie. So that puts us halfway there. Now the fun part. Finding a way to print on the sharpie.

Here are some ideas….
A while back I stumbled on this video from contraflip @ metacafe where he shows you how to transfer laser prints to your target by using lacquer thinner. Check out the video below. I have never tried this, but this may be a suitable solution to the matter.

Print on Anything! – Awesome video clips here

The other Idea is using some kind of printable tattoo paper that you can cut and transfer to the sharpie. I have yet to find a decent deal on this stuff so if anyone knows of a good online shop that sells blank tattoo paper, please do share and post it to the comments of this entry. This would be great to try either way because should it not work well for the sharpie, you could still use the paper to fashion your own custom stained ink style tattoos for reveals and such.

Anyways, just a few thoughts. Feel free to post your ideas and comments.

Create Gaff Cards With Stick-A-Pip®

Pyro222 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:29:06 +0000

Cards4magic.co.uk Is selling a product called Stick-A-Pip® in which you can purchase a sheet of pips which contains 30 large pips, 20 small pips, 4 A’s for aces and 2 of other symbols for just £7.50 | The pips “are made of very thin and removable PVC film which is durable, water-resistant and has a matte finish that is a perfect match for your poker sized Bicycle 808® Cards”. Its very cool to see new methods of creating gaffs and this one is definitely original. Check it out here or at the manufacture’s website here.

[via bicycle-cards.co.uk]

Domino Illusion – Balance 17 Dominoes on 1

Pyro222 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:58:50 +0000

This one is not quite magic, but it almost looks like it. Below is a cool little video from Art Vandelay @ 5min.com on balancing 17 dominoes on 1 making for a killer illusion for you to do at your next party. Give it a try.

Learn Magic Tricks at 5min

Another Glowing Orb

Pyro222 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:10:07 +0000

This time its with a ping pong ball. A while back we posted something on creating a pk ring triggered glowing orb from ice. Read the post here if you are unfamiliar. dcmania21 @ instructables has made a how-to on something similar, but he uses a ping pong ball instead. This would eliminate the melting factor thus being slightly more practical and permanent. Link to instructable…

InstaSnow – Magic Instant Snow

Pyro222 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:10:13 +0000

Saw this one a while back on metacafe and its made its way to the front page again recently. I could only imagine the potential of having some of this stuff for tricks. You can apparently purchase some of this powder at smartoys.co.uk. Apparently its some kind of non-toxic super absorbent polymer. Ive seen something similar to this for tricks however it turns to gel instead of a fluffy substance. Someone posted in the comments of the video that it is the same stuff found in diapers, however I won’t be confirming that as I have no inclination to go buy a pack of diapers at the supermarket. If anyone knows a way to acquire this stuff cheap or an easy way to make it, please post in the comments.

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