Here is a well put together tutorial video of the classic needle through balloon trick from Instructables user SaskView. A little bit of setup is involved however it is minimal and quite discreet. Check out the tutorial video below.
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In this latest illusion from Scam School, Brian Brushwood teaches you a nice, visual switch that you can easily perform with just 2 matches. A guaranteed mind boggler for the spectator. This once is a sure win. Watch the video below or visit Scam school’s Revision 3 Channel.
Here is an oldie but goodie. GreenWaveFlix @ Metacafe has a neat trick in which you tilt an open and full RedBull can upside down as the liquid magically stays inside of it. Totally impromptu and easy to do.
This one is slightly related to one of our previous posts titled “InstaSnow – Magic Instant Snow“. Slyyde @ Metacafe has a nice liquid to solid magic trick tutorial. Once again, diapers are the magic medium here. What the hell? Why are diapers all of a sudden so magical?
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.
Crow_casla @ metacafe has a couple of cool stunts for your next party. The first is a bar bet and the second is a neat way to turn a cigarette into a flower (you know for the ladies).
As always, Don’t Smoke!
These things have been around for years, but I wonder if anyone has tried to implement this genius device into some magic routines. For those that are not familiar with the device, its basically a universal remote control with only one button. When pressed the device rapidly cycles through all of the different remote control codes sending the power signal for each code. There is actually an opensource project for this little gadget at Ladyada.net providing you with everything one would need to make one of these bad boys. There are schematics, opensource firmware for the microprocessor, and even a kit you can buy for $20. Or you can even just buy the pcb for $5 and obtain all of the parts on your own.
Now for the magic part.
I saw an old post at Makezine.com’s blog pointing to one of their magazine articles which involved secretly concealing one in a baseball cap (Instructable here). Wouldn’t it be cool to to freak people out in department stores if you could somehow time this device perfectly allowing you to pop off TVs on command with a simple magical gesture? Or even better, If one could find a way to aim this device, you could have a spectator, choose a TV and ask them to stare at it and imagine it turning off, giving you plenty of distraction to work your magic. This would kill at parties.
Once timed, one could easily develop a specifically timed routine (much like in the way the Iphone tricks are) that would enable you to perform awesome feats of magic especially seeing as how the device can take out TVs from 40 yards away and the light is invisible to the eye.
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This is an old video and some may have seen this one already but for those who have not this is a clever little trick thats sure to win you some free drinks. The following vid is by flork @ metacafe. BTW Don’t Smoke!
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Impress your friends or even better, the hot bartender girl while you are out with this awesome zippo trick I saw a while back. You take the flame with your fingers and then magically make it re-appear. I am not sure of the tricks originator or I would give credit. If anyone knows please post in the comments or email us. The video is by InstuctablesTV @ youtube. Check It out.
I just love technology and magic. Check out these Iphone Magic trick links.
To really get a good idea of the possibilities here check out Imunchies below.
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Here is a link to a video file you can use for a card through window err uhhh iphone routine. Also there is a tutorial page that teaches the timing of it.
Magicmagazine.com has a kinda neat Ipod video for download that will give you coffee, xray vision, and even an electric shaver. They also have a video here where cards fall behind the screen and you stab a card with your pen and pull it out from behind the screen
Also check out these great iphone links sent in to us by GaffCards.
http://itricks.com/iphone/ – A website by Andrew Mayne which has several iPhone tricks and pranks on it, all image based.
http://itricks.com/magiczine/ – This website has several tricks on them posted by their original authors.
I imagine that these kind of videos would be quite easy to make. If anyone finds any more or would like to attempt to create one, please post in the comments section or email us and dependeding on the reaction we get, I would be willing to create a page just for this.
Have fun!
Sorry for the lack of posts. I had to take a spur of the moment adventure. But I am back to reality now (i think) and with a title like “Magic Glowing Ice Orb” you can tell we are desperate for new material around here. So heres a shot in the dark.
I came across this old video at metacafe that shows you how to implant a superbright LED into a water balloon and freeze the balloon for a sweet glowing orb. However, the wires are hanging out. That just won’t do. An “LED Throwie” is in order here. If you have never heard or seen and LED Throwie, you must check out the video above. Its basically just an LED with a 3v coin battery rigged to it thus eliminating the wires. Instructions here. “But then the thing will always be on and my battery will die” you say? There may be a solution. Hanzablast over at meta cafe has a great video in which he uses a reed switch for a door alarm. Hanzablast makes great detailed tutorials and you can also check his instructables page where I am almost certian he will have a plethora of reed switch projects and information on how to use them. Basically the reed switch is just a switch triggered by a magnet. When the magnet is near, the switch is activated. Rig the reed in, tie a string going from reed to throwie to out the inlet of the balloon, fill er up, and I imagine you would have a pretty fly lil glowing orb triggered only by you and your PK ring, or strong earth magnet. The idea is to suspend the reed as close as possible to the bottom wall. I am not sure of the sensitivity of the switches but I would try to get at least within 3/4″ of the wall for start. Also keep the throwie as close to the center as possible. If I can dig out the materials in some free time I will give this a go and report results. In the meantime we invite our viewers to do the same and if desired, show us what you came up with at admin@phatus.com
NOTE: You may need to waterproof the battery first. Check out this instructable that telittleone found on this subject.
 
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