How to Do Magic Trick with a Secret Device
Have you ever wondered how magicians produce objects from thin air at will on stage? Today we are going to reveal this secret. A classic example is the decanter trick. A handkerchief is magically produced inside a glass container. The methodology behind is a thread tied to the handkerchief pulled rapidly to bring the handkerchief into view with a high speed. The method can be applied in many different magic tricks.
One can utilize the same principle with an elastic cord to further adapt the trick to other situations. In the famous Card Sword trick, the magician let a spectator chose a card and then returned and lose in the deck. The magician then springs the cards into the sky and stabs a card in the air with a sword. Of course the stabbed card is the card chosen by spectator. The principle used in the thread pulling principle with an elastic chord. The card is hidden inside the sword handle and attached to stretched elastic. When the magician executive the device, the card springs up to the tip of the sword with high speed and looks like the card is stabbed in mid air.
The elastic chord is pre-stretched and attached to the card. When the magician activates the props, the elastic is released and the card is brought to the tip with high speed. The principle behind is basically the same as the decanter trick. The object is hidden invisibly. Then it is pulled into the appearing location with some force quickly. The only difference is that the force to pull the card is applied before the trick begins. The energy is stored and suspended in the elastic and released at the proper moment to pull the card.
In the above variation the change is in the indirect application of the power prior to performance. You need not use a sword. A broom, a long stick, a cane or anything supplying sufficient length of elastic to allow the object to be produced to reach its hiding place, and with sufficient “take-up” to bring the object to its place of appearance, will do. This principle has been used for years to bring a rose, concealed beneath the armpit, into the buttonhole. It could cause a necktie to appear-perhaps it has.
In a magic act, the magician usually goes into a series of magic tricks with different props. This production principle could be used to bring in props that are needed for the coming trick. For example, the magician makes a rope appear in his hand and then performs a cut and restored rope routine.
The possibility is limitless. Even more variations could be produced by using different kinds of force to pull the object into view. Traditional methods are a hidden assistant or a counterweight. Basically anything that could provide the right amount of tension at the right moment will do the job. You can consider other mechanical devices. The one we see from the Card Sword trick is a pre-stored force or energy released later. You should also find ways to conceal the pulling actions in order to produce a deceitful trick.
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