Derren Brown’s Lottery Prediction Revealed?

I’m not 100% sure this is right, but it seems plausible at least. We’ll know for sure tomorrow night.

Go spread some wonder!

- Tim David

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Make A Pen Vanish Tutorial Video

As you may have guessed by the process of elimination (or perhaps the title of this post!) the number one effect that magicians chose in my informal survey was…

Vanish!

Making something disappear is quite possibly the most requested effect of all time.

How many times has someone handed something to you and said,

“Hey, can you make this disappear?”

If they happen to hand you a pen, pencil, or even a small stick…here’s what you should do:

This tutorial will close out the series on the “Basics”. I hope you’ve enjoyed it and learned (or re-learned) a thing or two along the way.

Go spread some wonder!

- Tim David

P.S. This pen trick would be GREAT to do right after you perform “Motion”.

If you don’t have “Motion” yet, then RUN (don’t walk) over to:

http://www.TheMagicTeacher.com/motion.html

P.S. #2 – For more advanced and better-looking vanishes, check out these links…

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UNMAKE – The Unreal Coin Vanish

Watch the demo now at:

http://www.TimDavidMagic.com/unmake.html

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THE BOX VANISH

Didn’t expect THAT, didja? KaPOW!

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-boxvanish-trick.wmv&id=452

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Contact: tim@themagicteacher.com

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How To Jam A Pencil Into Your Neck

This is the fourth magic tutorial in a series of five.

If you’ll remember, I had you vote on your top five favorite tricks and these are the results so far…

5: Restoration
4: Production
3: Levitation
2: ???
1: ???

The number two most voted-on effect is:

Penetration!

(I think the results were skewed by the fact that some people thought they were being funny by choosing “penetration” as their favorite.)

At any rate, it is what it is.

Here is a tutorial on how to pass a solid object (a pencil) through another solid object (your neck).

http://www.themagicteacher.com/articles/788/1/Pencil-Thru-Neck

Please use extreme caution and follow the directions very carefully. This is not a trick meant for youngin’s.

Go spread some (gross) wonder!

- Tim David

P.S. Here are some other excellent “Solid Through Solid” effects to learn…

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NUMISMATIC – Visible Coin Through Glass

Watch the demo now at:

http://www.TimDavidMagic.com/numismatic

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COIN THROUGH CAN – Coin in bottle, without the bottle.

This one is super-impressive and it makes people angry.

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-coincan-trick.wmv&id=452

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CARD THROUGH ANYTHING

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-mat-trick.wmv&id=452

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PYRO LINK

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-pyro-trick.wmv&id=452

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SOLID THROUGH SOLID – Great title, great trick

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-solidsolid-trick.wmv&id=452

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MAGIC PENCIL – Great in conjunction with the Pencil Through Neck…

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-pencilmaker-trick.wmv&id=452

With this trick, you can repeatedly jam a pencil into the back of your hand and no harm is done.

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Levitation Tutorial

I hope you had a great weekend. I was busy renovating my office, but now it’s time to pick back up where we left off in our magic tutorial series…

What was the 3rd favorite effect chosen by magicians?

Levitation!

(Honestly, I thought this would be #1 by a long-shot, but I guess I was wrong!)

Here is a tutorial teaching a very famous and powerful self-levitation.

http://www.themagicteacher.com/articles/17/1/How-to-Make-Yourself-Float-Self-Levitation

Go spread some wonder!

- Tim David

P.S. Have you heard of the Tarantula?

Well this may be better…

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THE MLS (Huh? What Tarantula?)
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The MLS is Steve Fearson’s “Master Levitation System” and frankly, it is bad…ass…

You’re a magician. You should be able to float stuff.

Check it out now at:

http://emagicsupply.com/137-MLS-72-custom.html

The 4th Place Effect

Yesterday, I taught you a restoration effect and today I’ll be teaching you a…

Production effect!

Turning “nothing” into “something” has always been a favorite effect…especially when that “something” is MONEY!

The trick I’m teaching you today is called “Denarius” and it is a silly story trick with a neat, visual production of an antique coin.

It has an interesting move in it, but really it is a quick “throw-away” type of effect.

Here it is:

If the above video doesn’t work, use this link:

http://go.webvideoplayer.com/view/1d2KfOoAULEnbVC9mzNP
 
The other trick I’d like to teach you is called “Redemption”. I taught this to you back in January, but here it is again…

http://timdavidmagic.com/?p=62

I suppose “Redemption” is more of a transformation effect, but what the heck.

Go spread some wonder!

- Tim David
http://www.TimDavidMagic.com

P.S. For more advanced production effects, check out…

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S.O.S. Production:

http://www.TimDavidMagic.com/sos.html

Check out how good this baby looks…

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The QuArTeR tRiCk:

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-quartertrick-trick.wmv&id=452

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Appearing Straw:

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-appearstraw-trick.wmv&id=452

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The Results Are In…

Last week, I had you vote on which of the five basic magic effects you liked best.

I promised I would teach you an effect from the most popular category.

I lied.

I’m going to teach you one effect from each category.

Starting from last place to first place…

Here are the results:

In 5th place (AKA…Last) are Restoration effects.

This is funny because spectators seem to LOVE restoration effects (Healed and Sealed, Gypsy Thread, Torn & Restored Newspaper, etc.)

Another very popular restoration effect is the torn and restored card.

Here is a tutorial I did for CardTrickInsider.com:

If the above video doesn’t work, use this link:

http://go.webvideoplayer.com/view/jyOSiVdxvKeUEga4GXFN

(Normally only Elite Members would have access to this video, but I’m feeling generous today.)

Get Elite Access to CardTrickInsider.com for just 1 dollar (This may change at any time, I’d hurry):

http://www.CardTrickInsider.com

Go spread some wonder!

- Tim David

P.S. Here are some more advanced Restoration effects:

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The Bite-Out Card:

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-biteoutcard-trick.wmv&id=452

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Cut And Restored Money

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-cutrestoredmoney-trick.wmv&id=452

This is as close to real magic as it gets.

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Healed & Sealed (The Soda Can Trick)

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-sodacan-trick.wmv&id=452

NOTE – If you don’t know this trick, then
you must learn it. It gets killer reactions.

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Snap! (Broken and restored CD)

http://emagicsupply.com/137-Snap-73-custom.html

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Bite-Out Dollar (Impromptu)

http://www.pubtricks.com/index.php?trick=pub-biteoutdollar-trick.wmv&id=452

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Redemption Coin Trick by Tim David

I have been away for a few days, so I wanted to make up for it with a really great post today.

I spent the weekend in the mountains of New Hampshire and it was great to just “get away”. I locked myself in a room with a few coins to do some creative work (the fun stuff) and came up with some cool stuff. I can’t say much about the ideas just yet, but in a few months, these tricks and routines will either be polished and perfected or canned entirely. My audiences will decide.

The rest of the trip was just RELAXATION!

Then early this week, I’ve been fulfilling orders from the weekend. Here’s a picture of me standing next to a stack of some of those orders…

You can see why I’ve been so busy!  

So today, I want to give you a routine that is special to me. I can’t explain why I like it so much, but I do. I admit that it’s just a “throw-away” effect…but I really like the presentation and the simplicity of everything.

It was a very difficult decision NOT to include it on my upcoming DVD, “High Impact Coin Tricks”. I made the decision because the other stuff is too good. There just wouldn’t be any room left for this little guy. Even if it is a pet trick of mine.

Here is a video performance and explanation of “Redemption” by Tim David.

This is a nice “throw-away” effect with some fun moves. Very practical and useable. Just go into a convenience store, buy a bottle of soda (using cash), and use a quarter from the change you receive.

Or you can use your own quarter and borrow a soda cap from someone.

Either way, it’s ready to go in an instant.

It’s pretty much an impromptu “street magic” kind of effect. I think you’ll like this magic tutorial video.

Go spread some wonder!

- Tim David

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