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How to Do a Magic Trick

The magician Teller demonstrates how to pull coins out of thin air

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Having demonstrated his bucket is empty, Teller starts producing coins in his right hand. [Link to this slide]
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By directing his gaze to his right hand, he diverts his audience's attention from his left hand. But it is the left hand, the one holding the bucket, from which he is dropping hidden coins. [Link to this slide]
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In fact, he is repeatedly producing the same coin in his right hand. [Link to this slide]
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Just as the audience begins to suspect that Teller is simply dropping palmed coins from his right hand, he drops five of the six coins from his right hand all at once....[More]

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Teller produces the final palmed coin from his right hand, then turns his hand to show that his palm is, in fact, empty. [Link to this slide]
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Spectacularly, Teller throws the 11 coins from the bucket as he continues to hold the final coin in his right hand. [Link to this slide]
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  1. 1. Sketchbot3000 07:59 PM 10/7/10

    Awesome!!!!!

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