Posts Tagged ‘misdirect’


How to do magic tricks #13 – Four Key Principles

I have just concluded my series on misdirection and I was looking through my earlier postings, namely, “How To Do Magic Tricks #7 – Principles and Techniques Used in Performing Magic”. In that articles I mentioned about the four principles of how to do magic tricks, namely, “The Principle of Force”, “The Art of Misdirection”, [...]

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How to do magic tricks #12 – Slydini’s Secrets Exposed!

I hope you have been amazed by Tony Slydini and his magic tricks, his ingenious art of misdirection and his excellent sleight of hands. Perhaps you have already become a fan of Tony Slydini. There are more to what Tony Slydini has performed than what have been posted on this website.  If you wish to [...]

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How to do magic tricks #11 – Slydini’s Paper Balls Over The Head

In the video posted in this article, Tony Slydini demonstrated live to the audience how “Misdirection” could fool an audience. He did this by throwing the paper balls over the volunteer’s head again and again without him noticing it. All the rest of the audience could see clearly what happened except the volunteer himself. You [...]

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How to do magic tricks #10 – Slydini’s Cigarette Tricks & Coins Through The Table

In the video posted in this article, Slydini performed a total of 3 magic tricks. The precious thing in this video is Dick Cavett’s introduction to Tony Slydini and his ingenuity in performing magic. The first magic trick that lasted until 4:30, is some sort of a representation of the “Paper Balls in the Hat” [...]

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How to do magic tricks #9: Slydini’s “Helicopter Card”

In this video, you will watch how Tony Slydini performed 2 of his tricks, namely, the “6 Coins Routine” and “The Helicopter Card”. For each trick, he performed it twice, each time with a slight variation.   It is a basic rule in performing magic that you do not repeat your performance of a magic [...]

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How to do magic tricks #8: Tony Slydini – The Master of Misdirection

Tony Slydini, an Italian, was born in the year 1901 and passed away on 1991. He was a master at the art of misdirection. He used solely sleight of hands and misdirection to perform his own brand of magic tricks without the use of any gimmick. For 55 years in performing magic, he has never [...]

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