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Name: Needle Through Brass Block
Price: £30 from my local dealer
Difficulty: 1
Performance time: 30 secs to 1 min
Examinable: Yes
Reset Time: probably suitable for table hopping.
What you get: a needle, ribbon, gimmicked brass block, two match boxes and the instructions.

Effect:
You pass a needle through a match box, and pull the ribon through after it, then show that the match box contained a large solid brass block.

Comments:
This trick is examinable, as long as you don't show it to people who you are familiar with who might try to keep hold of it until they spot the gimick. it will pass an inspection by most spectators though. The same effect is available from magictrickshop.co.uk under the name of miraculous penetration, which is only £17.99 (Arrgh!) but I don't know how it compares to my version.

Overall Rating:
8/10 would be more but it doesn't stand up indefinatly to examination.