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Thank you so much guys! The trick is involved in Tarbell's Course in Magic book..

It is also a four dollar trick you can buy at any magic shop, most joke shops. And comes in many of those cheapo magic sets. Unfortunatly I can't remember the name of it at the moment. Vanishing coin in hank or something to that effect.

Randy wrote:Up up down down left left right right B A Start.

This is the Konami Kode. Konami put it into many of their games and it's become a bit of a cult code that's now built into many websites (Try it in Facebook - you might need the enter key instead of start)

Randy wrote:If that doesn't work for you, try this one. IDDQD

Ah, good old Doom!

From memory, there was also IDKFA, IDCLIP and IDSPISPOPD

Will

Here's a scarily hardcore Konami fan:

Robbie wrote:Here's a scarily hardcore Konami fan:

Please tell us that's not your belly

It is indeed in the original Tarbell available from Lybrary.com .. I think that's the most magic I've got for under 40 Dollars. Deal of the century really.. All workable practical hard hitting stuff.. Maybe some day I'll buy the Tarbell books too...

Its a very easy trick to do. Get yourself a special coin, a special handkerchief and a special glass containing special water. You will also need a friend, someone magicians call a "volunteer", and a piece of patter that is not too long and not too short. The patter needs to be precisely the right length as it is the most important part of the trick. Make sure there are some good lines and a few jokes as this is the vital key to the trick and will prevent the "volunteer" to suspecting anything. Once you've got it looking as slick as possible in rehearsals perform the routine with the "volunteer" and watch cunningly as they are bamboozled into thinking their coin has completely disappeared.

The only other tip I'd suggest is when the "volunteer" has left the room make sure you invest his coin wisely, you conned him out of it fair and square using magic.