by Demitri » Aug 19th, '05, 23:24
I can tell you how to do it.
Props:
Four coins
Four playing cards
Gumption
1 Portable snow machine
2 hands
First, set the four coins on the corner of your surface, and place the playing cards on top of them. Now, show your hands empty (be sure to use two hands, as one isn't as effective for the misdirection move).
From there, you duck one hand under the table (the other hand holds the attention of the spectators by wiggling and pointing at the cards). With the hand, you flick on your snow machine - this is where the gumption comes in.
Using your powers of misdirection, you point to the snow that miraculously appears outside (for optimum results, perform this effect in the middle of summer - as snow in summer is a GREAT bit of misdirection).
While everyone turns, take one of the coins from under the card and place it with one of the others. When they turn around, joke about how weird it was, then point out that one of the coins have travelled invisibly to another spot on the table.
Pick up the card to reveal two coins.
Rinse and repeat.
For best results - look through some shops and buy a book/video/trick that teaches you. This kind of thing doesn't work and never will. But, if you want to keep going with this method of "learning", I have plenty more where this came from.