Magic Tricks Revealed: The Coin That Defies Physics

This simple yet powerfully entertaining illusion is easy to learn and quick to set up. Since you are using money, you'll easily have everybody's attention. And when you let them inspect your props after the trick, and they still can't figure out how you did it, they'll be even more impressed.

Here's what the audience sees. You produce a regular, plastic bottle, partially filled with liquid. Soda, water, whatever. Pour the remaining liquid out into a cup, which you can drink if you like, just to prove that this is an ordinary plastic bottle. You then produce a regular coin, and allow the audience to inspect it. You take the coin, place it against the side of the bottle, and explain that you are going to pass the coin through the plastic.

You slam the bottle onto the table, and the coin mysteriously appears inside the bottle. You then give the bottle to the audience, and let them inspect it. They will now see a normal bottle with the coin inside. No matter how th ey shake the bottle, the coin will remain inside. If you are doing this trick for kids, you can even let them keep the bottle.

Here's the trick. First you'll need a strong magnet. If you use an easy to acquire Neodymium magnet, you'll have no troubles, as they are small and easy to conceal. You need two coins, one to display to the audience, and another to secretly place inside the bottle beforehand. To hide the coin inside the bottle, peel back the label, and with a sharp knife, cut a small slit in the bottle, just big enough for the coin to pass through. You can easily put the label back over the slit.

Now position the magnet on the outside of the label, and roll the bottle around so the coin sticks to the magnet, and remains out of sight inside against the label. When you hold the bottle, keep your thumb over the magnet, and show the bottle to the audience so that the label covers the coin. When you slam the bottle on the table, the coin will drop, and you can quickly remove the magnet and the other coin. The audience will be focused on the coin in the bottom of the bottle, and you can quickly stick the magnet and the coin inside your pocket.

The great part about this trick is that after you're done, you can give the bottle to the audience, and unless they peel the label off, they'll never see the slit. Since this is the kind of a trick that requires some single use props, it's best when used in conjunction with some other tricks. Kids (of all ages) love this trick and always find it incredibly entertaining. Have fun.

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