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Rising wand in bottle (method 2)
One cool thing about this method is that after the trick the wand can be handed out for inspection and if you pull the string off the bottle while they exam the wand you can hand out the bottle too. In this trick the magicin takes a wand and places it in a bottle at his command it rises and falls. At the end it jumps out of the bottle all together.
Ok the pictures tell the story. Get some bee's wax from a magic store or a craft store (cheaper at the craft store) wad a ball of wax about the size of two pin heads and kneed one end of thread (black silk or clear thread (find at Walmart of a fabric store) ) It helps to tie a knot in the end of the thread first (sticks to the wax stronger). Cut the string at about 14-18" depending on your size. You want it long enough so when you hold the bottle the string can go most the way into the bottle and out again and continue to your anchor point. The other end (the anchor point) is tied to one of your shirt buttons or tied onto a saftely pin and pinned into your pants wasteband. To start have the string laying across the mouth of the bottle. Place the wand in the bottle making sure you engage the slit in the wand (can be cut in very slightly (almost invisible but enough to catch the string) with a nail file). Push the wand in making the slack of the string go in as well. Once the wand is in move your body away from the bottle as you straighten your arms (you are holding the bottle). The wand willl rise and fall as you move back and forth. At the end move your body and arms away from each other quickly and the wand will jump out of the bottle. If you do it strong enogh the string will separate (usually taking the wax with it) from the bottle. Hand the wand and bottle out for inspection.
Static Wand
On one of the other pages you learned how to make a wand look like it is sticking to your hand by secretly using your other hand's finger to hold it or using another object like a pencil to secretly hold it. Well this is a really nice way to do it and you can show both sides of your hands.
To prepare for this you will need a piece of clear thread or very fine black silk thread. Make a loop about 3" long and tie it with a knot that won't slip. Then tie the other end to your button or a safety pin like the last trick. The string should be as long as the reach of your arm if bent at about 45 degrees in front of your body. You can also just make the string one bing loop with it anchored to your button or saftely pin at some point. I like this way best. This is the method I have pictured above.
After hooking up the string and putting your hand through the loop. (with Practice you can get your hand in the loop without even looking for the loop. (It hangs in front of you until you need it.) Just slide your finger in and stretch out your arm. Make sure you have the loop around your middle finger. (In the picture I am using a thing string so the camera can see it.)
Take your wand and slide it into your fist making sure it goes through the loop. Then out stretch your arm again and the wand will stay. You can remove the wand and hand it to someone then take it back and do it again.
One other ting we found while playing with this is you can rotate the wand around on your open palm (still hooked onto the loop and then after a few turn you can let go and pull your body back making the loop tense and the wand will rotate back the other direction like a slow helicopter roter. Looks like you are moving it with magic.
I bet you can come up with a million other ideas with this one. Email me your ideas and maybe we can post them here.
Crying Wand
This one is an old idea where a Nickle would "cry". I just used a wand instead. You hold a wand at you finger tips and water drips from the end as you squeeze the wand.
Real simple. get a wad of tissue paper or a tiny piece of a kitchen sponge and soak it in water. Do not over soak it. Just enought ot fill it with out it dripping onit's own.
Hold this wad in your left hand at the tips of your first two fingers, don't show anyone it. Hold the wand in your right hand. Take the wand in the middle with your left hand, using the same fingers holding the wad and your thumb. Squeeze the wand and the water will drip along the edge until it drip off the bottom. You will need to experiment the best palce to hold. If you are using a Victor Kent Crystal metalic wand the clearness of the wand helps hide the drip along the edge.
