How to Make a Simple but Effective Sleight of Hand

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How to Make a Simple but Effective Sleight of Hand
How to Make a Simple but Effective Sleight of Hand
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Do you want to hit your friends with simple but effective sleight of hand? If so, keep reading this article!

Steps

Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 1
Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 1

Step 1. Hold the coin in your hand between your middle finger and thumb

Make sure your whole hand is pointing slightly towards you.

Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 2
Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 2

Step 2. Put your other hand in a position that suggests you are about to grab the coin

Point all four fingers of this hand away from you and the thumb to the other side.

Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 3
Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 3

Step 3. As you close the hand approaching the one with the coin, just move your middle finger and thumb into the other hand so that it falls into the palm of this hand

This way, it will look like you are grabbing the coin with the other hand. But, in reality, the currency stays where it is.

Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 4
Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 4

Step 4. Finish the sleight of hand by moving your hand with the coin towards your leg and then putting the coin in your pocket; the audience will be focused on the other hand and will not notice

Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 5
Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 5

Step 5. Now open your hand and show that the coin has disappeared

Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 6
Do a Basic Sleight of Hand Magic Trick Step 6

Step 6. To finish the sleight of hand, be creative

You can make the coin reappear behind someone's ear in the audience or you could just leave it in your pocket so that it "disappears forever"!

Advice

  • Practice until you can do all of these steps quickly and easily.
  • Try in front of a mirror to improve yourself and understand what the audience will see.
  • Use a 50-cent, 2-euro or similar sized coin.
  • Follow with your eyes the hand that - according to the public - has the coin.
  • Practice will make the game perfect!

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