Secret of David Blane "Balducci Levitation" magic Trick

Secret of David Blane "Balducci Levitation" magic Trick

Intro
The Balducci Levitation is an illusion
that can be performed anywhere,
anytime. The illustration to the left show
you the audience point-of-view.Stand
about 8 to 10 feet away from the
audience at a 45° 'backward' angle.
This is an angle sensitive trick. You
have to practice your angles over and
over to get used to them. One bad angle
or position and the illusion is blown!

The Secret
All there is to do is pretend to "float off of the ground while you
tippee-toe on just one foot (the foot furthest from their view) as
shown to the right and below. The audience can not see your
supporting foot because it is hidden by three things: your pants, the
angle of the trick and your closest shoe (which hides their view of
the foot being used to "levitate" you.) You might only rise 3 or 5
inches off of the ground, but it's all in the presentation! You will want
to slowly rise off of the ground . . . wait a few seconds and then
drop fast. Stay up too long and they will probably figure it out.

Rope Magic "Tightrope Balancing Ball" secrets

Rope Magic "Tightrope Balancing Ball" secrets

Effect:
A two or three-foot rope is held tightly between the
performer’s hands. The performer proceeds to balance a
ball on the rope and mystically the ball rolls from one end
of the rope to the other.

Secret:
A thin piece of black thread almost as long as the
rope is used to build a track for the ball to roll on. Tie both
ends of the thread near the ends of the rope leaving just a
little slack. Facing the audience, hold the rope tight with
both hands at opposite ends, the thread should be behind
the rope. Insert your thumbs between the rope and the
thread to spread them apart from each other, this is what
creates the secret track. Now your ping-pong ball or
hollow billiard ball can be rolled back and forth on a single
piece of rope. This can be effectively used in a billiards
routine or a rope routine.

Rope Magic "The Runaway Knot" secrets

Rope Magic "The Runaway Knot" secrets

Effect:
The performer takes a piece of rope and allows the
spectator to cut it in two. The two ends of the rope are then
tied together, and then held up. The magician slides the
knot down the length of the rope, and makes it vanish.

Secret:
Take a three or four foot piece of rope and tie the
ends together to form a loop. Start by holding the rope in
your right hand, laying the knot of the loop across your
face up palm. Take your left hand, palm face down, and
place your hand into the backside of the loop and grab the
other half of the rope with your left hand. Bring your
hands together and lay the other piece of rope in your right
hand, twisting your hands back to their natural position.

This should cross the strings twice forming a small lock,
immediately cover this lock with your right hand as you
are bringing your hands together. Hold the rope with your
left hand a few inches away from your right, and ask a
spectator to cut the rope in between your hands. Covering
the lock with your right hand still, it looks like two pieces
of rope of the same size, hanging side by side. Now tie the
two loose ends hanging from the top of your hand together
without revealing the hidden lock, this knot can now be
slid up and down the rope. Slide the knot off the rope to
finish.

David Blaine's Street Magic "The Pop-Up Card" secrets

David Blaine's Street Magic "The Pop-Up Card" secrets

Incorporated into David Blaine's 'Ambitious Card' routine.
A signed card is placed into the centre of the deck - with a snap of the fingers the cards returns to
the top.
The card is again placed into the centre of the deck, another snap of the fingers and once more the
card returns to the top.
The magician now takes the end of the face-up signed card and proceeds to bend it almost double,
he turns the bent card face down, cuts off the bottom half of the deck and holds the deck at eye
level where the bent card can be clearly seen on top. Still holding the cards at eye level the
magician places the cut portion on top of the bent card, sandwiching it at the centre.
The magician holds his right hand above the cards, a snap of the fingers and the bent card passes

up through the deck and pops-up on the top, it is displayed and seen to be the signed card !
Method
Fan the deck face-up and have your volunteer select a card by touching it.
As you close the fan, cut the deck one card below the chosen card and take that portion to the top
(bottom).
Turn the deck over and Double Lift the top two cards displaying the chosen card. Have the chosen
card signed on the face. Turn the 'double' over.
Openly lift off the top card and have the volunteer cut off half of the deck - place the chosen (?)
card onto the bottom portion and ask the volunteer to place his half of the cut deck on top.
Ask the volunteer to snap his fingers - turnover the top card to show that the signed card has
returned to the top !
Place the signed card to one side.
You now have two problems..
One: You must lose the card in the centre again.
Two: at the same time you must control the chosen card to a position second from the top (in order
to perform the Pop-Up card effect).
Both problems can be solved with one move.....
Hold the deck in the dealing position with a little finger break under the top card. The deck is then
held (left hand) with the deck almost at right angles to the floor, in this position use the left thumb
to split the deck halfway saying "That looks like about halfway doesn't it ?" The break held by the
little finger should be hidden by the base of the thumb.
Pick up the signed card and bring it in from the rear, giving the appearance of returning the card
at the halfway split - it is actually returned into the break held by the little finger - beneath the top
card. [This move requires much practice in front of a mirror.]
Once the card has been returned, the hands/cards are brought back to a level position.
Have the volunteer snap their fingers and with some flair and a riffle, 'double lift' the signed card

and place it out-jogged (face-up) on top of the deck.
Take the outer-end of the face up ('double') signed card with your right hand and bend it almost in
half, then turn the 'double' bent card face down (leaving it bent).
The right hand now cuts the deck (Biddle grip) and the left thumb openly slips off the top bent
card onto the bottom portion of the deck as the right hand (with the top portion) is withdrawn to
the right.
The right index finger must keep pressure on the bent signed card which is on top of the half held
in the right hand.
Hold the left hand portion at eye level where the bent card can be clearly seen. Still holding the
cards at eye level, place the right hand portion on top of the bottom half, sandwiching the bent
card in the centre.
The left hand thumb and index finger must now take control the deck and hold down the bent
signed card, ensuring that it doesn't pop-up prematurely.
The magician holds his right index finger above the cards and asks the volunteer to snap his
fingers, at that moment the magician releases the pressure on the top card and up it Pops !!
Turn the card over, to reveal, once again, the signed card.

David Blaine's Street Magic "Tax Disc thro' Car Windscreen" secrets

David Blaine's Street Magic "Tax Disc thro' Car Windscreen" secrets

A passer-by is asked to examine a Tax disc within a car windscreen.

A hand is placed over the position of disc, from beneath the hand a tax disc is slowly pulled out !

The magician removes his hand to show that the tax disc inside the windscreen is missing ! At the
same time he gives the tax disc to the passer-by to examine.

Method.
I have heard a couple of theories as to how the tax disc is 'vanished', but the most plausible is
this.The disc on the inside the windscreen is pulled from its position by an accomplice. The
accomplice is positioned at the rear of the car and pulls the disc clear by means of a fine thread.

Rope Magic "The Classic Rope Trick" secrets

Rope Magic "The Classic Rope Trick" secrets

Effect:
The performer cuts a rope into two equal pieces
with a pair of scissors, and ties the ends back together with
a small knot. The rope is quickly restored to its original
state and the knot vanishes.

Secret:
This should be done with a three or four-foot rope,
preferably a thin soft white rope. Hold the first end of the
rope (A) under your thumb allowing the end to barely
protrude in your left hand, palm facing you. Grab the other
end of the rope (D) with your right hand and place it inbetween
your first and second fingertips in your left hand.
Place your right hand fingers under the bottom of the loop
at the middle of the rope and bring it straight up to your
left hand, lifting the rope with it. Just before you bring the
loop up to your left palm, use your first finger and thumb
to grab the rope behind your palm a half inch away from
the first end (A). Bring this piece of rope through the big
loop, and place the resulting smaller loop under your
thumb between the two ends of the rope. Cut the fake loop
making two new ends (B, C) and apparently two equal
lengths of rope to the spectators. You actually have one
real short piece on the left and one piece on the right
almost the length of the original, both locked together by a
loop behind your left hand. Drop both of the two ends of

the longer rope (B, D) on the right side of your hand
nearest your fingertips, hold the ends of the short rope (A,
B) keeping the secret loop still hidden with your left hand.
Close the last three fingers of your left hand into a fist
around the rope, and tie the ends of the shorter rope (A, B)
together around the longer piece and drop one end.
Holding one end of the rope now with your left hand,
announce that you have restored the rope and wait for the
laughs and haggling. Take the rope with your right hand,
holding it by the knot, and wrap it around your left hand
allowing the knot to slide off the rope as you do. If this
step is done fairly fast no one will realize you are
removing the fake knot. Reach into your pocket for some
magic wizard dust, drop the fake knot into your pocket,
and sprinkle the dust over the rope. Unwind the rope and
hand it out for examination.