Multiplying 1-Inch Plastic Balls

Now you see one ball, now you see four. Make three solid balls materialize out of thin air. Do it in full view of the audience, and listen to their startled collective gasp. The balls are held in a fan shape between your fingers, so that everybody sees everything - and the result is startling and dramatic. This amazing trick will require some practice and sleight of hand, but you'll be happy to know that this latest version is much easier to learn. Instructions included.

Effect: Sponge balls magically appear and disappear within the spectator's hands.

Effect Two small canisters and one small die is all that it takes to drive your audience crazy. Take a regular six-sided die and hand it to a friend. Hand him a small canister as well. Now, when your back is turned, have him choose a number between one and six and then place the die, with the chosen number face-up, inside the canister. Have him seal the canister. Turn around and hand him a slightly larger canister and ask him to inspect it. He’ll find that it’s perfectly normal, solid, full-proof. Have him stick the canister with the die in it into the slightly larger canister, and seal it; and then set it on the table or keep it in his hand, whichever he prefers; after all, you, the magician, will be able to instantly and correctly guess which number he picked! In other words, you’ll read his mind. Instructions included.