Michael Ammar - Cups & Balls

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T he Hunle Productlc n ( I'agr

Coin in n Ulll"

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Inu etlihle Uusilll' ss "' aehillP ( Pa1;" II )

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ilk 10 Egg ( I'age 17)

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TOPIT REVIEW

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11>0 Thp" i. tme ,,( ,1> ~3UlJPfl j'Of!he Top;. , "",I flll • whiJUW my .>1"[1. 11", fon""J. $(Jf1 vf ",fely neI. " im:h I e' 11.lIldeJ UJXlfI. SIl l"" idea for a ' ..-:IIlld cau;t, . 11._ anyu"ni I'- Ihe Topi. by me:o"" t>f • ' "l ~ one &vel· """" Indq"'nd/:nlly by Wn orne t/lo$e cards. lCllving lhe Ace focc-up. and "r-P,"OO a bi!.)usl a~ you have wlIh lbeprc~ K>u' 1""0 Ace s. Agaln. the "pt:Clllo.- $humcs the pI!c behmd tile next Ace, and .....1S aoy numl>cf (}Ill., the Ace ...f Spades, as ,hown 111 PhOIO!J. Pulling the Aee of Diamoocls back onto thl\ enrols " hleb remalOIn die pocket behind ,t.)'(I" place the pock ofu rds you've bllds pack is pla the Ace /lto the A,..: orCI "bs Slack. Photo 10 Allow!he .Ipeclalor to square the cards. Photo 11 Now. incredIbly. )'(III arc SCI to spoil 10 each Ace! Each pack !he SpcctaltlfshulJkd was a SCI number of card$, all madp1O plOdlIu lWOarl be C31'efu lly po$ll.KJD('Ci. m orlb 10 C1CIlC the rnaJllmunl e ffect . Rather Ib3n tQ Jump nghl LIlIO:I full floallJl8 dft(' I, the spettlllOl" must come 10 apprttlak nKwemcn l, then 1lrI,m.ttlon. svspmSIOll. and finally. the full f\o:ulDg effca. A$ irnpoflaJl! :1$

Photo 2 sbovo'$ the bIll Io.....ered oetc !be thread , as the bill IS rubbed 00 !be p;alIlS. Foklmg the bill around !be thread,~"\' II 10 one side until you feci dK- lCnsiOO of1be thread on your lip. Ph oto J .

Pholos 4 - 6 show how 10 hook up m suc h a way lhal you can move: the bill along the thread. if you hke. and lake the brll on and off the: thread ....tlho)ul breaking It. The: nghl hand holds the brll frnnl y. with the thread along the valley of the fold, inSide the brll. The: ngbt band squeezes firmly as the IcA IwislS back 10....ards youf$e lf. As pholo 6 shows, the. fold of lhe brllrs curved just e nough to not slrde up and down the: thread, I f the: curve IS lrght, the bill won'l move at all. If you need 10 adj ust its positron on lite thread. JUSt loosen the curve. If you want to secure rt 011 lite thread. just tighten the curve.

- --::= ::;-;:;::;---- IMlcll.llIAmm.r ltelUre Notes- ltot 2000 - - - - - - - - Ph aH Ont' The beglnmng serves two purposes. First. II ~lps them 10 appTCClalC: Ibc mystery ofJl1.\l causmg the bI ll to DlOf'e. II also begms I000nVlIK:C than me bill t5 anacbed (0 the n g hl hand. Each lime the nghl hand comes nnr the bill. it begins 10 move, Eventually It stands lip. Fmally, I .Ilow ,110 c ling to the lip ofllx: mdcx linger, as shIrA'n In p hoto 7. Slo'll. Iy tbe left hand llJQ\"l:S from below !be bill. At the peak of S!ISpmSC, then rano\C the n gill IDIkl; finger (c.' JUSl J IJlOO'Itnl. Casually loolr; a, )'OW fingaup. 19oonng the fIOIInng bdl. U)"OII s-y somedung like '"S13til: does n!"

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QllId:ly return)"OW' finger to the bill, t\'mlually mDOnng the bill from the thread. b)' rn 4. Th is lea \ .". one win seemly lD the righl hoIod. as Ihe aud'cn« bdie\".:s boIh are in your ltoft. The righl hand gees below the I.iIble, and pos llicn~ the min II held agaH\S1 tIN: bouom M the table. A$ 11K:

Phlllll S libllws the hidden COln held agmns! the boIto;lm (lf lhe table. As.\: the spectator 10 place her hands below the table, into yoor h:lnd. To ta~"" the coin to magically appear in her MOIls. j ustle! go with ywr thumb. SbQwyou ru.\iC only OIlto 12 &; IJ Wilb IbI: nllM finps -'Y n:uin'lIJ thc: wo.... the leI\ band COlII1lS the 'fOl.Wth' COU\ mlo her hand. Pho•• I.. 1M nglu band lbctI elmc:$ '11I0 3 fist Tbrs holps block" IlI'r vie.., as you dcmonsll'J;lC; how you want bcr to eloK bcr Iwld.. T..... bcr hand p,dm down. C\QrIy sbcw )'OIlr !cAlland empty, dose 'I inK,> a flSl.. and rum it palm doIII'I\.. Rllb lIl