Magic Tricks
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This is a how to wikibook that describes how to do various magic tricks, preferably ones that can be done with common items that can be found in one’s home or the local grocery store
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[edit] Introduction
For as long as people can remember magic tricks/illusions have been done to invoke wonder and amusement to children and adults alike. This wikibook contains simple tricks that can be done without sophisticated equipment or tools
[edit] the trained fly
[edit] The set up
This trick requires:
a drinking straw
a clear container
and an ordinary fly
[edit] The act
The magician places ten sugar cubes spaced from on a flat dry surface like a table, and presents the ordinary fly in the clear container. He then tells the audience he can make train this fly to go to any sugar cube he wishes through hypnotism or something of that nature. He then asks any audience member to select a sugar cube. After the audience member picks the magician pulls out his wand (straw) and constantly taps the sugar cube with his wand while telling the fly what to do for about a minute or so. After the magician finishes the training he opens the jar and releases the fly, after flying for a little bit the fly will pick the sugar the magician tapped.
[edit] How the Trick Works
What makes the trick interesting is the magician literally trained the fly. The fly is attracted to sugar but dry sugar like the cubes the magician used has no scent until it is wet. The straw (wand) is used to bring a small amount of moisture to the selected the sugar cube, since it was the only one that has any moisture the scent stands out to the fly and attracts it more than the rest of the cubes
[edit] Contributors
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