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Focus Description:

The magician takes a colored scarf from his illusion table and shows it to the audience from all sides. A scarf like a scarf.

There is nothing special about him, except that he is colored. But, apparently, something extraordinary must happen to him, since he fell into the hands of a magician. And the audience is watching with interest.

The performer, taking the scarf by the corners diagonally, ties it in the middle with a knot and holds the scarf in the air at one of the corners. And a miracle happens to the handkerchief: the knot on it instantly unties by itself.

Focus secret:

For this trick, you need a scarf made of thin material - nylon - 40x40 cm in size. It is better, of course, that it be colored - blue, red or green.

A strong thin black thread 1-1,5 m long is attached (but not tied) to one of the corners of the scarf (the length of the thread depends on the height of the performer). The handkerchief prepared in this way can lie on the illusion table before the focus begins (Fig. 1).

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During the demonstration of the trick, the performer, taking the handkerchief from the table, holds it by two corners so that the thread hangs freely and its end is on the floor (Fig. 2).

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Showing the scarf to the audience from both sides, the performer convinces them that there are no secrets in the scarf. The thread on a dark background will be completely invisible. Then the artist takes the scarf diagonally and ties it in a knot (Fig. 3).

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At the moment of tying the knot, the magician must step with one foot on the end of the thread lying on the floor. In addition, he must ensure that the corner of the handkerchief to which the thread is attached is in the upper position in his hand (Fig. 4). When tying a knot, the thread should not be taut, as it may break, and the knot tied on a scarf should not be made tight.

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After the knot is tied, the artist takes the handkerchief by the corner opposite to that to which the thread is attached (Fig. 6), slightly raises it, and the thread, the free end of which is under the foot, will pull the corner of the handkerchief attached to it through the loop of the knot, due to which the knot will be untied (Fig. 6).

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If the performer, at the moment of raising his hand, blows on the knot, then the viewer will have the complete impression that the breath contributed to the untying of the scarf.

It should be remembered that this trick must be shown on a dark background and the artist's costume must be black or dark blue.

Author: Akopyan A.A.

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