The appearance of goldfish in a glass of ink. Effective trick and its solution

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The appearance of goldfish in a glass of ink. Focus Secret

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On the table there is a large glass, three-quarters filled with ink, next to it is a deck of cards. On the other side of the glass there is a plate with a spoon. The performer raises the glass and shows the audience that it is filled with ink. Then he takes one card from the deck (let's say the six of diamonds), dips it one-third into the ink and immediately takes it out; Everyone can see that the map is colored with ink. Then the magician, showing an empty teaspoon, lowers it into a glass, scoops up ink, pours it onto a plate and shows it to the audience. After this, he asks the public to lend him a ring.

Taking the ring, he carefully wipes it with a large handkerchief, holding it over the glass. One wrong move and the ring falls into a glass of ink. The magician tries to get it, but, having lowered two fingers of his right hand, but without touching the ink with them, he quickly withdraws his hand, covers the glass with a handkerchief, takes hold of one edge and sharply pulls it off (Fig. 93, A).

Focus The appearance of goldfish in a glass of ink
Fig. 93

Viewers see that in the glass, instead of ink, there is clean, transparent water in which goldfish swim, and at the bottom lies a dropped ring. Having placed the glass with the fish on the table, the magician takes a small wire hook, uses it to remove the ring and, after wiping it, returns it to the owner.

Props:

Large transparent glass.

Several goldfish (small).

Simple teaspoon.

A small plate.

A deck of cards with a dissected card.

A secret device for a glass that imitates ink.

Large scarf.

A small piece of wire with a crochet hook at the end.

Focus secret:

The secret of the trick breaks down into three parts: a) the transformation of ink into water, b) the appearance of ink on the card and c) the appearance of ink in a teaspoon.

a) A wide black rubber ring is inserted into the glass (Fig. 93, B). If you pour water into it slightly above the level of the upper edge of the rubber ring, then from a distance a complete illusion is created that there is ink in the glass. The ring is made in the shape of a glass, of such a size that it can be easily removed. To do this, tie a strong black thread with a small ball at the end to its upper edge.

b) The appearance of ink on a blank card is explained very simply.

In advance, take two cards of the same suit and value (in our case, two sixes of diamonds) and glue them together. One of the sides is painted with ink by a third of the size, then dried and placed inside the deck before execution.

The magician, as if without looking, takes this double card and shows it to the audience from the blank side. Dropping the card into the glass, he quickly and imperceptibly turns its inky side towards the audience. A wet card will appear to viewers as smeared with ink. To avoid poisoning the fish, the card should be placed in the water for only one moment.

c) The appearance of ink in a teaspoon is explained by the fact that several crystals of black or purple aniline are placed on the spoon in advance, which are carefully attached to its inner side. The spoon itself lies on the plate with the outer side up.

The performer quickly moves the spoon in the air, convincing the audience that it is empty. Having carefully scooped up the water, the magician waits a few moments for the aniline to color the water the color of ink. You need to practice well and scoop up water while lying down without dropping the aniline into the glass.

Each performer, of course, can easily come up with other ways to perform the spoon trick.

A glass ring is sometimes made of black fabric or black woolen threads, but rubber is the most suitable for these purposes. A ring made from it is easy to hide, and it does not get wet in water.

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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