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The appearance and disappearance of an aquarium with live fish. Focus secret

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The performer shows the audience a large scarf on both sides and throws one end of it over his left shoulder. The scarf covers the shoulder and left arm. With his right hand, the performer takes out a vase of water from under the handkerchief (Fig. 90, 1).

Focus The appearance and disappearance of an aquarium with live fish
Fig. 90

Some water spills over the edge onto the floor; viewers see goldfish swimming in a vase. The magician passes the vase to an assistant and, removing the handkerchief from his left shoulder, again shows it empty on both sides. Then, throwing a handkerchief over his right shoulder, he takes a vase with fish from the assistant with his left hand, hides it under the handkerchief and immediately removes it from his shoulder, slightly raising the hand in which he holds the edge of the handkerchief. It seems to everyone that the vase is under the scarf. The magician takes his hand with a handkerchief to the side and immediately makes a sharp wave - the vase has disappeared!

Props:

Double-walled glass vase with fixture.

Rubber cover for a vase.

Large lined silk scarf.

Celluloid "goldfish" (five pieces).

Focus secret:

On fig. 90, 2 we see a vase in section. Its diameter. 18-20 cm, height 7 cm. Below there is a hole B with a diameter of 5-6 cm, a copper rim with an internal thread is tightly glued into it. This bezel-ring is carefully sealed with waterproof glue. A plug C with an external thread, machined from copper, is screwed tightly into the thread of ring B. The cork has a small corrugated side, for which it is convenient to screw it in and out. On the side for greater tightness is a rubber thin gasket ring. This design allows you to fill the vase with water, lower the imitations of "goldfish" into the water and screw the cork very tightly. From a distance, viewers will not notice that the vase has double walls.

Water is poured into space D flush with the edges and carefully cover the vase with a rubber cover. Having loaded it in this way, they put it in the left inner large vest pocket, made in a semicircle especially for this purpose. The vase is well hidden by the hollow of the costume and is completely invisible. Under the cover of a handkerchief, it is taken out with the right hand; holding the vessel and handkerchief with his left hand, the illusionist quickly removes the rubber cover with his right and immediately hides it in the pocket where the vase was located. The vase is taken out very carefully. The magician holds it horizontally, shaking it slightly; water poured over into space D splashes onto the floor. It seems that the liquid is pouring out of a full vase. Be sure to pour out all the water so that it does not splash you when the vase disappears.

In order to demonstrate the disappearance of the vase, the vessel is taken in the left hand and, under the cover of a handkerchief, is quickly placed under the right side of the vest - in a pocket specially made for this. Holding the handkerchief with the right hand gives the impression that the vase is still under it. Then, moving their hands to the side, they abruptly tear off the handkerchief. The vase disappears before everyone's eyes! In the absence of live (or celluloid) fish, it is quite possible to replace them with figures carved from carrots, which, when shown in water, create the illusion of live fish swimming in the water.

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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