Clock game. Effective trick and its solution

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Focus Description:

The performer shows the audience an ordinary pocket watch, holding it between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand (Fig. 134).

Focus Game with clock
Fig. 134

A slight wave of the hand - and two watches are in the hand. The performer holds the second watch between the index and middle fingers. Then he moves this clock so that they are between the middle and ring fingers, and the space between the index and middle fingers remains free. A slight wave of the hand - and a watch also appears between these fingers. Now the magician has three watches in his hand. Another wave - there are already four of them. The illusionist shows them to the audience. With the next slight wave of the hand, one clock suddenly disappears. Another, barely perceptible movement of the hand - the second watch disappears. Finally, the last wave - and there are only hours left, which the magician again shows to the audience.

Props:

Ordinary pocket watch.

Folding specially prepared watches (two pairs).

Focus secret:

The secret of the focus is in a specially prepared watch. On fig. 135, And they are shown from the back. The watch is very thin, its thickness barely reaches half of the real case. The case is cut in half, and a nickel-plated plate is soldered on the back side. The outer side is no different from a real watch. It has a dial, hands and glass. A hinge is attached to the back plate, which is connected to the second clock of the same kind. The hinge is spring-loaded and designed so that both halves of the clock can be folded together with their back sides (Fig. 135, B). On the right, a bracket is visible, with which the watch is held pressed between the fingers; on the left is a closing mechanism. When the watch is folded, it slams shut and keeps the watch in position; the mechanism, with a slight pressure on the watch, immediately opens.

Focus Game with clock
Fig. 135

This is the secret of the "doubling" clock device. They need to have two pairs - four halves.

The demonstration goes like this. The magician puts two pairs of watches in advance in his pocket or other place. Taking a real watch, which in appearance exactly matches the imitation, the performer shows it to the audience, quietly exchanges it for a folding one and puts it between his fingers, as shown in Fig. 135,5. Waving his hand, he presses the lock - and the clock "doubles". Showing two watches, the artist turns around and at the same time quietly takes out a second pair from his pocket, which he palms in his left palm.

Bringing his left hand with a watch, the magician pretends to take out one of the watches that has appeared. In fact, under the cover of his palm, he slams, folds the first couple of hours, then pushes palmed folding watches out of his palm and, showing them to the audience, inserts them between the middle and ring fingers of his right hand (Fig. 135, D). Now, with a wave of his hand, the magician presses the lock with the thumb of his right hand - and the clock opens under the influence of the spring (Fig. 135, E). With the next stroke, he presses the constipation of the third upper clock. They also open (double), and four hours are in the performer's hand (Fig. 135, E).

Then, when the clock disappears, everything goes in reverse order until the moment when there are two clocks (two pairs folded). Then the artist takes the upper watch and, as it were, rearranges it between the index and middle fingers (in fact, under the cover of his left hand, he doubles the lower watch by pressing the lock), and hides one folded pair in his pocket during the turn. At the same time, the magician has two watches in his right hand (one - between the thumb and index, and the second - between the index and middle fingers), or rather, one doubling. Waving his hand, the performer again turns two watches into one, and when turning, he discreetly takes the real ones out of his pocket and holds them palmed in his left palm. After that, adjusting the watch with his left hand, he exchanges the double watches for real ones, and drops the double ones imperceptibly (when turning) into his pocket. After that, the magician gives the real clock to the audience for inspection.

Author: Vadimov A.A.

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