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Appearance of a cube in an empty cylinder. Focus Secret

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On the illusion table, among other objects, lies a cylinder. The performer takes it and shows it to the audience. They see that the cylinder is empty. Putting it upside down on the table, the performer puts a tray on top of the cylinder, and a small cube on the empty tray. Then he takes a case shaped like the same cube and covers it (Fig. 53, A).

Focus Appearance of a cube in an empty cylinder
Fig. 53

Raising the case, the performer shows its inside. She is empty. And the cube disappeared from the tray.

Putting the case of the cube aside, the performer removes the tray from the cylinder and takes out the missing cube from it.

Focus secret:

The trick requires a cylinder (or any box), a small tray, and three identical black plywood or cardboard cubes. Two are made in the form of cases - they are missing one wall, and inside they are hollow and painted black. One of these two case cubes is slightly smaller and fits freely into the other. For viewers, the difference in their size is elusive (Fig. 53, B).

The third cube is also empty inside, but it has all six sides. It has a secret - it is foldable. All of its sides can be folded so that it turns into a plate that can be placed under any flat object, such as a tray. But one has only to lift the tray, as the plate instantly becomes a cube.

The upper and lower walls of this cube are made of two solid plates, and the side walls are each divided in half horizontally and thus consist of two halves. Finally, the last two sides - front and back - are made of dense black matter. All seams and edges of the cube are also pasted over with black matter. Then the cube is painted over with black paint and white circles are applied to each of its sides. Now all three cubes look exactly the same.

The first two case cubes are placed side by side on the illusion table on one side of the cylinder, and a tray is placed on the other side. The secret cube is folded: the performer presses on the upper wall of the cube - its side walls are folded in half, going inward, and the front and back fabric walls do not prevent this. The cube takes the form of a square plate. It is placed on the edge of the tray. Then the performer takes the cylinder with one hand, the tray with the other hand, together with the “loading” of the secret cube, pressing it with his hand to the underside of the tray, and shows the audience that the cylinder and tray are completely empty. After that, he puts the cylinder on the table with the margins up, and puts a tray on it. At this moment, the "charge" of the secret cube, having been released, falls and opens inside the cylinder (Fig. 53, E).

The performer now takes the smaller case cube and places it on the tray, empty side down. Then he takes the second, larger cube-case and, showing it to the audience with an empty bottom, covers the first cube-case with it. Pressing the sides, the performer raises the cube. Together with him, he raises the first, hidden inside. It is also without a bottom, and without any fear it can be turned by emptiness towards the auditorium. Spectators see that the cube-case is still empty. And where the second cube went, they will not know. The performer puts the case cube aside, then removes the tray from the cylinder and takes out the secret cube from there.

Author: Akopyan A.A.

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