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On the performer's table, among other items, there is a small sheet of Whatman paper. The performer takes it, rolls it up into a tube and looks through it into the audience, like through a spyglass. Then he unfolds the tube, shows the audience a piece of paper on both sides and puts it back in its original place. There are white handkerchiefs next to the paper on the magician's table. He takes them, counts them (there were six handkerchiefs) and puts them back on the table one by one. The performer seemed to check the props for the trick. Now you can start demonstrating it.

As the first time, the performer takes the same sheet of paper and rolls it up into a tube, then, going up to the table, takes two white handkerchiefs and puts them in the paper tube. As soon as they have disappeared into it, the magician brings the pipe to his lips and blows hard into it. Two handkerchiefs immediately fly out of the tube, but they are no longer white: one of them has become red, the other blue (Fig. 41, A).

Focus Shawls-chameleons
Fig. 41

Then the performer takes a second pair of white handkerchiefs from the table and also places them in the tube. He blows into it again, and two handkerchiefs fly out of the tube again, now green and yellow. Finally, the last pair of white handkerchiefs was inserted into the tube. The performer blows into it, and purple and pink handkerchiefs fly out of the tube.

The performer approaches the table, takes his “magic” wand and, with its help, unfolds the tube - before the eyes of the audience is the same simple sheet of Whatman paper, which the performer tears into shreds.

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For this number you will need a sheet of Whatman paper measuring 30x25 cm, six white handkerchiefs 15x15 cm and six colored handkerchiefs of the same size. All handkerchiefs should be made of thin, light silk so that they wrinkle less. It is desirable that the colored scarves be bright. Their edges are finished with edge stitching - this will make it easier to blow the handkerchiefs out of the tube.

The main secret of the trick lies in the design of the tube. Four cylindrical tubes with a diameter of 2 cm and a length of 15-17 cm must be made from aluminum or other light metal. They must be smoothly polished both inside and outside. They are put together as shown in Fig. 41, B, and soldered to each other. After this, you should take a piece of tin of the same length and tightly wrap it around the soldered tubes (Fig. 41, B). This results in a tube with four barrels. To camouflage the tube, you need to cover it with a sheet of Whatman paper (Fig. 41, D). You will also need to specially equip the illusion table. From the edge of the table that is closer to the performer, you need to screw in two hooks. A four-barrel tube will rest on these hooks (Fig. 41, E). In the table top on the other side, you should make a hole with a sideboard slightly longer than the tube.

Before demonstrating the trick, the performer places six white handkerchiefs and a sheet of Whatman paper on the illusion table. And he “charges” six colored handkerchiefs into the tube trunks, two in each. One trunk remains free (Fig. 41, E). The tube “charged” in this way is placed in advance on hooks mounted on the edge of the table.

A sheet of Whatman paper should be placed on the edge of the table where the tube is located, so that three-quarters of the sheet lies on the table, and the fourth part covers the tube (Fig. 41, G). The main thing is to be able to quietly take a sheet of paper along with the tube at the right moment.

During the demonstration of the trick, the performer for the first time takes a sheet of paper without a tube, and the second time he picks up the tube along with the sheet and immediately rolls it up, hiding the secret tube in it (Fig. 41, 3). Thus, the “charged” tube ends up inside the paper tube.

Then the performer takes the first pair of white handkerchiefs and pushes them into the empty trunk, and blows into the other, into the one where the colored handkerchiefs are already lying. The first pair of colored handkerchiefs flies out of the tube.

After this, the performer takes the second pair of white handkerchiefs and pushes them into the now free barrel, and blows again into another, where two colored handkerchiefs lie, etc. Having finished blowing the handkerchiefs, you need to hold the tube vertically.

Approaching the illusion table behind the “magic” wand, the performer moves his hand with the paper tube to the sideboard and quietly lowers the secret tube into it (Fig. 41, I). At this moment, the magician must draw the audience's attention to the "magic" wand. Then, with her help, he boldly unfolds the paper sheet and shows it to the audience.

This trick should be demonstrated easily, cheerfully, without unnecessary grimaces and conversations.

Author: Akopyan A.A.

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