A Super Street Magic Trick, Where A Crushed Empty Soda
Can Is Magically Restored.
Street magic is best performed in a casual impromptu manner.
With a little preparation and some entertaining patter, a simple magic trick
can be turned into a really impressive effect. This street magic style trick is
a good example of an easy trick that looks seemingly impossible. Have fun.
Effect:
A seemingly empty and crushed soda can is picked up and
shown to the audience. The can is held by the magician who gently rubs the top
of the can, resealing it. The soda can is then slowly shaken back and forward
where it is seen and heard to be restoring itself to it's original shape, right
in front of the spectator's eyes. The can is then opened and fizzy soda poured
into a glass which can then be drank. Amazing reaction is often had from the
audience by this cool street magic trick.
How To Do The Illusion :
For this trick. you will need the following, easy to
find objects. A full can of soda, ( try and use a type of soda that is
quite fizzy such as Coke or Fanta ), a thumb tack and a white board
marker.
Make a small hole in the can with the thumb tack. The
hole should be approximately one third down from the top of the can ( the
end with the ring pull). Carefully empty out some of the fizzy drink, by
tipping the can and squeezing it gently so that the can looks
crushed.
Color in a portion of the top of the can with a
whiteboard marker so that you have a black mark which looks like the can
has been opened.
Perform trick as follows. Pick up the "empty" can and
show your spectators the can, making sure that they see the can top so
that they are convinced that the can has been opened. Give top a magic
rub remove ink and to "seal" the can.
Next, holding the can in one hand, make sure that the
small hole in the side is covered by a finger or thumb. Tilt the can from
side to side. This will shake the contents, causing the fizzy gas inside
the can to expand and re inflate the can. The can can visibly be seen and
heard to be repairing itself.
Now, casually pull the ring pull to open the can which
as long as the hole in the side of the can is still covered, should open
with a reassuring swish noise. The drink inside can now be poured into a
glass for you or your audience to taste.
Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the impromptu trick. As
mentioned above, the effectiveness owes a lot to your performance and timing.
For instance the prepared can could be left somewhere before you arrive there,
such as on a bar table where you are meeting friends soon. The possibilities
are endless. This further adds to the impression that the stunt is totally off
the cuff and unrehearsed.
