Finger Flinger
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Effects that
combine a little mystery with a good sock
laugh for a finish are hard to come by
for the close-up magician. The following
combines both of these elements. The magician
shows a small, red thimble and places
it in his left fist, the thimble vanishes
and is reproduced from his elbow. It vanishes
again, this time he finds the "nimble-thimble"
behind his left ear. Once again the thimble
vanishes, this time the magi produces
the missing thimble from his right coat
pocket and displays it on the tip of his
right finger. When the spectator starts
hurling superlatives about "how clever"
the magician is, he shyly remarks, "It's
really nothing, you just have to have
CLEVER FINGERS. Here, you try it."
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the thimble (still on his fingertip) to
the spectator. As the spectator pulls
on the thimble, FINGER, THIMBLE AND ALL
COME OFF IN THEIR HANDS! And if you have
chosen a lady to assist, you will undoubtedly
get a squeal of combined horror and AMUSEMENT!
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Method
Well
to begin, you need two matching thimbles! (How
else, Jay?) One of these you glue (airplane
cement or epoxy) to the tip of a sixth finger.
For those of you who may be new to magic, this
is an imitation complete finger made of plastic
which is usually used to produce a silk handkerchief
with. As of this writing, there's a beautiful
one made by "VERNET" of a soft life- like plastic
that looks so real, it's scary.
This
"finger-thimble" is in your right coat pocket
to start. You display the other thimble and
do two or three vanishes and productions with
it. After the final vanish, you reach into your
right coat pocket and get the sixth finger into
position (between the second and third fingers)
and remove your hand from your pocket. Keep
the hand in slight motion and I promise you
no one will notice the extra finger. Their eyes
(and minds) are only on the red thimble. After
a second's display, extend your hand to the
lady assistant. When she takes hold of the thimble,
you relax your grip on the "extra" finger and
remove your right hand, leaving her holding
the thimble with the attached finger.
When the
professional finds that his act is being copied,
he will know that he has arrived. Imitators may
be able to copy the motions and the patter, but
they cannot capture the personality of the originator.
A dwarf may don the role of a giant ... but, he
REMAINS a dwarf.
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