This is no trick, and especially no easy magic trick.
Yesterday, April 30 2008, on the Oprah show, David Blaine broke the record for the longest time that anyone has held their breath under water. David managed to hold his breath for an amazing 17:04 minutes, the previous record was 16:32 minutes and it was set on Feb. 10 by Switzerland’s Peter Colat. You can read the yahoo news article here.
I’m starting to wonder if they aren’t all actors. One day I’ll figure out how its done and spill the beans.
If you want to kickstart your career in magic, go check out some of Ricky Sarracco easy magic tricks.
Easy magic tricks can make a successful magician out of anyone, and in no time at all. According to Peter Jakobsen, from themagicschool.com, the important thing is just to start.
The problem with most early magicians is that they try to put a whole show together from the start, they get together a collection of tricks and try to master them before they do anything else. But why not try showing 1 trick to different people, over and over again? By doing this you get the opportunity to really master your trick, and at the same time you get used to performing by starting small. Remember that most of the magician’s magic is in his excellent showmanship.
I highly recommend that you check out the entire article here.
Learning a couple of tricks is the first step, and a great place to start is with Ricky Sarracco collection of very easy magic tricks.
Simon
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Now how do you think she does that? Pause the camera maybe ;)
If you’re interested in taking up magic as a hobby or indeed as a profession, you should consider checking out Ricky Sarracco e-book, in there you will find a bunch of easy magic tricks.
David Zanthor shows us how its done, this is a very cool, but very easy magic trick.
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I was surfing around the Internet today looking for some interesting and ‘magical’ stories, and I came across an article that is pretty interesting, it’s all about an old box that was recently discovered in an attic in Burton. The box is said to be from the 1920s and apparently it’s been very well taken care of.
To quote the article: “Mr Hanson said: The box was covered in dust when I unearthed it, but the contents really are something to marvel at. It is complete with all 21 magic tricks within their colourful 1920s packaging. Children would have been delighted to have opened up such a cabinet of tricks almost 90 years ago.’
The box of magic (pictured left) dates to the time of the discovery of Tutankhamun and was designed by Edwardian magician Ernest Sewell, whose entertainments were presented at Windsor Castle before members of the Royal Family.
Conjuring tricks in the box include the ‘Hindoo slave bangle’ and the ‘enchanted ball bag’.” End of quote.
The box is going up for auction on the 24th of April, with viewing from 10am to 7pm on Tuesday, April 22, at the Mackworth Hotel, in Derby. It’s expected to fetch at least 100 pounds.
You can read the full article by Andy Parker here.
Simon
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If you’d like to get going with some of your own tricks, make sure to check out some of Ricky Sarracco’s easy magic tricks.