THE EFFECT:You take an ordinary glass, canbe full of liquid or empty and a normal pack of playing cards. Riffling through the cards ask a spectator to say"Stop"As soon as they say stop you remove the card they stopped at, show it front and back then proceed to balance the glass on the thin playing card.Amazing!•One of the coolest free online card tricksYOU WILL NEED:•Double sided sticky tape or glue•An ordinary pack of playing cardsPREPARATION & SECRET:Do you like free online card tricks? then learn the secret... The best cards to use for this effect are the magicians favourite Bicycle brand of playing cards. However if you do not have this type any playing cards will do.Do you like free online card tricks? then learn the secret... The best cards to use for this effect are the magicians favourite Bicycle brand of playing cards. However if you do not have this type any playing cards will do.Take any ordinary playing card and one of the jokers from the pack.Take any ordinary playing card and one of the jokers from the pack.Fold the joker card in two, length ways back to back then place some glue or double sided sticky tape along one side, on the face of the joker. Press the two together exactly.Carefully stick the face of the joker to the back of the regular playing card(See pic 1).From casual holding and showing the card(s) front and back (pinching the card(s) together on the open side) the card(s) looks normal.However at any time you can unfold the back of the joker card to act as a stand for the card to stand up and support an object such as a glass(See pic 2).The glass can be empty but preferably contain liquid. You will have to experiment with different glasses and the amount of liquid to put in as the playing card(s) can only take so much weight. But as you can see from(pic 2)the card(s) can hold quite a lot of weight!To set the trick up place the prepared card into the middle of the deck and get a glass with some coloured liquid in. The liquid in the glass makes the effect that much more impressive as well as adding cover so the spectator can not see the other card through the glass!To force the gaffed double card onto the spectator you can either casually shuffle the deck then look as if you are randomly taking any card from it to perform the trick but in fact choose the prepared card.However if you are a more experienced magician you can use the riffle force to cut to the prepared card. The riffle force basically involves you holding the deck in one hand and riffling though the cards until a spectator saysHowever if you are a more experienced magician you can use the riffle force to cut to the prepared card. The riffle force basically involves you holding the deck in one hand and riffling though the cards until a spectator says"Stop"Because the prepared card is in fact a double card the riffling will naturally stop at that card. All you have to do is time it right, so when the spectator says"Stop", you stop at the prepared card.This does take practice, but is well worth incorporating into the routine if you can master it! (You can learn some alternative card forces by going to card tricks page above this very site for free)

It is a shame he did not feel he could show the illusion without the use of camera trickery. It really is a great effect and so simple to do, with a little practice!THE EFFECT:Amaze and amuse your friends and family with your new found ability to levitate. Gently rise about3 - 5 inchesoff the ground!•Perform anywhere, any time•No gimmicks used just you•One of the most impromptu levitation tricks ever devised, One of the most impromptu levitation tricks ever devised, a very cool effect!THE SECRET:Stand about8 - 10 feetin front of your spectators with your back to them and at a 45 degree angle to their view point(main pic). Basically you push yourself up on your tip toes of one foot, but keep the other straight parallel with the floor. Depending on what foot you feel most comfortable lifting your body up with, this foot will be hidden to. Basically you push yourself up on your tip toes of one foot, but keep the other straight parallel with the floor. Depending on what foot you feel most comfortable lifting your body up with, this foot will be hidden tothe spectators.I use my left foot to make me levitate so I turn 45 degrees to the right of my spectators view point. That way they can see the whole of my right foot and just the heel of my left foot. When I push up on the tip toes of my left foot the view point is such that spectators can not see it!I use my left foot to make me levitate so I turn 45 degrees to the right of my spectators view point. That way they can see the whole of my right foot and just the heel of my left foot. When I push up on the tip toes of my left foot the view point is such that spectators can not see it!At their angle it looks like I am levitating. They can not see my supporting foot because it is hidden by three things my trousers, the angle of the trick and my right shoe which hides their view of the left foot being used to levitate me.In reality you might only rise3 - 5 inchesoff the ground, but it's all in your presentation! People swear you went higher. Slowly rise off the ground, wait a few seconds and then drop fast. Stay up too long and they may figure it out.