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Dancing Pea
For this trick, take a piece, two or three inches long, of a stem of a clay tobacco pipe, taking care that one end is quite even; with a knife or file, work the hole at the even end larger, so as to form a little cup. Choose the roundest pea you can find, place it in the cup, and blow softly through the other end of the pipe, throwing back your head while you blow, so that you can hold the pipe in an upright position over your mouth.
The pea will rise, fall and dance in its cup, according to the degree of force you use in blowing, but you must take care not to blow too hard, or you may blow it away altogether. The word magic comes from the Latin magi meaning wise man, but it can be traced back to the Greek word magika. The Greeks were known for their embrace of reason and logic. There were period when the Greeks and the Persian were at war for long stretches of time. The Persian employed the services of their priests who could perform illusions and the Greeks seeing this referred to it as a false use of religious practice. For the Greeks the term magika was a negative reference.
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Magic Tricks
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Balancing Spoon
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Bridge of Knives
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Chinese Shadows
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Coin Trick
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Dancing Egg
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Dancing Pea
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Find an Object While Blindfolded
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Force of a Water Drop
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Hand Shadows
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Living Shadows
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Magic Thread
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Man With His Head the Wrong Way
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Mysterious Ball
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Obstinate Cork
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Revolving Pins
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Shadows
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Swimming Needles
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The Sentinel Egg
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The Wonderful Pendulum
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Think of a Number
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To Balance a Coffee Cup
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To Guess Two Ends of a Line of Dominoes
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To Light a Snowball with a Match
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Vanishing Dime
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