RING IN ICE CUBE Magic Trick Performed by Criss Angel on National Television that you can learn right now…
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THE MAGICIAN WALKS UP TO A TABLE AT A RESTAURANT (OR
ANYWHERE ELSE PEOPLE HAVE DRINKS) AND BORROWS A
RING FROM ONE OF THE SPECTATORS. THEN, RIGHT IN BEFORE
THEIR EYES, THE MAGICIAN VISIBLY VANISHES THE RING.
HE SHOWS BOTH OF HIS HANDS TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTY, AND
THEN POINTS TO THE SPECTATOR’S GLASS THAT HAS BEEN IN
FRONT OF THE SPECATOR THE ENTIRE TIME. THERE. INSIDE
THE GLASS, IS THE SPECTATOR’S RING, SEALED INSIDE OF A
SOLID ICE CUBE!!! THE ICE CUBE IS CRACKED OPEN, AND THE
RING IS GIVEN BACK TO THE SPECTATOR.
PREPARATION: TO PREPARE FOR THIS EFFECT, YOU
NEED TO GET A PLAIN, GOLD WEDDING BAND. THESE ARE
THE KINDS OF WEDDING RINGS THAT YOU’LL SEE ALMOST
ALL MEN WEAR, AND MANY WOMEN, WEARS. IT’S NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL ONE RING FROM ANOTHER,
ESPECIALLY IF IT’S SOMEWHAT BLURRED FROM BEING
STUCK IN AN ICE CUBE! ONCE YOU HAVE THE RING, YOU
NEED TO FREEZE IT INSIDE OF AN ICE CUBE. YOU CAN DO
THIS BY PLACING IT INSIDE ONE OF THE CHAMBERS ON AN
ICE TRAY, AND FILLING IT WITH WATER UNTIL IT FREEZES.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN ICE TRAY, OR CAN’T FIND ONE
ANYWHERE, A MAGICIAN’S THUMB TIP ALSO WORKS.
AFTER YOU HAVE THE RING TRAPPED IN AN ICE CUBE, YOU
NEED TO GET A SMALL, PORTABLE COOLER: THE SMALLER
THE BETTER. FILL THE COOLER WITH ICE, AND THEN PUT
THE ICE CUBE WITH THE RING IN IT, ON THE TOP OF THE
PILE OF ICE, SO THAT YOU CAN FIND IT WHEN YOU WANT TO
PERFORM THIS EFFECT. YOU JUST NEED SOMETHING TO
KEEP THE ICE FROZEN LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO FIND
SOMEONE TO DO THIS EFFECT ON. ONCE YOU’VE DONE ALL
THAT, THE PREPARATION IS OVER.
PERFORMANCE:
WALK AROUND WITH YOUR COOLER UNTIL YOU SPOT A GROUP
OF SPECTATORS DRINKING FROM GLASSES, AND YOU NOTICE
THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE IS WEARING A PLAIN, GOLD
WEDDING BAND. ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND THEM, REMOVE THE
ICE CUBE CONTAINING THE RING FROM THE COOLER, AND
FINGER PALM IT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND.
REMEMBER, THAT TIME IS A FACTOR HERE, SIMPLY BECAUSE
YOU DON’T WANTTHE ICE CUBE TO MELT TOO SOON AND RUIN
THE EFFECT!
ONCE YOU HAVE THE ICE CUBE PALMED IN YOUR RIGHT HAND,
APPROACH THE SPECTATORS AND ASK THEM IF YOU CAN
SHOW THEM A TRICK. ONCE THEY AGREE, IMMEDIATELY
REACH OVER WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND PICK UP ONE OF
THE GLASSES AND MOVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON THE
TABLE. PICK IT UP IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PALM OF YOUR
HAND IS OVER TOP OF THE GLASS, AND IN THE ACT OF PICKING
UP ONE OF THE GLASSES AND MOVING IT TO ANOTHER PLACE
ON THE TABLE, SIMPLY DROP THE ICE CUBE INTO THE GLASS.
ONCE YOU’VE “MOVED” THE GLASS, BE SURE TO MOVE A FEW
OTHER THINGS AROUND AS WELL, SO THEY WON’T REMEMBER
YOU SPECIFICALLY TOUCHING THAT GLASS AT THE END OF
THE EFFECT. ALL YOU’RE DOING WITH THIS IS ACTING LIKE
YOU’RE MOVING THINGS AROUND SO THAT YOU’LL HAVE
MORE ROOM TO PERFORM, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY JUST
PLANTED THE GIMMICKED ICE CUBE INTO THEIR DRINK. ONCE
THE ICE CUBE’S IN THE DRINK, LOOK TO THE PERSON WEARING
THE WEDDING BAND, AND ASK IF YOU CAN BORROW IT. ONCE
THEY TAKE IT OFF AND HAND IT TO YOU, YOU NEED TO FIND A
WAY TO MAKE IT DISAPPEAR. WHEN CRISS ANGEL PERFORMED
THIS EFFECT, HE USED A PULLEY SYSTEM, MUCH LIKE THE
RAVEN, (Copy and paste to order one) It really is a great device!
TO PULL THE RING UP INTO HIS SLEEVE. THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS, BUT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, WE’LL USE THE FRENCH DROP.
INCASE YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO THE FRENCH DROP, I’LL GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION HERE: YOU HOLD THE RING
BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FIRST FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND,
WITH THE OTHER FINGERS IN SORT OF A CUPPED SHAPE UNDER
IT. YOU BRING YOUR RIGHT HAND IN, YOUR RIGHT THUMB
COMES IN BEHIND THE RING, AND THE RIGHT FINGERS COVER
THE RING FROM THE FRONT. AS YOU BRING YOUR RIGHT HAND
AWAY (LIKE YOU JUST TOOK THE RING FROM YOUR LEFT
HAND, AND YOU’RE NOW HOLDING IT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND,
YOU LET THE RING FALL INTO THE CUPPED PART OF YOUR
LEFT HAND, AND THEN PUSH IT INTO A PALMED POSITION.
ONCE IT’S PALMED IN THE LEFT HAND, AND THEIR ATTENTION
IS ON THE RIGHT HAND, ACTING AS IF IT’S HOLDING THE RING,
WITH YOUR LEFT HAND, YOU SLIP THE RING INTO YOUR BACK
POCKET. ONCE YOU’VE POCKETED THE RING, BLOW ON “THE
RING” IN YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND BRING BOTH HANDS UP TO
SHOW THAT THE RING REALLY HAS VANISHED. NOW, SIMPLY
POINT TO THE GLASS THAT HAS THE RING IN IT AND THEN TELL
THEM TO LOOK INSIDE. THEY’LL SEE THAT THEIR RING IS
STUCK INSIDE THE ICE CUBE, AND THEY’LL FREAK OUT! MAKE
A POINT OF SHOWING THEM THAT IT IS A REAL ICE CUBE, AND
THERE ARE NO HOLES IN IT WHERE THE RING COULD HAVE
BEEN SLIPPED IN. AS THEY’RE EXAMINING THE ICE CUBE,
REACH INTO YOUR BACK POCKET WITH YOUR LEFT HAND, AND
BRING THE REAL RING INTO A FINGER PALMED POSITION.
TAKE THE ICE CUBE FROM THEM WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND,
AND BEGIN TO SMASH IT ON THE TABLE, AS TO CRACK THE ICE
AND GET THE RINT OUT. ONCE YOU’VE DONE IT ENOUGH AS TO
ACTUALLY GET THE RING OUT, REACH OVER WITH YOUR LEFT
HAND AND TAKE THE RING OUT OF THE ICE CUBE, BEING
CAREFUL NOT TO FLASH THE PALMED RING TO THE
SPECTATORS. NOW, LET YOUR LEFT HAND DROP TO YOUR SIDE
AS YOU TAKE THE ICE CUBE INTO YOUR RIGHT HAND, TO SHOW
THEM THAT IT WAS IN FACT A REAL ICE CUBE. AS YOU’RE
MISDIRECTING WITH THE ICE CUBE, PERFORM THE BOBO COIN
SWITCH,COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING TO ORDER BOBO’S
MODERN COIN VANISH, WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING COIN MAGIC TRICKS:
EXCEPT WITH THE TWO RINGS. BASICALLY, YOU’RE
LETTING THE RING IN YOUR FINGERTIPS (YOUR RING) BE
PUSHED INTO A PALMED POSITION, AS YOU PULL THEIR RING
INTO YOUR FINGERTIPS. ONCE YOU’VE SWITCHED THESE TWO
RINGS, YOU CAN SHOW THE SPECTATOR THAT IT WAS “IN
FACT” HIS/HER RING INSIDE THE ICE CUBE, AND GIVE IT BACK
TO HIM/HER. AS THEY’RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS
REALLY HIS/HER RING, SIMPLY POCKET THE OTHER RING. THIS
EFFECT IS ABSOLUTELY KILLER!!!
***NOTE, THIS EFFECT COULD ALSO BE DONE WITH THE
TORN OFF CORNER FROM A SPECTATORS FORCED CARD, BUT THE RING IS A PERSONAL OBJECT, WHICH MAKES THE
EFFECT THAT MUCH MORE POWERFUL TO THE
SPECTATOR.***
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