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Illusioneering
The resources in this collection show how you can take basic physics and chemistry demonstrations and change them into magic tricks. Each resources comes with teachers notes and a video which shows how to carry out the trick.
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The Cutting a Person in Half Trick
In the video Matt Parker presents the laziest cutting a person in half trick using a strip of paper. The strip of paper is used to create a Mobiüs loop which is then cut in half lengthways with surprising results. The ‘trick’ is then explained by exploring the properties of the Mobiüs loop. As a finalé Matt cuts...
Instant Freezing Water Trick
In this magic trick a container of water appears to freeze just by touching the surface of it.
The liquid is not water, but a super saturated solution of sodium acetate. Placing a few sodium acetate crystals on the tip of your finger and touching the liquid causes a chain crystallisation reaction. This...
The Baffling Knot Trick
In this magic trick, a volunteer has two ropes tied around them. When the ropes are pulled tight they cut right through the volunteer, who then walks away unharmed. The trick uses rare earth magnets to make it appear as though the rope is knotted.
The Complete Illusioneering Magic Book
This book provides a range of easy-to-do magic tricks based on Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Mathematics.
The video features Richard Garriott on Science and Magic and shows how the properties of ferofluid can exploited to create a magic trick.
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| Subject(s) | Science, Practical work, Demonstrations |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
| Published by | 
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx68w |
