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There are many different ways how a magician could make something appear. He could either achieve the effect by sleights of hands or by magic trickery. One of the most commonly used props for production magic is a device to pull the object into view in high speed with a thread of some kind of elastic

Magicians have brilliant ideas to apply this principle in their magic. They often find inspirations in daily life. For example, a magician once saw a mousetrap. He was fascinated by the cleverness of the spring lever. A magic trick is then born with a similar device. The spring trap is replaced with a lever attached to the object to be produced. The lever is pulled back and fixed with a trigger. The object is hidden in a secret place. When the trigger is pulled, the lever shoots forward and brings the object into position with high speed.

There is a classic magic trick called the Card in Balloon. A Balloon is placed at the top of a wooden stand. Behind the stand, there is a wooden arm attached to the card to be produced. The arm is controlled by a spring which is compressed in advance. When the trigger is pulled, the arm turns quickly, breaks the balloon and brings the card in the position of the balloon. It appears like the balloon breaks and the card is found inside the balloon.

The power to drive the lever to swing rapidly is not limited to spring tension. Other source of force like gravity, motor, elastic, counterweight or centrifugal force could be used. Here is an example. Let’s study the coin trick by T. Nelson Downs. A magic wand is used in this trick. The wand should be prepared in a special way. One end of the wand is cut in the middle and split apart a little bit. The cut should be about one inch long. The split is separated a bit larger than the diameter of the wand.

The trick goes like this: the wand is swung quickly in the air and a coin magically appears on the tip of the wand. The magician then pulls it off and produces another one. The coins are gimmick with a small ring soldered perpendicularly on its back. The coins are thread onto the wand and hidden inside the palm of the performer. When the wand is swung, one coin is released at a time. The centrifugal force would bring it to the tip and the split end would stop the coin there. What a Beautiful effect.

Again, the same principle could be used in many different effects. With a little twist and adjustments, it could be applied to produce many different magic props. The source of force, the length of the lever, the path of flying and the concealment of action could all be adjusted to match the style of performance.

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