How To Do the Torn Bill Trick

  • November 30, 2009
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This cool, easy-to-learn magic trick won’t even cost you a dollar.

You Will Need

  • A dollar bill
  • An audience
How To Do the Torn Bill Trick: Fold

Step 1: Fold

Fold the dollar bill in half, crosswise from end to end. Then fold it lengthwise, from top to bottom.

How To Do the Torn Bill Trick: Tear

Step 2: Tear

Make a small tear, about a quarter inch long, a half inch in from the folded edge of the bill.

How To Do the Torn Bill Trick: Pretend to rip

Step 3: Pretend to rip

Pretend to rip this piece off with your right fingers while actually holding the corner folded down with your left thumb. Pretend to throw this piece away.

Run your nail along the back of the bill to make the tearing sound effect.

How To Do the Torn Bill Trick: Ask audience

Step 4: Ask audience

Ask the audience how many holes will be in the bill when you unfold it. Will there be one, two, or four?

How To Do the Torn Bill Trick: Unfold

Step 5: Unfold

Cover the torn piece with your fingers as you unfold the bill, snapping it open. Ask them to point out the holes. There will be none, just a tiny slit that won’t be visible to the eye.

No longer produced, the $100,000 U.S. bill bears a portrait of the President Woodrow Wilson.

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