How to Do the Ball to Jumbo Square Trick
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Want to be a magician like David Copperfield? Start by mastering the easy magic tricks in this Howcast video series.
You Will Need
- Sponge ball and cube magic set
- Audience
Steps
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Step 1
Show the audience the ball
Show the audience the red sponge ball in your hand and tell them you will make it disappear.
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Step 2
Squeeze the ball in your fist
Squeeze the ball through a small opening in the top of your closed fist, passing it from one closed fist to the other, palms inward, so that it is always concealed from your audience.
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Step 3
Turn the ball inside out
Turn the ball inside out while passing it from hand to hand. The red ball is a trick ball that, when inverted, becomes a large square with a hole that conceals a black ball.
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Ask them to guess which hand the red ball is in. Whichever they choose, they’ll be surprised when no red ball is in either hand.
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Step 4
Reveal
Reveal the large red square that was the red ball and a black ball when you open your hands.
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In math, a magic square contains rows, columns, and diagonals of numbers that all add up to the same number.
