Liquahank
Effect:
A white pocket handkerchief is shown. Magician
holds it stretched out between both hands and
displays it freely on both sides. Then slowly
and deliberately he rolls it into a tube about
one inch in diameter. He folds the tube in half
and picking up a small "juice" glass from his
table he pours enough orange juice, soft stuff
or hard stuff, your choice, anyway HE POURS
ENOUGH LIQUID FROM THE HANDKERCHIEF TO COMPLETELY
FILL THE GLASS. The handkerchief is then slowly
unrolled, and shown to still be unprepared and
DRY.
You
will be able to purchase the gimmick for this
effect at most cigar or tobacco stores. There
are several brands of cigars that come packaged
in glass tubes, similar to a test tube. They
even have a nice, air-tight, plastic cork. Buy
one of these glass packaged cigars. Remove the
cigar and if you don't smoke cigars then give
it to a friend of yours who has a pregnant wife.
EVENTUALLY, IT WILL SAVE HIM MONEY.
Fill
the tube within one and a half inches of the
top and put the plastic cap on it, then slip
the tube into your jacket breast pocket. Also
have a white handkerchief in same pocket. The
tube is of course, concealed behind the handkerchief.
All that's necessary to get ready for the production
is to unobtrusively remove the cap from the
tube. This can be done quite awhile before the
production. Don't worry, providing you don't
stand on your head, the liquid will not spill.
Right
hand approaches breast pocket right second finger
is inserted into mouth of tube. Other fingers
close around handkerchief as handkerchief and
tube are removed from pocket (figure 1). Both
hands are holding handkerchief in front of you.
Bend right second finger inwards allowing tube
to be hidden behind right wrist and arm (figure2).
Now
thumbs and forefingers of each hand get a hold
of two corners of handkerchief and spread it
out. Move left hand across in front of right
hand allowing handkerchief to be shown on both
sides. Move left hand back to where it was and
straighten out right second finger, this will
put tube behind handkerchief. Thumbs fold handkerchief
over, away from audience, allowing handkerchief
to cover tube (figure 3).
Show
handkerchief on both sides at this point and
then using a sort of jump rope motion, roll
handkerchief into a tube. Fold handkerchief
roll in half. Hold folded handkerchief roll
in left hand as right hand removes finger from
tube. Right hand picks up glass and glass is
slowly filled as you tip the handkerchief roll
to the right (figure 4). Set glass of liquid
on table, or pass it out. HOPE YOU'RE STILL
WITH ME. Now we're going to get rid of the tube.
Tip
open end of rolled handkerchief towards audience.
Right second finger enters end of rolled handkerchief
and gets tube back on finger. Back of right
hand is to audience, now all you do is move
right hand towards audience. The tube will slip
right out of the handkerchief (this move is
similar to a hand dye-tube steal) (figure 5).
Bend
the second finger inwards allowing the tube
to fold back and again be hidden by right wrist
and arm. Right forefinger and thumb grasp one
of the corners of the rolled up handkerchief,
allowing it to unroll and be seen empty and
dry. Both hands come together as if you're drying
hands on handkerchief, bunch up handkerchief
and tube and put them back in your pocket or
on the table.
Did
you get all the way through it? Well, I just
reread it and can't think of anything I left
out. Read and try it again and with the help
of the drawings I think you'll get it and once
you do get it -- you got it!
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