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Ian Adair's - Melta-way Key

Columnist: Ian Adair Two Yale keys are displayed, one brass and one silver in colour. A spectator is asked to name one. The performer states that, like Uri Geller, he can mysteriously bend keys and distort them beyond recognition. He does this, but the key in question has been rubbed so much that it evaporates, leaving the other key! APPARATUS REQUIRED: Two keys, one brass coloured, the other silver. One of the keys s...
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Creative Ideas From Ian Adair (part 2)

Columnist: Ian Adair New Colors Run Way back in the sixties, when working at Supreme, I marketed an effect called ‘Colors Run’. This consisted of a colored painting book, which, when formed into a tube and then having clear liquid poured through it, became void of its colors. The colors appeared in glasses as liquid. I was surprised to see this effect published under another magician’s name in a recent new publica...
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Ian Adair - Pen Pal

Columnist: Ian Adair Ian Adair As a studier of children’s toys, games and comic papers, I am always amazed at the new and exciting things, which come on the market. One such thing, a pen which writes (that not new!), and records messages when spoken into. This gave me the idea of a super card divination. The pens are available in electronic shops. A simple press button to record, and press play to hear – they are...
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Ian Adair - The Magicofa Book

Columnist: Ian Adair The Magic of a Book Ian Adair There seems to be more and more books on magic these days than we can actually afford! Certainly in my younger days, I couldn’t afford the quantity of books that are available today. A little book from the normal bookshop was all I could spend my few coppers on. When Harry Stanley brought out such classic works as the Dai Vernon Book, The Slydini Boo...
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Ian Adair - Surprise Cane Production

Columnist: Ian Adair Three Great Routines from Ian Adair Surprise Cane Production Imagine filling up a clear tumbler with milk or any other liquid, covering its mouth with a square of tissue paper, and securing it by an elastic band. Suddenly a full sized evening cane mysteriously appears from inside the tumbler, shooting its way out into the air, bursting through the paper. APPARATUS REQUIRED: We use the classic Okit...
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