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The Science of MagicPage 12004 Outagamie County Historical SocietyThe Science of MagicWisconsin State Curriculum Alignment:Science C.4.2 Use the science content being learned to ask questions planinvestigations make observations make predictions and offer explanations.Science C.4.6 Communicate the results of their investigations in ways their audienceswill understand by using charts graphs drawings written descriptions and various othermeans to display their answers.The success of a magic trick or illusion often has a lot to do with the science behind it. Inother words many magic tricks and illusions are based on relatively simple scientificprinciples combined with sleight or hand or misdirection and it is because of science thatmagic works. Let us take a look at a couple of magic tricks made possible by science.The first is called the Hydrostatic Glass. It is a trick done by a magician namedFriedhoffer The Madman of Magic and explained in his book Magic Tricks ScienceFacts.Effect: Water miraculously stays in a glass that is turned upsidedown.Routine: The audience will watch you fill a clear glass to its rim with water. You willthen cover the mouth of the glass with an index card.Holding the card in place turn the glass upside down and order the water to stay inplace. Take your hand off the card. Amazingly the water and card stay put! After amoment command the water and card to fall just make sure youre standing over abucket or sink. The water and card obey.Props: A clear plastic drinking glassAn index card larger than the mouth of the glass a 4 x 6 card should workwellA bucket of waterMethod:1) Drill a small (about 1/16) hole into the side of the glass near the bottom (see theillustration.)2) Pick up the glass with one hand covering the hole with your thumb. You need tocompletely cover the hole with your thumb so that when you pour water into theglass the water wont run out.3) Fill the glass by dipping it into the bucket.4) Using your other hand cov ...

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