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This is a neat bar trick you can do in almost any bar as everything you need is usually close to hand. The requirements are as follows, a few coins, a glass of soda, a straw and a table with a cloth on (else a bar towel will do if there are no covered tables). Once you have all the bit and pieces you set it up as follows, Place 2 coins stacked 2 high with a coin in the middle so the glass of soda sits on the stacked coins trapping the smaller coin in the centre (check video).

The challenge is, is to remove the coin from underneath the glass in the quickest time possible, but as in all pub tricks and proposition bets like this there are a couple of rules. You can only move the glass once it is empty and the only way to empty it is by drinking the soda through the straw! At this pint someone will try and drink the soda as fast as they can which at anyone’s standards will be very slow considering the amount of fizz the straw creates. As you watch your challenger (victim) try and slurp down the soda casually remark that you can do it in a tenth of the time. At this pint simply scratch at the table cloth in front of the coin and the coin will slowly edge its way out from under the glass! Easy when you know how. For a visual tutorial checkout the video below.

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There are many different ways to make a coin disappear, some are easy and some take ALOT of practice but look astonishing. Here I will show you a very simple but effective way of how to make a coin disappear. This is really simple to learn but as with anything a little practice will go along way, its one think showing friends party tricks but is another showing them well really good party tricks!

First of all, grab yourself a small coin to start with, its easier starting with the smallest first as you will soon see. Place the coin on the back of your hand and make a fist, depending on the position of the coin this will be more tricky so try and place the coin just between your first two knuckles . Then with your leading hand click your fingers above the coin eventually getting closer untill the “clicking finger” actually makes contact with the coin and flicks it up your sleeve. Here is a short video which should demonstrate it better.

Thats it, as simple as that, you may have to experiment with positioning abut after a few minutes practive you should be proficent enough to do it 9 times out of 10. This is more of an art than a science so experiment and see what work’s for you!

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Most of the best party ricks are those which can be performed without any special equipment but with ordinary objects people carry around every day, and what better to perform a party trick with than coins! Here is a simple trick which, unless you know the method will keep people guessing and trying until you reveal how it is done!

So here is the scenario, you are sitting in a restaurant, pub or anywhere where there is something you can use as a table and you ask someone if they have four equal size coins you can borrow. You lay the coins out on the table in a cluster as shown below in the first picture and the challenge is, is to rearrange the coins into the pattern shown in the preceding picture (demonstrate this just buy rearranging the coins into a straight line and then putting them back into a cluster as shown in the first picture.

Starting Position!

End Position!

At this point a few people will cut in and say “that’s easy”, or “whats the catch” etc……There is no catch just a few simple rules as follows.

1. You can only move 1 coin ant a time and must not use it to nudge other coins
2. You may only slide the coins on the table and cannot pick them up
3. The coin which you move must always end up touching 2 other coins when you have finished moving it (this may sound tricky but it will become clear once you see the pictures)

Make sure the coins are arranged in the starting position and offer people to have ago, and make sure they follow the simple rules. Most of the time people will give up and say that it is impossible as you cant do the final move and have the coin you just moved touching two other coins or words to that effect. At this point this is an ideal opportunity to make a small bet if you are feeling cheeky (or thirsty!). To up the stakes even further say that the entire trick is possible in four moves! Now this is what you do, from the starting position move the first coin as shown in the picture below.

MOVE 1: Move the lower left coin to where the arrow is pointing and you can see the coin you have just moved finishes touching two other coins!

MOVE 2: Now take the middle of the top 3 coins and follow the arrow in the picture above, once again the coin ends up touching two other coins.

MOVE 3: And once again, move the lower left coin around so it is on the other side of the two coins.

MOVE 4: And now for the killer move, move the only coin out of line into the perfectly sized gap and once again the coin comes to a rest touching two other coins!

Now sit back and wait for your drink, or money or even just a pat on the back! Immediately after people will want to try this but will probably get it wrong quite a few times before they get it right. This takes a little practice to remember the moves but is definitely worth it! To see a video if the trick follow this link: The greatest pub-coin trick

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