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No magic show would be complete without the FAMOUS sawing in half trick. So grab a straw and a piece of string and come join the fun!

straw
piece of string
pair of scissors

SOMETIMES WE USE MATERIALS THAT REQUIRE ADULT SUPERVISION…LIKE SCISSORS SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND WHENEVER YOU DO MAGIC TRICKS!

  1. Preparation: Cut a small slit in the center of the straw in the middle. It should be about 3 inches long.
  2. Performance: Thread the string through the straw.
  3. Fold the straw in half, being careful not to reveal the cut in the center.
  4. With the straw folded, secretly pull the ends of the string downward to pull them out of the straw through the slip. The “fold” of the string will now be hidden in your hand.
  5. Use the scissors to cut the straw in half (the string remains safe in your hand).
  6. Carefully separate the ends of the straw to prove you’ve really cut it all in half.
  7. Pull the end of the string and it’ll all come out unharmed!


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Reviews

this is a great trick

Franco, 0, Endwell

cool. i had fun with it.

Gabba, 11, MA

In the first run it actually looked like you cut the string, and I did...

Michael, 8, Sewell NJ

I thought it was going to be my idea but it was kind of different but ...

Hunter, 8, Deerfield WA

WOW!!! I never "saw" that coming! Is that how they do the lady too? I ...

Sara, 10, NC

hiiiii this is the coolest i never saw i know their is more but i like...

Bianca, 8, Lowell MA

CARD TRICK:

Brooke, 12, Tuscon AZ

Pretty good trick, I learned it first from one of my magic-crazed frie...

Nick, 11, Broomall PA


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