Magic With Liquids

At a recent lecture, I was stunned by our lecturer's opening effect: a vanish and reproduction of a glass of liquid, using no rubber stoppers. At the same time, I had a flashback to last year's Abbott's Get-Together, when I saw Alan Shaxon perform the Hydrostatic Glass.

Seeing magic done with liquids is similar to doing the classic Egg Bag - it uses an object that the audience is familiar with, and is known to be relatively fragile. You can't put an egg into a bag, wring the bag around and beat it on your hand without breaking the egg - but when you reproduce it unharmed, the chord is struck.

The same idea goes along with magic with liquids. The audience knows the laws of science - a liquid will take the shape of its container, and can be spilled onto the floor, or worse yet, onto your clothes. Here are a few effects we have to help you do the impossible:

Sorry Charlie Water Suspension: The magician displays an empty tuna fish can and fills it with water. he places a piece of paper over the open end of the can and then turns the can upside down. Amazingly, the water remains suspended inside the can. Removing the card from the open end of can, amazingly, the water remains suspended in the can! When the can is turned upright, the water is poured out of it, and everything is as it began. The trick is nearly self working, and provides plenty of opportunities for comedy. Watch the video clip!



G Sparks' Rainforest Miracle: rom three colorful empty glasses, water is made to appear and vanish! A variety of effects can be performed with this set of glasses and special gimmick. Perform monte-like effects with a glass full of water, or a production of a glass of water when it's least expected. You can even make the water vanish from one glass and appear in another with the gimmick supplied. Complete with three small (shot-size) glasses, special gimmimck and instructions.


Water Pull: You show a liquor glass full of liquid and very clearly pour it into your left fist. Then, you place the empty glass into your pocket. When you open your hand the liquid has vanished and the hand is empty and dry! Finally you reproduce the glass with the liquid from your pocket.


The Lota Bowl: The bowl fills and refills with water on your command. A classic trick for a reason: audiences go nuts for it! Even the greats like Dante Blackstone included it in his act, and the Amazing Kreskin performed it on his TV series.