Magic and Perception

by Friedhoffer, Robert; Eisenberg, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780531112540
• ISBN10: 0531112543
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-06-01
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

Presents step-by-step instructions for a variety of magic tricks, explaining how the tricks work by affecting people's perceptions.

Table of Contents

What is Perception?	11	(16)
Performing Magic	14	(2)
Optical Illusions	16	(20)
Relative Size Perception	18	(3)
The Incredible Shrinking Banana	21	(2)
Depth Perception	23	(2)
Perspective	25	(2)
Optics	27	(1)
The Confusing Arrow	27	(2)
Invisibility	29	(2)
The Dancing Cardboard Man	31	(5)
Sleight of Hand	36	(12)
Paddle Tricks	37	(1)
The Vanishing Paper Squares	37	(5)
Fly Away, Jack!	42	(2)
The Ethereal Corks	44	(4)
Past Experience	48	(14)
Find the Queen	48	(3)
The Changing Spot Card	51	(2)
The Bent Fork	53	(2)
Objects in Motion	55	(1)
The Wand Through the Head	56	(3)
Dime to Quarter	59	(3)
Natural Moves	62	(24)
The Vanishing Coin	63	(2)
The Finger-Palm	65	(1)
The Bent Spoon	66	(5)
The Gypsy Switch	71	(3)
I've Got Your Card on My Mind	74	(3)
The Inside-Out Card Warp	77	(5)
Confusing the Senses	82	(1)
The X-Ray Tube	82	(4)
Sound And Touch	86	(17)
The Mystical Marble	89	(3)
The Coin That Wasn't There	92	(1)
The Power of Suggestion	93	(1)
The Flick	94	(1)
The Sneeze	95	(2)
The Egghead Massage	97	(2)
The Great Crackup	99	(1)
How to Remove a Finger	100	(3)
For Further Reading	103	(2)
Resources	105	(2)
Index	107