Magic and How to Do It

How To : Use partial text matching in Microsoft Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 309th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to check t ...more

How To : Perform a slight of hand paper ball up-close trick

Easy trick that confuses people. You can do it now with a sheet of paper! This is a basic up-close slight of hand magic trick. You can use any prop, but here they use rolled up paper balls. Simply switch the balls and hands you're holding them in and swiftly confuse your onloo ...more

How To : Perform a three-coin challenge trick

Looking for an easy, impressive magic trick that can be performed most anywhere? Look no further. In this free video magic lesson from YouTube user experthowto, you'll learn how to perform the "three-coin challenge" coin illusion. For more information, including a step-by-step ...more

How To : Perform the "three card monte" card trick

You're about to learn some incredible close-up magic tricks from Close Up Card Tricks that you can perform right away. You don't have to be a professional magician to do these card tricks, and you don't even have to practice them that much! With this magic trick video tutoria ...more

News : This Is Why All Augmented Reality Startups Suck

People fundamentally distrust magicians. And they should. The illusions they proffer are just that, illusions meant to astound rather than tangible interactions and results that have weight and meaning in our real world. Our lizard brains know this, and, no matter what the out ...more

How To : Calculate hours worked in days in Microsoft Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 598th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to create ...more

News : Make your fingers smoke

Smoking fingers is a basic magic trick, but it still gets a wow up-close, especially if your audience is barside and slightly inebriated. The "brown stuff" is the red phosphorus and glass powder. The friction from rubbing fingertips produces smoke, but no flame. Amp this tri ...more

How To : Sort numbers with a formula in Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun and Mr. Excel, the 12th installment in their joint series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll l ...more

How To : Do the card in wallet trick

Are you a magician on a budget? Impressive feats of magic don't require an assistant to saw in half, or even a rabbit to pull out of a hat. You need only the slightest sleight-of-hand to perform this impressive magic staple. You Will Need *A deck of playing cards *Craft glue ...more

How To : Walkthrough God of War III — Poseidon Boss Fight

At the end of Chapter 1 - Mount Olympus, Kratos will have to battle Poseidon, his first real boss fight. Poseidon is the God of the Sea, which means there's a risk of drowning, so be careful. Follow this guide to winning the fight. Watch the walkthrough for the Poseidon Boss F ...more

How To : Perform the Spelling Bee card trick

Check out this episode of Brian Brushwood's Scam School from Revision3 to find out how to pull the best cons, bar scams and magic tricks. It's rare to find a trick that you can actually fool yourself with...and that's exactly what you get with this episode! In fact, grab a de ...more

How To : Break a fork with mental power

Here is another magic trick to add to your collection. Learn how to break a fork seemingly with your mind. This trick requires little prep time and will make your audience believe that you have supernatural mental abilities.

How To : Hijack Mom's Crock-Pot for Some Easy Holiday Hooch

What's the best part of the holidays, other than gorging yourself on food until you're physically able to hibernate? Imbibing delicious, hot drinks that are spiked to the gills with liquor. But when you're hosting the party and you've got twenty million things on your to-do l ...more

Otherworldly : Optical Delusions and Small Realities

Last week in New York, I saw the new show Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities at the Museum of Arts and Design, at Columbus Circle near the edge of Central Park, between Broadway and Eighth. Below is the museum’s description of the show: “Otherworldly: Optical ...more

How To : Get a valor sword in Wizard101 (11/18/09)

Need a sword in Wizard101? How about a valor sword? It's a new sword you can acquire, but it's limited, so hurry. Check this video out for a tutorial on how to get a valor sword in Wizard101 (11/18/09). The new Valor Sword on Wizard 101 is easy to obtain. For Veterans Day, Ki ...more

How To : Change hair color in Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop is an amazing tool to use to edit your photos. If you would like to see what you or someone else would look like with a different hair color then Photoshop is the place to do it. Try out something realistic or add a funky color to your favorite celebrity’s style. Ad ...more

News : Great Books for The Balloon Artist and Entertainer

Below are a number of balloon artist related books that I have collected over the years. If you do not see a book that you own listed here, please feel free to let me know about it as I would love to add it to my collection. Additionally, I would be more than happy to share in ...more

How To : Make a bow using a fork

Need to wrap a present for an upcoming celebration but have no extra money to blow on pre-made ribbons and bows? Then check out this super quick tutorial on how to make a bow using a fork. That's right. All you need is a fork (or a spatula with the top cut off for bigger bows ...more

How To : Create a hyperlink from one Excel sheet to another

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 326th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to create ...more

How To : Do the "circumference or height" glass bar bet

This is a fantastic and great bar trick, or bet. Using just a couple glasses and a piece of string, you can trick your friends into buying you beer or giving you money. What's better than that? Fun Party Tricks provides tons of great howto videos for cool party tricks. These ...more

How To : Easily perform a levitation trick

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to perform the levitation trick. Before performing this trick, users will need to attach the invisible thread onto their ear. Begin by applying some wax to the left middle finger. Then take the item that you wish to levitate with the w ...more

How To : Perform a slap card trick with an Elmsley count

Amaze your spectators and learn a new magic trick! This is a video tutorial that will show you how to perform a slap card trick with an Elmsley count. The card trick illusion involves a little sleight of hand, so make sure you have great manual dexterity. Sure, this slap card ...more

How To : Make the Most of Crafting in Skyrim

There's a lot that you can do in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Sure, you can do the predictable thing and be a gay cat-man that shouts at dragons to death. But you can also take on even the most mundane of tasks. Want to make pies for twenty hours? There's an oven right over th ...more

How To : Make a TRON style lamp

The key to this lamp is creating the luminescent shapes which represent electronic circuits or magic spells on the lamp surface. You could also do this on coffee tables or other objects you can make out of plexiglass - get creative!

How To : Make 2-layer stencils in GIMP

In this tutorial, we learn how to make 2-layer stencils in GIMP. First, cut out the background before you begin. Now, right click on your main layer and then select "add alpha layer". After this, select the magic wand tool and delete all the white areas on the outside of the p ...more

How To : Create a Partition in Windows 7

This tutorial will be based on creating a partition in Windows Seven. I have seen so many people attempt to do this themselves without guidance. Ultimately, they end up with a corrupt system. The aim of this tutorial is to make sure you don't corrupt your system. What does th ...more

How To : Perform the ketchup in a bottle trick

You take and emty plastic bottle fill it with water and drop a plastic container of ketchup in the bottle. Now watch what happens after you seal the bottle.Your kids will be amazed, its magic.

How To : Invert a range of values in Microsoft Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 307th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the ...more

How To : Find the first positive number in a list in Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 345th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to locate ...more

How To : Palm a Coin for Beginners

The key to many coin based magic tricks is proper "palming". In this tutorial, learn the basics of how to palm a coin and open the door for many tricks to follow. The better you are at palming, the more likely you are to make tricks appear natural and less rehearsed. The more ...more

How To : Walkthrough God of War III — Cronos Boss Battle

The name alone sounds like something not to be reckoned with… Cronos. But Kratos can prevail against this titan boss. This could be the deadliest boss fight you've ever encountered. Watch the walkthrough for the Cronos Boss Battle in God of War III on PS3. Mahalo's God of War ...more

How To : Use a MODE IF function in Microsoft Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 145.5th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to a for ...more

Cutting It Close : Amazing High-Speed Bandsaw Work

If you only see one power tool-related YouTube clip this year, make it WoodWorkingInAction's "Bandsaw Magic." We give this one two totally-not-severed thumbs way up! Want to improve your own woodworking chops? Poke around WonderHowTo's ever-expanding collection of furniture an ...more

How To : Count Mondays between 2 dates in Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun and Mr. Excel, the 44th installment in their joint series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll l ...more

How To : Make a Pandora battery without opening it

So to do that you will need 5.03 firmware, ac adaptor to turn your battery to normal after this, download the easy installer from the link in the video description and check if your motherboard is capable to convert your battery by the link in the video description. Now Switch ...more

How To : Push a cigarette through a coin trick

A classic trick, especially popular with street magicians. Do not read any further if you do not want the mystery of magic to be spoiled... The trick is best viewed as a video, but also included is a brief explanation. Push a cigarette through a coin trick. Click through to wa ...more

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