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Steve Fearsons Original
Floating Cigarette Routine
The Final Word in
Close Up Levitations
With Bonus Ideas for Kid Shows and Non-Smokers!
Note: This effect requires Invisible Thread and Magician’s Wax.
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Effect:
The performer displays an ordinary cigarette which can be
removed from a box of cigarettes. The cigarette is placed in the mouth
and lit. The performer sticks his tongue out, and the cigarette is sus-
pended on the tip of the tongue with no visible support or movement
by the performer.
The cigarette is removed from the tongue and momentarily suspended
on the tip of the finger. Next, the cigarette begins to float freely be-
tween the hands from the left to the right, and slowly moves down
towards the floor.
Moving in a circular pattern, the cigarette floats back up towards the
hands. The performer forms his fingers into a ring, and the cigarette
floats through the fingers, proving no connections to the cigarette are
possible.
The cigarette again floats down to the floor, stops for a moment, and
finally rises up into the performers mouth, for a spectacular finish to an
incredible effect.
REQUIREMENTS:
You will need a six foot length of
invisible thread,
a tiny blob of
magician’s wax,
and a cigarette.
PREPARATION:
The first thing you have to do is strip out a single
length of thread in this package (each length is made up of many tiny
strands). Under the right conditions this single strand of thread is quite
invisible. (For instructions on stripping the thread, see notes at the end
of this book.) Once you have the thread, attach a pea sized or smaller
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blob of wax to each end.
You must now tie one end of the thread to the cigarette. If you already
know, a way to tie the thread to the cigarette, use your own method. If
you don't, here's how I do it.
Lay the thread across a table so that the wax on one end is hanging off
the edge of the table and the other piece of wax is on the edge of the
table nearest where you are standing. Under the thread, about six or
eight inches from the end on the table, you must place something (a
paperback book on edge will work) to raise that portion of the thread a
few inches off the table.
Now you are looking at the length of thread from the wax on the table to
the book. Lay the cigarette on the table, across this area of the thread
and lay the fingers of the right hand on the cigarette, with your fingers
pointing left. Take the wax in your left fingers and drop it forward over
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your right fingers and to the right of the rest of the thread.
(Fig. 1)
Now
if you reach under the thread in front of your right hand with your left
fingers and grasp the wax, you can pinch the wax with your right fingers
and draw your right fingers out of the loop,
(Fig. 2)
pulling the wax
through and forming a simple knot. Form three or four knots this way to
secure the cigarette to the thread.
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With a scissors, clip off the short thread about 1/8" away from the
cigarette. You should now have a length of thread about six feet long
with a cigarette on one end and a piece of wax on the other end.
Now you must adjust the length of the thread. Hold the wax and let the
cigarette hang straight down to the floor. Wind the thread around the
wax until it is as long as the distance front the floor to your chest.
SET-UP:
This depends on the performer. During performance, the
thread runs over the top of your head. so your hairstyle is actually
involved with the effect. I have experimented on people with different
hairstyles and types of hair, and with a little experimenting it can work
with anyone. A little hair spray on the front of the hair is recommended
to prevent any movement during performance.
BECKHA!
Even if you have trouble with your hair (or lack of it), you can put on a
hat and do the effect. This solves any problems you may have and is a
good excuse to go into character, set a mood, etc. This is up to you. I
feet the effect is well worth it. What you want to do is attach the wax to
the left edge of your right thumbnail. With the cigarette hanging from the
right thumb,
(Fig. 3)
run your right thumb over the top of your head
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starting in the center of your forehead and going all the way over to the
back of your neck. The right hand continues to move straight forward
and downwards until the arm is fully extended.
Now by moving your right arm up and down the cigarette should move
down and up.
(Fig. 4)
When your right arm is extended downwards the cigarette should come
up at least as high as your mouth. If it doesn't, take it off your head and
adjust the length of the thread until it will.
When you have the thread adjusted so that it runs across your hair
without getting stuck, and there is minimal movement of the hair, you're
ready.
If you're using a hat or cap,it is usually a good idea to put a small notch
in the center of the brim, or two tiny pins for the thread to run between.
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