Math for the Holidays!

First, download the math quiz to use for your performance and then make sure to check out this comical trick!

Circus Trick More Amazing Than a Trapeze Artist!

This trick involves a circus story and a bit of math! First view the presentation of the trick and get the story down.

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Math Based Magic Trick

School is back in session; it’s time to sharpen those pencils and sharped that brain! This math based magic trick incorporates addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to amaze your audience.

Telephone Magic

Not many tricks can be done over the phone.  This is one!

You and your friend alternate turns, each selecting a number from 1-9.  The object of the game is to be the first to have 3 of your numbers total 15.  You have a secret strategy that lets you win much of the time.  Read more »

What’s Unusual about This Number?

1961.

Do you know what is unusual about this number?  Read more »

5+5+5=550

Challenge:  Can you draw 1 line to make this equation true? (Changing the equals sign to not equals is not permitted!)

Stumped?  Here’s how.  Read more »

Can You Make 4 Triangles with Only 6 Straws?

Are you up for a challenge?  Get 6 straws.  (Pencils that are all the same size, or toothpicks will also work.)  Can you make 4 triangles–without bending or cutting any of the straws?

Got an idea?  Check it with our answer.  Read more »

The Number Soothsayer

This one is a favorite of mine.  Two spectators each hold out any number of fingers on one of their hands.  (E.g. one might put out 3 fingers and the other, 2.)  A third spectator tells the magician, who is looking the other way, the total (in this example, 5).  The magician immediately announces that spectator #1 is holding out 2 fingers, and #2 is holding out 3.   Just lucky?  No, because you play 2 more rounds and the magician is correct each time!  How can she possibly know this?  Read more »

Half of 8 is…3?

Half of 8 is 3, you claim.  And you can prove it!  Do you know how? Read more »