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  • Magic Puzzles | Math Magic | Reading Tricks

    A Ghoul-ishly Great Gag Trick!

    Bymichael October 14, 2011January 22, 2025

    This Halloween themed trick will leave your audiences howling!  Challenge:  Can you place 5 ghosts on top of 2 books so that each book has an odd number of ghosts on it? For this gag trick, you will need two books and five ghost images. Can you figure it out?  Click below to see how…

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  • Math Magic

    Math Based Magic Trick

    Bymichael September 7, 2011January 22, 2025

    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.

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  • Math Magic

    Telephone Magic

    Bymichael July 30, 2011January 22, 2025

    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. 

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    Magic Puzzles | Math Magic | wall puzzles

    What’s Unusual about This Number?

    Bymichael May 2, 2011January 22, 2025

    1961. Do you know what is unusual about this number? 

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  • Magic Puzzles | Math Magic

    5+5+5=550

    Bymichael February 6, 2011January 22, 2025

    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. 

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  • Magic Puzzles | Math Magic

    Can You Make 4 Triangles with Only 6 Straws?

    Bymichael May 25, 2010January 22, 2025

    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. 

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  • Math Magic

    The Number Soothsayer

    Bymichael February 12, 2010January 22, 2025

    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…

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  • 2 person tricks | Math Magic

    Mind Reading a Card–By Phone

    Bymichael September 17, 2009January 22, 2025

    Ask someone to name any card.  Then you call Mr. Wizard on the phone, and he tells the person their thought-of card!  How?

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  • puzzler: half of 8 = 3?
    Magic Puzzles | Math Magic | wall puzzles

    Half of 8 is…3?

    Bymichael July 4, 2009January 22, 2025

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

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