The mind boggles!

Dizzy spells - Arts - Entertainment - theage.com.au: "Now, every month or so, Clark's big band alternates with a group of Melbourne magicians who swallow razor blades (and regurgitate them), produce coins and cards from thin air (or perhaps from behind the ears of audience members), do unbelievable things with pool cues and balls, and, on occasion, make lit cigarettes disappear - a trick that Clark modestly mentions he has mastered himself."

Unbelievable things with pool cues and balls...!?

Harry Houdini and The Great Escape

Rebecca Fine: "Now as a child I was fascinated by Houdini and fondly remember reading his memoirs, in which he revealed many of his secrets for escaping from prisons, submerged trunks, bank vaults, and so on.
For example, in one of his most famous and spectacular feats, he broke out of Scotland Yard, even though one of the conditions of the challenge was that he be allowed NO clothing whatsoever - in order to keep him from concealing tools or keys.
So how did he do it? "

It was quite simple, for once...

Star pupil at the School of Magic

Express & Star Midlands Life: West Midlands features, people and places: "David Pitt scans the room for a willing volunteer. He finds one, although 'willing' might be debatable, and before she can change her mind he promptly puts a small wooden box over her head.
And then he begins inserting daggers through the box, their tips visible as they protrude out of the opposite side.
Though it is the sort of magic trick that has been performed countless times on television by the likes of Paul Daniels, it never ceases to amaze.
But the most amazing thing about this particular performance is that David is just 13."

Sounds promising

Be careful what you give for christmas...

Helderberg: "Gavin says it all started when he was a child. He saw the magic of David Copperfield on television. He was tickled.
When his aunt gave him a book on magic for Christmas, the bug had bitten and with the help of his uncle, he mastered his first trick - to make a coin disappear."

You never know what you might start!

Interesting family...

The Rebel Yell: Article: "He holds up an average-looking pen. A few seconds later, I could swear that same pen went through his nose and back out.

Next, he pulls out a small piece of white paper. Now I see it, then I don't. And then it's on fire and back to normal again.

How'd you do all that?

'My father was one of my mentors and growing up I learned magic from him,' said Grabel, whose mother was a belly dancer and whose sister is an opera singer."

Born to perform or what!

Magic and school in the same sentence!

Magic spells success in schools - The Herald: "WHAT will they pull out of the hat next? In the latest unusual strategy to raise attainment, a group of magicians has been drafted into schools across Scotland."

Wish they had this in my day.

What Is Magic?

What Is Magic? - Magic: "As stage magicians, we know our audience doesn't really believe ladies can float or scarves can turn into doves. Our performance allows the audience to let their imaginations run free and enjoy not magic tricks, but magical moments where the unbelieveable and the impossible become possible."

What does it mean to you?