3. Disappearing Tennis Ball Trick
2 points
Materials: 3 napkins, tennis ball, coin
Preparation: none!
Trick: Hold up a coin, claiming you’ll make it disappear. Then casually place a tennis ball on top of it. Cover them both with a napkin that’s spread out (unfolded), and bunch the napkin around the tennis ball. Then remove the napkin. When the coin is still there, claim that you must need another napkin. Cover the tennis ball and napkin again with the first napkin and a second unfolded one, bunching them both around the tennis ball. When it doesn’t work the second time, try it with one more napkin covering it. Scoot the covered tennis ball towards you to add the third napkin and when you do, drop the tennis ball to the ground under the table you’re using, but keep holding the form of the tennis ball under the napkin. Lift up the napkins and reveal only the coin. The coin will still be there, but not the tennis ball, and that’s even better.
