Wednesday, October 24, 2007

The Muscle Pass

The muscle pass gained popularity under the performances of magician John Corneilus. Now it seems that everyone is doing it. It basically is a method for shooting a coin or a poker chip from one hand to the other by flexing the muscles at the base of the thumb. There even is a new DVD out explaining all the ins and outs of it. Just a couple of thoughts though.

If you learn the muscle pass for secretly moving a coin from one hand to the other then you shouldn't do it as a novelty; i.e., here's how a coin can fall "up." Then it is simply a puzzle and in doing so, you've given your audience the secret to subsequent effects.

Here's a tutorial on the muscle pass:

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