A truly astonishing close-up illusion that you can carry around in your pocket! This will get gasps from those watching as Eboo found out when he showed it to some friends.

Explain that playing cards have special properties due to the coating used on the back of each card. Then demonstrate this by placing a match on a playing card. Suddenly, the match visibly rises and floats in mid-air above the card! Even more startling, you can then place another card between the match and the first card- and the match still floats! Then you hand out the match for examination.

Comes complete with "everything you need" including a special playing card and instructions on how to operate the trick, plus instructions for a great routine.

The picture below shows what the effect actually looks like in real life!

Tip – you can explain that the effect works due the interaction of photons of light acting on the playing card when it is bent into a parabolic shape! And if you believe that….

* You Supply Match Stick *