Science Magic Tricks
Whenever you stop and think about the different types of magicians, the ones who pulled rabbits out of hats or did rope tricks or disappearing acts, did you ever think about the ones who do science magic tricks?
The thing is, that most magicians use science to help them do their tricks, they just don't reveal it too readily because then there wouldn't be much "magic" in their magic tricks.
For a magician just starting out, it's a big help to really include science magic tricks in your thinking; this way you can really understand how the tricks work and that fact can make all your tricks so much better.
When you are doing an actual performance, you will find that the really easy science magic tricks are just as effective as the more difficult ones. The easier ones look like they have something to do with science while the more difficult ones actually use scientific methods but they want you to think that there is no science involved. Both types of science magic tricks can be found quite easily if you just look.
Lots of good science magic tricks are out there for the taking that you can use and one of them that uses chemistry science is the following trick. Items needed are a piece of string and some salt water. For the trick to work well, the salt water solution must be very thick.
The next thing to do is dip the string in the salt water and leave it for an hour, then take it out of the salt solution and let it dry. Then, when it's time to perform the trick, ask someone in the audience for a ring...make sure it is a light ring and doesn't weigh much. Tie the ring to one end of the salt soaked string and tie the other end of the string to something else so the ring is hanging in midair from the string.
With your stage presence and penchant for flair, show the audience that there is nothing else holding the ring up, just the salt soaked string. Now, with everyone watching intently, take a match and light the end of the string at the point just above where the ring is tied. The flame will burn upward and when the whole string is burnt, the whole audience will see that the ring is still floating in the air.
There's a very simple explanation why the trick works this way...it's a good example of the very simple science magic tricks. The burned salt crystals combine with the ash from the thread and make up an ethereal "string" that holds the ring in place temporarily, making the ring look like it is floating in midair.
Science magic tricks can be a lot of fun and even the simplest of tricks can create a sense of awe in the audience; and that was just a little example of what is in store with science magic tricks for a magician.