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MinnesotaChef
Regular user
Minneapolis,MN
176 Posts
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Posted: Feb 13, 2006 4:48pm
Is anyone familliar with the trick where with palms down you hold the middle of a wand or pencil in the crook of the thumbs, and then twist the palms together into praying position with the wand/ pencil still in the crooks of the thumbs now on top of the hands? It appears that your hands pass throught the wand. I am curios to the orgins of this trick. I learned it from a friend in Europe and he was amazed that I didn't know it. It seems that it may be a playground stunt across the pond that never made it over here.
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gandolf
Loyal user
Hillsborough,NC
236 Posts
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Posted: Feb 15, 2006 10:00am
I'm not sure of the origins either, but I learned it from a fellow bartender back in the 80's, so it has been around for a while. We'd do it with swizzle sticks too.
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Lambertmoon
Loyal user
236 Posts
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Posted: Feb 18, 2006 11:39am
I think I saw something like that on a Hampton-Ridge tape. 25 amazing tricks with everyday objects.
It started out in the prayer position but could easily be reversed.
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rtclark
Veteran user
Panama City, FL
312 Posts
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Posted: Feb 23, 2006 3:53pm
Could anyone post a video so I can see it in action?
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Tom Jorgenson
Inner circle
LOOSE ANGLES, CALIFORNIA
3729 Posts
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Posted: Apr 16, 2006 9:49pm
I've been doing it for at least 50 years. I was taught it, tho, in the reverse: You start with hands together in prayer position and end up hands down.
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acmp
Elite user
Nottinghamshire
466 Posts
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Posted: Apr 17, 2006 11:18am
I'd love to see a video of this too, I'd also like some instructions/pointer to source.
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leapinglizards
Inner circle
1254 Posts
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Posted: Apr 17, 2006 1:55pm
I learned it from my uncle 30 years ago, and later saw it in print in Harry Blackstone's, "There's One Born Every Minute."
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David Gardener
New user
Hamilton, New Zealand
53 Posts
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Posted: May 13, 2006 11:40pm
Hi
The effect is called, 'thumbs on top - thumbs on bottom' I beleive, and yes it would good to source some instructions, its a really good impromptu puzzler.
David
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Michael Peterson
Inner circle
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4070 Posts
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Posted: Dec 1, 2008 12:37am
My father taught me this as a child, I have never seen anyone who could do it on a bet.
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airship
Inner circle
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1595 Posts
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Posted: Dec 1, 2008 12:46pm
Quote:
| On 2006-04-17 13:55, leapinglizards wrote:
I learned it from my uncle 30 years ago, and later saw it in print in Harry Blackstone's, "There's One Born Every Minute." |
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Thanks for the reference. I actually own that book! I'll definitely look it up tonite.
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profgizmo
New user
Florida
54 Posts
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Posted: Dec 23, 2008 9:57am
I think this is what you are looking for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1_-X7gPjaY
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kcg5
Inner circle
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1849 Posts
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Posted: Jan 3, 2009 12:54am
Great video, thanks!
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apple123
Regular user
105 Posts
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Posted: Aug 31, 2009 6:44am
It is in Fulves self working table magic book.
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rghale
New user
Robert Hale
29 Posts
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Posted: Apr 7, 2011 6:04pm
With a bit more practice you can do it continuously. Top to bottom, bottom to top, etc. all in the same direction.
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