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Wes Holly Special user Cincinnati, OH, USA 644 Posts 
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Greetings!
I'm making a large string telephone for preschool shows about sound & vibrations. Perhaps as large as two 5 gallon buckets but could be paint can size. I'd like to incorporate it somehow into a magic routine and looking for ideas to accomplish this. The phone doesn't have to be the magic, it could be used to make the magic happen or as a comedy bit during the routine. |
Donald Dunphy Inner circle Victoria, BC, Canada 7565 Posts
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What about using it to move an object from one place to another (for example, a silk in a TT, or candy in a Candy Pan)? Treat it like a teleporter.
- Donald
Donald Dunphy is a Victoria Magician, British Columbia, Canada.
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Wes Holly Special user Cincinnati, OH, USA 644 Posts
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Thanks Donald! It took a bit of swirling around my empty head but the idea of if the string is moving sound from one can to the other, what if it could move something else? 2 sponge balls go in one can and transport to the other can. I like that I don't have to gimmick the cans to make this work. Oh yeah - I'm using coffee cans.
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts
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Years ago someone sold a package complete with cans, string and other props. Of course, I've forgotten who it was or what the trick was called, but I am certain it was out there...
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Donald Dunphy Inner circle Victoria, BC, Canada 7565 Posts
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Maybe you're thinking of Can O Corn, from Collector's Workshop.
Here's a variation by the same company. https://www.vikingmagic.com/product/can-o-peanuts/ https://www.vikingmagic.com/product/can-o-chips/ There are lots of threads on Can O Corn (and other effects of that nature), if you do a search. Or maybe you're thinking of Phone-Ale, from Wolf's Magic. http://wolfsmagic.com/A_PhoneAle%202013.htm - Donald
Donald Dunphy is a Victoria Magician, British Columbia, Canada.
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts
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Hello Donald
No, the outfit I'm remembering is neither of those... Forgetful Julie
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jamiedoyle Special user Lafayette, IN 619 Posts
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You're thinking of the effect/routine by Professor Putter (Mike Makman)
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts
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THAT sounds like it. Thanks, Jamie!
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Beowulf Loyal user Thomas A. Lilly 284 Posts
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Tin-Can Telefax. After first playing with some cans connected by string, you show off your new invention: selected but not revealed card goes in one can and is printed on a blank piece of card stock in the other can...but there's not string.
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jimgerrish Inner circle East Orange, NJ 3209 Posts
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Add two more cans and link them in a chain to the first two. Now you can have even more fun passing secret messages, or sponge balls, or whatever from can to can to can to can.
Jim Gerrish
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts
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On Jun 21, 2018, jimgerrish wrote: Perhaps you CAN then slide into Jolly Roger's (remember him?) comedy routine with the passe' passe' cans and peanut butter & jelly. (I've forgotten what that was called, too.) Julie |
ViolinKing Veteran user a loyal user has no more than 307 Posts
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On Jun 5, 2018, Wes Holly wrote: Hi Wes: I was thinking the same thing about a month ago as well. What I came up with was that the rope between cans could be supported on a stand. This could let you do a cut and restored rope. Also, there was a magic trick sold using a can which caused the can to have spots appear or disappear. The joke could be that someone has measles (perhaps a spotted hank) on one end of the line (hank goes into can) and the other can gets the measles. Could be a reference to kids who have chicken pox not allowed near other kids, although that was not the case when I was young, getting chicken pox early was encouraged. |
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Wes Holly Special user Cincinnati, OH, USA 644 Posts
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On Jul 6, 2018, ViolinKing wrote: I like it. Why use a stand when you have 2 volunteers holding the cans? Have them a little closer together so the string hangs a loose and easy to manipulate. I don't know if you can let the volunteers hold the metamorpho cans, but you can play around with the idea and probably come up with something. |
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