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tpax Elite user Columbia, Maryland 443 Posts 
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Can you shim paper money (US) and be able to pass it out for inspection? I can't split it like a card, and the only other option is to glue 2 bills together, and you can't hand that out.
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts
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What do you want to do? The US dollar bill is actually printed using some 'magnetic' ink, so you can make it flutter and move a bit with a strong neodymium magnet. Try it! It's not strong enough to be able to pick up a bill, though.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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Chris SD Special user 737 Posts
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On 2006-10-23 15:59, airship wrote: ...Who knew? That's very cool. As far as shimming a dollar bill and being able to hand it out, it's not likely. People are very used to handling dollar bills, so they're likely to notice the presence of a shim material inside it. Your best bet would be to take some shim wire and put it in the very edge of the bill. |
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MagicMan1957 Inner circle 1445 Posts
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Yes in a way you can. Take a dollar and carefully cut out one of the circles on the back where the pyramid or eagle is.
Take another dollar bill and place a small neo magnet or small piece shim metal on the pyramid (if that's the side your using) and glue the cut out piece over the matching circle. It;s like an optical illusion now, they will not be able to see the gaff at all. It blends in perfectly. Of course they cannot handle the bill. |
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tpax Elite user Columbia, Maryland 443 Posts
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On 2006-10-23 15:59, airship wrote: Doesn't work with my Blacks Ring, I'll try a stronger magnet. I'm playing with a way to borrow some bills and make them vanish or change. My idea is to use a shimmed dollar as a carrier, place the other bills in it, fold it, and use any number of ways/devices to make it dissapear. My original thought was how to switch bills without going to a pocket or lapping, and magnets are so useful. Quote:
On 2006-10-23 17:22, MagicMan1957 wrote: Thanks! I was thinking about doing this around the border but the seals are much more practical, and easier! It is the perfect position for the pinching action I need. |
lui Regular user Berlin, Germany 108 Posts
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Hello tpax,
I don’t know if my ideas will solve your problem, but maybe they can be some sort of inspiration. I once meet a guy with a medieval themed act, who used to sprinkle a little spot of black iron powder on his black working surface. When signed with the magic word iron, and accidentally placed on that spot, even a piece of parchment would cling to his wand of magnetic ore. Easier than incorporating a magnetic device might be to adapt Richard Sander’s VisiBill to your needs - changing the dramatic transformation into a more casual one. If you want to avoid the use of suit pockets at all costs dispose the leftovers via topit. |
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts
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How about folding a bill and securing the fold with a paper clip?
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts
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It all depends on what the effect is. Sometimes the bill does not have to be shimmed. Wanna explain the effect? For example if you want to do the "Penny to Dime," you can place a $2 bill on top of the penny. Place a M******* half dollar on top of the $2. Pick up $2 with the half still on top. It can finished off by having the spectators examine $2, penny and half dollar.
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts
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Tpax, my Black's ring has a definite, if subtle, effect on a dollar bill. You have to be VERY close to a spot printed with black ink, and the bill will move about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch, max. Definitely, a 'did you feel that' mentalism move, not an earth-mover.
The circle shim described above should work well for what you want to do.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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algebraic Inner circle 1008 Posts
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How about Tony Clark's effect, "Coins To Cash"? His site is advertised here at the Café.
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts
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I shim and un-shim borrowed bills all the time right under the specs nose. I simply finger palm a very small neodymium magnet in each hand and as I fold up, or crumple, the bill I place one magnet on each side of the bill. Their mutual attraction wedges the bill in between very strong and you end up with a bill that is extremely sensitive to other magnets. Clean up is easy if you have a PK ring (I use Subterfuge) as you simply slide off the magnets and have them stick to your ring as you unfold the bill.
"Open their mind by performing the impossible"
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts
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GREAT idea, CS. I'm going to use that one myself!
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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tpax Elite user Columbia, Maryland 443 Posts
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Thanks everyone for the great ideas. My thoughts are to try a thin metal disc, paint it flesh colored on one side and cut out and paste the eagle (or a small part of it) from a dollar on the other side. I'll try post it glue on the flesh colored side so there is some initial tack for the disc to stick to the dollar. I'll try a small magnet in the other hand. and it should be pretty easy to create a shimmed packet of borrowed dollars. I plan on using my black widow to switch packets. I can switch in gimmicked bills or do a prediction effect, any number of things.
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts
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On 2006-10-26 13:03, airship wrote: Thanks man; I live to serve 
"Open their mind by performing the impossible"
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happymagic New user Overland Park, KS 18 Posts
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Love this idea. Any hints on what bills have more magnetic ink? Or what spots to focus on?
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DStachowiak Inner circle Baltimore, MD 2158 Posts
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Great ideas in this thread.
Airship I have used patter about magnetic ink in currency for years, who knew it was true!!?? CasualSoul, I love your idea as well, this thread is better than a cup of coffee to get my brain kick-started...
Woke up.
Fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across m' head. |
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