The (Not So Secret) Secrets Behind Magic Tricks

Pushing Them Over

This trick is actually completely physically completed by the hired assistant. This assistant needs to be very flexible and thin. The magician presents the box and moves the squares in a way that makes it look like their assistant’s body is being pulled apart. In fact, the assistant is just doing a more extreme form of yoga, and if they fail to remain in their stretched position, they can ruin the entire trick.

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