Penn and Teller Explain Sleight of Hand

Penn and Teller revealing the seven fundamental principles of sleight of hand. It takes a lot of skill to make it look so simple.

From YouTube:

From Wikipedia:

  1. Palm – To hold an object in an apparently empty hand.
  2. Ditch – To secretly dispose of an unneeded object.
  3. Steal – To secretly obtain a needed object.
  4. Load – To secretly move an object to where it is needed.
  5. Simulation – To give the impression that something that has not happened, has.
  6. Misdirection – To lead attention away from a secret move.
  7. Switch – To secretly exchange one object for another.
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~ by metousiosis on January 27, 2010.

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