EFFECT:
Two gentlemen from the audience
place the magician's thumbs in a pair of thumbcuffs. The magician's hands are placed in the bag.
Suddenly one of his hands comes out of the bag and moves one of the gentlemen back a bit.
The hand goes back in the bag, and both hands are removed from the bag.
The magician is still securely locked in the thumbcuffs. This
routine is repeated with the second gentleman. Finally, the gentleman
are asked to each put a hand into the bag to help the magician get free.
The magician's hands emerge from the bag, free of the thumbcuffs. The bag
is yanked from the hands of the gentlemen, who now each have a thumb locked in the thumbcuffs
—
THEY HAVE BECOME SIAMESE TWINS.
PREPARATION:
You will need to secure a pair of thumbcuffs and make a bag big enough to
comfortably hold four hands —
a bag about one foot square should do fine.
In addition
to the thumbcuffs and the bag, make sure you have the key to the thumbcuffs on
stage when performing this trick.
PERFORMANCE:
The performance of this routine is described above in the EFFECT
section. It is always well received by the audience, especially when you
pull the bag away to reveal that the two spectators are locked in the
thumbcuffs.
It is recommended that you lock
the
thumbcuffs on one of the gentlemen at the start of the routine. This
will reinforce that the thumbcuffs are legitimate. When you place your
thumbs in the thumbcuffs, point your thumbs toward each other. When you
straighten your thumbs, you will find you can easily slip out of the
thumbcuffs. To further aid in the removal
of the thumbcuffs, wince when they are being tightened on your thumbs.
This usually stops the thumbcuffs from being tightened any further.
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