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This is a fantastic up close magic trick that is sure to baffle and confuse any audience. Because it uses everybody’s favorite thing, money, it is sure to be a hit at any party or social gathering. It does take a little bit of practice and preparation, but it will be well worth it when you see the stunned look on the faces of your audience.

Here’s how the trick will appear to your willing spectators. You pull out a bill, any bill will do, but I propose using simply a dollar, as you will be cutting it in half. You make clear to the throng that you have just learned some prevailing money magic from the gods of plunder, and you are going to give a demonstration. You pull out a dollar bill, and a pair of scissors.

As the swarm looks on anxiously, you cut the dollar bill in half. You clutch each half up individually for all to see, and with some magic words, and possibly a brandish of your magic wand, with each hand you magically make each cut half grow into a new, full dollar bill. You have just performed the ridiculous. You have cut a dollar bill in half, and each half has grown a new half, so now you have two dollars!

Here’s the trick. Before, you’ll want to gently organize both bills. You take each bill, and gently cover the center of each with a thin strip of rubber cement. Make sure to coat both sides. After you have finished covering each side with rubber cement, cautiously dust the rubber cement with baby powder, or talcum powder.

When you pull out the “single” bill, it is in reality two bills placed narrowly together. When you cut through each bill, you will have two halves that are connected by the rubber cement. So when you open up each half, they will look to be a single bill, when in fact it is two separate bills that are now glued together by the rubber cement.

This takes a bit of practice, so make sure you prepare with some regular paper. Of course, if you don’t like the idea of cutting genuine money in half, you can always use stage money, or monopoly money. Also it’s a good idea to talk a good game prior to and following the trick. Another good idea is to rapidly put both bills back in your pocket, where you have two more indistinguishable bills waiting, should anybody ask to inspect them. This works great at parties or bars, where folks are relaxed and having a good time. Have fun with this.

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