BAMBOOZLERS
DIAMOND JIM TYLER
GRAPPLE AN APPLE
STUNT: The magician grabs an apple and rips it in half
with his bare hands.
SECRET: There is a little preparation involved. Use your
thumbnail to break the skin of the apple in a straight
line around the circumference of the apple (Fig. 1).
Once the apple is prepared place it aside until you are
ready to execute the stunt.
are ten apples and you take away three, then how many
do you have?” If you think the answer is seven, then
you are wrong. You’d better hit the applesauce and carrot juice a little harder my friend.
Once you have an audience directly in front of you,
present the apple while keeping the scored indentation out of their line of sight. You can show a broad side
view of the apple without revealing the secret carvedout line. Ham it up and pretend to be Hercules. Take
hold of the apple to the left of the line with your left
hand and vice-versa with your right hand. Twist the left
hand clockwise and the right hand counter clockwise
and the apple will rip neatly in half (Fig. 2). Be sure to
have more apples handy for others to try it so they will
realize just how difficult this is to do.
Supposedly, if you eat apples it keeps you healthy in
mind and body so here’s a little riddle for you: “If there
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