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THE CLEAN UP : If I am performing this at a table , then I will move my LH to the edge of the table and drop the last slice in to my lap . At the same time the RH moves to the middle of the table and is quickly joined by the LH .
The entire sequence is very quick , and everything happens in an instant .
The lime slices make this a fun trick , and as I said perfect for my social media page .
A LITTLE MORE HISTORY : Max Malini , who popularized the trick in the early 20th century , using cut-down wine corks , is generally credited with naming the trick . Although the name was probably meant to be onomatopoetic , it can be interpreted as a racial slur , and , as a result , has been given alternative names . Leo Horowitz perpetuated Malini ' s version while adding refinements of his own , using covered sugar cubes of a type popular in supper clubs and night spots in the 1930s , 1940s and 1950s . Doug Henning performed chink-a-chink on television in the early 1970s , using seashells . Dutch magicians Fred Kaps and Tommy Wonder were also associated with the trick .
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