A roundup of magic tricks perfect for one-shot gags. Become the hero of the party!
When you’re asked to do a party trick at a gathering, what kind of act do you perform?
There are lots of possibilities—from comedy bits like gags or impressions to more physical, street-performance-style acts like handstands.
In this article, we’ll introduce magic tricks that are perfect as quick party pieces.
Since these are one-off tricks, we’ve selected ones that are short and can be done using items you have around you.
Be sure to learn a few of these tricks and show them off at your next party!
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A roundup of magic tricks recommended for one-shot gags. Become the hero of the party! (21–30)
Piercing Magic of the Ring
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It’s a magic trick where a ring on the middle finger moves to the ring finger and then the pinky, and finally even appears to pass through the pinky.
You show the ring hooked on the tip of the middle finger, make it look like you’re pushing it on, secretly retrieve it into your palm, and during the motion that suggests a penetration, you let the ring drop onto the pinky.
The final ‘penetration’ on the pinky is a simple sequence where you quickly remove the ring using its orientation and finger movement.
Choosing a larger-sized ring is also an important point, and be sure to master a method of removal that won’t cause any damage to the pinky.
Moving Mark
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It’s a magic trick where, when you wave your other hand over a mark drawn on your palm with a pen, the mark disappears and seems to move to your arm.
The mark on the hand is drawn with a whiteboard marker, and you secretly rub it off with your hand while making it look like it’s being transferred.
There’s also a mark already drawn on the arm from the start, hidden by the other arm, which you reveal after the gesture of “erasing” the mark.
Tips: thoroughly erase the mark on your palm so no trace remains, and draw both marks to the same darkness.
Tissue Vanishing Magic
This magic trick makes a tissue you were just holding seem to disappear.
You can do it easily with a single tissue that everyone carries for blowing your nose or wiping something.
Hold the tissue so that only one corner is visible, twist it up into a small ball, and tear off just the visible part.
Amazingly, the portion of the tissue hidden in your hand seems to vanish.
The secret is that you’ve already torn off the hidden part right when you finish rolling it up, and when you pretend to tear the visible corner, you quietly tuck both torn pieces into your pocket.
If you add a little flair—like saying a magic word—after tearing off the corner, it makes the trick even more fun!
Print on blank business cards on the spot
Once you enter the workforce, you’ll have plenty of chances to exchange business cards.
Here’s a crowd-pleasing trick for those moments: a magic effect where a blank business card seems to get printed on the spot.
You hold a plain, business-card-sized white card and, right in front of your audience, flip it over to show that both sides are blank.
But the moment you hide it in your palm and bring it back out… it looks as if your hand printed it like a printer! The secret is that you actually have an ordinary business card that’s been printed from the start, with a completely blank back, and you only show that blank side.
When you ‘flip’ it, you skillfully switch the front and back with your hand movements, so in reality you’ve been showing only the blank side the whole time.
That’s the reveal of the trick.
Smartphone magic where candy pops out
These days, everyone has a smartphone.
Let me show you a magic trick using one.
First, take a small photo of a little snack with your phone, then enlarge it to life size.
Hide the real snack between your phone and your palm, and as you slide your thumb across the screen and pull sideways, it looks just like the snack pops out of the phone screen.
It’s easy, so give it a try! It’s simple, but it will amaze everyone.
Easy magic with just one smartphone
It’s a magic trick where, even though it looks like you’ve reached into empty air, a smartphone appears in your hand in an instant.
You can also make it appear using a handkerchief; in either version, where you hide the phone is crucial.
In fact, the phone is in your hand from the start, held between your thumb and palm, and kept out of sight by controlling the angle.
Being mindful of how you produce it and refining the angles to better conceal the gimmick are key points for making it look mysterious.
Magic where juice comes out of a smartphone
Are you familiar with an iPhone app called ichocolatedrink? With just this app and a small paper cup filled with a drink, you can create an effect that makes it look like the beverage is pouring out of your smartphone.
First, download the app and pour a drink into a small paper cup.
Since you’ll need to hold the phone in front of the cup, try to use a cup that’s as flat as possible, and make the spout area especially narrow.
Try to coordinate it so that the drink on the phone screen and the drink in the paper cup disappear at the same time.