Going, Going, Gone!

Today's trick will teach you how to make small objects disappear. Flat objects, like coins, work the best...don't try this trick with anything round like a ball.

EFFECT: You ask your friend to guess 'heads or tails', but before they can even guess, the whole coin disappears!

SECRET: The coin actually hides on top of your head!

METHOD: Here's how to get it there. First of all, make sure that you are standing NEXT to your spectator. You should both be facing either the same way, or perpendicular to each other. This positioning is very important for keeping the secret.

Watch the demo video, when I actually perform the vanish, all you see is my hands. Your hands and arms should be the only thing in the field of vision of your spectator. If they can see your head...they may figure the trick out.

Hold your left hand out palm up (as if you were asking for money!) and hold a coin with the thumb and fingertips of your right hand. (Feel free to switch hands if you're more comfortable the other way.)

Tap the coin on your palm up hand, but not just little taps. No way, to do this trick you need big swooping taps. In fact, tap the top of your head with the coin after every time that you tap your left hand. Make it all one smooth motion in a big arc.

Your friend will probably wonder what the heck you are doing, so before you do this trick, distract them by telling them that they are going to have to guess heads or tails.

If you say that, then the audience (your friend) is more likely to look at your left hand. The left hand is where you want your friend to look because the right hand is going to do the 'dirty work' and hide the coin. Don't let anybody see the 'dirty work' or they'll figure out the trick.

So after you've tapped your left hand (and your head) with the coin about 3 or 4 times, you're ready for the secret move. All you have to do is instead of tapping your head with the coin, leave the coin on top of your head. Don't even pause a beat...keep your motion smooth.

When you come back down to tap your left hand, close your left hand pretending like the coin is inside. Now ask your friend: 'Heads or tails'. No matter what he says, open both hands to show that the coin is completely gone!

If your friend is sitting down then he/she will not be able to see the coin sitting neatly on top of your head!