Core magic trick categories and sleight of hand terminology for beginner amateur magicians.
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- What is sleight of hand?
- Skilled hand movements used to manipulate objects and create illusion
- What does 'palming' mean in magic?
- Hiding an object in your hand while appearing to have handed it away
- What is a 'force' in magic?
- Making a spectator select a specific item while believing they have free choice
- What is misdirection?
- Directing audience attention away from where the actual magic is happening
- What is a 'card force'?
- Making a spectator select a specific card from a deck
- What does 'false shuffle' mean?
- Shuffling a deck while keeping cards in their original positions
- What is a 'peek'?
- Secretly viewing a card that a spectator has selected
- What is 'culling'?
- Controlling the position of specific cards in the deck during shuffling
- What is a 'false cut'?
- Cutting a deck in a way that returns it to its original order
- What is 'dealing seconds'?
- Dealing the second card from the top instead of the top card
- What is a 'double lift'?
- Flipping two cards as if they were one
- What is a 'control' in card magic?
- Moving a selected card to a desired position in the deck
- What is 'palming a coin'?
- Hiding a coin in your hand using finger position and hand technique
- What is a 'coin vanish'?
- Making a coin disappear from sight using sleight of hand
- What is 'production'?
- Making objects appear as if from nowhere