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  2. Smoke and mirrors - Wikipedia

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    Smoke and mirrors is a classic technique in magical illusions that makes an entity appear to hover in empty space. It was documented as early as 1770 and spread widely after its use by the charlatan Johann Georg Schröpfer , who claimed to conjure spirits.

  3. Catoptromancy - Wikipedia

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    There are many different methods of catoptromancy. Some practitioners use a single mirror, while others use multiple mirrors or even crystal balls. Some people look into the mirror in a dark room, while others prefer to do it in natural light. Some practitioners focus on their own reflection, while others look for visions of other people or events.

  4. Okito box - Wikipedia

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    The okito box is a cylindrical box fitted to the size of a coin, used to perform coin magic. Invented by Tobias Bamberg, better known by the stage name Okito, who first discovered the effect using a pill box for indigestion tablets. In effect, one or more coins placed in the box seems to vanish, appear and penetrate the box.

  5. Magic (illusion) - Wikipedia

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    Corporate magic is magic performed at corporate events and can be done as straightforward entertainment, as is common for customer/employee appreciation events or holiday parties, or as a type of education or training as in professional development or teambuilding workshops. Pioneer performers in this arena include Eddie Tullock [27] and Guy Bavli.

  6. House of mirrors - Wikipedia

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    A house of mirrors in the Czech Republic House of mirrors in Carters Steam Fair 2009. A house of mirrors or hall of mirrors is a traditional attraction at funfairs (carnivals) and amusement parks. The basic concept behind a house of mirrors is to be a maze-like puzzle (made out of a myriad of mirrors). [1]

  7. Invisible touch (magic trick) - Wikipedia

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    Invisible touch is a prop based trick which requires a magician to use an invisible thread, a clear elastic thread which is difficult for the naked eye to see even in close proximity.

  8. Chinese magic mirror - Wikipedia

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    The mirrors were made out of solid bronze. The front was polished and could be used as a mirror, while the back has a design cast in the bronze, [2] or other decoration. When sunlight or other bright light shines onto the mirror, the mirror appears to become transparent. If that light is reflected from the mirror onto a wall, the pattern on the ...

  9. Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse - Wikipedia

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    One night when Mickey is fast asleep, he falls into a dream where a mischievous ghost traps a dream vision of himself inside a magic mirror. Stuck in a large mansion within an alternate universe that strangely resembles his own house, Mickey yearns to get back through the mirror to the real world in order to wake up from his dreamlike state ...