Dan Martin's Match Trick
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 running time 08:36
A new take on an old-time match trick
If you're looking to become the center of attention, you can never have too many tricks up your sleeve. Grabbing attention with a "freebie" magic trick is a solid first step towards scamming a free beer, breaking the ice, or getting a girl's phone number. So this week, we offer a solid magic trick courtesy of our friend Dan Martin.
For those that learned the match vanish in the "From the Forums" episode, Dan's match trick is the perfect chance to perform the effect: a match is freely selected, vanishes, and appears inside the box. Classic!
Remember that the key to this effect is keeping everything as fair as possible. Let the marks count the matches. Let them pick the magic match. Let them keep the matchbox secure as possible. The more they're involved, the more impressed they'll be that you were able to sneak that match back in.
Thanks again to Dan Martin for lending us this effect, and make sure to check out his website at martinmagic.com
Highlights
GoDaddy
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TV set
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Jamaica
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4:23, 4:23
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Nigerian scams
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7:46, 7:46
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0:22, 7:49, 8:00, 8:15, 0:22, 7:49, 8:00, 8:15
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TV set
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7:35, 7:35
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Jamaica
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4:23, 4:23
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Nigerian scams
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7:46, 7:46
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Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
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" I can't honestly one of them hold their actions. And actually moments like this. And that's we will -- on the -- matches. I don't know -- Yeah -- And Clinton all the positive matches back in the continent because they are ridiculous. -- I want."
" Yeah. Yeah you've done well in your duty. I'm holding out the domestic vessels -- a -- up high near collapse of."
" I'm not with nine right."
" And hold enough so -- kept coming up instantly and and no one has a little bit different. Yeah. Magic that's. And not that. You lot of learning how does he."
" Enthusiasm behind on his fifth."
" First of all cities thought to. We'll -- yeah."
" Palestinian town hi hi is that you the other one's gonna."
" That's enough we'll just get rid of the resident now. And here's what you did. What's the boxy. And you set plug."
" That you can open about it. You close it not -- all the way. It looks -- yeah now."
" I can't imagine."
" It around you -- pull out of your pocket and nobody."
" Over the insert. That's went out of here. Dump them -- is nearly as good game. They have some -- imagine next. It doesn't matter it's like a Jamaica yeah. I don't think you know and we'll and other."
" I mean you -- the remainder matches -- that little thing."
" One of them -- I'll glance at his -- to rest down. You killed it."
" This not a good -- everybody likes night. Yeah normal daily down and -- can look. And it and is one that."
" And it's. For the long. And when you close it. And closing it all the -- plus -- an accident. -- night and again you know all the work is done but they don't -- yeah Obama. We put into one run on topics -- no way at its latest. The -- and I -- and now the magic. Night you know in this case."
" He's going to be innocent look at the Internet isn't always advantages and often it is something it is -- hawk. Fred drops. And it is here you can actually. You do what it all yeah that's an advantage. Here you pretend like it's and he tossed back and forth at Clinton and kids. His case I'll I didn't lose it lose weight of being. Pulled the tape calling -- Obama sent the object. -- what you wanted you to practice. Yeah -- and drop down to decide going to notice when it has relaxed. That fingers naturally."
" So loaded excellent."
" Actually in part because yeah."
" You pretend it's a good luck you've dropped and please keep your eyes looking at it in this case all it it is what's playing in -- I just dropped the match I don't want because nobody's won the war. This stuff like this yeah. Republican side. -- not only are they original number imagined."
" The returns -- the magic."
" It's not. We'll man thinks it hasn't been tested."
" remember one of the keys to pulling off this again is maintaining the test conditions make sure that magic that season one. Make sure the rest -- matches are carefully -- kept another hand. Whenever magic that appears inside the box inside their hands you've got a minor miracle on her hands -- like this affect security check out and other stuff but -- web -- got on his magic and you get like quite a bit don't forget again success stories of this scam orbited the other ones."
" Or failure stories nature of most of the board of revision3.com. Flash -- school. The questions about this interview one -- proposed your favorite bars scam Writely directly at -- revision3.com. Next week a very special episode there's a deadline coming."
" We're going to teach you how to convert your analog TV set in the digital one. Using a calculator from -- until next time -- head back and get myself to drink."
" Do we love this Nigerian scams all -- our sponsors and godaddy.com. Godaddy.com makes it easy to customize your own virtual dedicated server Hughes one of three popular plans or select her own limits or windows server would all the -- options."
" Many GoDaddy recently started registering dot CA building some restrictions apply see thank -- to."
" when you check out instinct an additional 15% off -- order of 75 dollars or more. Some restrictions apply see site for details he -- piece of the Internet and godaddy.com. "
" War."
" I -- clean his clock seven he knows that religion is every bit tech dot com covering everything that's. Keen to music lessons drinking and teachers back. Should check out a vision -- dot com today. --"
" This upset a scam school of rock you by godaddy.com. "
" Look at that showed it considers itself yours dedicated wing man scams -- only -- dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street and almost frank rush wouldn't at a conference recently a magician for -- might have very talented very smart fellow. Gave up with a new take on a trick I'd seen before I like -- so what you're going to share with you guys. --"
" You aren't still there pounding on guys I -- an estimated three."
" Talent stunts and it is very possible that during this entire process. It doesn't let your hands on look and I want -- yeah. All those ministers can exist in their hearts. -- device that does not mountainside. There's little studio I want to depict what it knows to be the next week -- I -- trust Al there with the magic that it's you know let anyone -- amendment. All these other matches want to hold them up of the group. Problem altogether these are opposing messages they did nothing to us."
" I can't honestly one of them hold their actions. And actually moments like this. And that's we will -- on the -- matches. I don't know -- Yeah -- And Clinton all the positive matches back in the continent because they are ridiculous. -- I want."
" Yeah. Yeah you've done well in your duty. I'm holding out the domestic vessels -- a -- up high near collapse of."
" I'm not with nine right."
" And hold enough so -- kept coming up instantly and and no one has a little bit different. Yeah. Magic that's. And not that. You lot of learning how does he."
" Enthusiasm behind on his fifth."
" First of all cities thought to. We'll -- yeah."
" Palestinian town hi hi is that you the other one's gonna."
" That's enough we'll just get rid of the resident now. And here's what you did. What's the boxy. And you set plug."
" That you can open about it. You close it not -- all the way. It looks -- yeah now."
" I can't imagine."
" It around you -- pull out of your pocket and nobody."
" Over the insert. That's went out of here. Dump them -- is nearly as good game. They have some -- imagine next. It doesn't matter it's like a Jamaica yeah. I don't think you know and we'll and other."
" I mean you -- the remainder matches -- that little thing."
" One of them -- I'll glance at his -- to rest down. You killed it."
" This not a good -- everybody likes night. Yeah normal daily down and -- can look. And it and is one that."
" And it's. For the long. And when you close it. And closing it all the -- plus -- an accident. -- night and again you know all the work is done but they don't -- yeah Obama. We put into one run on topics -- no way at its latest. The -- and I -- and now the magic. Night you know in this case."
" He's going to be innocent look at the Internet isn't always advantages and often it is something it is -- hawk. Fred drops. And it is here you can actually. You do what it all yeah that's an advantage. Here you pretend like it's and he tossed back and forth at Clinton and kids. His case I'll I didn't lose it lose weight of being. Pulled the tape calling -- Obama sent the object. -- what you wanted you to practice. Yeah -- and drop down to decide going to notice when it has relaxed. That fingers naturally."
" So loaded excellent."
" Actually in part because yeah."
" You pretend it's a good luck you've dropped and please keep your eyes looking at it in this case all it it is what's playing in -- I just dropped the match I don't want because nobody's won the war. This stuff like this yeah. Republican side. -- not only are they original number imagined."
" The returns -- the magic."
" It's not. We'll man thinks it hasn't been tested."
" remember one of the keys to pulling off this again is maintaining the test conditions make sure that magic that season one. Make sure the rest -- matches are carefully -- kept another hand. Whenever magic that appears inside the box inside their hands you've got a minor miracle on her hands -- like this affect security check out and other stuff but -- web -- got on his magic and you get like quite a bit don't forget again success stories of this scam orbited the other ones."
" Or failure stories nature of most of the board of revision3.com. Flash -- school. The questions about this interview one -- proposed your favorite bars scam Writely directly at -- revision3.com. Next week a very special episode there's a deadline coming."
" We're going to teach you how to convert your analog TV set in the digital one. Using a calculator from -- until next time -- head back and get myself to drink."
" Do we love this Nigerian scams all -- our sponsors and godaddy.com. Godaddy.com makes it easy to customize your own virtual dedicated server Hughes one of three popular plans or select her own limits or windows server would all the -- options."
" Many GoDaddy recently started registering dot CA building some restrictions apply see thank -- to."
" when you check out instinct an additional 15% off -- order of 75 dollars or more. Some restrictions apply see site for details he -- piece of the Internet and godaddy.com. "
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Started discussion: October 2, 2008 @ 9:57am GMT
Episode 29 - Dan Martins Match Trick [Discussion]
A new take on an old-time match trick
Watch and Download the Entire Episode HERE!
samureye
about 1 year ago
It was easy to tell what was going on with the match box, but maybe we can get an episode on banishing stuff. Good work, Brian.
hogiewan
about 1 year ago
Watching the episode, I could immediately see where the matches where going (I'd need to practice vanishing an object, though). At a bar, or any place with a crowd, people just don't see that, especially if you're doing "magic" - you get the same suspension of disbelief most of the time as you get while watching a movie (unless your friends are dicks, which is very likely). The other thing is, if the trick is a bit weak (or you're a bit weak at the trick), just wait until everyone has had a few.
shwooddotcom
about 1 year ago
In reply to hogiewan:
Watching the episode, I could immediately see where the matches where going (I'd need to practice vanishing an object, though). At a bar, or any place with a crowd, people just don't see that, especially if you're doing "magic" - you get the same suspension of disbelief most of the time as you get while watching a movie (unless your friends are dicks, which is very likely). The other thing is, if the trick is a bit weak (or you're a bit weak at the trick), just wait until everyone has had a few.
I wanted to keep the vanish simple for this one (especially since we're teaching regular folk here), but if you use the match vanish from the "from the forums" episode, you'll get a much stronger response... Plus, you have the added benefit of an immediate distraction (the box) as soon as you perform the effect.
PeppersGhost
about 1 year ago
In reply to shwooddotcom:
I wanted to keep the vanish simple for this one (especially since we're teaching regular folk here), but if you use the match vanish from the "from the forums" episode, you'll get a much stronger response... Plus, you have the added benefit of an immediate distraction (the box) as soon as you perform the effect.
You should have an episode on slight of hand, keeping it simple and showing some advanced stuff so everyone can enjoy. I'm not really into practicing magic but I enjoy seeing how things are done.
Guytheninja
about 1 year ago
In reply to PeppersGhost:
You should have an episode on slight of hand, keeping it simple and showing some advanced stuff so everyone can enjoy. I'm not really into practicing magic but I enjoy seeing how things are done.
I liked the slight of hand stuff was well.
hellhound
about 1 year ago
hmmm..
well, maybe alot of us that participate in this forum are "clue'd-in" for things to look for... but when I saw Brian holding the matchbox I knew he was holding a match in there and the only thing that had me wondering during the trick was what he would do to the "magic match". As I asked b4 about "palming/disappearing" (btw Brian thanks for the response.. I'm so impressed how in-touch U are w/ UR fanbase).. I got skinny fingers w/ gaps (Brian said they were nicknamed "windows") and how to get rid of the "magic match" was my big interest.I'm sure there are more difficult sleight(sp?) of hand techniques that U dont wanna get into for the "common guy" trying UR tricks... Are their any dexterity drills/exercises U do to kep sharp that us newbies can start (so we can go to the next level instead of just trying our tricks on the buzzed/half-clueless).. Altho w/ UR performance schedule.. U seem so busy that U dont need to worry about getting "rusty"
Brian: Are U strapped by contract for UR Orlando shows or can U UStream/QuickCam some of the show... Of course, U dont wanna give TOO much away for free (U already give more than most) but I'm, maybe, a thousand miles away (I'm bad judging distance/sizes.. I look between my legs and see 14") and I couldnt get there to pay to see the show unless I won the lottery.
Give us clips plz










