"Everlasting Soda" ( #104)

"Everlasting Soda" (#104)


A Super Street Magic Trick, Where A Crushed Empty Soda Can Is Magically RestoredStreet magic is best performed in a casual impromptu manner. With a little preparation and some entertaining patter, a simple magic trick can be turned into a really impressive effect. This street magic style trick is a good example of an easy trick that looks seemingly impossible. Have fun.

Effect:
A seemingly empty and crushed soda can is picked up and shown to the audience. The can is held by the magician who gently rubs the top of the can, resealing it. The soda can is then slowly shaken back and forward where it is seen and heard to be restoring itself to it's original shape, right in front of the spectator's eyes. The can is then opened and fizzy soda poured into a glass which can then be drank. Amazing reaction from the audience is often had from the audience by this cool street magic trick.

How To Do The Illusion :
For this trick. you will need the following, easy to find objects. A full can of soda, ( try and use a type of soda that is quite fizzy such as Coke or Fanta ), a sheet of paper, a thumb tack, black marker pen ( a Sharpie pen is a good choice), scissors .

Make a small hole in the can with the thumb tack. The hole should be approximately one third down from the top of the can ( the end with the ring pull). Carefully empty out some of the fizzy drink, by tipping the can and squeezing it gently. When you have squeezed out sufficient liquid, the can should be able to sit upright, without drink spilling out. Crush the can slightly, so that it looks even more like a discarded can.

Cut out an oval of paper, roughly the same size as the ring pull opening on the top of the can. Color the paper oval with the black pen and stick it on top of the unopened ring pull on the can. It can be secured by dampening the paper slightly. Alternatively you can use a black non permanent marker pen and just color over the ring pull, this can just be casually rubbed off, later during the trick.

Perform trick as follows. Pick up the "empty" can and show your spectators the can, hold can upside down make sure they see the seemingly opened ring pull.. Rub two fingers over the black colored oval and secretly discard it. You have appeared to reseal the can.

Next, holding the can in one hand, make sure that the small hole in the side is covered by a finger or thumb. Tilt the can from side to side. This will shake the contents, causing the fizzy gas inside the can to expand and re inflate the can. The can can visibly be seen and heard to be repairing itself.

Now, casually pull the ring pull to open the can which as long as the hole in the side of the can is still covered, should open with a reassuring swish noise. The drink inside can now be poured into a glass for you or your audience to taste.

Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the impromptu trick. As mentioned above, the effectiveness owes a lot to your performance and timing. For instance the prepared can could be left somewhere before your there, such as on a bar table where you are meeting friends soon. The possibilities are endless.