Life Savers

A Handbook of Improvised Impossibilities

Written by Michael Weber

1991
Work of Michael Weber

165 pages (Hardcover), published by Kaufman and Greenberg
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Greg Manwaring.
Language: English

(49 entries)

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Michael Weber Improvised vs. Impromptu: An Introduction by Way of Definition
9
Michael Weber You're Uri a openly bent spoon is rubbed, it starts to smoke and eventually the spoon is straightened and finally breaks
 12
Michael Weber, Michael Close, Eric A. Maurin Coffee Machine time machine presentation while drinking coffee, sugar packet is restored, coffee free of sugar and spoon vanishes from mug and is resting dry on the table again
 15
Michael Weber Torn and Restored Sugar Packet
Inspired by 16
Michael Weber, Eric A. Maurin Vanishing Spoon while stirring, with coin
 17
Michael Weber Cream Vanishes from Coffee additional idea
 18
Michael Weber, Jeff McBride Hiding McBride splitting spoons, McBride produced missing knife at a meal
 19
Michael Weber A Man for All Seasons rolled up napkin acts as a salt shaker, then pepper is produced and finally sugar from the same napkin
 21
Ray Kosby Tear For Two two sugar packets are torn and restored
 25
Michael Weber Hot Production Item spoon penetrates napkin, then a glass/bottle appears, steal on table
 27
Unknown Spoon Through Napkin method normally with a coin
Inspired by 27
Michael Weber Off the Deep End finger ring penetrates spoon on wide end
 29
Michael Weber Change of Seasons a salt and a pepper shaker are each covered with a napkin, then they transpose and finally fuse together to a shaker which is filled with half salt / half pepper
Related to 31
Michael Weber Sub-Strategy filled glass vanishes under handkerchief, seated
Related to
  • John Scarne's "The Uncrushable Glass" in "Scarne's Magic Tricks" p. 200
 35
Michael Weber Swatch This spectator sets a watch, time is predicted, using property of swatch brand
Related to
  • Heinz Gieppner's "Radarstrahlen" in "Magie" 1950, No. 9.
 38
Michael Weber The One-Two Punch from one ticket to another
 39
Michael Weber Moxie monte with match boxes, one is filled, in the end the game is only played with two boxes, matches appear in box which was put away before
Related to 44
Michael Weber Thoughts of Tom Jacobson piano card trick with socks
 46
Michael Weber Down with Safety pulling a safety pin along a man's shirt
Related to 47
Michael Weber, Han van Senus, Dan Garrett An End to Pindemonium linking pins
Related to 49
Michael Weber Knot the Truth knot in rubberband divines selected matchbook, animation
 54
Michael Weber Knocked for a Loop ripped and restored belt loop
 56
Michael Weber Offhand Penetration rubber band through spectator's wrist
Related to 58
Michael Weber Working Without a Grant signed and ungimmicked
Related to 64
Michael Weber The Five-Cent Ring On Stick
Variations 67
Michael Weber Q-Tip
Inspired by 69
Michael Weber Powers of Dimness index fingers on spectator's eyelids, ashtray starts to levitate
Related to
  • Howard Thurston's "200 Tricks You Can Do" p. 180
 71
Eric A. Maurin Penny Candy with small coins, handful of change
 73
Michael Weber The Laying-On of Hands prediction of an object, pateo
 75
Michael Weber Crosswords partly filled crossword puzzle, divination of a word
Also published here 77
Michael Weber Directory Assistants prediction is a phone number, Jack Diamonds on other end
 80
Michael Weber Satan's Serviette impromptu Devil's Handkerchief with paper napkin
 84
Michael Weber United Divinations ashes on arm, impromptu Devil's Handkerchief to force a billet
Related to 86
Michael Weber Improvised Pulls with rubber bands
  • Band Together
  • Hole-der
  • Looper
  • Pen Ultimate
 88
Michael Weber The Wrigley Device quickly build gimmick to vanish/ produce cigarettes, liquids
Related to
  • "Abra", January 1951
 91
Michael Weber Flame Thrower improvised flash divice, flame thrower
 92
Michael Weber Undercover Transposition signed bill transpose with paper matches and is stapled to its cover
 96
Michael Weber To Feed Many food (grapes, nuts or the like) placed in bowls, even though some are eaten the amount stays the same, mathematical principle (edge counting)
VariationsAlso published here 103
Michael Weber The Cap in the Bottle cap penetrates bottle
Variations 106
Michael Weber Sight of Hand reading in the dark
 110
Michael Weber Dispensed Deception ring in plastic bubble form a bubble gum machine, almost impromptu
 111
Michael Weber Appealing Illusion picture in magazine, apparently peel the top layer and see under the picture (car and engine, woman and underwear), removing the torn paper part and everything is normal again
 115
Michael Weber Just the Fax psychological test is faxed and answers predicted, psychological forces
 117
Michael Weber The Ship in the Bottle ungaffed, coin not bigger than opening, improved handling
Related to 121
Michael Weber 20th-Century Ten borrowed $10 bill appears stapled between two $1 bills
 125
Michael Weber A Better Mousetrap three phases, based on Robert E. Neale's "The Trapdoor Card"
Inspired byRelated to 130
Michael Weber, Chris Kenner Stretching It
  • Phase One (linking)
  • Phase Two Unlinking (Dan Harlan position)
Related to 139
Michael Weber Four Dollars in Change ring folded from a five dollar bill transposes with a one dollar bill
 156
Neal Elias Bild Folded Into Finger Ring
156
Data entered by Lorenz Schär.