Wehman Bros.' new book of one hundred and fifty parlor tricks and games : home-made apparatus (1905)
Wehman Bros, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York : Wehman Bros. · leaf 84
Float. Take an ordinary needle and put it upon a fork, and slowlylower the fork into a tumbler of water; the needle will thenfloat just like a piece of straw. The reason of this is that a TRIOKS 79 meniscus, or bed, convex on one side, and concave on theother, is formed upon the surface of the,… … penetrates the needles eye, the weight of the fluid wouldcause the needle to sink immediately. Another methodis to put a leaf of cigarette or tissue paper on the surfaceof a tumbler of water, lay a needle very gently upon thepaper, which will soon become soaked and sink to thebottom of the glass,…
Magic tricks · Games
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