Barry Murray: WizBit Magic Book

Murray, Barry: WizBit Magic Book
©1986 White Magic Productions Ltd
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 128 pages

Corgi Books
Illustrations ©1986 Transword Publishers Ltd.

Barry Murray: WizBit Magic Book
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Comments: Illustrated by Dennis Patten. "Paul Daniels Presents" on the cover. Wizbit was a children's TV show and Magic Club in the U.K. with Paul Daniels and others, featuring magic, games, puzzles, etc.

Contents (from book)

5 Introduction (Paul Daniels)
8 Catch As Catch Can: stunt where spectator can't catch a falling bill
10 Pure Matchic: a match penetrates a safety pin
12 Caterpillar Alphabet: a finger play with the alphabet
14 Thumb Fun: thumb removal illusion
16 Over Under: two bills change places when rolled with a pencil
18 Coin Cousin: spectator can't repeat coin heads up/down count
20 Ideal - You Deal: similar effect as above but with cards
22 ET: puzzle with matches
23 Romanesque: another
24 Coin Coin: betcha stunt with three coins
26 Tap Trick: card tapping ends on selection
28 Escapo: escape puzzle for two spectators and a string between the wrists
30 So You Think You're Strong: can't break a match
32 The Challenge: another physical strength stunt
34 The Invisible Power: spectator's fingers move together
35 Say Go: a rubber band shrinks on command
37 The Sound of Magic: ringing of a fork transfers to a glass
38 Wooly's Dance: handkerchief dances
40 Wooly the Rabbit: rabbit from a handkerchief
43 Cross Words: puzzle
44 Pen Penetration: pen penetrates a handkerchief
46 Groucho Marx: imitation
48 Monty the Mouse: mouse from a handkerchief
51 Eggstraordinary: egg in a bottle with a small mouth
52 Strongman: another physical stunt
53 Cotton Catch: comedy thread
55 Wooly's Lucky Card: unseen selection finds two cards that match value and suit
58 Every Second Counts: magician finds selected card
61 Wizbit's Con Card Trick: sucker card location
65 The Fabulous Mr. Magic: phone card revelation
68 Quick Three Four: magician finds the top cards of four piles after the deck is mixed
70 The You-Do-As-I-Do-And-I'll-Do-As-You-Do Miracle: with two decks of cards
73 The Bank of England: balance a glass on a bill
74 Your Trick - Featuring the Great Samantha: spectator does the work and you name the card
76 You're Playing Our Tick: a pairs of cards trick
80 Weird Math: math magic
82 Know How Knot: challenge to tie a knot without letting go of the ends
84 That's Clever: challenge to cut a rope without the cup falling
85 Ho, Ho, Hole: pass a coin through a hole smaller than it, with a follow on challenge
88 Very Weird: paper spins on a needle without touching it
90 Eggs Over Easy Over Easy Eggs: spinning egg stunt
92 Tumble This: spectator can't match your moves with three glasses
94 Follow Me: spectator's matches end up the opposite way of yours
96 Walkies: two matchsticks walk along a table-knife
98 Match Through Match: penetration
100 Tmotloi: flicking a card from underneath a coin
102 Aerodynamics: make a cigarette paper spin around your finger
104 Challenge to balance a coin on a bill edge
106 Match Play + Predictably So: magician wins the game every time
108 Swindle: another challenge
110 East-West Arrow: challenge to make an arrow reverse direction
112 Fold Up: folded bill turns upside down
114 A Safe Bet: challenge to drop a coin
115 Look No Hands: lifting a bottle challenge
117 Heavy Rading: physical strength stunt
118 Juggle Dice: challenge to get dice into a cup
120 A Little Prediction: with math
122 Tearable: paper tear challenge
124 Eight Magical Oddities:
124 - String Height: string around head matches your height
124 - Hole in the Palm: with a magazine
125 - Sinking and Rising Egg
126 - Ruler Stunt
126 - Impossible Paper Fold
127 - Impossible Bill Tear
127 - Impossible Bill Pick Up
128 - Pencil Wind Up: rubber band and pencil whirrly-gig


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