Needle Through Thumb
Encyclopedia
The needle through thumb is the name of a magic trick which is meant to give the illusion that the magician is actually stabbing his own thumb
using several sewing needle
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. As the magician puts the handkerchief over their hand they lift the carrot into their hand. It is the carrot that is being stabbed, but thanks to the handkerchief, the audience is led to believe that it is the magician's thumb. After the magician removes the needles, the magician secretly hides the carrot in his or her fist. The magician shows the unharmed thumb to the audience, and the trick is complete.
known as Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed. The trick was shown by magician Val Valentino
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Thumb
The thumb is the first digit of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position , the thumb is the lateral-most digit...
using several sewing needle
Sewing needle
A sewing needle is a long slender tool with a pointed tip. The first needles were made of bone or wood; modern ones are manufactured from high carbon steel wire, nickel- or 18K gold plated for corrosion resistance. The highest quality embroidery needles are plated with two-thirds platinum and...
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Effect
The performer shows his thumb to the audience, showing that it is not simply a fake thumb. They then cover their thumb with a handkerchief. They take out a sewing needle, and show it to the audience in order to prove that it is not fake. The magician slowly stabs the first needle into his thumb. The process continues until the magician's thumb has so many needles that they cannot take it anymore. They take out the needles one by one, and then remove the handkerchief, showing that the thumb has magically become healed.Method
The performer shows their thumb to the audience showing that it is not simply a fake thumb. But hidden inside the magician's hand is a carrotCarrot
The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh...
. As the magician puts the handkerchief over their hand they lift the carrot into their hand. It is the carrot that is being stabbed, but thanks to the handkerchief, the audience is led to believe that it is the magician's thumb. After the magician removes the needles, the magician secretly hides the carrot in his or her fist. The magician shows the unharmed thumb to the audience, and the trick is complete.
History
This trick was seen in the once seen special on FoxFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
known as Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed. The trick was shown by magician Val Valentino
Val Valentino
Val Valentino is an Italian American illusionist, and actor, who gained fame by starring in four magic specials exposing magic secrets on the Fox network, using the stage name the Masked Magician.-Biography:...
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