Sword swallowing – Secret
First of all, you only want to perform this trick if you are an experienced magician. If done incorrectly, serious damage could be done. Swallowing a sword with no harm involves bending your head back to exactly the right angle so that your mouth and throat are aligned.
You can then slip the sword through your mouth and slide it down into your body. You just better be sure that it’s at the right angle… otherwise you’ll be in deep water. Need we say, do not try this at home.
Levitating cup – Secret
Okay, fine. That isn’t really the way to Professor McGonagall’s heart. But, there is a much easier way that you too can learn. Heck, a five-year-old can pull off the trick. All that it requires is poking a hole through the back of a styrofoam cup with your thumb.
In this way, the cup will stay attached to your thumb and you’ll be able to fool your audience into thinking that you’re making it levitate. If you’re going to try this trick, then you’ll want to make sure you distract your audience members with your other hand so that they don’t try and understand for too long how you’re making the cup “float.” Also, make sure that your audience members are directly in front of you and not on the side. If they’re on the side, then your trick will be a complete bust!
The Sword Swallow
You might be disappointed to know that there isn’t a big secret with this trick and that it’s not something you could pull off easily for your next magic show. Actually, it’s more about practice here.
It is undeniably cool to look at though, so if you can do this, you've pretty much made it.
The Smooth Criminal Leaning Trick
Michael Jackson was and will always be the King of Pop. Just look up “King of Pop” on Google and see what comes up. One of Jackson’s most popular moves was his iconic lean from the Smooth Criminal video. This move has been emulated millions of times since.
MJ performed the move perfectly, making it appear as though it came as natural to him as walking does to every other person. But, how in the world is it possible to lean forward so much that you’re almost parallel to the ground? Any other normal person would topple over themselves and face plant into the ground.
Not Everyone Is Michael Jackson
Rest assured. Michael Jackson didn’t have any weird feature embedded in his body which allowed him to balance at a 45-degree angle. Actually, the king of pop needed a bit of help to pull off this notorious skill. So, all those nights you spent in your bedroom falling into your hardwood floor probably weren’t worth all those face bruises.
In order to pull off the move, Jackson actually wore special shoes which had triangular holes in the bottom. There were also nails jutting out of the ground to catch the holes. So, Jackson would get into position and the nails would catch into the holes of his shoes, allowing him to bend all the way forward. Pretty neat, huh? And if you’re interested in getting your hands on those shoes, you’ll be happy to know that you can purchase them online. Get your smooth criminal.