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Watch what happens during this magic trick! It looks like this man
cuts his body in half! How do you think this trick works?
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Hint: The legs under the table are fake. But then where are his
real legs?
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He’s sitting down, with his legs in a box. The box is black, and his
black shirt covers the top. The machine tilts the whole black box!
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Watch this trick carefully. Can you guess how the trick works?
(There’s a hint on the next slide.)
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The magician wants you to think he poured milk into the paper.
But did you see milk pouring out of the pitcher? Watch carefully!
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This magician will show us. An empty, clear cup is in the pitcher!
Milk pours back into the empty cup instead of out onto the paper!
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Watch as this magician leans back. That looks impossible!
How does he do it? What do you think?
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This magician is doing a similar trick. A metal brace is what makes
it possible! It’s usually hidden under the magician’s clothes.
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Could this man be floating? How do you think he’s doing this?
(There’s a hint on the next slide.)
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Here’s a hint: The hand on the tree never moves. And look at his
jacket. Is he hiding something inside it? What could he be hiding?
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The arm on the tree is fake. It’s metal. His real arm is in his coat.
The metal goes up his sleeve and down his thighs to hold him up!
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Here’s the same trick done on a bus! The arm on the bus is fake,
even though it looks real. His real arm is under his shirt at his side.
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Magic surprises people because they expect one thing but get
another. A simple trick can amaze a baby. Would it amaze an ape?
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This person puts a seed in a cup, then secretly drops the seed on
the floor. What will the ape do when he sees the empty cup?
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Watch how the ape reacts to the simple trick! Scientists aren’t sure
if she is surprised or just happy that someone is playing with her.
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