To P e r f o r m. Unfold the napkin completely and show both sides

Unfold the napkin completely and show both sides. Lay it flat on the table so that a bit of it hangs over the table edge, near you.

Show your hands empty, then let them drop into your lap as you say, “I’m going to show you some-thing fantastic.”

As you speak, your right hand grasps the end of the fork between your thumb and first finger. Grasp the inner left corner of the nap-kin with your left hand (photo 3). Lift your right hand up behind the napkin and grasp its inner right corner between the back of your first finger and your second finger (photo 4).

Now raise both hands straight up so the napkin hangs downward with the fork and dinner roll hid-den behind it (photo 5 is what the audience sees).

You’ll find that your right thumb and first finger can easily control the movements of the din-ner roll with the end of the fork they hold. Push the dinner roll forward so everyone sees a bump appear in the center of the napkin (photo 6). Then, move the dinner roll around a little, swinging it back and forth so the bump appears, dis-appears, and moves around.

Eventually, raise the dinner roll so it’s visible to everyone, peeking over the top of the napkin (photo 7)—it should sit right on the up-per edge of the napkin—you don’t want to expose the fork (photo 8 is an exposed view).

After a moment, lower the din-ner roll down so it moves behind the napkin again. The bottom edge of the napkin should be draped behind the edge of the table so no one can see under it. Simply let go of the fork—the dinner roll and fork together will fall into your lap (photo 9), unseen by everyone but you.

Quickly crumple the napkin into a ball and throw it on the table to end the mystery.

3.

Precognition

There are five objects on the table: a cup, a paper napkin, a straw, a fork, and a sugar packet. Criss writes a secret prediction on a piece of paper, folds it in half, and places it in someone’s pocket. Criss and that person take turns eliminating the objects on the table in a game of chance until only one object remains—the fork. When the person reads the paper that he has in his pocket, he sees that Criss has correctly predicted the future by writing: “The Fork Will Be Left.”

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