How to Make a Coin Disappear in a Hand

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm magician Paul Weatherbee, and I'm going to show you a magic trick. It's a trick with a coin. Everyone see the coin? Yes. I'm going to place the coin right in my hand, just like that. I'm going to cover up the coin with my hankie. Now, what I'd like you to do is reach under there and see if you can feel the coin. Can you feel it? Yes. Is it still there? Can you feel it? Is it still under there? Yup. You can feel it? Can you feel it? Go ahead, reach right under there. Can you feel the coin? Yup, I can feel it. OK, now what watch very closely. One, two, three. And the coin is gone. Now, we made it go, let's see if we can make it come back again. I'm going to cover up my hand with the handkerchief, reach under there. Can you feel the coin under there? No. No, no coin under there? Alright, reach under there. Can you feel a coin under there? Reach right under there. No. No coin under there? OK, could you reach under there? Do you feel a coin under there? Nope. No, you don't feel a coin under there? Well, here we go. Wow. And there is a coin right there. Now, I'm going to tell you how this trick is done. First, you need a secret helper. That's her. You put the coin in your hand, you cover it up with the handkerchief. You have the first person check to see if the coin is still under there. They do, it's still there. The second person checks, but when the third person checks, go ahead and put your hand under there. When the third person checks, she secretly takes the coin away, and then the coin is gone. To make the coin come back, just reverse the process. The first and second helpers feel under there. They don't feel the coin. The third one reaches in. They say they don't feel anything. And then the coin comes right back. And that's the vanishing coin in hand. I hope you have fun with it, and until next time, keep the magic in your life."