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By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com Guide to Magic & Illusion since 2005

Easy Magic: Cups Up - Bar Bet

Tuesday November 18, 2008
Cup Half Empty

Here's a classic challenge that's more "sucker trick" than magic. It's a "do as I do," but because of the setup, your volunteer will fail at recreating your results.

Using three cups, you perform three simple moves that leave all three cups with their mouths up. But each time a spectator tries to do this, the cups end-up mouth down.

Please click here to learn this trick.

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