Rupesh Thakur

Effect: A cardboard tube/box is opened and placed on the center of the stage. A slightly larger cardboard tube is opened and placed over the smaller box. After a magical gesture a person jumps out of the boxes.

1st edition 2015, 7 pages.

[Note: Rohit Gupta contacted us in 2018 that he created and published the same method in 2014, predating this publication. We checked and he indeed published it at that time and should therefore be credited as the originator of this method. Rupesh Thakur maintains that he independently created the method, which for anybody who is familiar with Facebook would not be that hard.]

Casual predictions:

Predict anything you want. From a visit to a planet of choice of your friend, to presidential elections to rugby matches, to superbowl results, to even a sweet little prediction if your newborn baby is going to be a girl or a boy - surprise your spouse, or grandma. Imagine making a prediction to your mom what dish she will cook tonight. Long ago before she even enters kitchen. From all types of fun little sweet predictions to serious professional predictions.

Corporate predictions:

How about you predicting a business meeting outcome? How about prediction...

The effect: Imagine this ....

Two large blocks are rolled on stage. Two people from the audience get some cans of spray-paint and paint their names on these blocks. The blocks are placed in the center of the stage. A large folding screen is roiled on, shown on ail sides and placed in a square around the two blocks. Before the front-screen is folded in place two assistants walk around the screens with a flashlight. You can see the light of the flashlight through the fabric. The front-screen is folded in place. The volunteers from the audience may walk round the square. There is nothing to...

How to build your own Subtrunk or Metamorphosis.

Contents:

• The history of Metamorphosis
• Houdini's Substitution Trunk
• Parts required
• Dimensions
• Step by step: framework, making the box
• Trap: toptrap, backtrap
• Performance

These instructions are for magicians who want to build their own illusions. Clear 3D drawings are provided, showing all angles. Included is a complete part list. Exact measurements are given. These instructions are much easier to understand than normal plans available on the market today. A little woodworking skill and a few tools is all you need to start building. ...

Build your own Tip-Over Trunk.

Contents:

• Effect
• Secret
• Sizes and parts required
• Step by step
• Examples of theming
• Trolley
• Pushbar
• Inside

These instructions are for magicians who want to build their own illusions. Clear 3D drawings are provided, showing all angles. Included is a complete part list. Exact measurements are given. These instructions are much easier to understand than normal plans available on the market today. A little woodworking skill and a few tools is all you need to start building.

1st edition 2015, 27 pages.

Build your own Shadow Box. A light shines through a box and there is clearly nobody inside. Then suddenly a shadow emerges and a person is standing inside the box.

These instructions are for magicians who want to build their own illusions. Clear 3D drawings are provided, showing all angles. Included is a complete part list. Exact measurements are given. These instructions are much easier to understand than normal plans available on the market today. A little woodworking skill and a few tools is all you need to start building.

1st edition 2015, 23 pages.

Build a base that looks thinner than it actually is.

These instructions are for magicians who want to build their own illusions. Clear 3D drawings are provided, showing all angles. Included is a complete part list. Exact measurements are given. These instructions are much easier to understand than normal plans available on the market today. A little woodworking skill and a few tools is all you need to start building.

1st edition 2015, 31 pages.