Volume 13

60: Uncle Bill’s Magic Tricks

Revive five captivating classics. By Dan Weiss

70: The Escaping Blocks

Remake this classic magic trick with high-quality materials. By Charles Platt

75: The Conjurer’s Dilemma Do you protect a magic trick, or keep it a secret? By J.J. Loy

78: The Levitating Head Only you can stop the head from falling off the string! By Charles Platt

80: The Power of Negative Thinking While they’re watching the money, you’ll know the trick is in the bag. By Charles Platt

83: Ghost Catcher How to catch a spirit with a scarf. By Steve Lodefink

85: Telekinetic Pen An ordinary-looking Sharpie dances at your command.

By Brian Dereu

88: Diminutive Balls of Fire Construct a fireball shooter. By Joel Johnson

92: Sucker Bucket Discover a carnival game’s fraudulent gimmick.

By Mark Frauenfelder

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FISTFUL OF FIRE: Build a simple electronic flash gun, a stalwart of close-quarter magicians.

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ON THE COVER: Our lovely assistant, Katharina Worthington, demonstrates the magical escaping blocks. Photographed by Garry McLeod and styled by Alex Murphy and Sam Murphy.

Columns

10: Welcome

Slow Made: Take It Easy. By Dale Dougherty

14: Make Free Predicting the present. By Cory Doctorow

16: Maker’s Corner Tips and news for MAKE readers. By Dan Woods

18: Make Money 3¼-cent lure. By Tom Parker

20: Hands On A long-tail, pro-am, digital maker thing. By Bruce Sterling

30: Art Work Simple rules, surprising results. By Douglas Repetto

38: Making Trouble Magic is in the mind of a fifth-grader near you. By Saul Griffith

102: Heirloom Tech The all-purpose Swahili bed. By Tim Anderson

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