How to make a ball disappear

Make a Ball Disappear

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Be sure to be sitting down for this trick. First you want to place your ball on top of the quarter. Tell your friend or whoever you're doing the trick for you are making the COIN disappear.

Be sure to be sitting down for this trick. First you want to place your ball on top of the quarter. Tell your friend or whoever you're doing the trick for you are making the COIN disappear.

Next place two of your paper towels on the ball and shape it to the form of the ball with both hands.

Next place two of your paper towels on the ball and shape it to the form of the ball with both hands.

Next slide back the two napkins on top of the ball leaving your coin on the table. Pretend you have no idea why the trick didn't work and cover the coin again and place a third napkin on top.

Next slide back the two napkins on top of the ball leaving your coin on the table. Pretend you have no idea why the trick didn't work and cover the coin again and place a third napkin on top.

Again slide your napkins back revealing the coin is still there. But, this time drop the ball in to your lap and place the empty paper towels back.

Again slide your napkins back revealing the coin is still there. But, this time drop the ball in to your lap and place the empty paper towels back.

The napkins should stay dented making the illusion that the ball is still there.

The napkins should stay dented making the illusion that the ball is still there.

Finally slap the paper ball down revealing the ball has disappeared leaving your friend in wonder at how you did this.

Finally slap the paper ball down revealing the ball has disappeared leaving your friend in wonder at how you did this.

  • 3 napkins
  • Any type of coin (quarter works best for me)
  • Ball (tennis ball sized)