Palming
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Palming is a technique for holding an object in the center of the hand, without using the fingers for grasping. It is used frequently by magicians to conceal a card, coin, or other object. When it is
Palming a coin, from early 20th-century writings on magic by Ellis Stanyon.
An example of card palming, where the card is hidden from view of the audience inside the magician's hands.
Magic (illusion)
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Magic is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. It encompasses the subgenres of close-up magic and par
Palming
…Palming is a technique for holding an object in the center (palm) of the hand, without using the fingers for grasping. It is used frequently by magicians to conceal a card, coin, or other object. When it is done skilfully, the hand containing the palmed object is perceived to be completely empty by others…
The Conjurer, 1475–1480, by Hieronymus Bosch or his workshop. Notice how the man in the back row steals another man's purse while applying misdirection by looking at the sky.
Well known illusionist David Blaine performs magic for president Barack Obama at the White House, 2016
Penn & Teller's Walk of Fame Star. They are 21st century magicians.
An illustration from Reginald Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), one of the earliest books on magic tricks, explaining how the "Decollation of John Baptist" decapitation illusion may be performed