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Ðåòæïòíáîãå
That's a beautiful ring, may I borrow it? Personal objects like these absorb
a life force from us. Some times they almost seem to take on a life of their
own.
People often attribute these occurrences to the spirits. Spirits like this
perhaps. It's tough to keep these forces bottled up. Hmm... must be a light
beer.
Èï÷­ÔﺠÔõôïòéáì
I will demonstrate this using a white thread for added clarity. Use a black or
invisible sewing thread in performance.
Ask a spectator for a ring. Remove the pencil from your pocket and hold it
in the left hand with the eraser pointing up. Hold the pencil close to the body
and drop the ring over the end. Bring the pencil forward to take up the
slack.
Lean back slightly and the ring will rise. Lean forward and it falls. Repeat
making it rise higher to the top. Remove the ring and hand it back to the
spectator.
Now pick up the bottle with the right hand and hold it close to the body.
Drop the pencil in, eraser side down. Lean back and move the hand
forward. The pencil will rise. Bring the left hand over the neck of the bottle
so that your thumb goes over the thread and moves down the bottle. The
pencil rises even further. Hold the thread against the bottle with the left
thumb. Take the pencil out with your right hand and remove it from the
bottle. The thread will automatically disengage from the eraser. The pencil
and bottle can be examined.
Èï÷­ÔﺠÔéðó
The use of thread to cause an animation is preferable to a floating effect,
as there is less suspicion of thread as the method. To camouflage the
thread, this effect should be done in subdued light and the background or
jacket should be a pattern rather than a solid. Also, try to keep the pencil in
front of the thread instead of to one side.
The rising action should be slow with an apparent concentration of effort.
Don't overdo the rising and falling.
The rising from the bottle is a coordinated action of the arm moving
forward and the body leaning back. If you use a larger, heavier bottle you
can put it on the table and have the pencil rise. In this case you could
alternatively use a wand instead of a pencil.
Ðòïðó
1 pencil
an 18-inch length of black or invisible sewing thread
1 safety pin
1 bottle
Ðòåðáòáôéïî
Take a piece of thin black or invisible sewing thread 18" long and tie one end
to a safety pin. This is pinned inside your jacket close to the edge behind the
right lapel. Take a knife and make a slit in the eraser of a pencil. The
opposite end of the thread is placed into this slit. Place the pencil in your
pocket. You also need a small bottle.