Twister (magic trick)

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The twister is a famous stage magic trick. A girl is placed in an upright cabinet, with her head and feet visible. The magician spins the cabinet, then opens the front. The girl's body is now a narrow, twisted rope from which her fingers protrude. The magician closes the cabinet, rotates it in the opposite direction, and releases the assistant unharmed.

A video of the 'Twister' can be seen here.

Magician Greg Frewin performed a variation of the Twister on "World's Greatest Magic III," which can be seen here.

[edit] References

Dawes, A. E., et al. Making Magic. London: Multimedia Books, Ltd, 1993.

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