This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Last revisionBoth sides next revision | |||
misc:knife_in_rice_suspension [2015/07/06 22:33] – created stephenminch | misc:knife_in_rice_suspension [2015/07/08 09:05] – Minor OCD formatting tweaks tylerwilson | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
In this effect or stunt, a jar is filled with rice, and a knife (pencil, chop stick, etc.) is pushed into the center of the rice. The performer grabs the grip of the knife and lifts, upon which the jar of rice rises with the knife. | In this effect or stunt, a jar is filled with rice, and a knife (pencil, chop stick, etc.) is pushed into the center of the rice. The performer grabs the grip of the knife and lifts, upon which the jar of rice rises with the knife. | ||
- | In the earliest English print sources so far discovered, the feat is reputed to have come from India and it is usually described as being old. There is no evidence to suggest otherwise. From these early mentions, it seems clear the stunt was known to some extent long before descriptions and the method appeared in English conjuring literature. See, for example, a reference to it in 1914 in Robert Sherman' | + | In the earliest English print sources so far discovered, the feat is reputed to have come from India and it is usually described as being old. There is no evidence to suggest otherwise. From these early mentions, it seems clear the stunt was known to some extent long before descriptions and the method appeared in English conjuring literature. See, for example, a reference to it in 1914 in Robert Sherman' |
- | The earliest full explanation in English may be Winston Freer' | + | The earliest full explanation in English may be Winston Freer' |
- | Eddie Joseph contributed a version, " | + | Eddie Joseph contributed a version, " |
{{tag> | {{tag> |