Hidden Forces by Jacob Spinney

Ever played the old game where you hide a coin in one of your hands and ask someone to pick a hand? What if you were able to get them to lose (or win) every single time, over and over again? A very simple game, yet a wonderful way of demonstrating the remarkable skill of predicting human behavior.

Requirements: A coin and two flappy things protruding from your shoulders.

Step 1: Hide the coin in one of your hands balanced on your middle finger.

Step 2: If they happen to choose the wrong hand, you’ll need to transfer the coin into the other hand. In the process of turning your hands over so that you can open them, allow the coin to drop right into the other hand. This should look like you’re doing nothing more than opening both hands at the same time.

Step 3: Spread the hands apart revealing which hand the coin is in.

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Jacob Spinney is a Mentalist centered in Phoenix, Arizona. After graduating high school, he apprenticed for James “The Amazing” Randi in 2004, consulted in a creative capacity for Criss Angel for his A&E TV show, “Mindfreak,” in 2005, and has been creating and performing since then. One of his first creations was a levitation that built him a huge reputation at his high school and has since been performed by Criss Angel and later marketed by Criss in 2006 with Jacob’s conditional permission MASTERMINDS DVD - SELF LEVITATION. Jacob currently has several projects on the drawing board and hopefully you’ll be hearing more and more about him as time passes.