"With this coin sleight the coin goes into the tunnel but never comes out."
The Tunnel VanishHold the left hand palm downward and close it into a loose fist so only the thumb and forefinger touch. The right hand holds the coin horizontally between the forefinger and thumb—thumb is on top, Fig. 1.
It will be noted that it the coin is pushed into the left fist and then released it will fall to the floor because of the slightly open left fingers. But if the second, third, and fourth fingers of the right hand are extended when the coin is released it will fall onto these fingers instead. And this is exactly what happens. The coin merely goes over the left thumb and as soon as it is inside the left fist it is turned loose.
The extended right second, third, and fourth fingers catch it and curl inward, holding it where it lands, Fig. 2. Without hesitation the right hand moves a few inches to the right with its back toward the onlookers. Left hand closes into a tighter fist and the right forefinger gives a final poke into the left fist.It appears that the coin was pushed into the left fist and then given a final poke with the right forefinger. The left hand is then turned palm up, opened, and shown empty. The coin has faded into nothingness. Done smartly, this is a coin vanish to tool the closest observer.
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