Show your audience the bottle and a quarter so they can see there are “no tricks” and count, “1, 2, 3” before slapping your quarter-holding hand against the bottle and slipping the George Washington piece inside. Ideally you’ll want the type of bottle that has ridges to help hide your all-important modifications. Bottling up your changeĬut a slit in the side of a plastic water bottle that’s just large enough to fit a quarter through.

This will require some practice, but if everyone else is standing, the foot that’s entirely off the ground will block the toe of your other foot (that’s actually keeping you grounded), and you’ll appear to defy gravity. Slowly lift your heels and add some float-like wavering and then gently lift the entire foot closest to the audience off the ground. Stand on one side of the room and position yourself so that you’re diagonal to the audience-the closest thing to them should be your back heel. If you’ve ever seen this one, you know it’s remarkably impressive when done well.

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