Fearson's floating cigarette
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Fearson's floating cigarette is a magical illusion created by Steve
Fearson in the early 1990s.
Contents
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* 1 History
* 2 Effect
* 3 Method
* 4 Known variations
* 5 References
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History
Fearson had seen an illusion performed by John Kennedy, called the
"Animated Self-lighting Cigarette". Fearson attempted to duplicate
it, and thought that he had succeeded, but during a conversation
with Kennedy he was told that he had, in fact, invented a new
method. He published a manuscript to document the illusion,
entitled "Fearson's floating cigarette", which included the
necessary props.
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Effect
The performer displays a cigarette which behaves in almost a
magnetic fashion, sticking to a fingertip, the tongue etc. Next it
floats from hand to hand before suddenly dropping down near the
floor.
As it moves up again it passes through a ring formed by the
performer's fingers, as a "proof" that there is no external
support, and ends up in the performer's mouth.
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Method
Spoiler warning: The following section reveals a magic
secret.
The main principle is based on using a very thin thread, an old
principle. But what Fearson had discovered during his attempts to
duplicate John Kennedys' effect was a new and unorthodox way of
arranging the thread. One end of the invisible thread is attached
by wax to the cigarette and the other end is attached to the right
thumb, with the middle of the invisible thread is attached to the
head, making it possible to create effects that previous to
Fearson's discovery had been impossible, such as making the
cigarrete fall to the ground (performed by placing the right thumb
near the head, causing the cigarrete to fall down). This
arrangement is now referred to as the "Fearson's Hookup", and has
spawned many variations.
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