Fearson's floating cigarette
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Fearson's floating cigarette is a magical illusion created by Steve Fearson in the early 1990s.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Other variations
- Floating Glasses
- Lite Flite (with a small glowing ball)
