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MenuSearch Submit Chemistry Ad Science Magic Tricks Using Science to Perform Magic Tricks By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. You can use science to perform magic tricks and enhance any magic show. These tricks are great for use as science projects or just for fun. 1. Water into Wine Trick andrea, www.morguefile.com ... or water into blood trick, if that's how you want it. This magic trick involves changing a clear liquid into a red liquid. The magic is reversible, so you can alternate between red and clear. Water into Wine Trick 2. Burning Money Trick ICHIRO, Getty Images Set money on fire and watch it burn out without damaging the bill. This is a nice magic trick, based on everyday chemistry. Burning Money Step By Step Burning Money Video 3. Hot Ice Anne Helmenstine Turn a clear liquid into what appears to be a block of ice... instantly! As the liquid crystallizes into ice, it generates heat (which is why the material is called hot ice). Another way to perform this trick is to have the liquid turn into a solid while you pour it. You can form hot ice mounds and towers and watch as the crystallization proceeds from your dish into your orignal container. Hot Ice Tutorial Hot Ice Video 4. Smoking Fingers Trick Anne Helmenstine For this eerie science magic trick all you do is rub your fingers together. They will glow in the dark and will start to smoke. Smoking Fingers Trick Smoking Fingers Video 5. Gold and Silver Pennies Anne Helmenstine Take pennies or other copper coins and make them appear to change into silver and gold. Gold and Silver Pennies Trick 6. Egg in a Bottle Anne Helmenstine Set a hard-boiled egg on the neck of a bottle. It won't fit! You can use science to get the egg into the bottle without destroying either one. Egg in a Bottle Trick 7. Handheld Fireballs Anne Helmenstine Do you want fire you can hold in the palm of your hand? You can have it, but there is a trick to it. Handheld Fireballs Trick Handheld Fireballs Video 8. Traveling Flame Trick Anne Helmenstine In this trick you will blow out a candle and relight it from a distance with another flame. Did you know you could do that? Traveling Flame Trick 9. Bending Water Anne Helmenstine You can bend a stream of water without touching it. The secret of this trick is to get static electricity to move the water for you. How to Bend Water 10. Invisible Ink Photodisc, Getty Images Write a message using invisible ink and then make the message appear on blank paper as if by magic. All About Invisible Ink Share Your Favorite Invisible Ink Recipe Previous1 2 3 Next Fun Chemistry Demos *. Nitrogen Triiodide Demonstration *. Barking Dog Demonstration *. White Smoke Demo New posts to the Chemistry forums: *. atomic structure *. Mass Percent Confusion *. Biophysical chem See More About *. magic tricks *. chemistry tricks *. magic *. demonstrations *. science tricks Related Articles *. Hot Ice - How to Make Hot Ice Project Video *. Experiment with Dry Ice *. The Importance of Ice and the Best Way to Use Ice in Its Many Forms *. Make Simulated Pours of Liquids For Dollhouse and Model Scenes Using Simple... *. Dry Ice - What Is Dry Ice - Dry Ice and Carbon Dioxide More From Chemistry Highlights Headlines Topic Listing Must Reads Most Popular More From About.com About.com Education About.com Channels Hot Topics on About.com Chemistry Home Education Chemistry Top News & Events SiteMap All Topics Reprints Help User Agreement Ethics Policy Patent Info. Privacy Policy Our Story Write for About ©2014 About.com. All rights reserved. Switch to Desktop Site