Sometimes the easiest, simplest way to liven up a party, sleepover, family gathering or presentation to a class is to perform a magic trick. Most magic tricks require fancy costumes and props, but ...

“Abracadabra, make two more pennies appear!” my daughter said as she shifted the paper plates to magically show three pennies total on the table. Money appearing from thin air is everyone’s dream, and ...

Many math enthusiasts will attest to some of the mysterious phenomena to be discovered in numbers. There are many card tricks that bewilder the senses by making use of such math to pull off what seems ...

Forget the traditional, cumbersome method and use this trick: to multiply a number by 5, divide by 2, and move the decimal point one decimal place to the right. SO, if, say, you had the number 8,600 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- In one of the very first Hey Ray! segments, I showed you a magic trick with cards that was just math disguised as magic. I think it is time to bring back some math magic with what ...

GREENWICH — Mario the Magician can do card tricks, make balls disappear and cause shoe laces to change color, but he prefers a different kind of magic. At his shows for the Cos Cob and Glenville ...