4. TO MAKE A BALL MULTIPLY IN THE AIR
This surprising result is brought about by very simple means but requires careful execution. Stand with your right side to the front and hold the ball and shell between the thumb and first finger, the shell to the front. Pull the ball free from the shell and toss both together into the air, giving them an inward spin as they leave the hand by jerking the forefinger and wrist toward the body. The movement is hard to describe but is practically the same as the return spin one gives to a hoop to make it return after being thrown out. The spin will keep the shell in the same plane, its convex side to the front, and it will separate from the ball at the top of the flight as if the ball had suddenly become two balls. Catch the ball in the right hand and the shell in the left. The shell should first be squeezed tightly on the ball, so that both can be tossed and caught several times before the shell is loosened. To complete the illusion a second ball should be palmed in the left hand, so that it can he squeezed tightly into the shell when the latter is caught. Two solid balls are then shown, one in each hand.
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