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Balancing a Matchstick
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Debjit Chaudhuri
I'm a 16 year old street magician. I have performed on the streets of India and you can check them out on YouTube. For now see my other articles! 
By Debjit Chaudhuri
Published on 01/6/2008
 
A matchstick is balanced upright on your right index finger!

Balancing a Matchstick
Press the end of a matchstick hard with your thumb on your right index finger for about a minute.

When you let go of the thumb the match remarkably balances itself.