To protect a trick is to keep the secret of how it is done safely out of the hands (and minds) of the public. While people you are showing the trick to may wish to know how a trick is done...they are always more happy guessing how it's done then knowing how (even if they wont fess up to it).

Here are some helpful tips on how to keep a secret...secret.

1. Practice! This is the most imporatant factor in keeping a trick's secret safe. If you do a trick correctly, then everything cool. If you mess up the trick, then everyone who saw it will know how it was done and probably go tell their friends about it.

2. Don't think just because someone says "Dont worry, I swear I'll never tell a soul how it's done" it means they wont. People lie, its true. To get what they want most people have very little problem telling you a lie. Its a sad truth.

3. Do not do repeats! Sometimes when you do a really cool trick you'll hear people ask to see it again. DON'T DO IT! A second showing doubles their chances of finding the tricks secret. If they ask, then they dont know, so everything is fine. Just say something like "Can't, if I do the same trick twice I'll explode into a pile of suger-free gum" It's funny, and it will stop them from asking to see it again.

4. Know who is around you. If your doing a trick that involves the french drop, make sure no one is behind you. Alot of tricks depend on angles. If a person see's a trick in a way they were not suppose to...your screwed (just that simple). So before you do a trick make sure you know whats going on all around you. This can be very difficult when doing street magic.



There you go, 4 tips to help you keep a trick magicial for the public. Thanks for reading.



-Christopher Jackson