Without giving away the secrets, what are the 3 best magic tricks you know?

[norlando319]

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The 3 best we KNOW, or the three best we OWN?

Using layman's terms? Ummmm...

#1) Throw someone an "invisible deck" of cards, have them select one, and produce that one from your wallet (which obviously only has that one card in it).
#2) A bear (or rabbit) runs from side to side in a small house with two doors, the kids see him running, but the magician can't find him. Finally both doors are opened and the bear is gone. When the magician turns around, looking for him, he's hanging on the magician's back.
#3) Two sets of six numbered blocks are shown. The magician drops one set in random order into a tall skinny box, open on both ends. He then asks the audience to call out an order for him to stack the second set. When he lift the tube, the first set matches the audience stacked set!

There are so many more great effects, it's really hard to say those are the BEST three, but those are great examples of close-up and parlor magic that play very well for adults or children. Of course, what's really important is the way the effect is presented, and the interaction between performer and audience. I think we might all agree we've seen the same effect from different magicians, and sometimes we like it, sometimes we LOVE it, and sometimes we hate it! The effect takes a back seat to the presentation!!

As a flip-side to this question, what have you seen a magician do that amazed or awed you the most? What gives you that incredible sense of childlike wonder and delight?