Mathematics, Magic & Mystery | Martin Gardner Sanders The " Comedy Breakaway scissors

The " Comedy Breakaway scissors " is a great alternative to any breakaway prop

Moving printed material on bills is not new

Choreograph the various moves into a multi-phase routine

The effect is perfect for children's shows: it is participatory

while many previously known tricks are presented in improved version

Mathematics, Magic & Mystery | Martin Gardner Sanders The " Comedy Breakaway scissorsWhy do card tricks work? How can magicians do amazing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind reading" tricks work? As a rule we simply accept these tricks as "magic," we seldom recognize that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, theory of numbers, topology and other branches of mathematics. This is the first book length study of this fascinating branch of recreational mathematics. Written by one of the