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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 170 | 154 LATEST MAGIC tube.) "I drop the ball in again, and this time it will remain suspended till I permit the compressed air to escape." (Pick up tube, holding it vertically a few inches above the table.) "Say when you would like the ball to fall. Now? Good ! I with- draw my strong won't and the ball falls at once." (Switch loop, allowing it to do so, then pass tube, closing it, to opposite hand and load into it dupli- cate ball at top; then replacing tube on table.) "Now, by way of variety, we will try compress- ing the ball instead of the air." (Pick up ball left on table and make believe to transfer it to the oppos- ite hand. Then, with the left hand empty, make pretence of crushing it into the hand.) "The ball is now resolved into its component atoms. You didn't see them go? No, of course you didn't. For the time being they are dematerialised: but the compressed air in the tube will soon solidify them again." (Lift tube, keeping ball suspended.) "It has not got solid yet, but we shall not have long to wait." (After a few moments again lift tube, opening it and allowing ball to pass through.) "Here is the ball, now as solid as before." Transfer tube closed to opposite hand and in SO doing load in red ball at top. In replacing tube on table open and close it again, so that the ball shall fall, but shall rest within the tube on the table. "Now I will show you another curious effect. A ball which has been dematerialised in that way |