Secrets of Stage Magic

In professional magic, no illusion is more compelling than the ever-popular “pulling a kitten out of thin air” trick. It is also one of the most challenging, due to the difficulty of hiding the kitten in the palm of the hand.

kitten in palm
Also, they get a bit scratchy when you hide them in your sleeve. (Reddit)

Abracadabra, Andrew Y.

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20 thoughts on “Secrets of Stage Magic

  1. allein 🐾 February 17, 2022 / 3:35 pm

    So many stripes on such a tiny thing! And that ear!!!

    I think I can see where the scratchiness comes from…

  2. Duckie 🐥 February 17, 2022 / 4:06 pm

    Blergh.
    Agh.
    Snon.
    Thunk.

      • Duckie 🐥 February 17, 2022 / 4:22 pm

        Splort.

        • Ricky & Bibi's Mom February 17, 2022 / 5:33 pm

          All of the above!

  3. Kar February 17, 2022 / 4:06 pm

    Oh Gaw I want to try this trick. Or just cuddle some sleeping kittens in my hands or sleeves.

  4. AJ February 17, 2022 / 4:08 pm

    They come that smalll!!!!!!??????? Squee!!!!!!!!!!(voice rising to level only heard by dogs)

    • Dubravkamcvmd February 17, 2022 / 4:23 pm

      LOL. It really is impossible to contemplate holding a kitten that size without sqeeeing uncontrollably.

    • Dana February 17, 2022 / 6:11 pm

      Ditto!! Squeeeeeee……..

  5. Duckie 🐥 February 17, 2022 / 4:21 pm

    Hey, peeps. I was wandering through Cutetropolis, and had a brief stop on American Thanksgiving last year. We were all wishing our American friends a Happy Thanksgiving (I was hugging a mall Santa), and I felt a brief calm and serenity. It was incredible how, in the midst of a serious crappy period, we all stopped to smell the roses (and turkeys).
    Thank you.

    • Sedro6 February 17, 2022 / 6:31 pm

      Thank YOU for recognizing what a wonderful place we live in, here in Cutetropolis.

  6. Alice Shortcake February 17, 2022 / 5:13 pm

    For his next trick the Great Cutini will produce a meerkat from his hat, a penguin from his waistcoat, and a wombat joey from his left trouser leg. His act will be followed by a standing ovation and a lot of laundry for Mrs Cutini.

    • Duckie 🐥 February 17, 2022 / 5:29 pm

      I almost feel like there’s something naughty in regards to the wombat.

      • Ricky & Bibi's Mom February 17, 2022 / 5:32 pm

        You may be thinking of ferrets.

        • Duckie 🐥 February 17, 2022 / 5:49 pm

          Possibly.
          But wombat IS a funnier word…

    • allein 🐾 February 17, 2022 / 6:38 pm

      C’mon, it’s 2022. The Great Cutini can do his own laundry.

      • Duckie 🐥 February 17, 2022 / 8:41 pm

        Don’t wombats do laundry?

        • allein 🐾 February 17, 2022 / 8:53 pm



  7. Debg February 17, 2022 / 10:04 pm

    More kitten perfection. My brain has melted.

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