The Clear Principle:
A simple principle that removes every major limitation of one of close-up magic’s favorite plots.
A truly impromptu, gimmickless, easy to perform coin through glass, for any occasion.
Adaptable to rings, keys, bottle caps, and almost any other small object you have on hand.
Coin through glass is a classic. It’s a plot magicians have loved and chased for years, and for very good reason: nothing beats watching a solid object pass through solid glass, right in front of you.
But every version currently out there comes with a catch. They’re not impromptu. They need elaborate setup. Or expensive gimmicks. Or finger-busting, expert-level sleight of hand skills. Or the mouth of the glass is left wide open, making the penetration less convincing. Or they only work with one very specific coin, bottle, or glass.
The Clear Principle removes every one of those problems…
Henry Harrius
The Clear Principle is a refreshing take on the coin/object through glass. It’s probably the closest version you can get compared to any gimmick version. Great job!
— Henry Harrius
Why this is the one you’ll actually perform:
100% impromptu. No gimmicks. No prep. Nothing to carry. Nothing to set up. Nothing to reset. Anytime there’s a glass and a coin, or ring, or bottle cap, or key in front of you, you can pick them up and do the impossible. Nothing unusual is brought into play, and nothing feels out of place.
Easy to learn and perform. You’ll be able to learn and start performing this within hours, and there are variations for every skill level. However much time you’ve got, and whatever level of magical proficiency you’re at, there’s a version of this that you can quickly drop in to your repertoire.
Everything can be examined. Because there are zero gimmicks involved, the moment the coin lands, spectators can immediately inspect the glass and the coin/object that passed through it.
Whatever’s on the table in front of you, there’s a method to make the most of it. A big glass or a tiny one, glass or plastic, plus a coin or a ring or a bottle cap, seated or standing, big hands or small. Add a shot glass or a credit card to the mix if you’ve got them, for even more impact.
Multiple impromptu objects
Multiple glasses and cups
Nicholas Lawrence
This is a great breakthrough for impromptu magic! I really love this, it’s one of those things every close-up magician will want to learn. I’m definitely gonna be practicing this move!
— Nicholas Lawrence
Danny Goldsmith Performance
A note from Danny:
I’d like to introduce you to Pham Huy, a magician from Vietnam whose thinking I’ve come to really admire.
As soon as he showed me this one simple principle, I could not stop playing with it. The more time I spent with it, the more I realized just how much it could do and how easy it is to learn, and I realized I needed to help him get this into the hands of magicians who will understand how powerful it is.
I ended up adding a number of my own handlings, alternate performances, and various ideas, and there’s over an hour of my own teaching in this project.
I’ve seen a lot of coin through glass variations in my career. But I’ve never seen anything as practical as this.
This is one of those principles that, once learned, becomes something you carry with you for the rest of your life. You’ll always be able to perform a stunningly visual, impossibly clean coin through glass, with whatever objects you happen to have in front of you.
I genuinely think this is one of the best impromptu effects you will ever buy.
