Rulers by Père Alex & Marchand de trucs Tenacious complete with a jaw-dropping transformation

complete with a jaw-dropping transformation that your audience will never forget

and then the vanish and finally the reappearance of the thumb cuffs

- Paul explains (with photos)

Winter 2003

Rulers by Père Alex & Marchand de trucs Tenacious complete with a jaw-dropping transformationThis classic illusion, made famous by psychologist Joseph Jastrow, is elegantly revisited here by Father Alex. The magician presents two wooden school rulers: one marked in centimeters, the other marked in inches. He explains that the imperial system is decidedly mysterious for a French person and immediately proves it: Placed side by side, 15 cm seem to be equal to 6 inches. By simply reversing the position of the rulers, not only do they visually