{"id":8683,"date":"2026-05-12T10:21:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/?post_type=aiovg_videos&p=8683"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:21:55","slug":"cups-and-balls","status":"publish","type":"aiovg_videos","link":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/en\/video\/cups-and-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Cups and balls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before you watch this video, have a look at the instructions or read the description below \u2014 that\u2019s where you\u2019ll find the secrets that will help you master the trick. Remember, the real magic lies in the details!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The trick in a nutshell<\/h2>\n

Using the magic cups, you\u2019ll make the balls pass through the bottom, which is sure to surprise and delight your audience.<\/p>\n

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Preparing the trick<\/h2>\n

Stack the three cups on top of one another. Place one ball in the middle cup and three balls in the top cup. Place the wand on the table.<\/p>\n

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Performance<\/h2>\n
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  1. Tilt the cups, tip the three balls onto the table and line them up.<\/li>\n
  2. Remove the bottom cup, turn it upside down and place it behind the right-hand ball. Next, remove the middle cup (with the hidden ball) and place it upside down behind the middle ball. Be careful not to let the hidden ball fall out. Place the last cup upside down behind the ball on the left.<\/li>\n
  3. Place the ball on the right-hand side, on top of the middle cup.<\/li>\n
  4. Cover the middle cup with the two remaining cups \u2013 from the left and right.<\/li>\n
  5. Tap the cup with your wand and cast the spell. Then lift all three cups at once, revealing the ball so that the audience can see that it has \u2018passed through\u2019 the bottom into the centre. Continue the game.<\/li>\n
  6. Arrange the cups in a row so that the middle cup (with the ball) covers the \u2018penetrating\u2019 ball from the previous step.<\/li>\n
  7. Place another ball on top of the middle cup (there are now two balls inside).<\/li>\n
  8. Cover everything with the remaining cups on the left and right.<\/li>\n
  9. Tap the cup with your wand again, casting the spell. Then lift all three cups at once, revealing the two balls on the table so that the audience can see that another ball has \u2018passed through\u2019 the bottom into the centre.<\/li>\n
  10. Once again, place the three cups in a row so that the middle cup (which already contains a ball) covers the two \u2018penetrating\u2019 balls left over from the previous step.<\/li>\n
  11. Place the last ball on the middle cup, cover it with the remaining cups, tap with your wand and cast the spell. When you lift all the cups at once, the third ball will appear, having magically \u2018passed through\u2019 to the centre.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Before you watch this video, have a look at the instructions or read the description below \u2014 that\u2019s where you\u2019ll find the secrets that will help you master the trick. Remember, the real magic lies in the details! \u00a0 The trick in a nutshell Using the magic cups, you\u2019ll make the balls pass through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","aiovg_categories":[226,492,224],"aiovg_tags":[490],"class_list":["post-8683","aiovg_videos","type-aiovg_videos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","aiovg_categories-226","aiovg_categories-the-magicians-collection-of-tricks","aiovg_categories-the-magicians-mega-vault","aiovg_tags-with-cups"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":8683,"bg":8705,"fi":8703,"et":8701,"lv":8699,"lt":8697,"ro":8695,"sk":8693,"cs":8691,"sv":8689,"hu":8687,"de":8685,"pl":7435,"ru":8707},"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aiovg_videos\/8683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aiovg_videos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/aiovg_videos"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"aiovg_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aiovg_categories?post=8683"},{"taxonomy":"aiovg_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aiovg_tags?post=8683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}