{"id":9263,"date":"2026-05-12T10:20:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/?post_type=aiovg_videos&#038;p=9263"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:20:42","slug":"the-rolling-ball","status":"publish","type":"aiovg_videos","link":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/en\/video\/the-rolling-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"The rolling ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Before you watch this video, have a look at the instructions or read the description below \u2014 they contain the secrets that will help you master the trick. Remember, the real magic lies in the details!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>The trick in a nutshell<\/h2>\n<p>You cast a spell over the goblet\u2026 and the ball mysteriously vanishes!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How the trick works<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Assemble the components in the order shown in the video.<\/li>\n<li>At the same time, lift the cup\u2019s lid and the hemispherical cover to show the audience the ball inside.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the ball, show it to the audience, then put it in your pocket.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the cup with the lid featuring the hidden hemispherical cap and cast the spell. Say to the audience: Now, using magic, I will make the ball return from my pocket to the cup!<\/li>\n<li>Lift only the outer lid, leaving the hemispherical cover in the cup. At this point, the audience can see only the hemispherical cover.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the cup again and cast a new spell.<\/li>\n<li>Now lift the cup\u2019s lid and the hemispherical cover at the same time \u2013 the ball has truly vanished before the audience\u2019s eyes!<\/li>\n<li>Say to the audience: \u201cAnd now the ball returns to my pocket.\u201d Then take out the ball you had previously hidden and show it to the audience as proof of your magical powers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you watch this video, have a look at the instructions or read the description below \u2014 they contain the secrets that will help you master the trick. Remember, the real magic lies in the details! \u00a0 The trick in a nutshell You cast a spell over the goblet\u2026 and the ball mysteriously vanishes! \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","aiovg_categories":[432,492,224,222],"aiovg_tags":[576],"class_list":["post-9263","aiovg_videos","type-aiovg_videos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","aiovg_categories-432","aiovg_categories-the-magicians-collection-of-tricks","aiovg_categories-the-magicians-mega-vault","aiovg_categories-the-magicians-treasury","aiovg_tags-with-beads"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":9263,"bg":9285,"fi":9283,"et":9281,"lv":9279,"lt":9277,"ro":9275,"sk":9273,"cs":9271,"sv":9269,"hu":9267,"de":9265,"pl":6783,"ru":9287},"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aiovg_videos\/9263","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=9263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"aiovg_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aiovg_categories?post=9263"},{"taxonomy":"aiovg_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trefl.com\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aiovg_tags?post=9263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}