Recent content by baytree

Definitely, there are lots of pyro/chemical ways to do this but they don't cut it in the real world as a workable magic trick. The magician Cris Angel has I think done this one on TV with borrowed matches, or a freely selected book of matches, which rules out chemical preparations.

Well yes, but that's because you know about lasers! Magic never looks like magic to people who know how it's done. I think you've proved my suggestion that lasers are a good way to accomplish this.

Yes you could be right. Although I think he says somewhere that no chemicals are involved. Also, this would not be a practical effect for real-life performing, if you have to secretly dip the match in something a few seconds before it ignites. On the other hand this is at the moment only a...

Sure. The second one is more interesting. But as regards the first one, I have done a lot of work on lighting matches remotely, using a nichrome heating wire (and in fact sell an ebook for a magic self-lighting candle) and I don't think it's possible to get the electronics and the power...

I was thinking that these could use lasers How to light a burnt match magically - YouTube How to light a match with mental powers - YouTube

I see, thanks. Sorry to ask ignorant questions which have probably been answered on this forum many times before, but do you need more than a diode and a power supply? For example do you need a lens?

Thanks. All the "invisible" IR lasers I have seen do actually shine a visible white light. Is this avoidable? Or is it just there for aiming purposes?

Hello There are a few magic tricks on the market where a match is ignited "magically". Sometimes that match is just held by the fingers, sometimes it is in a box. I don't know how these are done but I presume it's possible to do it with a laser (I know a lot about magic but not much about...