
Paper Hercules by Bacon Magic - Trick
What are the functions of paper?Paper is one of the carriers of thought. Books, paintings, music scores, letters... Human culture or emotions can be carried on such paper products. So what about using paper as a carrier of substance? With a piece of paper to support the weight... At first glance, it seems impossible. A plain piece of paper doesn't have much support. But the traditional Chinese trick, "paper man holding bowl", offers a different answer.The effect of "paper man holding bowl" is as follows:The performer begins with a piece of paper cut into a human shape and an empty bowl. After the audience checks the two items to make sure they are ordinary, the performer nails the paper to a wooden post and sticks the "paper human's hand" to the edge of the bowl. Then the performer releases his hand...The sound of the bowl breaking does not sound, because the bowl does not fall down, but is firmly held by the "paper man"! The audience is amazed, but the performer thinks that it isn't h