Watch the video to see Zippo tricks. At the moment I don't have a camera with enough high frequency frames to shoot video in a decent format. At 30 FPS (on camera), this is impossible since most of the tricks happen in a couple of frames.
Once you've mastered them, you can move on to the second set of Zippo tricks
Trick 1: Snap your fingers
It's a simple trick, and when done quickly and smoothly, it looks very smooth, but is actually quite difficult to understand what's going on...
All you have to do is simply click your finger next to your lighter and it will light up... hmm, unusual way do it.
The secret to this easy Zippo trick is simple - just click your fingers on the silicon wheel, it usually clicks middle finger, when you click, your finger will turn the wheel and it will light up.
The whole point here is to simply have a well thought out script. People don't expect someone to light their lighter with the snap of their finger...
So first:
Middle finger to the silicon wheel
- Quick finger snap with wheel scrolling
- Delight and free drinks
Trick 2: Cap
This is perhaps the most famous and basic Zippo trick, it is not difficult, but it is quite elegant and mesmerizing, and makes a very pleasant sound when performing it.
The idea is that instead of closing it with your other hand, you snap it shut by making a sharp movement of your wrist to the right (if you are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then to the left accordingly) you will slam the lighter shut.
Another variation of this trick is to simply hold the lighter with the silicon wheel facing up and make a sharp downward movement with your hand.
Trick 3: Opener
If something can be closed elegantly, it can be opened just as elegantly. The next trick is a little more difficult and requires some practice. The basics are to hold the lighter between your index, middle and thumb fingers and move them around a bit so that the lighter is open and pinched on the sides by your fingers.
The silicon wheel should point towards the hand in which the lighter is located: if it is in right hand, it should point to the right and vice versa.
Try squeezing gradually to feel when the Zippo lighter begins to open.
Trick 4: Slice
This Zippo trick is very easy and just requires a little practice to spin the wheel as your hand moves back.
Hold the lighter so that it opens in the opposite direction from you.
Quickly move your hand along the top of the lid to open it, then again make a sharp movement of your hand in your direction to turn the wheel and the lighter will light.
The slice is another very easy trick, it requires only a little skill, but those who want to do it will try to do it for half an hour, usually hitting the wheel, and spinning it in both directions.
Trick 5: Black Magic
This trick is best suited for people who are easily surprised and impressed, not to mention that this surprise is easy to master in a day.
The first step for this is setup. You need to make a small arch on the wick, like in the photo.
Now try to put out the flame: fold a large one and forefinger, then simply and most importantly quickly move them over the fire, the flame should disappear, then, as if snapping your fingers, hit the flint wheel and light the lighter again.
Trick 6: Bottle trick
There's another good Zippo trick to surprise your friend: put the bottle (empty) on a lighter on the table and ask him to take the lighter out without touching or knocking the bottle.
This is easy to do by simply knocking the lighter out from under the bottle with your finger, but for us this is not cool enough...
Instead of just knocking the lighter out from under the bottle, we prepare to snap our fingers, put our middle finger on the lighter, tense our hand and quickly click, the lighter will pop out from under the bottle, the bottle will fall on the table, wobble a little and stand up.
The best surface for this trick is a steel or polished surface; others tend to slow down the movement of the lighter.
Want to learn more tricks, following instructions- right here!
Based on materials from www.instructables.com
Magicians and wizards always attract attention
Who among us didn’t go to the circus as a child and doesn’t remember wonderful moments when the curtain opens and the long-awaited artists appear on stage. Everyone was looking forward to the performance of their favorite clowns, magicians, etc.
Exciting performances have sunk into our souls since childhood and do not leave us to this day. Everything mysterious and enigmatic attracts us like a magnet and we are unable to resist it.
To create miracles and give people joy is inherent in every person by nature itself. In the dullness and monotony of life, we face many problems; we lack a little spark to make life brighter.
WITH Zippo lighter you can capture the attention of any company At first glance, this spark can be a completely ordinary thing. Everyday life, Zippo lighter.
Having mastered the skills of masterly handling a Zippo lighter, you can easily become welcome guest in good company.
After all, no one will be left indifferent to the interesting spectacle. Such simple thing, will help you make many friends and acquaintances.
Stealing the Flame
Although almost a hundred years have passed since its first release, the lighter is still considered a very popular item among the younger generation.
Attractive body fashion design, she just begs to be held and played with. You can turn it in your hands, click it, throw it up. Any action with a lighter will attract attention to you.
Impressive Zippo lighter tricks You can learn from the video:
At night, you can juggle a lit lighter, illuminating the sky with a variety of shapes. This good way attract attention and meet a girl.
The widespread Stealing Flame trick:
- You run your fingers over the flame, extinguishing it.
- Then lightly shake the lighter and light it again.
The Flame Stealing Trick Is Easier Than It Looks The Secret of Focus consists in a slight modification of the wick and the laws of physics. Refining the wick consists of bending it in a certain way, as a result of which it does not go out completely.
A small blue flame remains under the fuse. When shaking the lighter, an influx of fresh air and the wick flares up again.
"Stealing the Flame" can be modify. Instead of shaking, blow lightly onto the lighter. The effect is the same as when shaking a lighter. And the viewer will get the impression that it caught fire from your breath.
Other tricks
Trick "Magic spontaneous combustion" quite simple in execution. With two clicks of your fingers you can create fire from a lighter. The main thing here is hard training and accurate calculation. When done correctly it looks quite impressive.
In a company with friends you can show "Pistol" trick. You need to hold the lighter with one hand, open the lid with the other and strike a spark at the same time. This creates the effect of cocking the hammer and firing.
In the evening, when the lights go out, it would be appropriate "Fire Pants" trick. Sitting at the table, as if by chance, you need to run the lighter along your leg in one direction, opening the lid. When driving in reverse side a spark is struck and a fire is ignited. In this way you can light, for example, candles on the table.
Video exposing Zippo lighter tricks:
Conclusion
Over the years of its existence, the convenient, practical Zippo lighter, which can be lit with one hand, has found wide application in various areas of our activity.
There are many Zippo lighters that can be applied in our daily life and how many more we can think of.
For 80 years now, Zippo gasoline lighters have retained the status of a small fetish for all smokers in the world. And this is easy to explain: the metal Zippo case looks expensive and stylish, such an accessory can emphasize your status, and hundreds of designs contribute to self-expression. And also, with this lighter, any “can’t find a light?” can be turned into a spectacular trick that will not leave any girl indifferent. 10 cool tricks with the legendary Zippo collected in this review.
The first Zippo lighter appeared on the market in 1933 and it was worth $1.95. Today the price of this stylish thing has changed significantly. But her modern fans, just like their grandfathers, never tire of inventing spectacular ways extract fire from your favorite accessory. A little practice, a dozen revisions of training videos, and you, too, will turn into a real fakir.
1. On Click (Tarantino Method)
If you watched the movie Quentin Tarantino "Reservoir Dogs", then this trick will definitely seem familiar to you. How did Harvey Keitel's hero manage to make fire with a snap of his fingers? The answer is in this video.
2. Pistol
As the name suggests, the trick is to use the lighter while holding it like a pistol. Unlike real shooting, you can learn this trick in literally 10 minutes.
3. Index
A trick for beginners. All you have to do is casually open the lighter with one finger. But it looks no worse than in the movies.
4. In the blink of an eye
Probably the most quick way open the lighter.
5. “In the blink of an eye” with a reversal
An improved version of the previous trick.
6. Brass knuckles
The trick is not for beginners, but the effect is worth the training.
7. Double twist
8. Bond style
There is an opinion that youth has three categories: body, heart and mind. This is easy to check at a party when a certain circle of people gathers. This is where it becomes apparent which society has which category. If all three are active, it can be considered an ideal company.
There are simply youth get-togethers that almost no one tries to organize or, much less, come up with a scenario for. Everyone is free to have fun and entertain as best they can. For such occasions, you need to be able to entertain peers or holiday guests and have some kind of “home preparation”.
For example, remember the secret of the trick with an ordinary lighter. Look carefully at the screen.
Video training “The secret of the lighter trick”
Usually there are branded stickers on the sides of the lighter. A lighter without any stickers on the sides is rare. We shake it in our hands, cover it with our palm, and suddenly the sticker disappears. We show both sides of the lighter, there is a sticker on both sides.
We shake the lighter in the air again, show it to the audience, and suddenly the stickers disappear again. Moreover, this time the lighters disappear on both sides.
We move our hand horizontally past the other hand with half-open palms. The sticker also appears and disappears. Then suddenly, it appears only on one side of the lighter.
The mystery remains unsolved.
What's the secret?
The whole secret is in sleight of hand.
Let's prepare a lighter in advance, with a sticker on one side. When we want to show the audience that there is no sticker on the lighter, like a real fakir, we shake the object in the air and first show the side of the lighter where it really is not. Then we quickly turn the lighter over so that the viewer does not have time to notice the side of the lighter with the sticker, and again show the side without the sticker.
It appears that the sticker is missing from both sides of the item.
We repeat the same trick with the back side, where there is a sticker, and “convince” the viewer that this lighter with stickers is on both sides.
We perform the same movements with the hand with the lighter when we perform horizontal movements with our palms.
In general, it does not matter which way you move your hands, it is important to quickly turn the object over and show the audience the correct side.
In order not to one day “get into the paint” and fail the trick, remember Golden Rule magician: practice and surprise people and don't surprise them without practicing.