Materials Required:
l Wooden match
l Large safety pin
Procedure:
- Break the striking head off the wooden match and discard it. Open the safety pin and push its point through the center of the match. Close the pin. Move the match around the metal several times so that it rotates easily.
- Now rotate the match until it is pressed against the other edge (on top) of the pin. Push firmly against the lower tip of the match, then quickly slide your finger off the edge in a snapping motion. The match seems to move through the solid pin to the other side.
This Is What Happens:
Of course the wooden match cannot pass through another solid material. When you pressed the tip of the match, this caused the stick to snap against the pin and bounce around in a full circle until it came to rest on the opposite side of the metal. This happened so fast that it appeared as if the match passed through the metal. Practise this trick several times and show it to your friends. They’ll be amazed!
