Larry Becker Stunners Plus

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.A live cartridge will now be in line with the hammer which is locked in the firing position.Squeeze the trigger and the hammer will snap forward, strikingthe primer of the blank cartridge and discharging it.That s exactly what happens when the performer cocks the demonstrator pistol,points it straight up in the air with the styrofoam cup over the end of the barreland pulls the trigger.Most important, note that the empty chamber is now next inline for firing.If the hammer is fully cocked again, that chamber would move oneposition and be in line with the cocked hammer.Then if you squeeze the trigger,the hammer would come down on an empty chamber.Look at the performance cylinder illustration again.This drawing represents thestarting condition of the remaining two pistols.Note the location of the emptychamber.If the hammer on either of the two remaining pistols was fully cockedand the trigger squeezed, the hammer would strike an empty chamber.In otherwords, if either of the pistols were fired as described, each would appear to be anempty pistol.This is the illusion that enables you to successfully perform myversion of Russian Roulette.Think about it.After the styrofoam cup is destroyed by the firing of the demonstratorpistol, the position of the cylinders in all three revolvers will be identical! Thecylinders will all be in the condition depicted in the top cylinder illustration.Youcould now freely select any one of the three pistols, cock the hammer, place it inyour ear and pull the trigger (once) and it would appear that the pistol is empty.All380The Original Stunners!you would hear is the click as the hammerstrikes an empty chamber.There s one more essential step to learn: Thedouble-clutch move that permits you tomake any one of the pistols fire when youwish.It s this move that has fooledeveryone.You should understand thateach empty pistol still contains livecartridges.Unfortunately, it alsoexplains why this is such a dangerouseffect.If for any reason, the spectatorwould pull the trigger more than once,you re dead! At best, you ll suffer asevere concussion and permanentdeafness.There are severalsafeguards to prevent this fromhappening.We ll get to these later.THE DOUBLE-CLUTCH MOVEThis is a lot more difficult to explainthan to execute.Basically, the double-clutch move occurs between the timeyou cock the hammer and the timeyou pull the trigger.The first time youwill execute this move is after thevolunteer has randomly selected thefirst pistol.Read the description of the effect once again to refresh yourmemory.The cylinders of all three pistols arepositioned as shown in the performanceillustration.Therefore, it doesn t makeany difference which of the three revolversthe spectator selects.As he holds the clothwrapped, randomly selected pistol beneathyour outstretched palm, pretend toconcentrate intently.Close your eyes.Repeatedly open and close your right hand.Dramatically exclaim that you sense that thehidden pistol the volunteer is holding is a loadedpistol.381Stunners-Plus! The Mental Magic of Larry BeckerAfter he s handed you the pistol and you ve pattered as detailed under the descriptionof the effect, hold the pistol in your right hand (assuming that you are righthanded).Have the volunteer move at least 10 or 12 feet away from you.Cautionthe audience to place their fingers in their ears.With your right thumb, cock the pistol by pulling the hammer back as far as it willgo, until it locks in position.Your right arm should be slightly bent at the elbow.Now, this is important! Keep your right thumb resting on the hammer.You areabout to raise your arm and fire the pistol, twice.At least, that s what will appearto happen.Actually, you will perform the double-clutch move and cause the cylinder of thepistol to skip over the next, empty, chamber and have the hammer strike the livecartridges in the next two chambers.If you re familiar with firearms, you know that it s possible to lower the cockedhammer without firing a round.This is done by placing your thumb firmly on thehammer and applying just enough pressure on the trigger to release the hammer.Since your thumb is resting firmly on the hammer, the hammer is held in place.Holding pressure on the trigger, you can gently ease the hammer forward until it sfully seated in the down position.It s imperative that you practice this with anunloaded pistol.Once you ve mastered releasing the cocked hammer and easing itdown without striking the cartridge, you re ready to tackle the double-clutch move.After you ve cocked the pistol with the thumb, turn your left side towards theaudience and simultaneously lower your right hand until the arm is down at yourside and slightly bent.Keep your right thumb on the hammer (A).As you begin to raise your arm, press your forefinger against the trigger until youfeel that the hammer has been released from its cocked position (B) [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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