to the base.

Your audience will not be able to imagine that

4-D SURPRISE T-243 PREPARATION (To be performed out of your audience’s view)
WARNING: Please Read
something could be hidden behind the wall.
The filter frame has been carefully constructed to
enable this magic effect. Please handle with care. •• Secretly clip the Statue of Liberty figurine behind the wall, •• Reposition the base so that it rests horizontally on your
using your right thumb. Your thumb is in contact with the left palm.
The magician creates an empty space using a semi-transparent box and two
•• Look directly at the box from the front. You will be entirely extended right arm of the Statue of Liberty.
rectangular plates. The audience can plainly see that there is nothing inside the box unable to see the Statue of Liberty figurine. You can,
since they can see straight through it from the front. However, when the magician however, clearly see the horizontal stripes on the wall
slowly lifts the box upwards, a Statue of Liberty figurine magically appears in front behind the box, which strengthens the illusion of the box
being completely empty.
of their eyes!

It has always been a magician’s dream to make a solid object appear from nowhere. The ingenious creator Lubor
Fiedler has finally made this magical dream come true, using the peculiar properties of a special filter. Your
•• Hold the base in your left hand.
audiences will shriek in surprise when they see the Statue of Liberty appear. This is an extraordinarily visual,
brand-new effect, the likes of which have never been seen before. •• Pick up the box with your right hand, and set it onto the
base in front of the wall.
Created by: Lubor Fiedler
New routine by: Toru Suzuki •• Slowly lift the box upward, and it will look as if the Statue of Say, “Most magicians use boxes that you can’t see inside.
Instructions: Steve Cohen Liberty figurine is gradually appearing out of nowhere. However, this box is almost totally transparent. You can
PAT.US 6,623,366 see straight through it. And you can plainly see that there
The gradual appearance of the Statue of Liberty from
is nothing inside the box.”
an empty space is astounding, and creates an amazing
WARNING: Read This First THE SECRET optical illusion for observers.
There are magnets imbedded inside the base.
Do not place this base near precision machinery, First you must experience how the special filter works with
identification cards, or other objects that may be your own eyes. Follow along with props in hand as you
read this section.
•• Place the filter box onto the table in front of you.
affected by magnetic fields.

•• Insert the wall into the slot located in the base. Place the
Statue of Liberty figurine in front of the wall. You will know PRESENTATION
PROPS
you found the right position when the figurine adheres
to the magnet.
•• Hold the wall and base in both hands, as described in
the Preparation section. Be careful not to accidentally
show the hidden Statue of Liberty figurine. Audience View

Say, “I have two plates.” EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!

Statue of Extra stand
From this point forward, you must hold the base at
Liberty Usage explained in “How
Box made of special filter figurine to Use Other Figurines” your spectator’s eye level, and they must only be
allowed to view the trick from the front angle.
The second secret to this trick is the secret transfer of
the figurine into the box. This handling is explained in
•• Grip the wall with your right fingers, and pull it out from
the following section. the base’s groove. Rotate your right hand to show the
rear side of the wall.

Say, “I’ll show you the back of this wall, too.”

Base Wall •• Next, place the filter box onto the base as shown in Audience View
Magnets are positioned in Figure 3. At this moment, your spectator will be unable to see the
2 locations Statue of Liberty figurine, thanks to the distance between
•• Turn the wall sideways as shown in the diagram, and insert the figurine and the filter. Be extremely careful not to allow
it into the slot in the base. At the same time, push the
your spectator to view this trick from the side.
figurine with your right thumb so that the figurine adheres
to the magnet that is located behind the wall.

Say, “I’ll put them together, like so.”

•• Return the wall to the slot in the base, but as you do

•• Remove your right hand. Thanks to its magnetic stand, so, use the lower end of the wall to push the Statue of
the figurine will not fall down, but will rather remain stuck Liberty figurine forward so that it ends up inside of the

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 box. Do not rush this action. Move the wall slowly so
HOW TO USE OTHER FIGURINES FINAL NOTES
that nothing is heard as the figurine slides forward on
the base. The figurine will adhere to the second magnet In this section, you will learn how to use different figurines in Lubor Fiedler, the creator of this filter principle, showed the
inside the base. place of the Statue of Liberty that is provided. Use double- Tenyo development staff several magic effects that utilize
stick tape or other adhesive on the Extra Stand, and attach this principle. All of our staff gasped in surprise when we first
the alternate figurine you wish to use. The figurine must saw these effects. Suitably inspired, the Tenyo team tirelessly
be just large enough to fit inside of the box. You can locate pursued further applications and finally hit upon what we
suitable figurines at toy stores, gift shops, etc. believe to be the ultimate usage of this principle.

•• Depending on the color of your alternate figurine, the Please practice this trick carefully in front of a mirror, learn-
striped background color on the wall may need to be ing the best angle to hold the props. Then go out and
replaced. Tap the wall against the palm of your hand as surprise your own friends and family with this cutting-edge
shown in the diagram, and the colored paper inside the magic routine.
wall will slide out from the end. Use your fingers to pull
the colored paper all the way out from the wall. Replace
the provided paper with your own colored paper, cut to
the proper size.
Side View
•• The background color should be approximately the same
•• From the front, it will appear as if the box is completely color as the item you are going to produce. You may need
empty. to experiment with a couple of color choices until you find
the most effective one.
•• Say, “As you can see, the box is completely empty!”
Now that your spectator is focusing on the interior of the
box, slowly lift the box with your right hand. The Statue of
Liberty figurine will gradually appear as you lift the box,
creating an incredibly visual surprise for your spectator.

Tenyo News! Oct. 2010

Tenyo’s magic apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are available on the App Store!
Audience View

Magic Matrix New!

We have recreated a magic trick called “Coin
Assembly” that uses coins and cards which can be
performed on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
The coins under the cards mysteriously move. Your
audience tries to do the same, but is unsuccessful.

Magic Shuffle
You treat your iPhone as a real deck of playing
cards. After that, your iPhone shows the same card
that the spectator freely named.

Magic Hat
A spectator selects a card from the deck of playing
cards. The application shows a magic hat and one
card is pops up from the hat. The card that appears
is exactly the same card that the spectator freely
selected. (Only for iOS3)

©2010 Tokyo, Japan

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