Which one's your favorite?

1:01 Chris: (shows the magician's code of conduct) Me: (pauses and reads the whole thing) Chris: (reads the code himself) Me: (crying from inside)

Challenge: Come up with a good, original routine using dollars store props.

You have to scour the comments to find them so I'll help. First trick, he reveals. The card back looks like his hand. Second trick, the normal spot for the "1" on the die is a false bottom, and the "6" gets magnetized to the lid of the cup, letting the 8 mini dice fall out of the hollow "normal" die. Third trick, the opening to the box is facing him letting him see the cube. Fourth trick, just sleight of hand. When he "flips" it and both sides are the same, he's also turning it over with his fingers as he flips it with his hand. When the sides are different, he's only flipping it with his hand and doing nothing with his fingers. Fifth trick, one card has the pattern of the back of a card on both sides and the other card has no back with the Jack of Clubs on one side and the 2 of Hearts on the other side. This one is really apparent, as the Jack is partially covered, and when he turns it over the 2 is fully visible, when if they were two genuine cards then the 2 should be partially covered as well. Sixth trick, this would be more hidden if the thumb was properly colored. He starts with the thumb in his left hand, but to do it right you would start with the thumb on your right thumb and as you started it you would grab the cap off of your thumb with your left hand. You then stuff the handkerchief into the thumb cap, using your thumb as the last finger which serves to put the cap back on your thumb. Then, to properly dispose of the cap, you would drop it into your sleeve as you pulled it out. Or you would never remove it as you led into your next trick, disposing of it at an inconspicuous time during the next one. Seventh trick, the card slides out of the tube and into his hand. Eighth trick, as you put the spikes into the plastic piece, it tilts the coin up so that it's sitting between the spikes vertically once they're all in place. When he opens it up, the coin falls back while the camera can't see it to be horizontally. Ninth trick, there's a false bottom. When he shows the lid having been removed from the tube that he's holding, he's hiding the actual tube that the card corner is in behind the lid. Tenth trick, he explains it in detail, but you can also see him holding the coin to his palm with his pinky and ring finger after he places the plastic case under the paper. Eleventh trick, I don't know if he placed the lid on the top or the bottom of the container, but regardless you can see him dump the coin into his hand as he places the lid on it. It's actually visible for a decent amount of time.

Me: *Doesn't understand anything* Chris: Yeah this is a pretty simple trick

I must be a child because I couldn’t figure out any of these tricks

“Lets test these glasses.” Never shows the card to the camera😂

New series “dollar store magic”. Please make this a thing😂

The box is a perfect cube. He put the box behind his back and put the lid on its side and had the open side facing him. All he had to do was look at the box.

The clock in the back is really cool

Chris: Lets do $1 tricks! Me: *still amazed*

i sat here and watched the simplest little tricks and realized i had a huge smile on my face the entire video...god i love magic. it does something special to the primal part of my brain, and its feels so good

“This kinda obvious for me” Me: Also me: help

500: people mad about breaking the magic code of conduct. 25,000 people: Screw the code. Tell me everything!

Try-out magic videos is always a winner in my book. I love seeing Chris’ reaction

the thumb routine was the funniest thing i have seen all day!! bless you for this

I miss the tutorials. You had the best explanations on KZfaq and now that you are #1, other magicians are getting mad at you for even making a cardistry tutorial which is self explanatory

“Nothing in my hands” shows glass in hand 😂

Hey I’m a huge fan and you’re one of the biggest inspirations to my magic and SOH. I started when I was 12 because I was constantly in trouble as a child and only had books and cards so I had a lot of time alone lol. I gave up on it several years ago and picked it back up after watching you. I just wanted to say thank you very much!!

I must admit, the tricks make me laugh like crazy! Especially the fake thumb one, purely because of the little flickering look of “kill me now” that comes across Chris’ face. 😂😂🙈🙈

Chris: We are going to put the lid on top *flashes coin* - I love this guy all jokes aside, really inspires me to become creative

I was obsessed with little kits like this when I was a kid. Totally had a little nostalgic moment there. I’m sure I drove my parents nuts haha

I was glad I held my comment about to say the funniest thing of 2020 was you putting those glasses on... bc you then put that thumb on and had me on the floor 😂

Please do more tutorials! Yours always are the best for me tbh, you are the reason I've fallen in love with fooling people!

Fun fact, the technical term for the sleeve of a coffee cup is a “Zarf”. Have fun with that knowledge.

Chris: spends 5 bucks makes amazing video. Also Chris: so anyways I spent 1000$ on this puzzle.... Love your videos man quality over quantity

Always a good time hangin out seeing new stuff.keep up the good work Chris

7:00 The most quality thumb tip ever!😂 Honestly, I died when Chris ditched the thumb tip in his beard!

Several of these, when done well, are actually real foolers. In particular the clear cylinder is one that I demonstrate in a magic lecture I do for magicians. After I'm done with the class I sell the trick and I've never not sold out!

The amount of sarcasm is amazing

My fave was the two cards when you put it behind your back lol I'm still mind boggled. Magic is the best 🖤

Chris you are keeping me sane with all these sickkk videos!! So cool!! Keep it up :) hope your staying safe xoxo

The real trick is that Lee _was never actually there_

Those were the best most high-quality magic tricks I have ever seen in my life. No for real though these are good for people that are just starting and for a dollar I mean come on you can't beat that so I thought it was pretty cool.

This video is excellent proof that it’s showmanship that sells a trick and not necessarily the trick itself.

The $1 store tricks are the beginnings of any kid, love to see the throw back!

why do those glasses actually look like the thug life meme glasses? XD

I laughed harder than I should have at the entire thumb tip part lolll

I loved this video! As a father and an uncle, I like that i can practice these simple trucks and inspire the kids in my life to appreciate magic! Who knows, maybe it sticks with one of them and they become the next Chris Ramsay?? Thank you sincerely, love the content, please keep it coming!

Can't tell you enough how much I enjoy your videos

It was little things like this that got me interested in magic as a kid

“until then, it’s witchcraft” dead.

Chris! You say just cause I’m an adult I’m supposed to know how it’s done! I THINK I know how the magic dice worked, but the Saturn one BLEW MY MIND! So I’m in my forties. Doesn’t mean I can figure out your dollar store magic! Yes. I’m easily impressed. VERY EASILY! Thanks man.

Really neat, I watch a lot of your vids and something about the simplicity coupled with knowledge/skill really did it for me this time. Mad respect

I love how the camera man is out of the loop too!!! Same!🤣

The shades and the 2 card monte was pretty dope

the puzzles are by far the best. but this was an excellent find for me. thanks man. i cracked laughing at that thumb too lol

Hey Chris, I watched your "card in the glass" trick on slow motion, several times...and I gotta say, SUPER clean bro! It looks like magic, even at .25 speed! Good shit bro! Sik

I almost forgot he's a magician

This was like every Marvins magic set I had as a kid

Oh, that thumb tip part, hilarious!! 👍 😂 😂😂

The thumb tip is hilarious 😂 thanks for the laugh 👍🏽

Magicians seeing magic for a dollar: wow that’s cool Magicians being asked to reveal there secret: ha ha ha that’s a joke right?

Damn bro... that "if you figured it out because you're an adult" line was HARSH.. my mind was blown by that Saturn trick haha. I guess I'm just a big man child with a small brain

Big Cheers from a Canadian fan, hope all is well with you and yours in this crazy time. Years ago, when younger and more spry, I biked a lot on my 10-speed, and used a pair of sunglasses very similar to the ones you got at the dollar store, but they were a bit wider. They were AWESOME as rear view mirrors! (saved my butt numerous times). Keep the vids coming good Sir!, our morning coffees are more enjoyable while watching you solve puzzles :)

The orange thumb trick was the best for sure. It looks like Chris has seriously localised jaundice!

One of my first magic tricks was ball & vase. And you can fool people still today

5:00 you opened it when you put it behind your back and put the lid on the other side so when you showed it, it looked like it was closed and whilst you showed the box, you saw the picture👌

Dude...i somehow accidentally came across your channel...damm...love it. You got a new fan.

More of these, this is great... do more cheap magic trick runthroughs like this please😀

The fact that Chris made these tricks look worse than they actually are is magic in itself.

2:09 Chris: it's pretty simple Me: 🤯

Haha nice. I actually did the same thing last weekend when we found a bunch of $2 kids magic kits at the discount shop. I was surprised by the quality of some of the props in them, and honestly there was some pretty strong magic included. Thanks for sharing such a fun video.

I used to do the trick at 5:00 a lot when I was a kid. I think because we're so used to lids going on the top of boxes we never think about that the lid could also be on the side of the box.

the dice jar was one of my first magic tricks, i remember trying it on the same people over and over, they probably got pretty tired of it lol

I thought that the thumb was a carrot lol 😂

That is pretty neat. Incredible how learning to do little tricks turns into something so complex it can baffle magicians like Penn & Teller. I dig the glasses lol

Watching the divisional round playoffs because I love football and watching you Chris Ramsay and cracking up you are the man!

6:29 the two of hearts and Jack of clubs are printed on the same card

Love watching the clock in the background to see how many times you had to edit.

Ty for this. My 8 year old nephew wants to learn magic. These tricks are great starters for him. He would love it.

Love to see more of this. I’m from Melbourne and I bought the same stuff

I like that you keep wearing the glasses dude.

Him: puting the coin on his lap AND we "didn't" see it Also him: before putting it drops the coin

Lol. Cool video. I've actually wanted to start learning some simple magic for my kids and my fiance. Especially some card tricks.

Chris, your videos inspired me to dig out the trunk full of magic props that I haven't touched since I was about nine years old. Turns out it was full of these exact same dollar store tricks. In fact, I even have the coin trick from the thumbnail, but the rubber bands melted in storage and ruined one of my half-dollars. Looks like I'm gonna be hunting up some higher-quality tricks in the near future...

Wait a actually don’t know how the spike one is done

I looked for that dice trick on Amazon to see the packaging to confirm my guess on how it works, aaaaand.. they giveaway the trick's solution in the description.. lol

Wow, you're such a wizard! I liked the video. 10/10 I remember having a magic kit as a child. It was awesome. This was a great idea

I did something very similar to this a number of years ago, I bought all of the cheap magic tricks that this store full of random stuff had. To this day, I still use one of those tricks. It just took a small reworking of all of the working parts. It's an escape effect. The participant would help me lock a chain to my wrists, ensuring I was locked in, and then they would cover my hands and wrists with a big handkerchief. The chain and lock would fall to the floor. I could then lock them up the same way, and they wouldn't be able to escape. It's a really powerful effect, and can be used in almost any crowd, with the right scripting.

0:23 signs of getting older XD

Ever seen the Chinese brothers where one shows a trick and the other comes in to ruin them?

That thumb shit was legit hilarious! 😆

I lost it watching the thumb. Made my day I’m crying laughing

The 1st one i think the lid is magnetic.

damn when I was a kid I got a Marvins magic set that had almost all of these for like $30

I have a different routine for the cube in the box with lid, without having to take the box behind your back, with a quick sleight of hand. I made a thumb tip by dipping my thumb in a mould with skin coloured silicone. Fits like a glove :P

I love the clock on your wall. I want it!

6:34 no that’s my thumb after 5 hrs of eating cheetos

The Fave of hearts is obviously in a Northern Irish accent 😂✌️

Hey I really want that clock that you have in the background. Super dope. Cool video too

I had those glasses as a kid, or ones very very similar. I used to wear them around the playground hahaha. I never did any tricks with them that I recall.

I love Chris but every time he says ‘dice’ to describe one object I just want to die.

Oh i actualy fall of my armchair laughing when Chris was pretending that he doesn't know where red cloth gone

that clock in the backround is awesome brother!!

The first one, I went back to watch it again and i saw the picture of fingers so the trick would work😂😂 almost got me

Still wondering where that handkerchief were... 🤔 Witchcraft!

Girl friend: "Turn around I'm gonna change" Me: "Of course I'm not a pervert" Also me: 3:39

Why was this so nice to just chill out and watch

I actually used to have some of these, they really liked them and it got me into magic.