This is a great street magic trick that never fails to entertain and amaze anyone you show this to. It’s easy to do and only requires a bit of setup. Soon you will be approaching strangers on the street and quickly becoming the talk of the town with this incredible illusion.

This is how it will look to your audience. You walk over and say that you are practicing street magic and that you would like their attention for a couple of minutes. Most people will agree to see some street magic, so you won’t have a problem getting them to say yes. You start throwing yourself into a trick, maybe pulling out a deck of cards, but then you start sneezing. You act like you have a sudden neck pain and start sneezing uncontrollably. Then your head suddenly falls towards the center of your chest. You say something like “Oh my gosh” and then throw your head back to your shoulders. You politely apologize and leave. Needless to say, your audience will be astonished beyond belief.

Here’s the trick. You will need to get two identical color and fabric shirts to set this up. A shirt underneath and a shirt on top. On the finished shirt, you will need to cut a “V” shape roughly in the middle of the chest. You will also need to wear a dark jacket over both shirts. Next, take a sturdy hanger and place it between the shirts, so that the cut shirt and your jacket are on the hanger, but not the uncut shirt underneath.

When you start sneezing and complaining of neck pain, stretch back as if you were rubbing your neck. When you sneeze very hard, grasp the perch, pull up, and at the same time lower your head. This will make them think that your head has fallen off your shoulders and that it is somehow resting in the middle of your chest. With your hand on your forehead, gently push your head back up to your shoulders.

The key to this trick is to do it quickly, by lifting the jacket and the cut shirt, as well as returning everything to normal. Especially if you set this up by saying you’re going to do some kind of mind reading trick, no one will pay attention to your shirt and jacket. Because this happens so fast, they will actually remember it as if their head actually fell on their chest.

People won’t pay much attention to your shirt, so you can easily take it off. Many social science studies show this. All you need to do to perform this trick effectively is set it up as a mind-reading kind of trick, do a good job of acting like your neck hurts, and quickly apologize and apologize once you’ve “turned” your head. They will be caught completely off guard, and you will generate a lot of laughter and amazement with this trick. Have fun.